Language Acquisition & Child Development

Key Concepts in Language Acquisition and Child Development

Questions & Answers

1. According to Chomsky, language is... A (We possess an innate capacity for language.)
2. Which of the following statements is true? C (Learners need a supportive environment.)
3. Behaviorism relies on... A (Skinner's theory of operant conditioning.)
4. According to Krashen... C (Comprehensible input is important.)
5. According to constructivism... A (Children of a similar age think similarly.)
6. The term "concentration span" refers to... A (The time and capacity for focused attention.)
7. Comprehensible input means... B (The teacher uses facial expressions and gestures.)
8. Language acquisition does not require... D (All of the above.)
9. What is the zone of proximal development? A (The zone between the child's current knowledge and their potential knowledge.)
10. The concept of scaffolding is associated with... A (Bruner)
11. Which of these activities is suitable for children under 7? B (Listening to a story)
12. Young learners... B (Are comfortable with routines.)
13. Silent period... C (When children start to process language before speaking.)
14. When children do TPR activities... C (A and B)
15. Which statement is true? B (When language is processed, the left brain is believed to be involved.)
16. An instruction to "listen and make" could involve... D (Coloring)
17. To make "listen and make" activities more creative... D (All of the above)
18. An advantage of TPR is... C (TPR uses actions to enhance understanding.)
19. An activity suitable for children over 7 is... A (Writing)
20. The term "literacy" refers to... B (The ability to identify and understand written words.)
21. In dialogic reading, "Have you...?" is an example of... C (A distancing question)
22. Print awareness includes... D (All of the above)
23. Children's performance on print awareness tasks indicates... D (None of the above)
24. Identifying words on a shopping list is an example of... C (Print awareness)
25. Dialogic reading is... C (A technique to improve language and literacy skills.)
26. In dialogic reading, the teacher should... D (All of the above)
27. In the "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" dialogic reading example, the teacher primarily uses... C (Repetitive questions)
28. CROWD refers to... D (The questions you ask during dialogic reading)
29. Which of the following prompts helps build connections to real-life experiences? A (Distancing prompt)
30. Group activities can promote... D (All of the above)
31. When students are trying to speak... B (Show them you are listening attentively.)
32. When children in the classroom are asked to "classify," they are... B (Ordering and matching)
33. When learning to write, children often start with... A (Finger tracing)
34. Babies... D (All of the above)
35. Children under 7... A (Understand concrete concepts.)
36. Children between 7 and 11... C (Have developed more abstract thinking skills.)
37. Which of these features is *not* characteristic of young learners? C (They understand abstract concepts easily.)
38. Children under 7... D (Can work in groups with guidance.)
39. According to the six stages of language development, children... D (Can make up their own stories.)
40. What is a disadvantage of TPR? D (All of the above)
41. After his research, it was concluded that... D (B and C)
42. Storytelling is beneficial... C (Because it gives children exposure to language in a meaningful context.)
43. Tips for teachers include... B (Rephrasing and expanding on children's utterances.)
44. Tips for teachers include... D (All of the above)
45. Dialogic reading promotes... D (Distancing)
46. Social interaction is a key concept from... A (Vygotsky)
47. Concentration span is important because... D (If children are engaged, they will learn more effectively.)
48. Total Physical Response (TPR) was developed by... C (James Asher)
49. Total Physical Response (TPR) is... D (All of the above)