Family and Community Engagement Final Exam Questions
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Family and Community Engagement explores strategies and best practices for building effective partnerships between schools, families, and community organizations to support student learning and well-being. The course examines the impact of family involvement on educational outcomes, cultural diversity in family structures, and barriers to engagement. Students learn to design and implement inclusive, collaborative approaches that foster positive relationships, encourage meaningful participation, and leverage community resources. Through case studies and practical activities, participants develop communication and leadership skills essential for promoting shared responsibility and enhancing educational success within diverse communities.
Recommended Textbook Health Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child 9th Edition by Lynn R Marotz
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Chapter 1: Childrens Well-Being: What It Is and How to
Achieve It
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Q1) The term heredity refers to:
A) transmission of genetic characteristics
B) inborn temperament and developmental abilities
C) psychological influences on health
D) social factors, such as poverty, child abuse, and air pollution that affect health status
Answer: A
Q2) Children's socialemotional competence can have a direct effect on their state of physical wellbeing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Two-year-olds can be expected to play cooperatively with one another.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Vigorous has a positive effect on children's behavior, mental health, and weight management.
Answer: physical activity
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Chapter 2: Daily Health Observations
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Q1) What are developmental norms?
Answer: Developmental norms represent an average or range, expressed as weeks, months, years, when children are able to perform certain skills and behaviors.
Q2) Early detection of health impairments:
A) avoids untimely delays in arranging intervention services
B) adds unnecessary expense to a family's budget
C) has only a limited effect on children's ability to learn
D) is not important until children reach their school-age years
Answer: A
Q3) A family member should be encouraged to remain with their child until the health check has been completed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) can be used to gather important information about a child's nutritional status.
Answer: Dietary assessment
Q5) are often the first to sense that something may be wrong with their child.
Answer: Families
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Chapter 3: Assessing Childrens Health
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Q1) Early detection of amblyopia is of prime importance because:
A) a child younger than six adjusts more readily to glasses
B) treatment is often less successful when diagnosed after age seven or eight
C) it is useful for knowing where to seat a child in the classroom
D) it may explain why a child is unable to learn his/her colors
Answer: B
Q2) A normal-hearing infant should begin to babble and imitate speech by
Answer: six to eight months 6 to 8 months
Q3) Knowing something about a child's cultural background and family practices is essential when making a referral.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Referrals should be based on:
A) screening test results
B) teacher observations
C) parent concerns
D) all answers are correct
Answer: D
Chapter 4: Caring for Children With Special Medical Conditions
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Q1) Left untreated, hyperglycemia can lead to .
Q2) Eczema is a classic symptom of contactant-type allergies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify the four categories of allergens and provide an example from each.
Q4) Although the physical signs of allergic conditions are easily recognized, the effects are often overlooked.
Q5) Allergic disorders are generally thought to be:
A) contagious
B) communicable
C) hereditary
D) the result of poor dietary habits
Q6) Anaphylaxis:
A) is contagious
B) a life-threatening allergic reaction
C) common cause of abdominal pain and muscle aches
D) an early warning sign of seizure
Q7) Describe insulin's role in the body.
Q8) What is anaphylaxis? Page 6
Q9) A high fever is usually responsible for triggering seizures in infants.
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Chapter 5: The Infectious Process and Environmental Control
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Q1) A pathogen is the:
A) method by which an illness is transmitted
B) organism responsible for infecting an individual
C) first stage of a communicable illness
D) name given to the susceptible or new host
Q2) Immunizations provide lifetime immunity against all preventable childhood diseases.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A child is capable of infecting others during the acute stage of a communicable illness.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Bacteria, parasites, and viruses are examples of that are capable of causing an infectious illness.
Q5) Bleach solutions must be mixed to maintain their disinfecting strength.
Q6) Why must bleach solutions used for disinfecting be mixed fresh daily?
Q8) Describe the proper procedure for washing hands. Page 8
Q7) What should a teacher do if a parent asks to have medication that is not in its original container given to a child?
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Chapter 6: Childhood Illness: Identification and Management
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Q1) Children who develop a heat rash should be excluded from group care or school until they are symptom-free.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Children who have been diagnosed with pinworms must be treated with before returning to school.
Q3) A child in your classroom breaks out with chicken pox on May 5th. As a responsible teacher, you would alert the other children's families to observe their child closely for symptoms during which time period?
A) May 16 to 23
B) May 12 to 19
C) May 8 to 15
D) May 23 to 30
Q4) should be suspected whenever crusty, moist sores are observed around a child's nose and/or mouth.
Q5) Teachers play an important role in controlling the spread of communicable illnesses in the classroom. What skills and information do they need to posses in order to perform this role effectively?
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Chapter 7: Creating High-Quality Environments
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Q1) When families obtain lists of openings from a resource and referral agency, they can be assured the programs reflect a high standard of care.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the twofold purpose of state licensing regulations?
