Chapter 7

Medical Careers Institute

Normal Life Span

Worksheets – Unit 3

Circle the best answer for the following questions:

1. One-year old children are usually:

a. 1 ½ times their birth length

b. able to point to objects in a picture

c. able to make moral choices

d. 3 times their birth weight

2. When giving nutritional counseling to parents of an 11-months-old child, you would tell them to:

a. add new foods to the diet one at a time

b. 2 tablespoons add of food at a time

c. provide at least 800 calories per day

d. have the mother breast feed until the child is at least 14 months old

3. Bedtime rituals provide the toddler with a:

a. sense of security

b. sense of vulnerability

c. feeling of panic

d. sleepless night

4. The typical potbellied appearance of the toddler results from:

a. rapid growth of the limbs

b. separation of the vertebrae

c. weak abdominal muscles

d. a rounded chest wall

5. Toddlers are more prone to ear infection because the:

a. internal ear is larger than that of the adult

b. bones in the inner ear have not fused

c. eustachian tube is shorter and wider

d. ear fills more rapidly with wax

6. At what age can a child climb the stairs using two feet:

a. 18 months

b. 12 months

c. 2 years

d. 3 years

7. Hand dominance is not determined before:

a. 15 months

b. 12 months

c. 2 years

d. 3 years

8. Bladder training can usually be accomplished by age:

a. 3 ½ years

b. 18 months

c. 12 months

d. 2 years

9. To reduce temper tantrums in the toddler, the parent should best be instructed to:

a. restrict the child’s movement

b. punish the child

c. allow the child more choices

d. remove the child from the environment

10. Toddler’s eating habits are often influenced by:

a. sibling rivalry

b. reward

c. instinct

d. play

11. To foster good eating habits, toddlers should have:

a. large...