_Name_ _________________ 1. The sky ---- blue. 2. Men ---- older than boys. 3. Good boys ---- kind ---- their sisters. 4. The girl fell and ---- her head. 5. The ---- rises ---- the morning and ---- at night. 6. The boy who ---- hard ---- do well. 7. Men ---- more ---- to do heavy work ---- women. 8. The sun is so ---- that one can not ---- ---- ---- directly ---- causing great discomfort to the eyes. 9. The knowledge of ---- ---- use fire is ---- of ---- important things known by ---- but unknown ---- animals. 10. One ought to ---- great care to ---- the right ---- of ----, for one who ---- bad habits ---- it ---- to get away from them. [Note 1: This scale is intended for the measurement of children. The steps from sentence to sentence are of approximately equal difficulty.] TRABUE LANGUAGE SCALE K(2) _Write only one word on each blank Five minutes time allowed_ _Name_ _______ _________ 1. The boy will ---- his hand if ---- plays with fire. 2. Hot weather comes in the ---- and ---- weather ---- the winter. 3. The poor little ---- has ---- nothing to ----; he is hungry. 4. Very few people ---- how to spend time and ---- to the best advantage. 5. One ---- not, as a ----, ---- attention ---- uninteresting things. 6. To eat ---- one is ---- is a ---- pleasure. 7. ---- they ---- us ---- not, nature's ---- are ---- and unchangeable. [Note 2: This scale is intended for the measurement of young people and adults. The steps between the sentences are of approximately equal difficulty.] RECORD BLANK FOR NAME BORN ADMITTED ====================================================================== III 1 Points to nose, eyes, mouth. 2 Repeats "It rains. I am hungry." 3 Repeats 7 2. 4 Sees in Picture 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IV 1 Knows sex, boy or girl. (girl or boy.) 2 Recognizes key, knife, penny. 3 Repeats 7 4 8. 4 Compares lines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V 1 Compares 3 and 12 grams. 6 and 15 grams. 2 Copies square. (Draw on back of this sheet.) 3 Repeats, "His name is John. He is a very good boy." 4 Counts four pennies. 5 "Patience." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VI 1 Morning or afternoon. (afternoon or morning.) 2 Defines fork horse table mama chair 3 Puts key on chair; shuts door; brings box. 4 Shows R Hand. L. Ear. 5 Chooses prettier? 1 & 2. 4 & 3. 5 & 6. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VII