Correct Answer - Option 2 : 11
The development of a child takes place through various stages. Although each stage has an encompassing relationship to other stages, yet it has its own unique characteristic needs and demands. These stages are as follows:
- Infancy Period: Birth to 2 years
- Early Childhood: 2 to 5-6 years
- Middle Childhood: 5-6 to 12 years
- Adolescence: 12 to 18 years
Middle Childhood (The School Years)
- The period extends from age 6 to age 12 years. During this time, the growth rate is slow but steady.
- The growth in legs accounts for most of the increase in height.
- Children learn motor skills like throwing and running to perfection.
- The child’s thinking develops rapidly and his/ her store of information grows at a fast pace. School-age children develop closer ties with their peers. The student is able to expand the scene into simple dramatic scripts.
- Children compare their abilities, appearance and characteristics with those of their peers.
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Comprehension and reading ability are increased when children are given interesting stories to read.
- They are better at recognizing emotions in others and empathizing with them.
Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that at the age of 11 a student is able to expand the scene into simple dramatic scripts.
