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and Conceptual Actual 100% Correct
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1. At about what age do infants begin to send intentional and purposeful
messages via babbling and gesturing?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 10 months
D) 2 years - ANSWER C) 10 months (intentional and purposeful
switch from pre-locutionary to illocutionary)
2. Tommy is 7 months old and recently began babbling. He produces chains
such as "mama" and "dada". What type of babbling is Tommy
demonstrating?
A) Variegated babbling
B) Reduplicated babbling
C) Cooing
D) None of the above - ANSWER B) Reduplicated babbling (CVCV
syllable chains)
3. At about what age do typically developing children have about 200-300
words in their expressive vocabulary?
A) 12 months
, B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 3 years old - ANSWER C) 24 months
4. By 3 months old, typically developing infants may consistently do which of
the following:
A) Follow 1-step directions
B) Cry for basic needs
C) Look when name is called
D) Quiet in response to noise
E) B and C
F) B and D - ANSWER F.) B and D (cry for basic needs and
quiet/smile in response to sound)
5. Jen understands simple opposites and questions. Her mother reports that
Jen is constantly asking 'why?'. Based upon typical development, what age
is Jen closest to?
A) 8 months old
B) 12 months old
C) 2 1/2 years old
D) 4 years old - ANSWER C) 2 1/2 years old (2 - 3 years old)
6. A 78-year-old female is reporting loss of taste. Findings from her video-
fluoroscopy reveal age-related changes. Which of the following treatment
would you recommend?
A) Modified Diet
B) Oral motor exercises
C) Pharyngeal strength exercises
D) No speech therapy indicated - ANSWER D) No speech therapy
indicated (because age-related changes, not dysphagia)
,7. Contractible auxiliary is a later developing morpheme. Which of the
following sentences contains an example of contractible auxiliary?
A) Daddy's jumping up and down.
B) It's hot in the summer.
C) Are you going?
D) None of the above - ANSWER A) Daddy's jumping up and down.
(Daddy's)
8. Identify the number of morphemes in the following sentence: "It was
undeniable that she was the happiest girl in her class."
A) 16 morphemes
B) 17 morphemes
C) 14 morphemes
D) 15 morphemes
E) None of the above - ANSWER D) 15 morphemes
9. The smallest unit of language that can change meaning of words but does
not have meaning on its own is known as:
A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Semantics
E) None of the above - ANSWER C) Phonology (phonemes alone do
not have meaning)
10.Language is often classified into three components: form, content, and use.
Which of the following is an example of language form?
A) Syntax
, B) Pragmatics
C) Morphology
D) A and C
E) all of the above - ANSWER D) A and C (phonology, morphology,
and syntax are all part of language form)
11.Which language theory is supported by the following evidence: deaf babies
babble, grammar rules are not directly taught, and children follow a
sequence of developmental milestones.
A) Cognitive theory
B) Nativist/Generative view
C) Constructionist/Interactionist view
D) Behavior theory - ANSWER B) Nativist/Generative view
(Chomsky)
12.Which of the following grammatical morphemes are acquired first in
typically developing children?
A) Present progressive
B) Possessive 's
C) Regular plural -s
D) A and C - ANSWER D) A and C (present progressive -ing & regular
plural -s acquired by 27-30 months, stage 2)
13.Which language theory is based upon the belief that children learn
language through conditioning? (i.e. stimulus-response drives acquisition)
A) Semantic theory
B) Behavior theory
C) Social interactionism
D) Cognitive theory - ANSWER B) Behavior theory (Skinner)
Questions With Verified Multiple Choice
and Conceptual Actual 100% Correct
Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update!!
1. At about what age do infants begin to send intentional and purposeful
messages via babbling and gesturing?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 10 months
D) 2 years - ANSWER C) 10 months (intentional and purposeful
switch from pre-locutionary to illocutionary)
2. Tommy is 7 months old and recently began babbling. He produces chains
such as "mama" and "dada". What type of babbling is Tommy
demonstrating?
A) Variegated babbling
B) Reduplicated babbling
C) Cooing
D) None of the above - ANSWER B) Reduplicated babbling (CVCV
syllable chains)
3. At about what age do typically developing children have about 200-300
words in their expressive vocabulary?
A) 12 months
, B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 3 years old - ANSWER C) 24 months
4. By 3 months old, typically developing infants may consistently do which of
the following:
A) Follow 1-step directions
B) Cry for basic needs
C) Look when name is called
D) Quiet in response to noise
E) B and C
F) B and D - ANSWER F.) B and D (cry for basic needs and
quiet/smile in response to sound)
5. Jen understands simple opposites and questions. Her mother reports that
Jen is constantly asking 'why?'. Based upon typical development, what age
is Jen closest to?
A) 8 months old
B) 12 months old
C) 2 1/2 years old
D) 4 years old - ANSWER C) 2 1/2 years old (2 - 3 years old)
6. A 78-year-old female is reporting loss of taste. Findings from her video-
fluoroscopy reveal age-related changes. Which of the following treatment
would you recommend?
A) Modified Diet
B) Oral motor exercises
C) Pharyngeal strength exercises
D) No speech therapy indicated - ANSWER D) No speech therapy
indicated (because age-related changes, not dysphagia)
,7. Contractible auxiliary is a later developing morpheme. Which of the
following sentences contains an example of contractible auxiliary?
A) Daddy's jumping up and down.
B) It's hot in the summer.
C) Are you going?
D) None of the above - ANSWER A) Daddy's jumping up and down.
(Daddy's)
8. Identify the number of morphemes in the following sentence: "It was
undeniable that she was the happiest girl in her class."
A) 16 morphemes
B) 17 morphemes
C) 14 morphemes
D) 15 morphemes
E) None of the above - ANSWER D) 15 morphemes
9. The smallest unit of language that can change meaning of words but does
not have meaning on its own is known as:
A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Semantics
E) None of the above - ANSWER C) Phonology (phonemes alone do
not have meaning)
10.Language is often classified into three components: form, content, and use.
Which of the following is an example of language form?
A) Syntax
, B) Pragmatics
C) Morphology
D) A and C
E) all of the above - ANSWER D) A and C (phonology, morphology,
and syntax are all part of language form)
11.Which language theory is supported by the following evidence: deaf babies
babble, grammar rules are not directly taught, and children follow a
sequence of developmental milestones.
A) Cognitive theory
B) Nativist/Generative view
C) Constructionist/Interactionist view
D) Behavior theory - ANSWER B) Nativist/Generative view
(Chomsky)
12.Which of the following grammatical morphemes are acquired first in
typically developing children?
A) Present progressive
B) Possessive 's
C) Regular plural -s
D) A and C - ANSWER D) A and C (present progressive -ing & regular
plural -s acquired by 27-30 months, stage 2)
13.Which language theory is based upon the belief that children learn
language through conditioning? (i.e. stimulus-response drives acquisition)
A) Semantic theory
B) Behavior theory
C) Social interactionism
D) Cognitive theory - ANSWER B) Behavior theory (Skinner)
