This is a Reading Passage 1 test to give you practice at matching information questions, and identifying information (T/F/NG) questions.

Before reading discuss these questions with your partner/group:

  • At what age do you think children learn to speak?
  • Why might researchers be interested in studying children’s language?
  • What methods could be used to study children’s language?
  • What problems might there be with studying children?

Quickly skim through the article. As you read try to work out the answer to this question:

Does scientific research always produce consistent results?

Exercise

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