Student Initials: _______ Age: Yrs___ Months:____ Examiner: ________________
School: _____________________________________________ Date: ________
Task: Verbal Analogies
Instruction to student : I am going to
say a sentence to you that is not finished.
Listen carefully. I want you to finish it off for me.
Say: 
A
cat meows, a dog _____ Pause
briefly after dog so that the student is
aware that a word needs to follow dog . If the student answers
correctly, say, Yes, that's
good. A cat meows, a dog barks. If the student has difficulty providing
the response or
answers incorrectly, say 'barks'. A cat meows, a dog barks.
Give a second practice example. Say A
fish swims, a bird _____ .
After the student has responded, say the complete sentence A fish swims,
a bird flies.
Read each of following to the student. Say
: Listen carefully. I want you to finish off each
of these for me. You need to say one word to finish each one off. If
the student has
difficulty with any of them, replay the practice example. If the
student says more than
one word, remind her / him that we are looking for one word answers only
and give a
second go. Write the student's response to each. Correct options are shown
in brackets
after each response.
|
Finish off what I say |
Correct Alternatives |
Response
|
|
You walk slow and you run |
fast, quickly, rapidly |
___________ |
|
A cap goes on your head and a shoe on your |
foot |
___________ |
|
A ship sails and a plane |
flies |
___________ |
|
A pie you eat and a coke you |
drink |
___________ |
|
When you are thirsty you drink, when you are tired you |
rest, sleep, nap |
___________ |
|
The sky is blue and the sun is |
yellow, golden, white, bright |
___________ |
|
Cars go on roads and trains go on |
rails, tracks |
___________ |
|
Cans are made of metal and bottles are made of |
plastic, glass |
___________ |
|
You cut wood and you mow |
grass, lawn |
___________ |
Score: ______________
Comments on performance: _______________________________________________________
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