Speech With Heart Language Quiz

Quiz evaluation of your child’s language development.

Speech With Heart Language Quiz

Language Quiz Instructions

Select your child’s age. If your child’s age is in between the ages listed, opt for the earlier age. (Example: The parent of a 20 month old in question should opt to take the 18 month quiz).

For quiz selection of the child in question who was born prematurely, please adjust for age up until reaching 2 years of the expected due date (EDD).

Note: If your child is exposed to English, Spanish, or both languages, all of these language milestones mentioned would be relevant.

12 Mos
15 Mos
18 Mos
21 Mos
24 Mos
30 Mos
3 Years
4 Years
5 Years

12 Months Quiz

My child will say mama or dada/papa to get a caregiver’s attention.

Yes

My child will say 1 or 2 words (such as naming an object regularly, or requesting an action, such as “up”).

Yes

My child will regularly try to imitate sounds or faces that I make.

Yes

My child will point to objects so that I will notice what they are looking at.

Yes

My child understands “no”, and follows simple commands such as “sit” or “wait”.

Yes

My child will turn to look to the person speaking (either caregiver or unfamiliar adult) when his or her name is called.

Yes

My child will seek my attention to interact (to initiate play, to get wants/needs met).

Yes

My child will adjust their mood in reaction to others (laughing if other kids laugh, cry if someone yells).

Yes

My child will play “peek a boo” or other repetitive games that involve the child and adult speaking or making sounds.

Yes

My child will become upset and try to resist if I attempt to take away an object/toy that he or she is playing with.

Yes

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15 Months Quiz

My child can say 6-10 words.

Yes

My child can shake his/her head “no” to indicate refusal.

Yes

My child can imitate a few simple words and animal sounds.

Yes

My child can follow a simple command to “give me”.

Yes

My child can identify 3 body parts or clothing items on his or her body or a doll.

Yes

My child will point to objects or people pictured when someone else names them or asks “where is ___?”.

Yes

My child will put an object “on” “in” or “off” based on the instruction I give him or her. (Ex: “put it in the bag” “take your shoes off”).

Yes

My child will use objects purposefully (feed self with a spoon, brush hair, put a phone to his/her ear or try to “swype”).

Yes

My child enjoys when I sing songs to him or her and will attempt to sing along, or sing independently.

Yes

My child is interested in what other children do and tries to imitate what they do (such as copy their sounds, words, or actions).

Yes

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18 Months Quiz

My child can say at least 15 single words.

Yes

My child will try to “talk” using gibberish, (or a short sentence you don’t understand) rather than rely on his or her use of gestures.

Yes

My child points to objects and pictures and asks “what’s that/this?” (may be heard as “dat/dis” or “este/ese?”).

Yes

My child will let me know he needs help to fix a toy by handing it to me

Yes

My child is able to direct me to help him or do what he wants with words or protesting.

Yes

My child can follow two different directions with the same item when I don’t point or use gestures as clues (such as: “Pick up the ball,” and “Put the ball in the box”).

Yes

My child understands at least 50 words.

Yes

My child will play ball (back and forth) with an adult

Yes

My child will play pretend with items (feed a doll, put it to bed, talk on a phone/object that looks like a phone).

Yes

My child will return to my side in caution if an unfamiliar adult draws near.

Yes

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21 Months Quiz

My child seems to converse back and forth with me, even if I don’t understand what he/she says.

Yes

My child can use words to tell me about 2 different things he/she needs (food, toy, sleep, etc).

Yes

My child uses some single word statements but can combine two words to make 2-word phrases (dada+go, mama+up).

Yes

My child can imitate/repeat 2 or 3 word phrases that he or she hears me say

Yes

My child imitates noises he/she hears in the environment (such as running water, or noises made by animals)

Yes

My child will show/point to at least 5 pictured objects and actions (such as in books or in his/her environment) when I name them. For example, “show me who’s sleeping,” or “where’s the car?”

Yes

My child can anticipate what is about to happen (such as walking toward his/her seat) if I say “let’s eat”.

Yes

My child can show at least 4 basic body parts or clothing items on his or herself when asked “where is your nose/shoe?”

Yes

My child will try to imitate actions he or she has seen me doing (sweeping, wiping up a mess, etc).

Yes

My child likes to play near other children (even if he or she doesn’t want to play with them).

Yes

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24 Months Quiz

My child can say at least 50 words and seems to use new words each day.

Yes

My child uses two word combinations regularly.

Yes

My child can use pronouns like “me,” “my,” or “mine,” as in: “my toy” or “me” (to imply “I do it”)

Yes

My child can use some 3 word phrases (such as “I want ____”).

