LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 2026 PRACTICE
TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What are the five components of language?
Answer: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
◉ What is a phoneme?
Answer: The smallest unit of sound in a language that can
distinguish meaning.
◉ What is a morpheme?
Answer: The smallest grammatical unit in a language; can be
grammatical/inflectional or derivational.
◉ What is child directed speech?
Answer: A style of speech used by adults when talking to children,
characterized by a higher pitch, slower tempo, and exaggerated
intonation.
◉ What is a clause?
,Answer: A group of words containing a subject and a predicate,
playing a role in complex syntax.
◉ What is a lexicon?
Answer: The mental dictionary of words and their meanings;
includes receptive (understanding) and expressive (speaking)
vocabulary.
◉ What is joint attention?
Answer: A social-communication skill where two people focus on
the same object or event, crucial for developing conversational skills.
◉ What is the purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
Answer: To provide a consistent and accurate representation of the
sounds of spoken language.
◉ Which areas of the brain are responsible for language?
Answer: Broca's area (speech production) and Wernicke's area
(language comprehension).
◉ What are the types of sentences in language development?
Answer: Declarative, Interrogative, Negative sentences.
, ◉ What is semantic taxonomy?
Answer: A classification system for early lexicons, typically including
categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more.
◉ What is spreading activation in semantic networks?
Answer: The process by which new words are stored and activated
based on their connections to other words.
◉ What are the contextual conditions at initial exposure to words?
Answer: Lead-in (contextual cues before introducing a word) and
Follow-in (contextual cues after introducing a word).
◉ What is the average number of words a child knows at ages 1, 2,
and 3?
Answer: At age 1: about 10 words; age 2: about 200 words; age 3:
about 1,000 words.
◉ What is the difference between grammatical and derivational
morphemes?
Answer: Grammatical morphemes modify tense or plurality, while
derivational morphemes create new words or change word classes.
◉ What are the main theories of language development?
TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What are the five components of language?
Answer: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
◉ What is a phoneme?
Answer: The smallest unit of sound in a language that can
distinguish meaning.
◉ What is a morpheme?
Answer: The smallest grammatical unit in a language; can be
grammatical/inflectional or derivational.
◉ What is child directed speech?
Answer: A style of speech used by adults when talking to children,
characterized by a higher pitch, slower tempo, and exaggerated
intonation.
◉ What is a clause?
,Answer: A group of words containing a subject and a predicate,
playing a role in complex syntax.
◉ What is a lexicon?
Answer: The mental dictionary of words and their meanings;
includes receptive (understanding) and expressive (speaking)
vocabulary.
◉ What is joint attention?
Answer: A social-communication skill where two people focus on
the same object or event, crucial for developing conversational skills.
◉ What is the purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
Answer: To provide a consistent and accurate representation of the
sounds of spoken language.
◉ Which areas of the brain are responsible for language?
Answer: Broca's area (speech production) and Wernicke's area
(language comprehension).
◉ What are the types of sentences in language development?
Answer: Declarative, Interrogative, Negative sentences.
, ◉ What is semantic taxonomy?
Answer: A classification system for early lexicons, typically including
categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more.
◉ What is spreading activation in semantic networks?
Answer: The process by which new words are stored and activated
based on their connections to other words.
◉ What are the contextual conditions at initial exposure to words?
Answer: Lead-in (contextual cues before introducing a word) and
Follow-in (contextual cues after introducing a word).
◉ What is the average number of words a child knows at ages 1, 2,
and 3?
Answer: At age 1: about 10 words; age 2: about 200 words; age 3:
about 1,000 words.
◉ What is the difference between grammatical and derivational
morphemes?
Answer: Grammatical morphemes modify tense or plurality, while
derivational morphemes create new words or change word classes.
◉ What are the main theories of language development?
