28 Vocabulary Comprehension

Attachment 28
Vocabulary Comprehension

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Name of test: Vocabulary Comprehension
Estimated time burden: 7 minutes
Estimated number of items: 251

Materials:
Laptop computer
Monitor and mouse
Speakers
Description: This measure of receptive vocabulary is administered in a computer-adaptive format. The
respondent is presented with a recorded voice saying a word and four pictures on the computer screen;
the participant is instructed to click on the picture that most closely shows the meaning of the word. The
test should take 5-7 minutes; which words are presented will depend on the participant’s performance.
Administration Instructions: The opening instructions are read to the participants.
Make sure the speakers are turned on for later instructions and presentation of the words.
Before beginning, the examiner should indicate the education level of the participant on the opening
screen.

Practice Items Ages 3-7:
As an introduction, the examiner should say:
“Let’s look at some pictures. You’ll hear a word and see four pictures on the screen. Click the
picture that means the same as the word that was said. Some words will be easy and some will be
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harder. If you are not sure of an answer, just make your best guess. If you need to hear a word
again, click on the button that has a picture of an EAR, also called the PLAY AGAIN button (point to
the EAR on the child’s screen). After you click on a picture, you will hear a new word and see
more pictures.”
“If you are not sure of an answer, just make your best guess. If you make a mistake and want to
change your last answer, click on the HAND, also called the GO BACK button (point to this button
on the child’s screen). The pictures you just saw will reappear and you will hear the word again.
Click on your choice, and then more words and pictures will appear.”
“Tell me when you are ready to start.”
If a participant has difficulty using the mouse, he/she may point and the examiner may operate the
mouse. The examiner should say something like the following to the participant: “You can point to your
choice and then I will use the mouse to click on it for you.”
The examiner should click on the START button on the examiner’s screen.
Practice item 1:
The computer says: “Let’s try one for practice: Banana. Click on the picture of Banana.”
If correct, the computer says: “That’s right!” The computer will automatically go to the next practice
item.
If incorrect, the Banana picture will light up and the computer will say: “This is a banana. Let’s try again.”
The examiner should allow the child up to three chances to answer this practice item correctly.
After three unsuccessful attempts by the participant, the examiner should click on the picture of
the banana on the child’s screen and say: “This is a banana.” The computer will automatically go
to the next practice item.
Practice item 2:
The computer says: “Let’s try another word: Spoon. Click on the picture of Spoon.”
If correct, the computer says: “That’s right!”

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If incorrect, the Spoon picture will light up and the computer will say: “This is a spoon. Let’s try again.” The
examiner should allow the participant up to three chances to correctly answer this practice item.
After three unsuccessful attempts by the participant, the examiner should click on the picture of
the spoon and say: “This is a spoon.”
Before going on, the examiner should review the task with the child, saying:
“Remember, you will hear a voice say a word and then you will see four pictures. One of the
pictures will show what the word means. Click on that picture and you will hear a new word and
see four more pictures. Again, click on the picture that shows what the word means. If you don’t
know, make your best guess. Any questions?” The examiner should answer the questions.
Test items Ages 3-7:
The examiner says: “Now, let’s try some more. Tell me when you are ready.” Examiner should click on the
START button on the examiner’s screen.
The recording will say the words introduced with the following instructions: “Click on the picture of….” The
items will continue in this format until the test is completed.

Practice Items Ages 8-85:
As an introduction, the examiner should say:
“You are going to be asked the meaning of some words. For each item, you will hear a word and
see four pictures on the screen. Click on the picture that you think best matches the meaning of
the word that was said. If you are not sure, make your best guess. If you need to hear the word
again, click on the button that has a picture of an EAR, also called the PLAY AGAIN button. After
you make your choice and click on a picture, the computer will automatically go to the next word
and pictures. You will keep hearing words and clicking on pictures until you are done. “

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“If you want to change your choice, click on the button with the HAND that says GO BACK and
change your choice. Each time you make a choice, the computer automatically gives you a new
word and a new set of pictures.”
“Remember, if you are not sure of an answer, make your best guess. Tell me when you are ready to
start.”
If a participant has difficulty using the mouse, he/she may point and the examiner may operate the
mouse. The examiner should say something like the following to the participant: “You can point to your
choice and then I will use the mouse to click on it for you.”

The examiner should click on the START button on the examiner’s screen.
Practice item 1:
The computer says: “Let’s try one for practice: Banana. Click on the picture of Banana.”
If correct, the computer says: “That’s right!” The computer will automatically go to the next practice
item.
If incorrect, the Banana picture lights up and the computer says: “This is a banana. Let’s try again.” The
examiner should allow the participant up to three chances to correctly answer this practice item.
After three unsuccessful attempts by the participant, the examiner should click on the picture of
the banana and say: “This is a banana.” The computer will automatically go to the next practice
item.
Practice item 2:
The computer says: “Let’s try another word: Spoon. Click on the picture of Spoon.”
If correct, the computer says: “That’s right!”
If incorrect, the Spoon picture lights up and the computer says: “This is a spoon. Let’s try again.” The
examiner should allow the participant up to three chances to correctly answer this practice item.
After three unsuccessful attempts by the participant, the examiner should click on the picture of
the spoon and say: “This is a spoon.”

