KERALA TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (K-TET)

The first stage of language development in infants is known as the ________ stage.

During the pre-linguistic stage, infants primarily communicate through ________.

The ________ stage typically begins around 6 months of age, characterized by repetitive consonant-vowel combinations.

The one-word or ________ stage usually occurs around 12 months of age.

In the two-word stage, children begin to form simple ________.

The ________ stage typically starts around age 2 and involves rapid vocabulary growth and more complex sentences.

By age 4, most children enter the ________ stage, where they use complete sentences and understand grammar rules.

Language development is heavily influenced by both genetic and ________ factors.

By the age of ________, most children have a vocabulary of about 2,500 to 3,000 words.

During the telegraphic stage, children’s sentences often lack ________ words such as “the” and “is.”

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development includes the ________ stages of language development.

According to Piaget, language development is closely tied to ________ development.

Piaget believed that language is a reflection of ________ thought.

In the preoperational stage, children begin to use ________ to represent objects and ideas.

Piaget’s theory suggests that language development is a part of overall ________ growth.

Lev Vygotsky emphasized the role of ________ interaction in language development.

According to Vygotsky, language development is a ________ process.

Vygotsky introduced the concept of the ________ of proximal development (ZPD).

Vygotsky believed that language and ________ are fundamentally interconnected.

Private speech, according to Vygotsky, is a crucial step in the development of ________ thinking.

Noam Chomsky proposed the theory of ________ grammar.

Chomsky introduced the concept of the ________ acquisition device (LAD).

According to Chomsky, humans are biologically ________ to learn language.

Chomsky’s theory emphasizes the ________ nature of language acquisition.