Babysitting Quiz | Baby Sitting Certification Institute

1. Before the parents leave, you’ll want to know:

how they want you to communicate with them while they’re gone, and how often

how to operate any security systems or other safety items (like baby gates)

if the children have any specific likes or dislikes

all of the above

2. 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

3. For a serious head injury, you should:

tell the parents when they get home

call 911 right away

have the child take a nap

none of the above

4. 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

5. 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

6. Vomiting is most often caused by:

a head injury

a stomach virus

poisoning

eating fruits and vegetables

7. 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.

8. 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

9. A cut is serious if it:

quickly stops bleeding on its own

continues to bleed even when you put pressure on it

needs only one bandage

none of the above

10. If you’re dealing with a vomiting child, don’t forget to:

grab a bowl for any future episodes

put a clothespin on your nose

yell at him or her for making a mess

text your friends about how gross your job is

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