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Child development
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Human beings, especially when very young, need ___________.
security
secure
securing
secured
2. Children who do not grow up in ___________ environments may suffer from various
disorders like bed-wetting.
a) insecure
b) insecurity
c) secure
d) security
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Some children develop habits that display their ___________, such as sucking thumbs.
insecure
insecurity
secure
security
4. Many children form an attachment with a particular soft toy, ___________ blanket or
other object, which they carry with them constantly.
a) insecure
b) insecurity
c) secure
d) security
5.
a)
b)
c)
d)
The ___________ span of a 3-year-old is approximately 15 minutes.
concentrate
concentrated
concentration
concentrates
6. A 3-year-old child will ___________ intensely on an activity for 15 minutes, and then
want to move on to something else.
a) concentrate
b) concentrated
c) concentration
d) concentrates
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ANSWERS:
1. Human beings, especially when very young, need ___________.
a) security - Well done, this is correct!
b) secure - Sorry, this is an adjective, but you need a noun.
c) securing - Sorry, this is a participle, but you need a noun.
d) secured - Sorry, this is a participle, but you need a noun.
2. Children who do not grow up in ___________ environments may suffer from various
disorders like bed-wetting.
a) insecure - Sorry, you have selected a negative word, but you need a positive one.
b) insecurity - Sorry, this is a negative noun, but you need a positive adjective.
c) secure - Well done, this is correct!
d) security - Sorry, this is a noun, but you need an adjective.
3. Some children develop habits that display their ___________, such as sucking thumbs.
a) insecure - Sorry, this is an adjective, but you need a noun.
b) insecurity - Well done, this is correct!
c) secure - Sorry, this is a positive adjective, but you need a negative noun.
d) security - Sorry, you have selected a positive word, but you need a negative one.
4. Many children form an attachment with a particular soft toy, ___________ blanket or
other object, which they carry with them constantly.
a) insecure - Sorry, this is a negative adjective, but you need a positive noun.
b) insecurity - Sorry, you have selected a negative word, but you need a positive one.
c) secure - Sorry, this is an adjective, but you need a noun.
d) security - Well done, this is correct!
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5. The ___________ span of a 3-year-old is approximately 15 minutes.
a) concentrate - Sorry, this is a verb, but you need a noun.
b) concentrated - Sorry, this is a participle, but you need a noun.
c) concentration - Well done, this is correct!
d) concentrates - Sorry, you need a different noun form.
6. A 3-year-old child will ___________ intensely on an activity for 15 minutes, and then
want to move on to something else.
a) concentrate - Well done, this is correct!
b) concentrated - Sorry, this is a participle, but you need an infinitive.
c) concentration - Sorry, this is a noun, but you need an infinitive.
d) concentrates - Sorry, but you need an infinitive.
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