Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can considerably increase their children’s language development. It is surprising, but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s language skills increase.
A study was done with two or three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty children participants were in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggy doing?” rather than, “Is the doggy running away?” Experimental parents were also instructed how to expand on their children’s answer, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers.
At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on levels of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group were 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.
What was the major difference between the control group and the experimental one in the study?
A. The number of participants
B. The age of the children
C. The training that parents received
D. The books that were read
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Sự khác biệt chính giữa nhóm kiểm soát và một nhóm thử nghiệm trong nghiên cứu là gì?
A. Số lượng người tham gia. B. Tuổi của trẻ em.
C. Khóa đào tạo mà cha mẹ nhận được. D. Những cuốn sách đã được đọc.
Thông tin: Half of the thirty children participants were in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-no questions.
Tạm dịch: Một nửa trong số ba mươi trẻ tham gia nghiên cứu thực nghiệm; nửa còn lại đóng vai trò là nhóm kiểm soát. Trong nhóm thử nghiệm, các bậc cha mẹ đã được tham gia một khóa đào tạo kéo dài hai giờ, trong đó họ được dạy để hỏi những câu hỏi mở thay vì câu hỏi chỉ trả lời có hoặc không.
Chọn C