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ILTS SLP: nonteaching practice test (232)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Which of the following developmental theories asserts that language acquisition results from
intellectual maturation?
a. cognitive approach
b. linguistic approach
c. behavior approach
d. social interactionist approach - answer✔a. cognitive approach
accoring to Jean Piaget's theory, cognitive maturation occurs sequentially and directly influences
language development. Language development results from cognitive maturation and
environmental experiences and is not regarded as a separate faculty.
By the age of 24 months, children who are typically developing are most likely to produce which
of the following utterances?
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a. "i'm eating"
b. "dog bowl"
c. "cats playing"
d. "it's on the table" - answer✔b. "dog bowl"
According to brown's stages of syntactic and mophological development, 24-month-old children
are expected to have a MLU of approximately 1.75 with a range of 1.0-2.0 morphemes. In
Brown's stage I, children produce several sentence types as they acquire more language, such as
possessor + possession, but have not yet acquired more complex grammatical structures.
A 3rd grade teacher reports that a student who is an ELL closely observes students in the
classroom but infrequently engages in using language. Which of the following 2nd language
processes is the student most likely demonstrating?
a. losing language skills in the primary language
b. switching between the 1st and 2nd language in a single utterance
c. focusing on listening and comprehending in the 2nd language
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d. producing errors in English due to the influence of the 1st language - answer✔c. focusing on
listening and comprehending in the 2nd language
children who are acquiring language frequently undergo typical processes of 2nd language
acquisition. During the silent period of 2nd language acquisition, children are likely to appear
quiet since they are focusing on listening and comprehending the 2nd or new language.
A child's rate of language development is most likely to be influenced by which of the following
factors?
a. median household income
b. dialect difference
c. underlying temperament
d. exposure to language - answer✔d. exposure to language
Research indicated that a child's language experiences greatly influence language and literacy
development.
Use the information below to answer the following question.
spontaneous language sample:
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C she me hit.
C He is a puppy very cute.
C Is rainy today.
C where you go?
A SLP collects a spontaneous language sample from a 2nd ELL. Based on the language sample,
which of the following typical 2nd language processes is the student most likely demonstrating?
a. difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
b. omission of morphological markers and articles
c. substitution of pronouns and misuse of prepositions
d. addition of multipurpose verbs and plural forms - answer✔a. difficulty with word order and
auxiliary verbs
ELLs demonstrate a few typical 2nd language processes, which are directly influenced by the
structure of their primary language. In the sample, the student demonstrates English
errors/processes impacting syntax production, especially word order and auxiliary verbs. This is
10/11/2024 1:41 PM
ILTS SLP: nonteaching practice test (232)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Which of the following developmental theories asserts that language acquisition results from
intellectual maturation?
a. cognitive approach
b. linguistic approach
c. behavior approach
d. social interactionist approach - answer✔a. cognitive approach
accoring to Jean Piaget's theory, cognitive maturation occurs sequentially and directly influences
language development. Language development results from cognitive maturation and
environmental experiences and is not regarded as a separate faculty.
By the age of 24 months, children who are typically developing are most likely to produce which
of the following utterances?
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10/11/2024 1:41 PM
a. "i'm eating"
b. "dog bowl"
c. "cats playing"
d. "it's on the table" - answer✔b. "dog bowl"
According to brown's stages of syntactic and mophological development, 24-month-old children
are expected to have a MLU of approximately 1.75 with a range of 1.0-2.0 morphemes. In
Brown's stage I, children produce several sentence types as they acquire more language, such as
possessor + possession, but have not yet acquired more complex grammatical structures.
A 3rd grade teacher reports that a student who is an ELL closely observes students in the
classroom but infrequently engages in using language. Which of the following 2nd language
processes is the student most likely demonstrating?
a. losing language skills in the primary language
b. switching between the 1st and 2nd language in a single utterance
c. focusing on listening and comprehending in the 2nd language
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d. producing errors in English due to the influence of the 1st language - answer✔c. focusing on
listening and comprehending in the 2nd language
children who are acquiring language frequently undergo typical processes of 2nd language
acquisition. During the silent period of 2nd language acquisition, children are likely to appear
quiet since they are focusing on listening and comprehending the 2nd or new language.
A child's rate of language development is most likely to be influenced by which of the following
factors?
a. median household income
b. dialect difference
c. underlying temperament
d. exposure to language - answer✔d. exposure to language
Research indicated that a child's language experiences greatly influence language and literacy
development.
Use the information below to answer the following question.
spontaneous language sample:
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C she me hit.
C He is a puppy very cute.
C Is rainy today.
C where you go?
A SLP collects a spontaneous language sample from a 2nd ELL. Based on the language sample,
which of the following typical 2nd language processes is the student most likely demonstrating?
a. difficulty with word order and auxiliary verbs
b. omission of morphological markers and articles
c. substitution of pronouns and misuse of prepositions
d. addition of multipurpose verbs and plural forms - answer✔a. difficulty with word order and
auxiliary verbs
ELLs demonstrate a few typical 2nd language processes, which are directly influenced by the
structure of their primary language. In the sample, the student demonstrates English
errors/processes impacting syntax production, especially word order and auxiliary verbs. This is