Q3) Asking families to transport groups of children for field trips can present serious problems for a program in the event of an accident.
Q4) Early childhood professionals must continue their effort to educate families about how to recognize early childhood and after-school programs.
Q5) In general, families know how to identify high-quality early childhood or after-school programs.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Large pieces of outdoor play equipment should:
A) be firmly anchored in the ground
B) only be made available to older children
C) ideally be placed on a hard surface, such as cement or asphalt
D) not be included on playgrounds because they are unsafe
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Chapter 8: Safety Management
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Q1) Age warnings provided by manufacturers on children's toys:
A) are accurate
B) do not reflect individual differences in children's abilities
C) inform adults about which toys are safe choices for children
D) are designed to improve toy sales
Q2) A well-planned lesson on street-crossing safety is an example of incidental learning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Crib mobiles and nesting toys are appropriate choices for an eight-month-old infant.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A teacher's failure to prevent a child from being injured is always considered negligence.
A)True B)False
Q5) What special measures and precautions must be addressed before a teacher takes children on a field trip?
Q6) Advanced planning implies that teachers be prepared for the .
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Chapter 9: Management of Injuries and Acute Illness
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Q1) In the case of heat stroke, you would expect a child's temperature to be:
A) normal
B) elevated C) below normal
D) unstable
Q2) What age group experiences the highest rate of deaths due to airway obstruction? Why?
Q3) List eight items that you would include in a first-aid kit.
Q4) You would begin the Heimlich maneuver immediately if you saw a child choking on food.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Teachers should splint a child's suspected fracture before calling emergency medical services (EMS).
A)True
B)False
Q6) Reddened skin and/or burns around a child's mouth would indicate that a strong poison was probably ingested.
Q7) To place a child in the recovery position, you would roll her onto her .
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Chapter 10: Maltreatment of Children: Abuse and Neglect
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Q1) A child is legally defined as an individual:
A) under 18 years of age
B) under 16 years of age
C) 21 years and younger
D) 0 to 15 years
Q2) Withholding food, failure to keep a child reasonably clean, and leaving a three-year-old home alone are examples of:
A) physical neglect
B) verbal abuse
C) emotional neglect
D) physical abuse
Q3) Shaken baby syndrome:
A) involves a failure to provide for the baby's physical needs
B) describes a baby who shakes and screams when he becomes angry
C) is a condition experienced by babies who must be rocked and bounced before they can calm themselves
D) is a form of child abuse caused by vigorous shaking and violent tossing of an infant into the air
Q4) How do discipline and punishment differ?
Q5) In most cases, abusive adults do not set out to harm their children.
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Chapter 11: Planning for Childrens Health and Safety
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Q1) Written activity plans help teachers prepare, , and evaluate children's learning experiences.
Q2) It is best to be spontaneous when planning health and safety experiences for young children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Behavioral changes that involve attitudes, habits, and values are often difficult to .
Q4) An instructional approach that maximizes children's learning would be:
A) a teacher demonstration of correct tooth brushing techniques
B) a 10-minute talk about the benefits of proper dental care
C) a 5-minute session where children practice brushing their own teeth
D) a flannelboard story about foods that are good/bad for your teeth
Q5) Instructional techniques that hold children's are more likely to be engaging and to strengthen learning.
Q6) Children's and developmental abilities must be considered when planning health/safety educational experiences that will be meaningful and effective.
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Chapter 12: Nutrition Guidelines
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Q1) What is the criterion for labeling a food substance as an "essential" nutrient?
Q2) Milk is a rich source of dietary calcium and iron. A)True
B)False
Q3) A majority of children consume the recommended fruit and vegetable daily servings.
A)True B)False
Q4) Whole grains are the only food group that supplies dietary fiber. A)True B)False
Q5) Why are enriched cereal products not as nutritious as whole grain cereals?
Q6) Plant proteins, such as nuts, dry peas, and beans can be substituted for meat in a child's diet.
A)True B)False
Q7) Identify at least three vegetables that are a rich source of vitamin C.
Q8) The Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage individuals to eat in moderation and engage in more
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Chapter 13: Nutrients That Provide Energy Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
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Q1) is a complex carbohydrate found in fruits and vegetables that humans are not able to digest.
Q2) Compare the energy needs of a 45-pound, four-year-old child with the energy needs of his 120-pound mother.
Explain why the child's energy need is greater than that of his mother's?
Q3) Starch, lactose, and sucrose must all be digested before the body is able to use them as an energy source.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Proteins must be broken down into ____________________ ____________________ before they can be used for tissue growth and repair.
Q5) Which of the following foods would contribute fats that are primarily unsaturated?
A) hot dogs, hamburgers, and cold cuts
B) cheese slices, fish sticks, and ice cream
C) pepperoni pizza, spaghetti and meatballs
D) black bean burrito and peanut butter
Q6) Plant-source oils that have been converted to a solid or semisolid form are called fats.
