Babysitting Quiz | Baby Sitting Certification Institute

1. What is the best activity to do with children while you’re babysitting?

Anything that keeps them quiet and not crying

Anything that the parents approve

Anything that the parents approve and that you feel you can manage safely

Anything that involves food or games

2. Is asking questions a good idea at the start of a new babysitting job?

No, because you want to show that you’re confident.

No, because it makes you look stupid.

Yes, because you want to show off everything you know.

Yes, because you’re not expected to know everything.

3. When should you register on a babysitter website?

As soon as possible, to get new clients quickly

When your parents give you permission

When your friend has had a few successful jobs on a website

When you want to make more money

4. The amount of time you should allow the children to use electronics is:

whatever the parents have said is acceptable in their home

two hours, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatricians

as long as it takes to keep them quiet until the parents get home

up to the kids

5. If you’re babysitting older children, what is one thing you should do to keep the parents informed?

keep track of the basics: mealtime and bedtime, for instance

text them at least twice an hour

post lots of pictures on your Facebook account

write down every time the kids use the bathroom

6. One smart approach to a new babysitting job is to:

leave if you don’t like the kids

ask for more money if the children misbehave

make the first job for as long as possible

watch the kids in your own home, with your parents’ help

7. One way to show that you’re ready to Be Responsible is:

using lots of emojis when you answer texts from the “client”

filling out an emergency contact sheet

giving the client an update every five minutes during the job

showing up three hours early for the job

8. A good reason for cancelling a babysitting job is:

your grandmother passed away

you’ve come down with the flu

your best friend got tickets to the Taylor Swift concert

a and b

9. CPR is used primarily to:

treat a head injury

restart a person’s breathing and/or heartbeat

call 911

none of the above

10. What information will a 911 operator definitely ask for?

what kind of emergency you’re having

what you had for breakfast

how many years you’ve been babysitting

where the nearest hospital is

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