Practice Test: Childhood as a Period of Socialization
Knowledge Check: Our Universe
3.1 Characteristics and Developmental Tasks of Childhood
Q1: Childhood as a period of 6–12 years is mainly described as a stage of
A) Declining growth and complete emotional stability
B) Rapid growth in thinking, emotions and relationships
C) Only physical growth without social change
D) Preparation only for earning and marriage
Q2: A developmental task of childhood is BEST illustrated by
A) Managing a household budget for the whole family
B) Adjusting to school rules and mastering basic academic skills
C) Planning retirement and savings for old age
D) Taking full responsibility for younger siblings’ education
Q3: A child who starts doing homework regularly without reminders is mainly showing development in
A) Physical growth
B) Work habits and responsibility
C) Language pronunciation
D) Sensory-motor coordination only
Q4: Self-concept in childhood mainly refers to
A) Child’s knowledge of world history
B) Child’s picture of who they are and what they can do
C) Child’s memory of all school subjects
D) Child’s ability to copy others exactly
Q5: A teacher encourages children to take part in school exhibitions and praises their effort more than the result. This mainly supports the developmental task of
A) Blind obedience
B) Industry and self-confidence
C) Economic independence
D) Physical maturity for adulthood
Q6: Which behaviour BEST shows successful adjustment to school in childhood?
A) Questioning every instruction in class
B) Following timetable, class rules and completing tasks regularly
C) Refusing to work in any group activity
D) Avoiding contact with teachers and classmates
Q7: A child constantly compares their marks with peers and feels happy when improving. This mainly indicates
A) Lack of social development
B) Typical childhood concern about competence and performance
C) Complete emotional immaturity
D) Only physical growth without social influence
Q8: Which of the following is NOT a typical developmental task of childhood?
A) Forming friendships based on shared interests
B) Mastering basic reading and writing skills
C) Planning for choosing a life partner in detail
D) Learning to follow rules in games and sports
Q9: A child’s ability to take care of class property, such as books and charts, mainly reflects
A) Only physical strength
B) Responsibility and sense of ownership
C) Lack of interest in play
D) Independence from all adults at home and school
Q10: When a child volunteers to lead a group project and divides work fairly, it mainly shows
A) Egocentrism of early childhood
B) Development of leadership, cooperation and work habits
C) Only academic excellence in all subjects
D) Resistance to teacher authority
3.2 Physical, Cognitive, Social, Emotional, Moral, and Language Development in Childhood
Q1: A child improves handwriting, can tie shoelaces and participates in kho-kho without falling. This mainly shows growth in
A) Cognitive development
B) Physical and motor development
C) Moral development
D) Language development only
Q2: A child can arrange sticks from shortest to longest and classify leaves into groups. This mainly shows
A) Social development
B) Cognitive development in classification and seriation
C) Emotional development
D) Moral development based on punishment and obedience only
Q3: A child feels bad for a classmate who forgot lunch and shares food. This is an example of
A) Physical development
B) Emotional and moral development
C) Decline in social skills
D) Poor cognitive development
Q4: A teacher who gives group projects mainly promotes which domains of development?
A) Only physical development
B) Social, emotional and language development
C) Only moral development
D) Only visual development of children
Q5: Which situation mainly shows moral development in childhood?
A) A child runs faster in a race
B) A child decides not to copy in a test even when no teacher is watching
C) A child learns new vocabulary
D) A child improves drawing skills for a poster competition
Q6: A child can follow multi-step instructions in science experiments and explain the result clearly. This mainly involves
A) Physical and sensory development
B) Cognitive and language development
C) Only moral development
D) Only social development with peers
Q7: Sudden decline in a child’s classroom attention because of long-standing illness mainly affects
A) Only moral domain
B) Physical domain but indirectly also cognitive performance
C) Only language skills
D) Only social maturity without academic change
Q8: Which combination correctly matches domain and example?
A) Social domain — growth in height
B) Physical domain — change in handwriting speed
C) Moral domain — ability to run longer
D) Language domain — capacity to see distant objects clearly
Q9: A child who becomes very upset when losing a game but later learns to accept defeat calmly shows progress mainly in
A) Language development
B) Emotional development
C) Physical development
D) Only cognitive memory development
Q10: A child participating in storytelling, reading aloud and writing short reports mainly develops
A) Language domain
B) Only physical domain
C) Only moral domain
D) Only economic skills for future jobs
3.3 The Child in Different Socio-Cultural Contexts
Q1: Socio-cultural context of a child mainly includes
A) Only child’s body weight
B) Family type, language, traditions and community practices
C) Only number of textbooks owned
D) Only seating position in classroom benches
Q2: Children from rural communities often bring which strength to the classroom?
A) Complete lack of practical knowledge
B) Rich knowledge of nature, crops and local environment
C) Only knowledge of foreign cultures
D) Equal knowledge of all world languages by birth
Q3: To make learning inclusive for children whose home language differs from school language, the teacher should
A) Punish them for using home language
B) Use bilingual strategies and gradually support school language learning
C) Completely avoid their home language in any situation
D) Ask them not to speak at all in class for some months
Q4: A child who is very silent in class may come from a culture where respect is shown by silence. The teacher should
A) Immediately label the child as lazy
B) Understand the cultural meaning and gently encourage participation
C) Force the child to speak loudly on the first day
D) Ignore the child completely during activities
Q5: Which situation BEST reflects sensitivity to socio-cultural diversity in the classroom?
