CDA Terms Exam Questions and
Answers
Fine motor - Answer -Children use their fingers and hands
Transition - Answer -Children are finishing one activity and moving to the next one
Large motor - Answer -Having to do with movement of the big muscles in your arms,
legs, and torso.
open-ended question - Answer -A question that requires more than a yes or no
response.
Solitary play - Answer -Play that occurs alone
Parallel play - Answer -activity in which children play side by side
Cooperative play - Answer -Playing with another child including interaction and
cooperation
Identity - Answer -Developmental focus of care with older infants
Security - Answer -Primany issue of the young infant (birth to 8 months)
Normal physical development - Answer -Head to toe
Touch - Answer -First sense fully developed
Object permanence - Answer -the ability to know an object has it's own existence apart
from oneself
Discipline - Answer -develop inner controls
Fine motor activity - Answer -bead stringing
Child Development Associate (CDA) - Answer -An early childhood teacher who has
been assessed and successfully proven competent through the national CDA
credentially program
Answers
Fine motor - Answer -Children use their fingers and hands
Transition - Answer -Children are finishing one activity and moving to the next one
Large motor - Answer -Having to do with movement of the big muscles in your arms,
legs, and torso.
open-ended question - Answer -A question that requires more than a yes or no
response.
Solitary play - Answer -Play that occurs alone
Parallel play - Answer -activity in which children play side by side
Cooperative play - Answer -Playing with another child including interaction and
cooperation
Identity - Answer -Developmental focus of care with older infants
Security - Answer -Primany issue of the young infant (birth to 8 months)
Normal physical development - Answer -Head to toe
Touch - Answer -First sense fully developed
Object permanence - Answer -the ability to know an object has it's own existence apart
from oneself
Discipline - Answer -develop inner controls
Fine motor activity - Answer -bead stringing
Child Development Associate (CDA) - Answer -An early childhood teacher who has
been assessed and successfully proven competent through the national CDA
credentially program
