15 Jan limit infant speech growth.

E13 Early Childhood Literacy

Lesson 1 Exam

Question 1The toddler who uses the word no in speech:

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is displaying a negative attitude.

wants to be cooperative.

needs firm handling.

may be testing to see if there is a choice.

Question 2Syntax involves:

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the sounds of symbols.

rules and word order.

prefixes and suffixes.

phonemes and morphemes.

Question 3Neurolinguistics is best defined as:

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the study of language complexity.

a branch of speech theory.

the study of linguistics and brain structure and function.

the study of language acquisition.

Question 4It is best to say the following to a toddler when you want him to go to the snack table:

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“It is time to finish and have a snack. It’s snack time.”

“Do you want to see me eat an apple slice?”

“Are you hungry?”

“Follow me to the snack table.”

Question 5Parents who believe reading is a source of enjoyment usually have children who:

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collect books and handle them gently.

avoid books when play is available.

have positive attitudes about reading.

use books for informational purposes.

Question 6Infants a few days old may prefer familiar:

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faces.

smells.

voices.

All of the above

Question 7Highly repetitive and simplified “parentese” is:

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typical in all cultures.

not recommended in the text.

inappropriate in some cultures.

appropriate, but most mothers need training to do it.

Question 8An infant at 3 to 6 months of age can be expected to:

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turn to look at the family’s pet dog barking.

make vocal sounds including consonant-like babbles.

react to changes in a primary caregiver’s tone of voice.

All of the above

Question 9Which of the following is a useful pivot word?

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Car

Kitty

Where

Cookie

Question 10Considering story books with electronic features, educators believe that:

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they may be more educative than human read-alouds.

they are not worth the money.

reading with a responsive adult is best.

they attract but do not hold toddlers’ attention for long.

Question 11Characteristic toddler speech includes:

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whispering.

stuttering.

telegraphic speech.

anti-social speech.

Question 12New technology used to study infant’s brain function and developing language ability suggests that:

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infants are smarter and display more emotions than previously believed.

the ability of many American infants has declined.

much of what was suspected about language growth has been disproven.

fine distinctions between speech sounds is rarely recognized by babies during the first months of life.

Question 13Parents’ and caregivers’ attitudes and expectations about infants’ awareness and sensory abilities may be predictive of:

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height and weight.

future musical abilities.

developmental growth.

speech growth.

Question 14Books that infants and young toddlers seem to prefer and that are recommended in the text include:

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oversized books.

books with large print.

those without contrasting backgrounds.

colorful touch-and-feel books.

Question 15Identify the mother who would best promote her infant’s language growth.

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One who talked baby talk and listened

One who was confident in her infant’s abilities, watchful, warm, and responsive

One who was animated, expressive, and liked to sing

One who spent lots of time with her infant and provided many educational toys

Question 16Prudent advice to parents about book sharing with a toddler is to:

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relax and enjoy.

pass on the information in the book.

emphasize important words.

concentrate on the book’s content.

Question 17Infants react to the speech sounds they hear and:

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learn to speak by remembering words.

build a vocabulary of 20 to 25 sounds.

decode and divide them into abstract categories.

watch how the people around them form their vowel sounds.

Question 18If you were planning a toddler story time with a group of 12 toddlers:

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choose three to four good books.

invite their mothers.

plan for 20 to 30 minutes.

place chairs in a circle.

Question 19The critical time to diagnose and treat hearing impairment so that the child’s speech develops normally is at __________ month(s) of age.

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one

six

eight

eleven

Question 20A mother’s special speech to her baby, sometimes referred to as “parentese,” may:

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limit infant speech growth.

help the infant become aware and hold his attention.

produce a musically talented toddler.
promote infant behaviors that are unsociable.