- Growth is a term used to describe:
- a. mental changes in the body
- b. physical changes in the body
- c. emotional changes in the body
- d. All of the above
Answer: b
2. Physical changes take place
- only in childhood
- only during adolescence
- after adolescence
- from birth till adolescence
Answer: d
3. Which of the following statements are true?
- Growth can be considered as the quantitative change that happens in the human body.
- Growth cannot be considered as the quantitative change that happens in a human body.
Answer: a.
Reason: Growth is perceivable and it can be measured as it can be perceived through the senses.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
- Physical changes can take place any time
- Physical changes take place for a limited period of time
Answer: b
Reason: The pace of physical growth stops after maturation.
5. Development is a term that is used to describe:
- the mental development of the child
- the physical development of the child
- the emotional development of the child
- All of the above
Answer: d
6. Which of the following statements is true?
- Development is a much wider term than growth because it is not limited to the physical and structural changes
- Development is synonymous to growth and means the same thing
Answer: a
Reason: Development is concerned with the physical, mental, social, intellectual, moral, lingual, psychological, sexual, and emotional changes in a child.
7. Which of the following statements is true?
- Development stops after a certain age
- Development takes place continuously over a passage of time
Answer: b
Reason: Development is a continuous progress as it does not stop after a certain age.
8. Which of the following statements is true?
- Development is quantitative
- Development is qualitative
- Both
Answer: b
Reason: Development is qualitative and cannot be perceived through senses which makes it unlikely to be measured.
9. Which of the following statements is true?
- Development is a more comprehensive term than growth
- Growth is a part of the development
- Both
Answer: c
Reason: Growth can be regarded as a part of the development which makes development a more comprehensive term than growth.
10. “Development is the series of changes which an organism undergoes in passing from an embryonic state to maturity.” Who gave this definition of development?
- Webster’s Dictionary
- E.B. Hurlock
- H.V. Meredith
- L.K. Frank
Answer: a