INTUIT TAX LEVEL 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER - in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER - in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be
a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro
Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER - a letter that represents a phoneme.
Onset-rime - CORRECT ANSWER - The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all
words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel and what follows it.
French and Indian War - CORRECT ANSWER - (1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between
the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
American Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - This political revolution began with the Declaration
of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between
government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.
13th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - freed slaves
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - made black people citizens
15th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - black males were allowed to vote
atom - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic unit of matter
,Smallest particle of an element,
protons - CORRECT ANSWER - Positively charged particles
electrons - CORRECT ANSWER - Negatively charged particles
neutrons - CORRECT ANSWER - no charge
the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
Second Continental Congress - CORRECT ANSWER - Convened in May 1775, the Congress
opposed the drastic move toward complete independence from Britain. In an effort to reach a
reconciliation, the Congress offered peace under the conditions that there be a cease-fire in
Boston, that the Coercive Acts be repealed, and that negotiations begin immediately. King
George III rejected the petition.
democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - A system of government by the whole population or all the
eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
monoarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruled by a king or queen
theocracy - CORRECT ANSWER - A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - A government ruled by a few powerful people
semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words,
their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one
another.
,syntax - CORRECT ANSWER - The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed
sentences in a language.
Language Aquisition - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which humans acquire the capacity to
perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to
communicate.
Noam Chomsky - CORRECT ANSWER - Created concept of "universal grammar"; pointed out
how children "overgeneralize" language rules and the concepts of "deep v. surface" structures in
language
imitation - CORRECT ANSWER - a copy that is represented as the original
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in
a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.
morphology - CORRECT ANSWER - Structure of words
lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER - the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER - Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is
based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
connotation - CORRECT ANSWER - An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal
or primary meaning
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
denotation - CORRECT ANSWER - literal meaning of the word.
, Stages Language Development - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The Babbling Stage (pre-language
stage)(0-6 months)
2. Holophrastic Stage (one-word stage) (11-19 months)
3. Two-Word Stage (13-24 months)
4. Telegraphic Stage (18-27 months): beyond the use of two-word communication.
5. Ages 2-3: children have about 200-300 words and can produce short sentences.
6. Age 4: children have 1,500 words in their vocabulary. They speak more complex sentence
structures, but their speech still contains pronunciation problems.
7. Age 5: have vocabulary of 2,100 words and a working knowledge of grammar and language.
8. Age 6-7: have a speaking vocabulary of about 2,100 words and a comprehension over 20,000
words.
9. Ages 8-12: begin using relative pronoun clauses (i.e. the boy whom you met yesterday is my
friend.)
listening skills - CORRECT ANSWER - although no well-defined model exists, some theorists link
listening skills to reading skills.
Activities to Promote Oral Communication - CORRECT ANSWER - dramatic play, language play,
show and tell, puppet show, turn and talk, interviews (pair interview- can promote oral
communication), oral presentations
intelligibility - CORRECT ANSWER - When other people can understand what you are saying. Has
resulted in the phonological core--features of phonology that are crucial.
language interference - CORRECT ANSWER - The interference of Language 1 over the structures
of Language 2 can cause errors.
Can happen at the word or sentence level. The most noticeable language interference happens
when students use the phonology of their first language to promote words in English.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER - in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER - in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be
a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro
Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER - a letter that represents a phoneme.
Onset-rime - CORRECT ANSWER - The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all
words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel and what follows it.
French and Indian War - CORRECT ANSWER - (1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between
the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
American Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - This political revolution began with the Declaration
of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between
government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.
13th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - freed slaves
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - made black people citizens
15th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - black males were allowed to vote
atom - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic unit of matter
,Smallest particle of an element,
protons - CORRECT ANSWER - Positively charged particles
electrons - CORRECT ANSWER - Negatively charged particles
neutrons - CORRECT ANSWER - no charge
the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
Second Continental Congress - CORRECT ANSWER - Convened in May 1775, the Congress
opposed the drastic move toward complete independence from Britain. In an effort to reach a
reconciliation, the Congress offered peace under the conditions that there be a cease-fire in
Boston, that the Coercive Acts be repealed, and that negotiations begin immediately. King
George III rejected the petition.
democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - A system of government by the whole population or all the
eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
monoarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruled by a king or queen
theocracy - CORRECT ANSWER - A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - A government ruled by a few powerful people
semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words,
their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one
another.
,syntax - CORRECT ANSWER - The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed
sentences in a language.
Language Aquisition - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which humans acquire the capacity to
perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to
communicate.
Noam Chomsky - CORRECT ANSWER - Created concept of "universal grammar"; pointed out
how children "overgeneralize" language rules and the concepts of "deep v. surface" structures in
language
imitation - CORRECT ANSWER - a copy that is represented as the original
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in
a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.
morphology - CORRECT ANSWER - Structure of words
lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER - the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER - Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is
based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
connotation - CORRECT ANSWER - An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal
or primary meaning
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
denotation - CORRECT ANSWER - literal meaning of the word.
, Stages Language Development - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The Babbling Stage (pre-language
stage)(0-6 months)
2. Holophrastic Stage (one-word stage) (11-19 months)
3. Two-Word Stage (13-24 months)
4. Telegraphic Stage (18-27 months): beyond the use of two-word communication.
5. Ages 2-3: children have about 200-300 words and can produce short sentences.
6. Age 4: children have 1,500 words in their vocabulary. They speak more complex sentence
structures, but their speech still contains pronunciation problems.
7. Age 5: have vocabulary of 2,100 words and a working knowledge of grammar and language.
8. Age 6-7: have a speaking vocabulary of about 2,100 words and a comprehension over 20,000
words.
9. Ages 8-12: begin using relative pronoun clauses (i.e. the boy whom you met yesterday is my
friend.)
listening skills - CORRECT ANSWER - although no well-defined model exists, some theorists link
listening skills to reading skills.
Activities to Promote Oral Communication - CORRECT ANSWER - dramatic play, language play,
show and tell, puppet show, turn and talk, interviews (pair interview- can promote oral
communication), oral presentations
intelligibility - CORRECT ANSWER - When other people can understand what you are saying. Has
resulted in the phonological core--features of phonology that are crucial.
language interference - CORRECT ANSWER - The interference of Language 1 over the structures
of Language 2 can cause errors.
Can happen at the word or sentence level. The most noticeable language interference happens
when students use the phonology of their first language to promote words in English.
