Growth and Development Review - Matching Pairs Worksheet ... - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each term on the left with its correct definition on the right.

We’ll read each term and think about what it means, then find the matching letter from the definitions.

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1. Development
This is a broad term — it means growth or progress over time. In human terms, it includes physical, mental, emotional changes.
Looking at the options:
→ A: “Learning to accept help may require several opportunities.” → That’s more about learning or coping.
→ B: “The process of growing up physically...” → This sounds like development! It covers physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional.
✔ So, 1 → B

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2. Heredity / Genetic factors
These are traits you get from your parents — genes.
Look for something about inherited traits.
→ K: “Refers to all the genetic material contained in cells that is passed on when reproduction occurs” → Perfect match.
✔ So, 2 → K

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3. Environment / Nurture
This is everything around you that affects how you grow — family, school, culture, etc. Not genetics.
→ J: “Includes all outside influences that affect a person as he or she matures” → Yes! Outside = environment.
✔ So, 3 → J

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4. Interrelationships
How things connect or relate to each other — especially people or systems.
→ F: “The relationship between two or more people who share common interests and goals” → Close, but maybe too narrow?
Wait — let’s check others.
Actually, looking again — none say “interrelationships” directly. But F talks about relationships between people — which fits best.
Alternatively, maybe G? No, G is about stages.
Hold on — perhaps we need to recheck.
Actually, “Interrelationships” might be best matched with F, since it’s about connections between people.
But let’s keep going and come back if needed.

Wait — actually, looking at the list again, maybe there’s no perfect fit. Let’s skip and return.

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5. Lifespan Life Cycle
This means the whole journey from birth to death — all stages of life.
→ G: “The biological process by which an organism grows and develops through distinct stages” → Yes! Stages = life cycle.
✔ So, 5 → G

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6. PIES
This stands for Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social — the four areas of development.
→ C: “Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual” → Wait, it says “Spiritual”, not “Social”. Hmm.
But in many contexts, PIES is Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social.
Option C says “Spiritual” — that might be a trick.
Is there another option?
No other option lists those four. Maybe this is a typo or variation?
In some models, spiritual is included instead of social.
Given the choices, C is the only one that matches the acronym structure.
So likely, 6 → C (even though it says Spiritual instead of Social — perhaps in this curriculum it’s defined that way).

✔ So, 6 → C

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7. Physical development
Growth of body, muscles, coordination, etc.
→ H: “The range of abilities attained as children develop motor skills such as walking, running, jumping, etc.” → Yes! Motor skills = physical.
✔ So, 7 → H

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8. Intellectual development
Thinking, learning, problem-solving.
→ D: “The acquisition of knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses” → Exactly!
✔ So, 8 → D

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9. Emotional development
Understanding and managing feelings.
→ I: “The ability to understand and manage emotions and build healthy relationships” → Perfect.
✔ So, 9 → I

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10. Social development
Learning to interact with others, make friends, follow rules.
→ E: “The process by which individuals learn to interact with others and function within society” → Yes!
✔ So, 10 → E

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11. Stages of development
Different phases like infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood.
→ L: “A series of predictable steps that most children go through as they grow and develop” → Yes! Steps = stages.
✔ So, 11 → L

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12. Milestones
Key achievements or markers in development — like first words, walking, etc.
→ M: “Significant points in the growth AND progress in skills and abilities” → Exactly!
✔ So, 12 → M

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Now go back to #4: Interrelationships

We have used: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M

Leftover: A and F

A: “Learning to accept help may require several opportunities.” → Doesn’t fit interrelationships well.

F: “The relationship between two or more people who share common interests and goals” → This is about relationships — which is what “interrelationships” means.

Even though it’s phrased narrowly, it’s the best match.

✔ So, 4 → F

And now, what’s left for #1? We had 1 → B, which was good.

Wait — we haven’t used A yet.

Who gets A?

Let’s check:

We assigned:

1 → B
2 → K
3 → J
4 → F
5 → G
6 → C
7 → H
8 → D
9 → I
10 → E
11 → L
12 → M

That’s all 12. What about A?

A is: “Learning to accept help may require several opportunities.”

Which term could that be?

Maybe it’s meant for “Development”? But we gave B to Development.

Wait — perhaps we made a mistake.

Let’s double-check #1: Development

Definition B: “The process of growing up physically, cognitively, linguistically, and socially-emotionally” — that’s classic development.

But definition A seems odd — it’s very specific.

Perhaps “Development” should be A? No, A doesn’t define development broadly.

Wait — maybe “Interrelationships” is not F?

Another thought: Perhaps “Interrelationships” refers to how different areas of development connect — like physical affects emotional, etc.

But none of the definitions say that.

Looking again at the list, maybe A is meant for something else.

Wait — perhaps “Stages of development” could be A? No, L is better.

Actually, let’s look at the original worksheet layout.

In the image, the definitions are labeled A through M, and there are 12 terms, so one definition won’t be used? Or did we miscount?

Terms: 1 to 12 → 12 terms.

Definitions: A to M → that’s 13 letters (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M)

Oh! There are 13 definitions but only 12 terms. So one definition is extra — probably A is the unused one.

Because A is very specific: “Learning to accept help may require several opportunities.” — that doesn’t clearly match any standard developmental term listed.

Whereas all others fit well.

So likely, A is a distractor or for a different context.

Therefore, our matching is:

1. Development → B
2. Heredity / Genetic factors → K
3. Environment / Nurture → J
4. Interrelationships → F
5. Lifespan Life Cycle → G
6. PIES → C
7. Physical development → H
8. Intellectual development → D
9. Emotional development → I
10. Social development → E
11. Stages of development → L
12. Milestones → M

And A is not used.

That makes sense.

Final Answer:
1-B, 2-K, 3-J, 4-F, 5-G, 6-C, 7-H, 8-D, 9-I, 10-E, 11-L, 12-M