LANGUAGE DIAGNOSTIC AND REVIEW TEST

Language Diagnostic & Review Test


1. The most basic syntactic unit is the (C _ _ _ S _ ) TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


2. Changing our communication to suit the situation (e.g., being a mother versus being a business woman) is referred to as changing ( R _ _ I _ _ _ R ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


3. A pronoun used to refer back to a pervious referent (e. g., "Mother is home. She is tired.") is called ( A _ _ P _ _ _ A ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


4. A morpheme that can be used to generate a new word (e.g., happy to unhappy) is called a ( D _ _ _ V _ _ _ _ _ A L ) morpheme. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

5. A morpheme that provides information about the tense of a verb is called an ( I _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ A L ) morpheme. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


6. The rules by which sentences are made, including passives, declarations, interrogatives and imperatives is called ( S _ _ _ _ _ ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

7. The part of language which involves the use of language in social context is known as ( P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C S ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

8. The part of language which deals with the study of meaning is called ( S _ _ _ _ _ _ C S) TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


9. An articulation disorder with no known etiology or cause is called a ( F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A L) articulation disorder. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


10. When a four year old child says "He rounded home." he demonstrates a developing knowledge of ( M _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ Y ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

11. Early mother-child interactions relate to the developing pragmatic behavior of ( _ _ _ N) taking. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


12. A child is distracted by background noises, has difficulty remembering several commands, and can't hear the difference between "wed" and "red." He would be suspected of having problems in ( A _ _ I _ _ _ Y ) ( P _ _ _ _ _ _ I N G ). Please remember to enter the space (hit the space bar) between the words in the same manner as you entered the letters. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


13. Delayed or deviant language development in a child who exhibits no cognitive neurological or social impairment is called ( S _ _ _ I _ I C ) ( L _ N _ U _ _ E) (I _ P _ I _ _ E N T ). Please type in the letters for both words, but don't forget to include the two spaces (hit the space bar) between the words in the same manner as you did for each letter. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


14. A single word utterance is often called a holophrastic sentence. To understand the full meaning of the holophrastic sentence we must rely on ( C _ _ _ _ _ T ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

15. A morpheme added at the beginning of the base morpheme is called a ( P _ _ _ _ _). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


16. One example of a semantic relation relating words which are represented in the lexicon, or mental dictionary, is a ( S _ _ _ _ _ M ). (Hint-pretty/beautiful). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


17. Another example of a semantic relation relating words which are represented in the lexicon, or mental dictionary, is an ( A _ _ _ _ _ M ). (Hint-pretty/ugly). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


18. A third example of a semantic relation relating words which are represented in the lexicon, or mental dictionary, is a ( H _ _ _ _ _ M ). (Hint-blue/blew). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


19. The last example of a semantic relation relating words which are represented in the lexicon, or mental dictionary, is ( C _ _ _ _ O _ Y ) ( N _ _ _ S ). Please be sure to enter the space (hit the space bar) between the words in the same manner as you entered the letters. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


20. The linguistic sign is constituted by ( F _ _ _ ) and (M _ _ _ _ N G ). Please be sure to enter the space (hit the space bar) before and after the letters "and" in the same manner that you entered the letters for the answer. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

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21. Four nonverbal behaviors that are important to notice in a language evaluation are facial affects (gestures), limb gestures, ( _ _ _ ) ( C _ _ _ A _ _ ) and (P _ O _ E _ I _ S ). (Hint-space). Please be sure to enter the space (hit the space bar) between the words and before and after the letters "and" in the same manner that you entered the letters for the answer. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


22. (O _ _ _ _ S ) (M _ D _ A ) is a middle ear infection. Please type in the letters for both words, but don't forget to include the space (hit the space bar) between the words in the same manner as you did for each letter. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


23. The MLU can be calculated in ( M _ _ _ H _ _ _ S ) or ( W _ _ _ S ). Please don't forget to enter the word (letters) "or" with a space on either side in the same manner that you entered the letters for the answer. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


24. The three language modalities are ( S _ _ _ E N ) (W _ _ T _ _ N) and ( S _ _ N E D ) language. Please don't forget to enter the spaces (hit the space bar) and the word (letters) "and," following the same procedure that you used to enter the letters. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

25. Idioms are an example of ( F _ _ _ R A _ _ _ E ) language. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

26. A language sample should be (R E _ _ E _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ E ) of the child's typical language behaviors. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


27. An important gesture of observe in an evaluation of a young child with a suspected language disorder is (P _ _ _ _ I N G ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


28. One criteria for establishing mental retardation, as defined by the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD), is a significantly sub average ( I _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ U _ L ) functioning. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


29. Another criteria for establishing mental retardation, as defined by the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD), is a concurrent limitation of ( A _ _ _ T _ _ E) behavior. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


30. A third criteria for establishing mental retardation, as defined by the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD), is that the other criteria behaviors must be manifested before the age of ( _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

31. One factor which can affect a language sample is the (S E _ _ I N G ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

32. Another factor which can affect a language sample is the (T _ _ K ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

33. A third factor which can affect a language sample is the (T O _ _ C ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

34. . A fourth factor which can affect a language sample is the (M _ T _ _ I _ _ S ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

35. A fifth factor which can affect a language sample is the (P _ R _ _ E R ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:

36. Children with language/learning disorders may have difficulty in acquiring ( W _ _ _ _ E N ) language. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


