Study Guide

Fields 014–017: Early Childhood Generalist
Sample Multiple-Choice Questions

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Subtest 3: Science, Health, and Physical Education

Objective 0007
Science (Standard 5)

1. Use the experimental procedure below to answer the question that follows.

To prepare the experiment, five bird feeders were placed in approximately the same location. The bird feeders were each painted a different color, but were otherwise identical. Each bird feeder was filled with the same type of bird seed. The bird feeders were then observed from a distance of 50 meters. Detailed notes were taken on the types of birds that visited each feeder.

Which of the following hypotheses is most effectively tested by this experiment?

  1. A bird tends to eat from the bird feeder that is closest to its nest.
  2. All bird species eat the same type of bird seed.
  3. Different color bird feeders attract different species of birds.
  4. Birds are not frightened by people that are 50 meters away.
Answer
Correct Response: C.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of the nature of scientific inquiry. The experiment is designed to record the types of birds that visit five bird feeders that differ only in color. Since color is the only significant difference among the bird feeders, this variable will be a key component of the hypothesis that is being tested. By recording the types of birds that visit each feeder, the investigator can determine if bird feeders of different colors attract different species of birds.
Objective 0007
Science (Standard 5)

2. The procedures used in conducting an experiment can be described as reliable if they:

  1. have multiple steps that can be performed in any order.
  2. yield the same results when performed multiple times under the same conditions.
  3. must be performed multiple times to yield consistent results.
  4. can be performed multiple times without consuming any additional materials or tools.
Answer
Correct Response: B.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of the nature of scientific inquiry. The procedures used in scientific investigations need to be reliable in order for scientists to draw accurate conclusions from their data. A procedure is considered reliable if it yields the same results when it is performed multiple times under the same conditions.
Objective 0008
Health, Wellness, and Physical Education (Standard 8)

3. Kindergarten students are participating in an activity in which they pretend to be trees swaying in the wind. The students move various parts of their body to bend their "trunk" and "branches" in different directions as they keep their feet, or "roots," planted. This activity is most appropriate for developing students':

  1. locomotor skills.
  2. rhythmic movement skills.
  3. nonlocomotor skills.
  4. manipulative or object-control skills.
Answer
Correct Response: C.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of stages and processes of sensory and gross- and fine-motor skills in children, including types of locomotor and nonlocomotor skills. Nonlocomotor movement is defined as movement in place or around the axis of the body. Nonlocomotor skills are performed from a relatively stable position while standing or sitting and include swinging, twisting, turning, stretching, reaching, balancing, rocking, swaying, and bending. The activity described involves performing axial movements from a stable base of support and is intended to develop students' nonlocomotor skills.