wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

CH2-First Language Acquisition

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a method used to study infants' ability to discriminate sounds. In this technique, a special pacifier is used to measure the infant's sucking behavior in response to different auditory stimuli.

a)

Mean length of utterance (MLU)

b)

High amplitude sucking (HAS)

c)

Child Language Data Exchange System (CHIDES)

d)

Universal Grammar (UG)

2.

It is a type of babbling in which infants repeat a syllable, such as "ba-ba-ba" or "ma-ma-ma".

a)

Reduplicated babbling

b)

Nonreduplicated babbling

c)

Overextension

d)

Underextension

3.

It refers to the language that a child is exposed to in their environment. This includes the language spoken by their caregivers, as well as any other language input they receive through media, social interactions, or other sources. It is crucial for language acquisition as children use it to build their linguistic knowledge and skills.

a)

Linguistic knowledge

b)

Child-directed speech

c)

Input

d)

Output

4.

It is a theoretical perspective in language acquisition that emphasizes the complex interplay between innate linguistic knowledge and experience in shaping language development.

a)

Nativism

b)

Interactionism

c)

Emergentism

d)

Behaviorism

5.

It refers to a child's use of a word to refer to a wider range of objects or concepts than is appropriate, such as calling all four-legged animals "doggie."

a)

Overgeneralization

b)

Underextension

c)

Overextension

d)

Reduplicated babbling

6.

It is a theoretical perspective in language acquisition that suggests that humans are born with an innate knowledge of the language, including a set of linguistic principles and rules that are universal across all languages.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Connectionism

c)

Interactionism

d)

Nativism

7.

It is a concept in linguistics that suggests that there is a set of innate linguistic principles and rules that underlie all human languages, and that children are born with the ability to acquire these principles and rules.

a)

Child-directed speech

b)

Social interaction

c)

Input

d)

Universal Grammar (UG)

8.

It refers to the modified language input that adults use when speaking to young children, which typically includes simplified sentence structures, exaggerated intonation patterns, and a higher pitch.

a)

High amplitude sucking (HAS)

b)

Child-directed speech (CDS)

c)

Babbling

d)

Sound discrimination

9.

It is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible or present in the immediate environment, which is considered to be an important cognitive milestone in early development.

a)

Metalinguistic awareness

b)

Overgeneralization

c)

Overextension

d)

Object permanence

10.

It is an individual's ability to reflect on and manipulate language as an object of thought, which typically emerges in later stages of language development.

a)

Transfer

b)

Social interaction

c)

Reflection

d)

Metalinguistic awareness

11.

It refers to the negative impact of the first language on the acquisition or use of a second language.

a)

Metalinguistic awareness

b)

Underextention

c)

Interference

d)

Transfer

12.

It is the application of knowledge or skills from one context to another, such as the transfer of language skills from the first language to a second language.

a)

Overgeneralization

b)

Transfer

c)

Interference

d)

Overextention

13.

They are fixed or semi-fixed phrases that are used frequently in language, such as "how are you?" or "thank you," and are often learned and used as a single unit rather than as individual words.

a)

Babbling

b)

Telegraphic stage

c)

Syntax

d)

Formulaic expressions

14.

It refers to the idea that single words appear to substitute for the meaning or thought conveyed in a full complete sentence.

a)

Telegraphic stage

b)

Babbling

c)

Holophrastic stage

d)

Pre-linguistic stage