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Question 1
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
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Question 2
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
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B
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61% (01:16) correct 39%
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Language acquisition has long been thought of as a process of imitation and reinforcement. Children learn to speak, in the popular view, by copying the utterances heard around them, and by having their response strengthened by the repetitions, corrections, and other reactions that adults provide. In recent years, it has become clear that this principle will not explain all the facts of language development. Children do imitate a great deal, especially in learning sounds and vocabulary; but little of their grammatical ability can be explained in this way. Two kinds of evidence are commonly used in support of this criticism–one based on the kind of language children produce, the other on what they do not produce.
The first piece of evidence derives from the way children handle irregular grammatical patterns. When they encounter such irregular past-tense forms as went and took or such plural forms as mice and sheep, there is a stage when they replace these by forms based on the regular patterns of the language. They say such things as wented, taked, mices, mouses, and sheeps. Evidently, children assume that grammatical usage is regular, and try to work out for themselves what the forms ‘ought’ to be–a reasoning process known as analogy. They could not have learned these forms by a process of imitation. The other kind of evidence is based on the way children seem unable to imitate adult grammatical constructions exactly, even when invited to do so.
The first piece of evidence derives from the way children handle irregular grammatical patterns. When they encounter such irregular past-tense forms as went and took or such plural forms as mice and sheep, there is a stage when they replace these by forms based on the regular patterns of the language. They say such things as wented, taked, mices, mouses, and sheeps. Evidently, children assume that grammatical usage is regular, and try to work out for themselves what the forms ‘ought’ to be–a reasoning process known as analogy. They could not have learned these forms by a process of imitation. The other kind of evidence is based on the way children seem unable to imitate adult grammatical constructions exactly, even when invited to do so.
1. By saying, “they could not have learned these forms by a process of imitation” the author is implying that
A some children struggle to learn to use proper syntactical structures
B those who rely on analogously deriving grammatical patterns tend to learn irregular patterns with greater ease
C imitation is not the only means by which children acquire knowledge
D not all children will use the correct grammatical pattern when prompted by adults
E certain grammatical forms used by children, while analogous to regular grammatical structures, are not the same as those employed by adults
A some children struggle to learn to use proper syntactical structures
B those who rely on analogously deriving grammatical patterns tend to learn irregular patterns with greater ease
C imitation is not the only means by which children acquire knowledge
D not all children will use the correct grammatical pattern when prompted by adults
E certain grammatical forms used by children, while analogous to regular grammatical structures, are not the same as those employed by adults
2. The primary purpose of the passage is to
A discuss how a common misconception has affected the development of a school of thought
B call into question the findings of a study and describe ways to improve the study
C describe how an explanation does not adequately account for an observed phenomenon
D introduce two theories and illustrate how neither is able to fully explain an occurrence
E reveal the inconsistencies in two theories and propose a new theory to account for an aptitude
A discuss how a common misconception has affected the development of a school of thought
B call into question the findings of a study and describe ways to improve the study
C describe how an explanation does not adequately account for an observed phenomenon
D introduce two theories and illustrate how neither is able to fully explain an occurrence
E reveal the inconsistencies in two theories and propose a new theory to account for an aptitude
3. According to the passage, the idea that children learn language only through a process of imitation has been called into question because
A some children learn language at an earlier age than do others
B children form grammatical endings that, while consistent with rules of grammar, are not accepted forms
C adults often speak to children by employing grammatical patterns that are different from the ones they would employ when speaking to other adults
D most children have difficulty imitating complex vocabulary even if their caregivers use such words
E only a few children are capable of imitating irregular grammatical patterns
A some children learn language at an earlier age than do others
B children form grammatical endings that, while consistent with rules of grammar, are not accepted forms
C adults often speak to children by employing grammatical patterns that are different from the ones they would employ when speaking to other adults
D most children have difficulty imitating complex vocabulary even if their caregivers use such words
E only a few children are capable of imitating irregular grammatical patterns
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3/ According to the passage, the idea that children learn language only through a process of imitation has been called into question because
A Some children learn language at an earlier age than do others- Out
B children form grammatical endings that, while consistent with rules of grammar, are not accepted forms-
“They say such things as wented, taked, mices, mouses, and sheeps. Evidently, children assume that grammatical usage is regular, and try to work out for themselves what the forms ‘ought’ to be–a reasoning process known as analogy.” - Correct
C adults often speak to children by employing grammatical patterns that are different from the ones they would employ when speaking to other adults
D Most children have difficulty imitating complex vocabulary even if their caregivers use such words
E Only a few children are capable of imitating irregular grammatical patterns
3/ According to the passage, the idea that children learn language only through a process of imitation has been called into question because
A Some children learn language at an earlier age than do others- Out
B children form grammatical endings that, while consistent with rules of grammar, are not accepted forms-
“They say such things as wented, taked, mices, mouses, and sheeps. Evidently, children assume that grammatical usage is regular, and try to work out for themselves what the forms ‘ought’ to be–a reasoning process known as analogy.” - Correct
C adults often speak to children by employing grammatical patterns that are different from the ones they would employ when speaking to other adults
D Most children have difficulty imitating complex vocabulary even if their caregivers use such words
E Only a few children are capable of imitating irregular grammatical patterns