37. When children can view language as an object in itself, they have developed a (M _ _ A _ I _ _ _ I _ _ I C ) competence. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


38. Two types of clauses which the clinician looks for in a language sample are (S _ _ P _ _ ) and ( C _ _ P _ E _ ) clauses. Please don't forget to enter the letters (word) "and" with a space (hit the space bar) before and after, in the same manner as you entered each letter for the two word answer. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


39. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synaptic category changes. Given the two nouns from the sentence below identify their semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the words "Dad" and "She" would be called the (A _ _ _ T ) or (A _ _ _ R). Please don't forget to enter the letters (word) "or" with a space (hit the space bar) on both sides in the same manner as you entered the letters for the two words. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


40. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synaptic category changes. Given the noun from the sentence below identify its semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the word "glove" would be called the (I _ S _ _ _ _ E _ T ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


41. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synaptic category changes. Given the nouns from the sentence below identify their semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the words "ball" or "it" would be called the (P _ _ I E _ T ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


42. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synaptic category changes. Given the noun from the sentence below identify its semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the word "(to) Jack" would be called the (B _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ V E ) or (D _ _ _ V E). Please don't forget to enter the letters (word) "or" with a space (hit the space bar) on both sides in the same manner as you entered the letters for the two words. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


43. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synaptic category changes. Given the noun from the sentence below identify its semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the word "(two) minutes" would be called the (T _ _ _ O _ _ L). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


44. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synactic category changes. Given the noun from the sentence below identify its semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the words "(at or to) first base" would be called the (L _ _ _ _ _ V E). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


45. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synactic category changes. Given the noun from the sentence below identify its semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the word "(an old) man" would be called the (M _ _ N E _ ). TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


46. Noun phrases can be said to play a semantic role in an utterance which does not change even when the synaptic category changes. Given the noun from the sentence below identify its semantic role. Dad hit the ball to Mary. She caught it with her glove and threw it to Jack at first base. Dad ran like an old man and took two minutes to get to first base. He stood there with Jack huffing and puffing. The semantic relation for the word "(with) Jack" would be called the (A _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ M _ N _ ) TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


47. Morphosyntax is realized through morphology and (I N _ O _ _ T _ _ N ) ( I N _ L _ _ T _ _ N S ) and ( W _ R _ ) ( O _ _ _ R ). Please don't forget to enter the spaces between the words and before and after the word (letters) "and," in the same manner as you entered the letters for the words. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


48. The child who often produces such utterances as "The...um...um...the thing that you wear when it rains..." may have ( W O _ _ ) ( F _ _ _ I N G ) deficits. Please type in the letters for both words, but don't forget to enter the space (hit the space bar) between the words in the same manner as you did for each letter. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


50. Down Syndrome, Fragil X Syndrome and Fetal alcohol Syndrome are all associated with ( _ E _ _ _ L ) ( R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N ). Please don't forget to enter the space (hit the space bar) between the two words in the same manner as you entered the letters. TYPE LETTER HERE -------> YOUR ANSWER IS:


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1. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD462)

ACCESSION: 39391239
AUTHOR:
Owens, Robert E.
TITLE: Language disorders :
a functional approach to assessment and intervention
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xii, 596 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. 489- 561) and indexes.
ISBN: 0205287034
SUBJECT: Language disorders in children.

2. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD462)

ACCESSION: 35792403
AUTHOR: Bernstein, Deena K. (Deena Kahan)
TITLE: Language and communication disorders in children
EDITION: 4th ed.
PLACE: Boston : PUBLISHER: Allyn and Bacon,
YEAR: 1997 PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: ix, 614 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0205198945
SUBJECT: Language disorders in children.
Communicative disorders in children.
Language Disorders -- in infancy & childhood.
Communication Disorders -- in infancy & childhood.
OTHER: Tiegerman-Farber, Ellenmorris.

3. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD462)

ACCESSION: 26334080
AUTHOR: Miller, Jon F.
TITLE: Assessing language production in children : experimental procedures
PLACE: Boston :
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: viii, 186 p. ; 28 cm.
SERIES: Assessing communicative behavior ; v. 1
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173- 177) and indexes.
ISBN: 0205135463 (pbk.)
SUBJECT: Language disorders in children -- Diagnosis.
Children -- Language -- Testing.
Developmentally disabled children -- Language -- Testing.

4. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD462)

ACCESSION: 31131371
AUTHOR: Larson, Vicki Lord.
TITLE: Language disorders in older students : preadolescents and adolescents
PLACE: Eau Claire, WI : PUBLISHER: Thinking Publications,
YEAR: 1995
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xiii, 356 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305- 335) and indexes.
ISBN: 0930599292 (pbk.) :
SUBJECT: Language disorders in adolescence.
Language disorders in children.
Language Disorders -- in adolescence.
Language Disorders -- in infancy & childhood.
Language Disorders -- therapy. OTHER: McKinley, Nancy L.

5. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD462)

ACCESSION: 24320122
AUTHOR: Burling, Robbins.
TITLE: Patterns of language : structure, variation, change
PLACE: San Diego :
PUBLISHER: Academic Press,
YEAR: 1992 PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xiv, 461 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. 425- 433) and index.
ISBN: 0121449203 (acid-free paper)
SUBJECT: Language and languages.
Linguistics.
Language