MLAT Aural Number Learning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a spoken drill, 'niv' = 7 and 'sek' = 3. You hear 'sek, niv, sek' read aloud. What is the sum of all three numbers?
- 10
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 17
- 21
Correct answer: 13
3 + 7 + 3 = 13.
Question 2: The MLAT Aural Number Learning section primarily measures which cognitive ability?
- Long-term episodic memory
- Rote auditory-associative learning speed (Correct answer)
- Mathematical reasoning
- Phonological working memory span
Correct answer: Rote auditory-associative learning speed
The task specifically measures how quickly a learner can associate novel sound-symbol pairs under time pressure.
Question 3: You are told 'rem' = 5 and 'kal' = 10. The speaker then says 'kal, rem' as two separate items. What is the combined total?
- 50
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 510
- 2
Correct answer: 15
Two separate items 10 and 5 add to 15.
Question 4: A test-taker hears a number in the artificial language and must write its Arabic numeral equivalent within 3 seconds. This format tests:
- Reading comprehension
- Rapid aural decoding under time pressure (Correct answer)
- Grammar rule application
- Vocabulary depth
Correct answer: Rapid aural decoding under time pressure
The time-limited response format specifically measures how quickly learned aural associations can be decoded.
Question 5: 'Wup' = 8 and 'trin' = 2. Which expression equals 16?
- wup minus trin
- wup plus trin
- wup times trin (Correct answer)
- trin times trin
Correct answer: wup times trin
8 × 2 = 16.
Question 6: You hear a compound number word 'glar-pim' where 'glar' = 30 and 'pim' = 7. In this language, compound words are additive. What is the value?
- 37 (Correct answer)
- 210
- 23
- 307
Correct answer: 37
30 + 7 = 37, following the additive compound rule.
Question 7: Across multiple MLAT subtests, Aural Number Learning correlates most with success in:
- Silent reading of native text
- Spoken language acquisition (Correct answer)
- Logical-mathematical reasoning
- Visual pattern recognition
Correct answer: Spoken language acquisition
Aural number learning predicts spoken language acquisition because both rely on mapping sounds to meaning quickly.
MLAT Aural Number Learning 3
In a spoken drill, 'niv' = 7 and 'sek' = 3.
You hear 'sek, niv, sek' read aloud.
What is the sum of all three numbers?