When 5-year-old Austin takes the cardboard cylinder found in the center of a roll of toilet paper,looks through it,and says,"I'm a sailor searching for a whale," he is engaging in _________ play.

A) practice
B) symbolic
C) constructive
D) sensorimotor

Symbolic Play

A type of play where children use objects, actions, or ideas to represent other objects, actions, or ideas, exercising their imagination and cognitive abilities.

Cardboard Cylinder

A tube-shaped object made from a type of heavy-duty paper, used in various applications from packaging to craft projects.

Sailor

A person whose profession is navigation and operation of ships or someone skilled in seafaring.