Five-Year-Old Matthew and 6-Year-Old Jessica Like to Pretend That They

question 98

Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Matthew and 6-year-old Jessica like to pretend that they live or work in a zoo. Often, Matthew will pretend to be an animal, such as an elephant and Jessica will pretend to be the zookeeper. This is an example of __________ play.

• A) parallel
• B) associative
• C) sociodramatic
• D) functional

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