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Module 36: Thinking and Language

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The theory that language determines how we think.

a)

linguistic determinism

b)

confirmation bias

c)

language acquisition device

d)

misinformation effect

2.

The loss of ability to understand or express speech, most often caused by brain damage, is known as

a)

aphasia

b)

split-brain

c)

lesion

d)

universal grammar

3.

Wernicke's area allows you to

a)

produce language

b)

understand language

4.

Broca's area allows you to

a)

produce language

b)

understand language

5.

Noam Chomsky believed that all humans are born with the ability to learn and acquire language. He calls this ability

a)

language acquisition device

b)

telegraphic speech

c)

linguistic determinism

d)

babbling stage

6.

Who is most likely to use telegraphic speech?

a)

babies

b)

teenagers

c)

adults

d)

psychics

7.

______________ are the smallest SOUND units in a language.

a)

Phonemes

b)

Morphemes

c)

Grammar

d)

Semantics

8.

______________ are the smallest units that carry MEANING in a language.

a)

Phonemes

b)

Morphemes

c)

Grammar

d)

Semantics

9.

______________ is the system of RULES of a language .

a)

Phoneme

b)

Grammar

c)

Syntax

d)

Morpheme

10.

_________________ refers to the ORDERING of words in a sentence.

a)

Syntax

b)

Semantics

c)

Grammar

11.

Babies' productive language is their ability to _____________________.

a)

produce language

b)

understand what is said to them

12.

Babies' receptive language is their ability to _____________________.

a)

produce language

b)

understand what is said to them

13.

All languages share basic elements like nouns, verbs, and adjectives. This is called

a)

universal grammar

b)

language acquisition device

c)

telegraphic speech

d)

receptive language

14.

If a child is not exposed to language, she has an extremely difficult time trying to master a language in the future. This suggests that language has a/an _____________________.

a)

critical period

b)

linguistic determinism

c)

telegraphic speech

d)

aphasia

15.

Linguistic relativism states our language

a)

DETERMINES how we think.

b)

INFLUENCES how we think.

16.

Telegraphic speech usually consists of ___ word(s).

a)

TWO

b)

ONE

c)

SIX

d)

SEVEN