Question 1

The ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences with a finite set of words and rules is:

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A) pragmatics. 
B) infinite generativity. 
C) organizational rules. 
D) segmentation.

Question 2

Describe the concept of an interactionist view of language.

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Question 3

Which of the following statements about morphemes is TRUE?

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A) some words consist of a single morpheme 
B) some words are made up of more than one morpheme 
C) morphemes can mark tense and number 
D) all of these

Question 4

What primary function does vocalization (crying, cooing, babbling and gestures) accomplish for infants?

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A) no function-it is reflexive 
B) occupies waking hours 
C) attracts attention from their caregivers and others 
D) respiratory exercise

Question 5

Six-year-old Aspen addresses her teacher, "Me goed to the park.Is you goed too?" She is displaying problems with:

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A) pragmatics. 
B) syntax. 
C) phonology. 
D) semantics.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of writing in the early elementary years?

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A) Some letter reversals are to be expected and do not predict literacy problems. 
B) Writing requires a significant amount of practice. 
C) Children often invent spellings based on the sounds they hear. 
D) all of these

Question 7

Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the whole-language approach and the phonics approach as methods of reading instruction.

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Question 8

Morphology refers to:

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A) the units of meaning involved in word formation. 
B) the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences. 
C) rules regarding how sounds are perceived as different, and which sound sequences may occur in the language. 
D) the meaning of words and sentences.

Question 9

Studies show which of the following about the quality of students' writing?

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A) College instructors report that the majority of high school graduates have superior writing skills. 
B) Teachers report that their college education program inadequately prepared them to teach writing. 
C) Students in fourth grade are high-achieving writers, but sharply decline in writing skills by twelfth grade. 
D) Students who have superior skills in organization and logical reasoning have below-average writing skills.

Question 10

Between 18 months and 6 years of age, young children learn about:

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A) 1 word every waking hour. 
B) 10 words weekly. 
C) 5 words daily. 
D) 30 words weekly.

Question 11

Evidently, the Wild Boy of Aveyron did not learn language effectively because:

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A) he did not have the LAD needed to learn language. 
B) he refused to communicate with other people. 
C) he did not live in an environment that exposed him to normal human language. 
D) genetic deficiencies prevented him from absorbing the language he heard around him.

Question 12

In which of the following countries would the rates of dyslexia be expected to be highest?

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A) Japan 
B) United States 
C) Korea 
D) Sweden

Question 13

The Wild Boy of Aveyron never developed complete, efficient language skills even after years of intensive therapy.This would support the statement that:

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A) language acquisition is only biologically based. 
B) language acquisition is only environmentally based. 
C) language acquisition is facilitated by caregivers and teachers. 
D) there is not a critical period for language learning.

Question 14

When babies babble "ba, ba, ba," they are demonstrating knowledge of a:

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A) morpheme. 
B) letter. 
C) syllable. 
D) phoneme.

Question 15

The use of correct rules for conversation is part of the definition of:

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A) grammatical relations. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) the language acquisition device.

Question 16

Which of the following would have the LEAST positive influence on a young child's vocabulary development?

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A) mother's use of diverse vocabulary 
B) mother's talkativeness 
C) mother's literacy skills 
D) mother's use of pointing gestures while talking to her child

Question 17

Explain three ways that family environment is linked to children's language and literacy development.

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Question 18

All of the following are strategies parents use to teach their children language EXCEPT:

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A) recasting. 
B) expanding. 
C) redirecting. 
D) labeling.

Question 19

Marquessa is teaching her son to read by sounding out words and having him repeat them in storybooks she reads to him.What approach is she using?

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A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) balanced-instruction 
D) sound-it-out

Question 20

You see your friend and say "Sup dude?" this is an example of:

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A) metaphor. 
B) simile. 
C) satire. 
D) dialect.

Exam 9: Language Development