CD 415 FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Utterances can be a couple of ___, ___ or _____. Answer: single
words, couple of word or sentences
⩥ Robert Brown termed the concept of MLU____ he used changes in
MLU to delineate critical stages of ______ the stages were characterized
by changes in the child's utterance___ and in turn syntactic____.
Answer: Mean length utterance
linguistic development
length
complexity
⩥ MLU is he ____ number of _____ per utterance. Answer: average
morphemes
⩥ MLU is calculated by counting the number of ___ and ___
morphemes contained in each utterance and ____ the total morphemes
by the total number of utterance.. Answer: free and bound
dividing
, ⩥ longer utterance tend to be more____ computing MLU is a way to
estimate where a child is in the ______ process. Answer: complex
language development
⩥ MLU is considered to be a moderate___of the complexity of a chill's
language although this measure is considered only fairly reliable until
MLU reaches ___. Answer: predictor
4.0
⩥ beyond ___ children demonstrate linguistic complexity based on the
types of words used rather than by stringing words together.. Answer:
4.0
⩥ There is a demonstrated relationship between age and MLU in the
first few years of life that does not continue past age___ or ___ years.
Answer: four or five
⩥ from age 18 months when MLU is somewhere between ___ and ___
MLU increases by approximately ___ morphemes per year until age 5..
Answer: 1.0 and 2.0
1.2
⩥ The MLU progression roughly correlates with 1 year old having a
predicted MLU of approx ___ and 2 years old having a MLU of __.
Answer: 1.0
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Utterances can be a couple of ___, ___ or _____. Answer: single
words, couple of word or sentences
⩥ Robert Brown termed the concept of MLU____ he used changes in
MLU to delineate critical stages of ______ the stages were characterized
by changes in the child's utterance___ and in turn syntactic____.
Answer: Mean length utterance
linguistic development
length
complexity
⩥ MLU is he ____ number of _____ per utterance. Answer: average
morphemes
⩥ MLU is calculated by counting the number of ___ and ___
morphemes contained in each utterance and ____ the total morphemes
by the total number of utterance.. Answer: free and bound
dividing
, ⩥ longer utterance tend to be more____ computing MLU is a way to
estimate where a child is in the ______ process. Answer: complex
language development
⩥ MLU is considered to be a moderate___of the complexity of a chill's
language although this measure is considered only fairly reliable until
MLU reaches ___. Answer: predictor
4.0
⩥ beyond ___ children demonstrate linguistic complexity based on the
types of words used rather than by stringing words together.. Answer:
4.0
⩥ There is a demonstrated relationship between age and MLU in the
first few years of life that does not continue past age___ or ___ years.
Answer: four or five
⩥ from age 18 months when MLU is somewhere between ___ and ___
MLU increases by approximately ___ morphemes per year until age 5..
Answer: 1.0 and 2.0
1.2
⩥ The MLU progression roughly correlates with 1 year old having a
predicted MLU of approx ___ and 2 years old having a MLU of __.
Answer: 1.0