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Before going on, the examiner should review the task with the participant, saying:
“Remember, you will hear a word and then you will see four pictures. One of the pictures will show
what the word means. Click on that picture; then you will hear another word and see four more
pictures. Again, click on the picture that shows what the word means. If you don’t know an answer,
make your best guess. Any questions?” The examiner should answer the questions.
Test items Ages 8-85:
The examiner says:
“Now, we’re going to do some more. Some of the words will be easier and some will be more difficult. Just try
your best on each question. When you’re ready, click the continue button to start.”
Once the participant says he/she is ready, the examiner should click on the START button on the
examiner’s screen.
Words and sets of pictures will be presented until the test is completed. Each time, the recording will say:
“[Word].” If necessary, prompt the participants that they will hear only the word presented each time
and no introductory phrase, such as “click on the….”

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Sample screenshots:

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Items (to be administered in both English and Spanish):
baby
money
flower
hat
foot
fish
train
bed
apple
cow
candy
egg
animal
house
door
book
child
paper
table
car
play
tree
eat
doctor
chair
dress
fireman
snake
mask

leaf
fly
guitar
bus
orange
sick
ride
party
airplane
star
balloon
tent
fun
rocket
wet
water
crayon
run
trash
stick
coat
ocean
back (of)
belt
big
crib
tractor
zoo
riding

nap
under
trophy
triangle
bucket
blanket
queen
angry
brush
shovel
log
diamond
yogurt
rose
open
pan
jewelry
railroad
roof
broom
jar
instrument
tricycle
porch
yard
castle
melted
stage
hive

lotion
tortoise
envelope
luggage
royal
wand
cut
gold
cactus
pyramid
hilarious
net
lighthouse
metal
cliff
shore
sculpture
carry
buy
plastic
boil
calm
carriage
palace
giggle
antenna
windmill
cottage
boulder

launch
spattered
ferocious
journal
tutor
crate
shatter
fancy
herd
camouflaged
arctic
dissolved
beside
exhibit
elastic
stubborn
acrobat
zodiac
scholar
cattle
cable
stampede
equation
unstable
festive
fellowship
engraved
blueprint
lounging

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molten
drought
bouquet
souvenir
braid
voyage
transport
citrus
pamphlet
startled
utensil
tusk
snarl
weld
discouraged
monument
intersection
corroded
creek
quills
orchard
instruct
construct
ripple
barricade
trench
consume
lobby
port
broth
perch
swift
figurine
diagram

prohibit
gavel
absorb
decrepit
excavate
knickknack
fragment
hangar
debris
mine
pillars
tethered
boulevard
knead
residential
satchel
acoustic
offspring
cove
hedge
tattered
marsh
indicate
depot
fabricate
vortex
dune
ladle
judiciary
glum
slit
cascade
flimsy
transact

disarray
attire
transparent
tarnished
quartet
cubicle
tote
desolate
descend
summit
mend
confine
masonry
quarrel
brawny
irate
compress
celestial
frigid
minute
haul
distinguished
flamboyant
shimmer
tranquil
submerged
incinerate
bestow
noxious
vineyard
barren
pageantry
shabby
refurbish

labyrinth
lethargic
wallowing
rural
horizontal
cleave
oxidized
odometer
peak
ledger
jovial
panorama
morsel
thicket
melancholy
silhouette
quibble
ravine
congestion
sentry
receptacle
refuse
sumptuous
adhere
ensemble
trend
plumage
manger
bureau
plethora
striated
arid
burly
sapling

frothy
orifice
turbulent
fiery
abode
encumber
hodgepodge
perusal
trinket
idle
embellish
wilt
flaccid
luster
revel
comrade
scorched
glower
beacon
indisposed
amiable
helix
foal
concave
deluge
gregarious
inclement
opulent
cherubic
pachyderm
knoll
hovel
erode
cosmopolitan

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coalesce
precipice
memento
monarch
obstreperous
jowl
tarpaulin
hurl
ellipse
wary
scintillating
surly
slat
verdant
quagmire
chaff
matron
buffoon

feral
sustenance
domicile
quadruped
parry
affable
anomalous
bolster
sinuous
resplendent
delineation
edifice
concomitant
ruminate
mirth
shorn
recess
reap

malefactor
hydroponics
zenith
alms
iridescent
balustrade
atoll
gibe
islet
paucity
progeny
prone
detritus
didactic
lassitude
tractable
potable
repast

fissure
effervescent
infuse
truculent
truncate
abrade
bucolic
baubles
pennant
jocular
onerous
trivet
redoubtable
munificence
egress
diadem
torpor
ebullience

spry
throng
disconsolate
histrionic
desiccated
buffet
disparate
pecuniary
firmament
cataract
fulminate
fecund
hirsute
natty
prodigious