Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
A school for infants and young children.
A. School
B. Nursery
C. Infantile
D. Kindergarten

Answer 1

Hint: The question with the given sentence “A school for infants and young children” suggests that we have to come up with a single word that explains the given sentence. ‘Infants’ are babies less than three years of age. We will look for a word which is a place where infants and young children can be schooled.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to know the correct answer.
School: A school is a place where people go to attain knowledge and learning new ideas, concepts, things. A school can be classified for a certain class of people but not only infants and young children. Example: Music school, dance school, high school, blind school, etc. Therefore, this word cannot be substituted for the given sentence.
Nursery: It is a place where something is nourished or even bred. Example: a plant nursery. Institutionally, a nursery is a place where young children are made to stay and learn things. Nursery admits children with an age limitation. Infants are not eligible to be in a nursery. Therefore, this is not the exact word for the given sentence.
Infantile: The word ‘infantile’ is not a place, but an adjective which means characteristics of an infant or befitting or relating to infants. It means babyish, childish. This is not the desired answer.
Kindergarten: It is a place where young children below the compulsory age for education, can be admitted to learn and play. Young children as well as infants contribute to a kindergarten. Therefore, this is the exact word which can be substituted for the given sentence.

So, the correct answer is “Option D”.

Note:
Do not get confused between ‘nursery’ and ‘kindergarten’ as the former is a place which has a limitation of the age of children before admittance, a compulsory minimum age to attain education. Whereas, the latter has no such bar. Children as young as infants are also entertained for learning and playing. It is the first step before nursery school.