Practice Test 2 || with Complete Solutions.

Howard has been diagnosed as having maladaptive behavior of an immature/anxious withdrawn nature. A behavior that we might expect of Howard, considering his diagnosis is: (rigorous) A. resistance B. teasing C. fantasizing D. hostility correct answers C. fantasizing Choices A, B, and D are traits of aggressive, acting-out behavior. Choice C, however, is the trait of anxious, withdrawn behavior. Which of these is listed as only a minor scale on the Behavior Problem Checklist? (average) A. motor excess B. conduct disorder C. socialized aggression D. anxiety/withdrawal correct answers A. motor excess Motor excess has to do with over activity, or hyperactivity, in physical movement. The other three items are disorders, all of which may be characterized by excessive activity. Kenny, a 4th grader, has trouble comprehending analogies using comparative, spatial, and temporal words, and multiple meanings. Language interventions for Kenny would focus on: (rigorous) A. morphology B. syntax C. pragmatics D. semantics correct answers D. semantics Semantics has to do with word meanings. Semantics test measure receptive and expressive vocabulary skills. Five-year-old Tom continues to substitute the "w" sound for the "r" sound when pronouncing words; therefore, he often distorts words e.g., "wabbit" for "rabbit" and "wat" for "rat." His articulation disorder is basically a problem in: (rigorous) A. phonology B. morphology C. syntax D. semantics correct answers A. phonology The Carrow Elicited Language inventory is a test designed to give the examiner diagnostic information about a child's expressive grammatical competence. Which of the following language components is being assessed? A. phonology