WIAT Oral Language Composite 4

Question 1

The Receptive Vocabulary subtest of the WIAT requires a student to:

Accepted Answer

Point to a picture that matches a spoken word

Answer

Receptive Vocabulary is measured by having students select the picture that best represents a heard word without requiring verbal output.

Question 2

When a student's Oral Language Composite score is significantly lower than their Basic Reading score on the WIAT, this pattern is most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A primary oral language impairment rather than dyslexia

Answer

A low Oral Language score with adequate Basic Reading suggests the primary deficit is in spoken language rather than the phonological processing typical of dyslexia.

Question 3

In scoring the Sentence Repetition subtest, examiners typically credit responses based on:

Accepted Answer

Word-for-word accuracy of the repeated sentence

Answer

Sentence Repetition scoring typically requires accurate reproduction of exact words in the correct order.

Question 4

Which professional most commonly administers the WIAT Oral Language Composite in a school setting?

Accepted Answer

School psychologist or educational diagnostician

Answer

The WIAT is a norm-referenced achievement test typically administered by school psychologists or trained educational diagnosticians.

Question 5

A student earns a scaled score of 7 on the Oral Expression subtest. Compared to age peers, this performance is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Below average

Answer

Subtest scaled scores have a mean of 10 and SD of 3; a score of 7 falls one standard deviation below the mean, indicating below-average performance.

(WIAT) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Practice Test

(WIAT) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Practice Test

WIAT Oral Language Composite 4