A) Allowing only one festival to be discussed every year
B) Using examples, stories and names from different communities
C) Asking all children to hide their home customs
D) Avoiding any mention of local traditions in lessons
Q6: For a child from an economically disadvantaged family, an important educational support is
A) Avoiding any extra help to teach self-reliance
B) Providing remedial teaching, material support and emotional encouragement
C) Reducing expectations permanently
D) Separating the child from others to avoid comparison
Q7: Which is the MOST appropriate description of an inclusive classroom?
A) One where all children have exactly the same background
B) One where differences in language, culture and ability are respected and supported
C) One where differences are ignored as if they do not exist
D) One where children from some communities are kept separate for special teaching only
Q8: Children from tribal communities often contribute to class by
A) Bringing only textbook-based knowledge
B) Sharing traditional stories, songs, crafts and knowledge of forests
C) Having no local knowledge useful for learning
D) Refusing to participate in any cultural activity
Q9: A teacher who always chooses examples only from one region of the state may unintentionally
A) Promote balanced socio-cultural representation
B) Make children from other regions feel less represented
C) Improve understanding of diversity
D) Increase motivation of all children equally
Q10: Respecting socio-cultural context in education mainly means
A) Forcing all children to leave their background at school gate
B) Recognising children’s backgrounds and connecting learning with them
C) Teaching only about global culture
D) Avoiding any discussion about children’s home lives in class
3.4 The Process of Socialization – Conflict Resolution and Social Development
Q1: Socialization in childhood mainly refers to the process of
A) Only learning academic facts
B) Learning how to think, feel and behave according to social expectations
C) Physical growth due to food
D) Only genetic change over generations
Q2: Which pair correctly identifies an agent of socialization?
A) Family and school
B) Soil and water
C) Rocks and minerals
D) Weather and climate only
Q3: In conflict resolution among students, the FIRST step the teacher should encourage is
A) Giving punishment immediately
B) Asking each child to express their feelings and viewpoint
C) Ignoring the problem so it disappears
D) Separating friends permanently into different sections
Q4: A conflict in class arises when two groups want to use the same playground area. The MOST appropriate teacher action is to
A) Cancel playtime for both groups
B) Help them discuss and share time or space fairly
C) Allow only the stronger group to use it
D) Ask students never to raise such issues again
Q5: Which classroom practice BEST supports healthy socialization?
A) Only individual written tests
B) Group activities, role plays and cooperative projects
C) Silent reading all the time
D) One-way teacher lecture without interaction
Q6: Successful conflict resolution in childhood leads to
A) Increased aggression
B) Better relationships, empathy and problem-solving skills
C) Habit of avoiding all disagreements
D) Dependence on adults for every small issue always
Q7: A teacher uses classroom rules that students help to create. This mainly supports socialization by
A) Promoting blind obedience
B) Teaching shared responsibility and democratic participation
C) Reducing student voice
D) Making children afraid of decision making
Q8: Which statement about socialization is TRUE?
A) It ends once the child enters school
B) It is a lifelong process starting from birth
C) It happens only in the presence of peers
D) It is limited to classroom teaching only
Q9: During group work, one student dominates and does not allow others to speak. For social development, the teacher should
A) Encourage only the dominating student
B) Guide group to share turns and listen to each member
C) Stop group work completely
D) Allow the situation to continue without comment
Q10: Learning to separate the person from the problem is an important part of
A) Memorization drills
B) Conflict resolution skills
C) Physical exercise
D) Only handwriting practice
3.5 Stages of Social Development – Isolated Play, Parallel Play, and Social Play; Characteristics of Socially Mature Individuals
Q1: In isolated play, the child usually
A) Plays alone without much interaction with others
B) Plays in a team game with clear roles
C) Works only under teacher supervision
D) Always follows strict written rules with others
Q2: Children sitting side by side in the sand pit, each making their own structure without talking much, are showing
A) Isolated play
B) Parallel play
C) Social play
D) Only symbolic play at home, not at school
Q3: A group of children plan rules, choose a captain and play a team game together. This is an example of
A) Isolated play
B) Parallel play
C) Social or cooperative play
D) Lack of social development in play
Q4: Which sequence correctly shows progression in social play?
A) Social play → Parallel play → Isolated play
B) Parallel play → Isolated play → Social play
C) Isolated play → Parallel play → Social play
D) Isolated play → Social play → Parallel play only
Q5: Which behaviour is NOT a sign of social maturity in childhood?
A) Sharing materials and taking turns
B) Accepting defeat without quarrels
C) Helping weaker classmates
D) Refusing to work with anyone and spoiling group tasks deliberately
Q6: A socially mature child in class is MOST likely to
A) Avoid all school programmes
B) Participate in cultural activities and respect different classmates
C) Always insist on winning every game by any means
D) Work alone and reject any group help always
Q7: Standing up against bullying of a weaker classmate is mainly a sign of
A) Social maturity and moral courage
B) Physical aggression
C) Lack of self-control
D) Poor understanding of rules of the school
Q8: A child who waits for their turn in a game, even when excited, mainly shows
A) Poor emotional control
B) Self-control and respect for rules
C) Lack of interest in playing
D) Only physical weakness in running fast
Q9: Which of the following BEST combines key qualities of a socially mature child?
A) Obedient but never helps peers
B) Cooperative, responsible and respectful towards others
C) Highly intelligent but always insults others
D) Strong in sports but always breaks rules deliberately
Q10: A child who apologizes after hurting someone and tries to correct the mistake is showing
A) Lack of social understanding
B) Social and emotional maturity
C) Only physical weakness
D) Total dependence on teacher for decisions