SLP Receptive and Expressive Language 2

Question 1

A 4-year-old child consistently uses telegraphic speech (e.g., 'want cookie') and omits grammatical morphemes. Which expressive language domain is most affected?

Accepted Answer

Morphosyntax

Answer

Telegraphic speech with omitted grammatical morphemes reflects a deficit in morphosyntax, the rule system governing word forms and sentence structure.

Question 2

Which assessment tool uses a standardized elicitation procedure to measure mean length of utterance (MLU) in children?

Accepted Answer

SALT (Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts)

Answer

SALT is a language sample analysis tool that calculates MLU and other morphosyntactic measures from transcribed speech samples.

Question 3

A child understands 'Give me the red ball' but fails 'Give me the ball that is not red.' This difficulty with negation in comprehension reflects a problem in which area?

Accepted Answer

Receptive morphosyntax

Answer

Understanding negation within syntactic structures is a receptive morphosyntactic skill, reflecting comprehension of grammatical markers.

Question 4

According to Brown's Stages of Language Development, at which stage does a child typically begin using the present progressive '-ing' morpheme consistently?

Accepted Answer

Stage II (MLU 1.5–2.0)

Answer

The present progressive '-ing' is among the first grammatical morphemes acquired, emerging in Brown's Stage II around MLU 1.5–2.0.

Question 5

A child can name objects when shown pictures but cannot define words or explain relationships between concepts. This pattern indicates a deficit in:

Accepted Answer

Depth of lexical knowledge

Answer

Difficulty with definitions and conceptual relationships reflects shallow depth of lexical knowledge rather than a naming or retrieval problem per se.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP Receptive and Expressive Language 2