ILTS SLP: Nonteaching Practice Test Questions
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which of the following developmental theories asserts that language
acquisition results from intellectual maturation?
a. cognitive approach
b. linguistic approach
c. behavior approach
d. social interactionist approach ---correct precise answer ---a.
cognitive approach
accoring to Jean Piaget's theory, cognitive maturation occurs
sequentially and directly influences language development. Language
development results from cognitive maturation and environmental
experiences and is not regarded as a separate faculty.
By the age of 24 months, children who are typically developing are
most likely to produce which of the following utterances?
,a. "i'm eating"
b. "dog bowl"
c. "cats playing"
d. "it's on the table" ---correct precise answer ---b. "dog bowl"
According to brown's stages of syntactic and mophological
development, 24-month-old children are expected to have a MLU of
approximately 1.75 with a range of 1.0-2.0 morphemes. In Brown's
stage I, children produce several sentence types as they acquire more
language, such as possessor + possession, but have not yet acquired
more complex grammatical structures.
A 3rd grade teacher reports that a student who is an ELL closely
observes students in the classroom but infrequently engages in using
language. Which of the following 2nd language processes is the
student most likely demonstrating?
a. losing language skills in the primary language
b. switching between the 1st and 2nd language in a single utterance
c. focusing on listening and comprehending in the 2nd language
,d. producing errors in English due to the influence of the 1st language
---correct precise answer ---c. focusing on listening and
comprehending in the 2nd language
children who are acquiring language frequently undergo typical
processes of 2nd language acquisition. During the silent period of 2nd
language acquisition, children are likely to appear quiet since they are
focusing on listening and comprehending the 2nd or new language.
A child's rate of language development is most likely to be influenced
by which of the following factors?
a. median household income
b. dialect difference
c. underlying temperament
d. exposure to language ---correct precise answer ---d. exposure to
language
Research indicated that a child's language experiences greatly
influence language and literacy development.
Use the information below to answer the following question.
, spontaneous language sample:
C she me hit.
C He is a puppy very cute.
C Is rainy today.
C where you go?
A SLP collects a spontaneous language sample from a 2nd ELL. Based
on the language sample, which of the following typical 2nd language
processes is the student most likely demonstrating?
a. difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
b. omission of morphological markers and articles
c. substitution of pronouns and misuse of prepositions
d. addition of multipurpose verbs and plural forms ---correct precise
answer ---a. difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
ELLs demonstrate a few typical 2nd language processes, which are
directly influenced by the structure of their primary language. In the
sample, the student demonstrates English errors/processes impacting
syntax production, especially word order and auxiliary verbs. This is
most likely attributed to 1st language transfer to english and would be
considered a language difference, not a language disorder.
with correct verified detailed Answers Latest
Updated Version 2025 Graded A+
which of the following developmental theories asserts that language
acquisition results from intellectual maturation?
a. cognitive approach
b. linguistic approach
c. behavior approach
d. social interactionist approach ---correct precise answer ---a.
cognitive approach
accoring to Jean Piaget's theory, cognitive maturation occurs
sequentially and directly influences language development. Language
development results from cognitive maturation and environmental
experiences and is not regarded as a separate faculty.
By the age of 24 months, children who are typically developing are
most likely to produce which of the following utterances?
,a. "i'm eating"
b. "dog bowl"
c. "cats playing"
d. "it's on the table" ---correct precise answer ---b. "dog bowl"
According to brown's stages of syntactic and mophological
development, 24-month-old children are expected to have a MLU of
approximately 1.75 with a range of 1.0-2.0 morphemes. In Brown's
stage I, children produce several sentence types as they acquire more
language, such as possessor + possession, but have not yet acquired
more complex grammatical structures.
A 3rd grade teacher reports that a student who is an ELL closely
observes students in the classroom but infrequently engages in using
language. Which of the following 2nd language processes is the
student most likely demonstrating?
a. losing language skills in the primary language
b. switching between the 1st and 2nd language in a single utterance
c. focusing on listening and comprehending in the 2nd language
,d. producing errors in English due to the influence of the 1st language
---correct precise answer ---c. focusing on listening and
comprehending in the 2nd language
children who are acquiring language frequently undergo typical
processes of 2nd language acquisition. During the silent period of 2nd
language acquisition, children are likely to appear quiet since they are
focusing on listening and comprehending the 2nd or new language.
A child's rate of language development is most likely to be influenced
by which of the following factors?
a. median household income
b. dialect difference
c. underlying temperament
d. exposure to language ---correct precise answer ---d. exposure to
language
Research indicated that a child's language experiences greatly
influence language and literacy development.
Use the information below to answer the following question.
, spontaneous language sample:
C she me hit.
C He is a puppy very cute.
C Is rainy today.
C where you go?
A SLP collects a spontaneous language sample from a 2nd ELL. Based
on the language sample, which of the following typical 2nd language
processes is the student most likely demonstrating?
a. difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
b. omission of morphological markers and articles
c. substitution of pronouns and misuse of prepositions
d. addition of multipurpose verbs and plural forms ---correct precise
answer ---a. difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
ELLs demonstrate a few typical 2nd language processes, which are
directly influenced by the structure of their primary language. In the
sample, the student demonstrates English errors/processes impacting
syntax production, especially word order and auxiliary verbs. This is
most likely attributed to 1st language transfer to english and would be
considered a language difference, not a language disorder.
