Childhood Voyages In Development 5th Edition By Spencer A. Rathus – Test Bank

Chapter 11—Middle Childhood: Physical Development

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Gains in height and weight _______ during middle childhood.
a. slow down
b. show a dramatic growth spurt
c. are fairly steady
d. are rapid for girls, but slow and steady for boys

ANS: C REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Factual

2. Shelby is 6 years old. During middle childhood, her physical growth will most likely
a. be steady until the adolescent growth spurt.
b. show dramatic spurts.
c. show rapid gains in height, but slow steady gains in weight.
d. show rapid gains in weight, but slow steady gains in height.

ANS: A REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Applied

3. What happens to the height of children in middle childhood?
a. There is virtually no growth during this period
b. Boys outgrow girls during this period
c. Girls and boys grow about two inches in height per year
d. Girls outgrow boys during this period

ANS: C REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Factual

4. What is the average weight gain per year for children ages 6 to 12?
a. It varies based upon sex of child
b. Two to three pounds
c. Four to six pounds
d. Five to seven pounds

ANS: D REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Factual

5. Logan is 8 years old. By the time she is 9, she has gained three inches in height and four pounds in weight. This is
a. not normal for children her age.
b. normal, as there are more individual differences in height and weight during middle childhood than in earlier years.
c. typical for girls, but not for boys.
d. an indication that she will be obese as an adult.

ANS: B REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Applied

6. Most 3-year-olds are within eight to ten pounds of each other in terms of weight. By the age of 10, children’s weights
a. are even more similar to each other.
b. vary by 15 pounds.
c. can vary by 30-35 pounds.
d. are approximately one-third of what their adult weight will be.

ANS: C REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Conceptual

7. It is common for children ages 6 to 12 to have which of the following physical changes?
a. Becoming less stocky and more slender
b. A slowing of weight gain
c. A growth spurt prior to the adolescent growth spurt
d. Becoming more stocky and less slender

ANS: A REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Factual

8. The “growing pains” that some children report in middle childhood
a. are experienced only by those children who will be very tall as adults.
b. are the result of a vitamin deficiency.
c. are the result of muscles adjusting to a growing skeleton.
d. are a myth.

ANS: C REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Factual

9. Danielle is losing her primary teeth and her permanent teeth are growing in. Her permanent teeth look too large for her face. What is happening?
a. This is normal, and her teeth will grow even larger as she ages
b. Her teeth grow in at full size, after which her facial bones will “catch up”
c. Because of their size, the new teeth will cause a painful widening and lengthening of the facial bones
d. Because her teeth are so large, she will have to have braces at an early age

ANS: B REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Applied

10. Research in neuroscience indicates that in middle childhood,
a. there is dramatic development in the frontal part of the brain.
b. the brain undergoes its most dramatic growth during middle childhood.
c. the parietal lobe shows the most dramatic gains in development.
d. brain maturation varies dramatically from child to child.

ANS: A REF: Growth Patterns OBJ: 1 DIF: Factual