LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN FINAL EXAM REVIEW | COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE 2026
CH. 1
Which of the following is the best example of an extralinguistic element of communication? -
correct answer ✔✔Pitch and intonation
Which statement is true of language? - correct answer ✔✔It is rule based allowing for infinite
number of utterances.
Which term refers to "sounds that create meaningful differences"? - correct answer
✔✔Phonemes.
The sentence, "The cat answers the phone.", is a violation of what aspect of language?. - correct
answer ✔✔Propositional meaning.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The symbols used in the English language are mutually agreed upon but arbitrary. - correct
answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
The melodic components of speech are often referred to as subsegmental devices.. - correct
answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Nonlinguistic behaviors are not universal and vary by culture. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
,Children must learn the phonotactic rules for combining phonemes. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Lexicon, or vocabulary, is a synonym for the semantic component of language. - correct answer
✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
A basic syntactic rule in English is the object + subject + verb sequence. - correct answer
✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
A free morpheme can also be called an affix. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Unlike the other aspects of language, pragmatics are rule bound. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Children who have difficulty with the auditory-oral system usually find the visual-graphic system
easier to use. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Fluent reading requires decoding of letters and words, use of narrative knowledge, and
semantic-syntactic information. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
American Sign Language is not a true language. - correct answer ✔✔False
, CH. 2
"ba da na" is an example of ___________ babbling. - correct answer ✔✔Variegated
In semantic development, "mama" applying to all women is an example of: - correct answer
✔✔Over-extension
The final stage of speech act development is known as the: - correct answer ✔✔Locutionary
period
Deictic words are: - correct answer ✔✔Terms that have changing referents
When do metalinguistic skills develop? - correct answer ✔✔Brown's Stage 1
TRUE OR FALSE:
The sounds produced during the jargon stage are typical of the sounds found in first words. -
correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
The final stage of speech act development is known as the locutionary period. - correct answer
✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
During the one word stage, children exhibit greater speech accuracy in production of action
words than object words. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Children learn the full rules of conversational turn-taking by their second birthday. - correct
answer ✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE 2026
CH. 1
Which of the following is the best example of an extralinguistic element of communication? -
correct answer ✔✔Pitch and intonation
Which statement is true of language? - correct answer ✔✔It is rule based allowing for infinite
number of utterances.
Which term refers to "sounds that create meaningful differences"? - correct answer
✔✔Phonemes.
The sentence, "The cat answers the phone.", is a violation of what aspect of language?. - correct
answer ✔✔Propositional meaning.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The symbols used in the English language are mutually agreed upon but arbitrary. - correct
answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
The melodic components of speech are often referred to as subsegmental devices.. - correct
answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Nonlinguistic behaviors are not universal and vary by culture. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
,Children must learn the phonotactic rules for combining phonemes. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Lexicon, or vocabulary, is a synonym for the semantic component of language. - correct answer
✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
A basic syntactic rule in English is the object + subject + verb sequence. - correct answer
✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
A free morpheme can also be called an affix. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Unlike the other aspects of language, pragmatics are rule bound. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Children who have difficulty with the auditory-oral system usually find the visual-graphic system
easier to use. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Fluent reading requires decoding of letters and words, use of narrative knowledge, and
semantic-syntactic information. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
American Sign Language is not a true language. - correct answer ✔✔False
, CH. 2
"ba da na" is an example of ___________ babbling. - correct answer ✔✔Variegated
In semantic development, "mama" applying to all women is an example of: - correct answer
✔✔Over-extension
The final stage of speech act development is known as the: - correct answer ✔✔Locutionary
period
Deictic words are: - correct answer ✔✔Terms that have changing referents
When do metalinguistic skills develop? - correct answer ✔✔Brown's Stage 1
TRUE OR FALSE:
The sounds produced during the jargon stage are typical of the sounds found in first words. -
correct answer ✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
The final stage of speech act development is known as the locutionary period. - correct answer
✔✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
During the one word stage, children exhibit greater speech accuracy in production of action
words than object words. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Children learn the full rules of conversational turn-taking by their second birthday. - correct
answer ✔✔True