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Chapter 14: Nutrients That Promote Growth and Regulate
Body Functions Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
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Q1) Water-soluble vitamins:
A) are excreted in the urine
B) are stored in the body
C) should be included in the diet every day
D) are excreted in the urine and must be included in the diet every day
Q2) Which of the following food combinations does not provide all of the essential amino acids?
A) macaroni and cheese
B) rice pudding with cinnamon sugar
C) peanut butter and jelly sandwich
D) pasta with tomato sauce
Q3) Vitamins that can cause toxicity if ingested in excessive amounts are:
A) vitamins A, C, and D
B) vitamin C, thiamin, and riboflavin
C) vitamins A, D, and B6
D) niacin, folacin, and biotin
Q4) There is no part of your body that you can touch, feel, or see that does not contain protein and some minerals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Feeding Infants
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Q1) Pureed meats should be introduced into an infant's diet around three to four months of age to address depleted iron reserves.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Maternal nutrient deficiencies that commonly produce low-birth weight infants include all of the following EXCEPT: A) protein
B) folacin and vitamin D
C) fat and zinc
D) calories
Q3) Vomiting and diarrhea in infants can be caused by food allergies and/or overfeeding.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Full-term infants are born with stores of the mineral and the vitamin to last them for the first six months after birth.
Q5) Describe several health and developmental problems that low-birth weight infants are more likely to experience.
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Chapter 16: Feeding Toddlers and Young Children
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Q1) Preschoolers often show an increased interest in food and have a hearty appetite during periods of active
Q2) Toddlers and preschoolers are struggling to become independent and may resist adult help even at times when it is needed and wanted.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An appropriate lunch-time serving of applesauce for a preschool child would be: A) a small dab
B) 1/4 cup
C) 1/2 cup
D) 3/4 cup
Q4) Why is it important to maintain a predictable eating schedule for young children?
Q5) Preschoolers tend to grow in spurts-first increasing in , then in .
Q6) Children's appetites and willingness to eat are strongly influenced by the mealtime environment. Identify and briefly discuss several features that help to create an atmosphere that encourages children to eat.
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Chapter 17: Planning and Serving Nutritious and Economical Meals
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Q1) recipes enable food service personnel to purchase correct amounts of food and minimize waste.
Q2) An appropriate serving of baked fish for a seven-year-old would be:
A) 1 ounce
B) 1 1/2 ounces
C) 2-2 1/2 ounces
D) 1/2 pound
Q3) A beverage labeled "juice drink" provides at least 50 percent pure fruit juice.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare plate service with family style food service. What are the advantages of each style for the children and for food service personnel?
Q5) Serving pumpkin bread, sweet potato fries, and broccoli will improve a child's vitamin C intake.
A)True B)False
Q6) Outline a simple method for calculating the food cost per person, per week.
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Q7) A meal that consists of a corn tortilla, scrambled eggs, yellow squash, and cantaloupe is lacking in appeal.
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Chapter 18: Food Safety
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Q1) What four conditions encourage and are required for bacterial growth?
Q2) Food that has visible mold should be:
A) discarded
B) trimmed free of mold and refrigerated
C) trimmed free of mold and heated to 145°F
D) frozen immediately
Q3) Hands should be carefully washed:
A) after using the bathroom
B) before touching foods
C) between handling different foods
D) all answers are correct
Q4) List several foods that can be kept in non-refrigerated storage and used to prepare simple meals and snacks on a day when the cook is ill.
Q5) Bacteria, such as salmonella, E. coli, and campylobacter are destroyed by .
Q6) Frozen foods may be safely thawed in all the following ways EXCEPT:
A) in the refrigerator
B) in the microwave oven
C) under cold running water
D) in hot water
Q7) The provides a seven-step guide for preventing food-borne illness.
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Chapter 19: Nutrition Education: Rationale, Concepts, and Lessons
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Q1) Chopping, stirring, and squeezing are examples of activities that incorporate ____________________ coordination.
Q2) An activity that primarily emphasizes children's sensorimotor development is:
A) growing plants in the classroom
B) spreading and cutting peanut butter sandwiches
C) a tasting party focused on dairy foods
D) a field trip to a local fruit orchard
Q3) The theoretical framework upon which nutrition education is based includes all the following major concepts EXCEPT:
A) Nutrition is about how the body uses food.
B) Food is composed of nutrients required for health.
C) All persons need the same nutrients throughout life.
D) The way food is handled has little effect on its nutrients.
Q4) Which of the following learning objectives is not measurable?
A) Children will taste the salad.
B) Children will like the salad.
C) Children can explain why it is important to eat fresh vegetables.
D) Children can name at least two of the vegetables used in the salad.
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Q5) Teachers and children should before and after cooking projects to prevent food-borne illnesses.
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