Response, as part of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children- Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) Word Reasoning subtest

2016-07-25

San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation. Copyright 2004 by Harcourt Assessment. Inc.

Start Age 6-9: Sample Items A&B, then Item 1; Age 10-16: Sample Items A&B, then Item 5; Reverse Age 10-16: Score of 0 on either of the first two items given, administer preceding items in reverse order until two consecutive perfect scores are obtained. Discontinue after 5 consecutive scores of 0; WR scoring rules: score 0 or 1 point; See the Administration and Scoring Manual for sample responses. Sample item A: This is an animal that goes woof; Sample item B, I: This has a long handle; Sample item B, II: and it used with water to clean the floor; Item1: This is used to dry yourself after a bath; Item 2: This has a knob and people can open it and walk through it; Item 3: This is the part of your head used to smell things; Item 4: This is an animal with a long trunk and big ears; Item 5: This is something you wear to cover your head; Item 6: This is a room where people sleep; Item 7, I: This is on the ground after it rains, 7,II: and it can make your clothes dirty; Item 8, I: This comes in many colors; 8, II: and it is used on walls; Item 9, I: this is a place if learning; 9,II: and it can have many things from the past in it; Item 10, I; This is up in the sky; 10,II: and you can only see these at night; Item 11, I: This is what people do to make things like new; Item 11, II: and it can do this to things that are broken; Item 12, I: this can make food taste better; Item 12, II: and it can be found in the ocean; Item 13, I: This is found in nature; Item 13, II: and it has water flowing from its mouth; Item 14, I: These are protected by skin and bones; 14, II: and they can sometimes be replaced; Item 15, I: This can be broken; 15, II: and it is written down to protect people; Item 16, I: This leads to new discoveries; 16, II: and it involves a step-by-step process; Item 17, I: This allows people to do or own something; 17, II: and it is given by the government; 17, III: and people may have to take a test ti get it; Item 18,I: This is something most people want; 18, II: and conflict prevents it; 18, III: and government try to keep it; Item 19, I:This is something everything has; 19, II: and it changes every year; 19, III: and it can never decrease; Item 20, I: This can't be touched; 20,II: and it is protected from the weather; 21, III: and it is found within something else; Item 22, I: This can be a river; 22, II: and wars can change it; 22,III: and two countries can share it; Item 23, I: This is made by people; 23, II: and it can not be touched; 23, III: and it has already happened; Item 24, I: This has never been seen or done before; Item 24, II: and it can make our lives better or easier; Item 24, III: and it is a product of the mind.

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