Which one of the following is the best example of pragmatics in language?
a. Julie waits until her friend has finished talking before she begins to speak.
b. Morris understands the underlying meaning of A stitch in time saves nine.
c. Sheena knows that the plural of man is men, not mans.
d. Isaiah recognizes the double meanings in many of the puns he hears.
Ques. 2Which of the following are the two basic types of intelligence tests?
a. aptitude and achievement
b. criterion- and norm-referenced
c. individual and group
d. Binet and Wechsler
Ques. 3LaWanda understands that a single sentence can sometimes be interpreted in two or more ways. For example, she realizes that the sentence I know more beautiful women than Miss America has two possible interpretations: I know women who are more beautiful than Miss America is or I know more beautiful women than Miss America knows. LaWanda's appreciation for the double meanings of some sentences reflects:
a. a sensitive period in language development.
b. metalinguistic awareness.
c. pragmatics.
d. figurative language.
Ques. 4Who developed the first intelligence test?
a. B. F. Skinner
b. Sigmund Freud
c. John Watson
d. Alfred Binet
Ques. 5Which of the following is NOT a group test of intelligence?
a. WPPSI
b. Cognitive Abilities Test
c. Henmon-Nelson Test of Mental Abilities
d. Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
Ques. 6Why was the first intelligence test developed?
a. to distinguish children who needed special education from those who were simply having behavior problems
b. to distinguish children who were candidates for advanced study from those who weren't
c. to compare French students with German students
d. to compare French students with American students
Ques. 7Most children in the early elementary grades think that being a good listener means:
a. asking the speaker a lot of questions.
b. remembering what the speaker says.
c. sitting quietly and looking at the speaker.
d. being able to tell somebody else what the speaker has said.
Ques. 8Which of the following is NOT an individual test of intelligence?
a. WPPSI
b. Stanford-Binet
c. WISC-III
d. Otis-Lennon
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