Wechsler Test Written Expression 2

Question 1

On the WIAT, the Sentence Composition subtest combines which two component skills?

Accepted Answer

Sentence Combining and Sentence Building

Answer

Sentence Composition is scored from Sentence Combining and Sentence Building tasks.

Question 2

In a Sentence Combining item, the examinee is asked to do what?

Accepted Answer

Merge two or more sentences into one without losing meaning

Answer

The task requires integrating given sentences into a single coherent sentence.

Question 3

A child writes: 'The dog runned fast.' Which Written Expression error is shown?

Accepted Answer

Irregular past-tense (morphology) error

Answer

Adding '-ed' to an irregular verb shows a grammatical morphology error.

Question 4

Which task best measures writing fluency on a written-expression assessment?

Accepted Answer

Writing as many words as possible in a fixed time

Answer

Fluency is measured by output speed within a timed window.

Question 5

An essay scored for written expression is typically evaluated on all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Reading decoding speed

Answer

Decoding speed is a reading skill, not a writing-quality criterion.

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