Yes

My child refers to his or herself by name.

Yes

My child’s speech is understood half of the time by familiar listeners.

Yes

My child can tell me many of his or her feelings, wants, and interests.

Yes

My child understands the concept of conversational turn taking. (The child says something and pauses to let you have a turn to say something).

Yes

My child can follow several simple instructions that he or she has not heard before.

Yes

My child enjoys pretend play and uses objects appropriately (such as pretending to stir a pot with cooking toys, a bottle to feed a baby doll).

Yes

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30 Months Quiz

My child can say hundreds of words and use short 2-3 word sentences.

Yes

My child can answer questions with a verbal “yes” or “no”.

Yes

My child can use words such as “on” “by” and “in” within a phrase to describe where something is located. (“By the window”.)

Yes

My child uses language to ask (a question) and tell (make a statement), and greet (hello or goodbye, through verbal or gesture).

Yes

My child can use negation, such as “no” or “not” in a phrase or sentence.

Yes

My child understands “big” and “small or little” and recognizes names of family members.

Yes

My child understands the difference between “one” and “many”. (When you tell him or her to “pick one,” he or she chooses one item).

Yes

Understands several pronouns, including me, my, and your (“Go get your book,” rather than “mom’s book”).

Yes

My child can identify several objects in books or pictures when asked about their function, such as “What can go?” (a vehicle), or “What can you eat?” (a food).

Yes

My child can observe what another child is doing and imitate their play (though he or she may or may not play with that child).

Yes

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3 Years Quiz

My child uses at least three word sentences on a regular basis.

Yes

My child can use the pronouns “me, my, you, she, he, your, yours, we”.

Yes

My child uses plural, such as dogs or hats to refer to more than one object.

Yes

My child’s speech is completely understood by familiar adults and by 75% of unfamiliar adults.

Yes

My child can answer simple “what” “where””when” and “who” questions.

Yes

My child can identify/point to parts of an object (ex: car door handle or wheels of a bus).

Yes

My child can follow 2-step instructions that are unrelated (such as “Put away your toy, and get your jacket”).

Yes

My child is curious about how things work and listens to me talk about why/how they happen (Is interested to hear about how water boils, or a car starts.)

Yes

My child enjoys socializing with other children and can take turns during play.

Yes

My child is able to pretend that an object could be something else (a pencil represents a phone, food, or a spoon).

Yes

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4 Years Quiz

My child can use complete sentences of 4 or more words in length.

Yes

My child can retell books, events that happened, or make up stories.

Yes

My child can talk about things that happened in the past using past tense actions (such as walked, jumped, sat, broke).

Yes

My child uses “a” and “the” / “un/a” y “el/la” (I see a kitty) and “-ing”or “ando/ -iendo” (She is walking/Ella está caminando).

Yes

My child can use contractions (Daddy’s) to indicate possession (belongs to Daddy) and other forms of negation (don’t/shouldn’t/couldn’t) within sentences. Or if using Spanish, my child can indicate possession (carro de papá) and express negation (“no podía”) within sentences).

Yes

My child can ask and answer questions using who, what, when, where, how and why to gain or provide information.

Yes

My child is completely understood by family and familiar listeners and is understood by unfamiliar adults at least 90% of the time.

Yes

My child understands words such as “first, next, middle last” when placing items in order.

Yes

My child enjoys role playing (such as dentist/mom & baby/cashier, etc).

Yes

My child enjoys playing with and cooperates well with other children.

Yes

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5 Years Quiz

My child uses complex sentences of 5 or more words, such as (“I know what you did”) and (“The girl who took my toy is mean”)

Yes

My child can answer questions about hypothetical situations, such as “What would you do if you spilled your water cup?”

Yes

My child discusses their feelings (“You yelled and that made me sad!”).

Yes

My child’s speech is clear and can be understood by all familiar and unfamiliar adults.

Yes

My child asks why/how questions and uses words like “you” or “he” and an action word (“Why do you roll the dough?).

Yes

My child understands “before” and “after”, regardless of word order. (After you brush your teeth, put on your pajamas)

Yes

My child understands descriptors such as shapes, height, colors, such as “Find the round, red fruit on the low shelf”.

Yes

My child follows 3 step verbal directions (such as “Get your coat, put it on, and get in the car”).

Yes

My child likes to make jokes and appreciates that non-literal language does not mean what it says (“it was raining cats and dogs”).

Yes

My child can tell other children what to do in imaginative play. (“You’re the mom. You’re going to put the baby in the car. You will drive to the store.”)

Yes

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