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Parenting Test

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A response that encourages a particular behavior; for example - praising a child for acceptable behavior or when a task is done correctly






2. A person who owns and runs his or her own business






3. An injury caused by sudden - violent stretching of a joint or muscle






4. A procedure for forcing air into the lungs of a person whose breathing has stopped






5. A term for enrolling special needs children into all areas of the curriculum






6. A national credential that certified child care workers; it is earned based on hours of child care experience and post-secondary courses taken.






7. Failure to meet the child's physical or emotional needs






8. To behave in ways that are acceptable to society and family






9. A gifted child






10. Several generations of a family that live together






11. A disorder characterized by lack of communication - extreme concern with oneself - and detachment from reality






12. An occupation to which you have made a long term commitment






13. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems






14. A position that requires a degree from a four-year college






15. Repeatedly acting the same way






16. Either or both spouses have been married before and have one or more children from a previous relationship






17. Procedure that removes food or other obstacles from a choking person's airway






18. What a person is capable of becoming






19. A person who becomes a parent through a legal process






20. A person's surroundings and everything in them - including both human and non-human factors






21. Conditions or situations to which one is entitled






22. The leader shares - is people oriented - and is open minded






23. A response that tends to discourage a particular behavior from being repeated






24. Ideas about right and wrong and what is important in your life






25. A learning disability in which a person is not able to control his or her activity or concentrate for a normal length of time






26. The inability to conceive a child






27. A person who provides a temporary home for a child






28. Made up of a married couple and their biological or adoptive children






29. A person that provides care for and meets the needs of someone else






30. An unstable or critical situation in which the outcome will make a decisive difference for better or worse






31. The length of time a person can concentrate on any one thing






32. Help in learning acceptable behavior






33. A sudden outburst of anger in which children may kick - scream - cry - or hold their breath






34. The ability to be spread from one person to another; the period during which a communicable disease can be spread to another person






35. Activity in which children play side by side without interacting






36. A condition affecting the lungs in which air passages tighten - making it difficult to breathe






37. A deliberate act of deciding how many children and the spacing of years between each child






38. A child who regularly goes home after school to an empty house or apartment






39. A child's fear of being away from parents - familiar caregivers - or the normal environment






40. Forming strong emotional ties between individuals






41. A child care worker who usually provides care in the child's home






42. The sum of all qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth






43. The set of changes that gives a child a physically mature body able to reproduce






44. A person from a foreign country who lives with a family and provides child care in exchange for room - board - and transportation






45. A parenting style where parents are highly demanding and controlling with little or no affection






46. The mental picture people have of themselves; their opinion about themselves






47. A person with training beyond high school in a certain area






48. A baby's fear of unfamiliar people






49. The concept in which an infant learns that people or things exist even when they are gone from sight






50. Two people who conceive a child; also called birth parents