The Single Most Important Factor in Growth of Vocabulary Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

The single most important factor in growth of vocabulary is the child's language environment. Children have larger vocabularies when they are exposed to much high-quality language. The more words that children hear, the better. Specifically, children learn more words when their parents' speech is rich in different words and is grammatically sophisticated and when parents respond promptly and appropriately to their children's talk. -adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , p. 165
What key word signals to the reader that a supporting detail is going to follow?

• A)important
• B)sophisticated
• C)larger
• D)specifically

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Definitions:

Tax

A necessary economic duty or another sort of imposition exacted from a taxpayer by a governmental agency to allocate funds for government activities and multiple public financial needs.

Good

A tangible item that satisfies some human want or need, which can be transferred from the producer to a buyer.

Deadweight Loss

A loss of economic efficiency that can occur when the equilibrium for a good or a service is not achieved, leading to a mismatch between supply and demand.

Tax

A non-negotiable pecuniary charge or alternate levy directed at a taxpayer by a government authority to underwrite the costs of government functioning and various public funding requirements.