ILTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
Which of the following developmental theories asserts that language acquisition results from
intellectual maturation
a. cognitive approach
b. linguistic
c. behavior
d. social interactionist - ANS A Cognitive approach
by the age of 24 months children who are typically developing are most likely to produce which
of the following utterances
i'm eating
dog bowl
cats playing
its on the table - ANS B- Dog Bowl
Why? 24mo children typically have MLU 1.0-2.0 morphemes. Possessor+ Possession is a
common sentence structure type but they haven't developed more complex grammatical
structures yet.
a third grade teacher reports that a student who is an english language learner closely observes
other students in the classroom but infrequently engages using language. which of the following
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,second-language processes is the student most likely demonstrating? - ANS Focusing on
listening and comprehending in the second language ("silent period")
a child's rate of language development is most likely to be influenced by which of the following
factors?
median household income
dialect differences
underlying temperament
exposure to language - ANS D. Exposure to language
spontaneous language sample:
She me hit.
He is a puppy very cute.
Is rainy today.
Where you go?
A speech language pathologist collects a spont language sample from a 2nd grade ELL. Based on
the language sample which of the following typical second-language processes is the student
most likely demonstrating?
- Difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
- omission of morphological markers and articles
- substitution of pronouns and misuse of preopositions
- addition of multipurpose verbs and plural forms - ANS A. Difficulty with word order and
auxiliary verbs
in the pre-phonemic stage of writing development, which of the following strategies is a child
most likely to use to communicate a message?
-representing words using initial consonants
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,-drawing pictures and symbols
-using letters to represent every speech sound
-recalling orthographic patterns of words - ANS B. Drawing pictures as symbols
Why? In the pre-phonemic stage of writing development children have emerging knowledge of
the alphabet but have not yet developed knowledge of sound-symbol correspondence so they
use pictures/symbols to tell a story.
which of the following anatomical structures converts sound energy into a chemical-electrical
signal that is transmitted to the brain?
auditory nerve
tympanic membrane
cochlea
stapes - ANS C. Cochlea
Why? The fluid filled structure has mechanical receptors (hair cells) that convert the movement
into chemical electrical signals which are then transmitted to the brain via the auditory nerve.
an increase in subglottal air pressure is most likely to alter which of the following vocal
characteristics?
a. vocal resonance
b. vocal fold adduction
c. vocal pitch
d. vocal intensity - ANS D. Vocal intensity
vocal intensity is directly related to VF excursion and overall air displacement
which of the following descriptions best illustrates the function of the angular gyrus?
a. associating words with auditory, sensory, and visual information
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, b. using words accurately and fluently to articulate thoughts and ideas
c. processing and comprehending words and language
d. transferring language information between cortical hemispheres - ANS a. associating
words with auditory, sensory, and visual information
Why? It is in close proximity to the parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes of the brain which
allows individuals to associate words with auditory visual and sensory info.
Think: Angular- Angler fish what it would sound and look like and feel like
which of the following variables is used to measure vocal pitch? - ANS vocal fold vibratory
cycles per second
In the early stages of morphological development, children are most likely to learn
morphological forms through which of the following?
a. repeating specific morphological forms
b. applying morphological rules systematically
c. connecting morphemes to specific lexical forms
d. developing a metalinguistic awareness of morphological forms - ANS C. Connecting
morphemes to specific lexical forms
Why? In the earliest stages of morphological development children produce grammatical
morphemes for specific lexical forms (e.g., running before generalizing the morpheme -ing to
other words). Kids internalize and generalize morpho rules as their lexicon and ability increases
Jaime will independently program key vocab in her AAC device in 8/10 opportunities.
The student's language goal is most likely to promote which of the following skills?
a. social communication for interaction
b. variability of linguistic production
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VERIFIED 2026.
Which of the following developmental theories asserts that language acquisition results from
intellectual maturation
a. cognitive approach
b. linguistic
c. behavior
d. social interactionist - ANS A Cognitive approach
by the age of 24 months children who are typically developing are most likely to produce which
of the following utterances
i'm eating
dog bowl
cats playing
its on the table - ANS B- Dog Bowl
Why? 24mo children typically have MLU 1.0-2.0 morphemes. Possessor+ Possession is a
common sentence structure type but they haven't developed more complex grammatical
structures yet.
a third grade teacher reports that a student who is an english language learner closely observes
other students in the classroom but infrequently engages using language. which of the following
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,second-language processes is the student most likely demonstrating? - ANS Focusing on
listening and comprehending in the second language ("silent period")
a child's rate of language development is most likely to be influenced by which of the following
factors?
median household income
dialect differences
underlying temperament
exposure to language - ANS D. Exposure to language
spontaneous language sample:
She me hit.
He is a puppy very cute.
Is rainy today.
Where you go?
A speech language pathologist collects a spont language sample from a 2nd grade ELL. Based on
the language sample which of the following typical second-language processes is the student
most likely demonstrating?
- Difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
- omission of morphological markers and articles
- substitution of pronouns and misuse of preopositions
- addition of multipurpose verbs and plural forms - ANS A. Difficulty with word order and
auxiliary verbs
in the pre-phonemic stage of writing development, which of the following strategies is a child
most likely to use to communicate a message?
-representing words using initial consonants
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,-drawing pictures and symbols
-using letters to represent every speech sound
-recalling orthographic patterns of words - ANS B. Drawing pictures as symbols
Why? In the pre-phonemic stage of writing development children have emerging knowledge of
the alphabet but have not yet developed knowledge of sound-symbol correspondence so they
use pictures/symbols to tell a story.
which of the following anatomical structures converts sound energy into a chemical-electrical
signal that is transmitted to the brain?
auditory nerve
tympanic membrane
cochlea
stapes - ANS C. Cochlea
Why? The fluid filled structure has mechanical receptors (hair cells) that convert the movement
into chemical electrical signals which are then transmitted to the brain via the auditory nerve.
an increase in subglottal air pressure is most likely to alter which of the following vocal
characteristics?
a. vocal resonance
b. vocal fold adduction
c. vocal pitch
d. vocal intensity - ANS D. Vocal intensity
vocal intensity is directly related to VF excursion and overall air displacement
which of the following descriptions best illustrates the function of the angular gyrus?
a. associating words with auditory, sensory, and visual information
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, b. using words accurately and fluently to articulate thoughts and ideas
c. processing and comprehending words and language
d. transferring language information between cortical hemispheres - ANS a. associating
words with auditory, sensory, and visual information
Why? It is in close proximity to the parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes of the brain which
allows individuals to associate words with auditory visual and sensory info.
Think: Angular- Angler fish what it would sound and look like and feel like
which of the following variables is used to measure vocal pitch? - ANS vocal fold vibratory
cycles per second
In the early stages of morphological development, children are most likely to learn
morphological forms through which of the following?
a. repeating specific morphological forms
b. applying morphological rules systematically
c. connecting morphemes to specific lexical forms
d. developing a metalinguistic awareness of morphological forms - ANS C. Connecting
morphemes to specific lexical forms
Why? In the earliest stages of morphological development children produce grammatical
morphemes for specific lexical forms (e.g., running before generalizing the morpheme -ing to
other words). Kids internalize and generalize morpho rules as their lexicon and ability increases
Jaime will independently program key vocab in her AAC device in 8/10 opportunities.
The student's language goal is most likely to promote which of the following skills?
a. social communication for interaction
b. variability of linguistic production
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