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?