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1
Language is a system of symbols used to communicate.
A)True
B)False
2
Syntax refers to the meaning of language whereas semantics refers to grammar in language.
A)True
B)False
3
A child's first words are spoken between 10 and 15 months of age.
A)True
B)False
4
In infancy, "spoken vocabulary" develops before "receptive vocabulary."
A)True
B)False
5
Children who enter elementary school with a limited vocabulary are most at risk for developing reading problems.
A)True
B)False
6
The whole-language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel children's natural language learning.
A)True
B)False
7
Most 3-year-olds can print their first names.
A)True
B)False
8
Children in elementary grades who reverse letters (b, d, p, q) but show no other difficulties are not demonstrating literacy problems.
A)True
B)False
9
Learning a second language is more readily accomplished by adolescents than children or adults.
A)True
B)False
10
Study of language development in adolescents indicates that they fail to understand metaphor and satire until adulthood.
A)True
B)False
11
Damage to Broca's area often causes problems in speech production, whereas damage to Wernicke's area often causes problems in language comprehension.
A)True
B)False
12
Chomsky believed that children have a biologically endowed language acquisition device for learning language.
A)True
B)False
13
William's Syndrome seems to indicate that thinking/cognition is not necessary for language development.
A)True
B)False





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