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2 Growth, Development, and Health Promotion Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 2 Growth, Development, and Health Promotion, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

A healthy child has tracked steadily at a low growth-chart percentile. That percentile alone is enough to diagnose a growth problem.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A clinician is selecting a growth chart for a 20-month-old child in the United States. Which approach follows the recommended age-based guidance?

A
Use CDC growth charts because the child is older than 12 months.
B
Use WHO growth standards because the child is younger than 2 years.
C
Use CDC growth charts because the child can walk.
D
Use either chart without regard to age.

Fill in the blank

1 point

During developmental surveillance, clinicians consider skills in gross motor, fine motor, communication, cognition, and development.

Choose one

1 point

A practice is checking whether its routine schedule includes AAP-recommended standardized general developmental screening. Which set of ages should it use?

A
6, 12, and 24 months
B
9, 18, and 24 months
C
9, 18, and 30 months
D
12, 24, and 36 months

Written response

1 point

A school-age child is 10 years old. What is the minimum recommended amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for children ages 6–17, in minutes per day?

Fill in the blank

1 point

In U.S. practice, use growth standards from birth to age 2, and growth charts from age 2 onward.

Choose one

1 point

A child has a high weight percentile but has followed a consistent growth trajectory. What is the most appropriate interpretation?

A
Diagnose a growth disorder based on the high percentile.
B
Review measurement quality, the child's history, and the pattern over time.
C
Stop plotting measurements because the child is outside the average range.
D
Assume the percentile is abnormal unless it matches the parents' percentiles.

True or false

1 point

If a child loses previously acquired skills, it is appropriate to wait until the next routine developmental screening before taking action.

A
True
B
False

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1 point

A caregiver asks how to support an infant's health and development at home. Which recommendations fit routine age-appropriate health promotion? Select all that apply.

A
Support responsive caregiving.
B
Encourage unsupervised sleep in an adult bed.
C
Provide safe-sleep guidance.
D
Encourage talking, reading, and play.

Choose all

1 point

Which statements accurately describe CDC developmental milestone checklists? Select all that apply.

A
They describe skills most children—at least 75%—can do by a specified age.
B
They establish a rigid deadline that every child must meet.
C
They are useful for monitoring development.
D
They replace validated developmental screening.

Choose one

1 point

A caregiver of a 2-year-old is worried because the child has tantrums and tests limits. Which response best reflects typical development and appropriate guidance?

A
Tantrums usually prove that a toddler has a developmental disorder.
B
Tantrums and testing limits can occur as self-control and language are still developing.
C
Caregivers should avoid setting limits until the child starts school.
D
Tantrums show that the child is choosing not to communicate.

True or false

1 point

When appropriate under applicable law and clinical practice, adolescent care should offer private conversation and explain confidentiality and its limits.

A
True
B
False

Open ended

1 point

At a well-child visit, a caregiver says their child has moved across growth percentiles and recently stopped using a skill they had acquired. Describe how you would assess and respond, including how you would work with the family.

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1 point

A clinician records a child's increasing height and observes new communication and social skills. Which interpretation best distinguishes these observations?

A
Growth is the acquisition of language and social abilities; development is an increase in height and weight.
B
Growth is measurable physical change; development is the gradual acquisition of abilities.
C
Growth and development are two terms for the same process.
D
Growth refers only to head circumference; development refers only to motor skills.

Choose one

1 point

In U.S. practice, which charts should be used for a child who is 18 months old and then again after the child turns 2?

A
Use CDC growth charts from birth until age 2, then switch to WHO growth standards.
B
Use WHO growth standards at every age.
C
Use WHO growth standards from birth to age 2, then CDC growth charts from age 2 onward.
D
Use CDC growth charts only after puberty.

Choose one

1 point

A caregiver asks how much physical activity to encourage for a healthy 10-year-old. Which recommendation best matches the guidance?

A
At least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity daily.
B
At least 30 minutes of vigorous activity once per week.
C
Activity only on days when the child has no school.
D
A fixed amount of activity is not recommended for this age group.

Choose one

1 point

A child has consistently tracked near a high growth-chart percentile, with no substantial change in trajectory. What is the most appropriate interpretation?

A
A high percentile alone establishes a growth disorder.
B
A child may normally track at a high percentile; assess the overall pattern over time and relevant history.
C
Percentiles should be ignored if the child appears healthy.
D
A single measurement is enough to determine whether growth is normal.

Written response

1 point

What approach to care treats caregivers and young people as partners and involves agreeing on feasible next steps together?

Written response

1 point

In U.S. practice, what growth-chart standard is recommended for measuring an infant from birth until age 2?

Written response

1 point

When interpreting the early development of a child born preterm, what age adjustment may clinicians consider? Enter the two-word term.