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scienceeasy · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which is a useful skill that the nurse should expect a 5-year-old child to be able to master?

a. Tie shoelaces.
b. Use knife to cut meat.
c. Hammer a nail.
d. Make change out of a quarter.

Question 2

By which age should the nurse expect that most children could obey prepositional phrases such as under, on top of, beside, and behind?

a. 18 months
b. 24 months
c. 3 years
d. 4 years

wergv · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Tying shoelaces is a fine motor task of 5-year-olds. Using a knife to cut meat is a fine motor task of a 7-year-old. Hammering a nail and making change out of a quarter are fine motor and cognitive tasks of an 8- to 9-year-old.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
At 4 years, children can understand directional phrases. Children at 18 months, 24 months, and 3 years are too young.