But speech has to be triggered,and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child,where the mother recognizes the cues and signals in the child's babbling,clinging, grasping,crying,smiling,and responds to them.Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals.Sensitivity to the child's non-verbal cues is essential to the growth and development of language. 11.Frederick II's experiment was "drastic"because A.he wanted to prove children are born with ability to speak B.he ignored the importance of mothering to the infant .C.he was unkind to the nurses and the children D.he wanted his nurses to say no mother tongue 12.The reason some children are backward in speaking today is that A.they do not listen carefully to their mothers B.their brains have to absorb too much language at once C.their mothers do not respond to their attempts to speak D.their mothers are not intelligent enough to help them l3.By“critical times'”the author means A.difficult periods in the child's life B.moments when the child becomes critical towards its mother C.important stages in the child's development D.times when mothers often neglect their children 14.Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage? A.The faculty of speech is'inborn to man. B.Children do not need to be encouraged to speak. C.The child's brain is highly selective. D.Most children learn their language in definite stages. 15.If the mother does not respond to her child's signals,the child will A.never be able to speak properly B.stop giving out signals C.invent a language of its own D.make little effort to speak 931But speech has to be triggered , and this depends on interaction between the mother .and the child , where the mother recognizes the cues and signals in the child's babbling , clinging , grasping , crying , smiling , a~d responds tothem. Insensitivity of the mother t01hese signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivityto the child'snon-verbal cues is essential to the growth and development of language. 11. Frederick II's experiment was "drastic" because A. he wanted to prove children are born with ability to speak B. he ignored the importance of mothering to the. infant C. he was unkind to the nurses and the children D. he wanted his nurses to say no mother tongue 12. The reason some children are,backward in speaking today is that \ A. they do not listen 四refully to their mothers B. their brains have to absorb too much language at once C. their mothers do not respond to their attempts to speak D. their mothersare not intelligent enough to help them 13. By "critical times" the author means A. difficult periods in the child'slife B. moments when the child becomes critical towards its mother C. important stC).ges in the child' s developmel1t D. times when mothers often neglect their ch.ildren 14. Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage? A. The faculty of speech is'inborn to man. B. Children do not need to be encouraged to speak. C. The child's brain is highly selective. D. Most children learn their language in definite stages. 15. If the mother does not respond to her child's signals, thechild will A. never be able to speak properly B. stop giving out signals C. invent a language of its own D. make little effort to speak 931