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. If a child vomits, you should:

help her get cleaned up, calmed down, and resting quietly

call the parents

try to get her to drink fluids

all of the above

3. 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

4. In addition to CPR, Choking, Cuts, Vomiting, and Head Injuries, what else would be good to learn to Be Prepared?

how to take care of insect bites and stings

how to order food from the nearest restaurant

how to recognize and handle allergic reactions

a and c

5. Which of these is a sign of a serious head injury?

mild headache

blood or fluid coming out of the nose or ear

uncontrollable laughter

a small bump on the scalp

6. When you’re ready to Be Fun, get started by asking the kids:

to paint your nails

to show you their favorite toys

to log onto their favorite website

none of the above

7. When you discipline a child that you’re babysitting, you’re really trying to:

teach him what is right and wrong

make him feel bad for what he did

make yourself not feel angry

force him to do what you want

8. You need to Be Prepared, Be Safe, Be Responsible, and Be Fun. Another Be is:

Be the Cool Babysitter

Be on your Cell Phone

Be Late in Letting Them Know You Have to Cancel

Be in Charge

9. One thing to make sure to have in writing before the parents leave is:

the address of the house, if you need to call 911

the parents’ cell phone numbers

the names and phone numbers of their emergency contacts

all of the above

10. If you’re babysitting an infant, what is one thing the parents might like to know when they get home?

how many times the baby smiled

how much formula or milk the baby drank

how many times the baby rolled over while sleeping