NAME: ______________________ DATE: _____________ PERIOD: ________

POST-ASSESSMENT : PARENTING STYLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Test A

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Circle the correct letter. (2 points each.)
1. A person that provides care for and meets the needs of someone else is best
defined as _____________.
A. Grandparent
B. Parent
C. Caregiver
D. Babysitter

2. Which parenting style often produces children who struggle with making
basic choices and having self-control?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Neglectful
D. Authoritative

3. Which is NOT a desired outcome for all children?

A. Physical health and safety
B. Social competence (skills)
C. Work ethic
D. Emotional and behavioral competence
 4. What is considered the “Golden” parenting style?
A Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
C. Permissive
D. Neglectful

5. Which parenting style is uninvolved in their child’s life and does not pay
much attention to them?
A. Permissive
B. Authoritative
C. Authoritarian
D. Neglectful

BINARY
Directions: Determine in each scenario which parenting style is represented.
Circle the letter of the correct answer.
6. A common motto for the authoritarian parent is, “Because I said so.”
A. True B. False
7. Children who are taught social skills often develop negative relationships
with others.
A. True B. False
8. Reading to a child can help support a child’s cognitive competence.
A. True B. False
9. Without meeting the safety and health needs, a child can not reach the other
ideal outcomes of childhood.
A. True B. False
 10. Permissive parents are often very harsh and cold to their children.
A. True B. False

MATCHING
Directions: Match the parenting style term with the correct definition. Write
the LETTER of the correct answer in the space to the left of the definitions.
(Points - 2 each)

A. Authoritative B. Permissive C. Neglectful

D. Authoritarian E. Authoritative
____ 11. A strict approach to parents. Parents have high expectations for their
kids and often have harsh rules.
____ 12. Parents that tend to not meet the safety or basic needs of their children.
____ 13.These parents often use positive reinforcement.
____ 14. Tend to strike a balance between being firm but also warm and
supportive. Will discuss rules and expectations as a family.
____ 15. Warm and nurturing parents that tend to be relaxed with the rules.

SHORT ANSWER
Write the phrase that best completes this statement. (Points - 5 each)
16. A person who cares for a child during a short absence of parents is called a
__________________.
17. A common characteristic of a permissive parent is
______________________________________.

18. A child’s ____________________ competence is based on the knowledge and

life skills they learned at each stage of development. These abilities include
language, communication, reading, writing, and math skills.

19. One of the five contributors to our own parenting styles is

__________________________________.

20. Mateo wants cake for breakfast and his parents said yes. What parenting style
is this demonstrating?
____________________________________________
NAME: _____________________ DATE: _____________ PERIOD: ________

POST-ASSESSMENT : PARENTING STYLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Test D

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Circle the correct letter. (2 points each.)
1. A person that provides care for and meets the needs of someone else is best
defined as _____________.
A. Grandparent
B. Parent
C. Caregiver
D. Babysitter

2. Which parenting style often produces children who struggle with making
basic choices and having self-control?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Neglectful
D. Authoritative

3. Which is NOT a desired outcome for all children?

A. Physical health and safety
B. Social competence (skills)
C. Work ethic
D. Emotional and behavioral competence
 4. What is considered the “Golden” parenting style?
A. Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
C. Permissive
D. Neglectful

5. Which parenting style is uninvolved in their child’s life and does not pay
much attention to them?
A. Permissive
B. Authoritative
C. Authoritarian
D. Neglectful

BINARY
Directions: Determine in each scenario which parenting style is represented.
Circle the letter of the correct answer.
6. A common motto for the authoritarian parent is, “Because I said so.”
A. True B. False
7. Children who are taught social skills often develop negative relationships
with others.
A. True B. False
8. Reading to a child can help support a child’s cognitive competence.
A. True B. False
 9. Without meeting the safety and health needs, a child can not reach the other
ideal outcomes of childhood.
A. True B. False

10. Permissive parents are often very harsh and cold to their children.
A. True B. False

MATCHING
Directions: Match the parenting style term with the correct definition. Write
the LETTER of the correct answer in the space to the left of the definitions.
(Points - 2 each)

A. Authoritative B. Permissive C. Neglectful

D. Authoritarian E. Authoritative
____ 11. A strict approach to parents. Parents have high expectations for their
kids and often have harsh rules.
____ 12. Parents that tend to not meet the safety or basic needs of their children.
__A_13.These parents often use positive reinforcement.
____ 14. Tend to strike a balance between being firm but also warm and
supportive. Will discuss rules and expectations as a family.
____ 15. Warm and nurturing parents that tend to be relaxed with the rules.
SHORT ANSWER
Write the phrase that best completes this statement. (Points - 5 each)
Word Bank
A. Cognitive B. Culture C. Babysitter
D. Permissive E. More like a friend
16. A person who cares for a child during a short absence of parents is called a
__________________.

17. A common characteristic of a permissive parent is

______________________________________.

18. A child’s ____________________ competence is based on the knowledge and

life skills they learned at each stage of development. These abilities include
language, communication, reading, writing, and math skills.

19. One of the five contributors to our own parenting styles is

__________________________________.

20. Mateo wants cake for breakfast and his parents said yes. What parenting style
is this demonstrating?
____________________________________________