Deck 9: Deafness and Hearing Loss

Question 1

Which of the following is most likely to be heard at 40 dB from 15 feet away?

A)a whisper
B)a lawnmower
C)normal conversation
D)a dripping faucet

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following does not describe zero dB?

A)audiometric zero
B)zero hearing threshold level (HTL)
C)the smallest sound that can be perceived by a normally hearing person
D)the point at which a person who is deaf can no longer perceive sounds

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a student who would qualify for special education services as a student with a hearing loss?

A)Aimee,who had tubes in her ears in kindergarten
B)Brad,who currently has an ear infection in both ears
C)Chandra,who needs an interpreter to sign in social studies class
D)Demetrius,who wears hearing aids but still cannot understand speech

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following words is a child with a hearing loss likely to learn easily?

A)the
B)walk
C)jealous
D)ashamed

Question 5

Residual hearing is defined as

A)sounds amplified by a hearing aid
B)sounds measured by a hearing test
C)sounds perceived by a deaf person
D)sounds that can no longer be heard after a hearing loss

Question 6

The part of the ear that controls balance is the

A)cochlea
B)eardrum
C)ossicles
D)semicircular canal

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding sensorineural hearing losses?

A)They can be temporary.
B)They can be corrected with surgery.
C)They cannot occur after the age of 3.
D)They cannot be corrected with medication.

Question 8

Current research indicates that deaf students experience problems in education due to

A)limitations in cognitive functioning
B)inability to read
C)inadequate development of a first language
D)the mismatch between reading and sign language

Question 9

Which of the following is not a cause of acquired hearing loss?

A)Down syndrome
B)otitis media
C)meningitis
D)noise exposure

Question 10

The academic achievement gap between deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their hearing peers

A)remains constant over time
B)increases as students get older
C)decreases as students get older
D)increases in reading but decreases in math as students get older

Question 11

Which of the following is true of a student with a high frequency hearing loss?

A)She would have a hard time hearing the /d/ sound.
B)She would have a hard time hearing men's voices.
C)She would have a hard time hearing women's voices.
D)She would have a hard time hearing normal conversation.

Question 12

According to recent research on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction

A)deaf readers can access phonological information
B)deaf readers rarely use phonics as a tool for learning to read
C)teaching phonics to deaf readers is a waste of instructional time
D)the reading processes of deaf and hearing students are very different

Question 13

The eardrum is also known as the

A)auricle
B)meatus
C)ossicle
D)tympanic membrane

Question 14

Causes of conductive hearing loss include all of the following except

A)damage to the cochlea
B)improper movement of the ossicles
C)malformations of the auditory canals
D)excessive wax buildup in the auditory canals

Question 15

In the United States,the majority of people with hearing loss are

A)between the ages of birth and 5
B)between the ages of 6 and 21
C)between the ages of 35 and 60
D)65 years or older

Question 16

At what age are infants who can hear first able to discriminate speech sounds?

A)1 month
B)3 months
C)6 months
D)9 months

Question 17

Jackson's mother complains that the music on his car radio is hurting her ears.The sound level is probably

A)above 60 dB
B)above 85 dB
C)above 100 dB
D)125 dB and above

Question 18

How many deaf students are functionally illiterate when they graduate from high school?

A)15%
B)30%
C)45%
D)60%

Question 19

Mrs.Walker's son,Keenan,was born at 26 weeks and has a severe hearing loss.This loss is

A)bilateral
B)congenital
C)postlingual
D)unilateral

Question 20

Which of the following is not a factor that determines how a hearing loss affects language and communication?

A)the degree of hearing loss
B)the language spoken in the home
C)the attitudes of parents and siblings
D)the presence or absence of other disabilities

Question 21

Which of the following is not a limitation associated with speechreading?

A)Many words look alike on the lips.
B)Many speakers use vision to decode speech
C)Many speakers are able to talk while barely moving their lips.
D)Many students experience fatigue after speech reading for a short time.

Question 22

Which of the following is true about telecommunication devices for the deaf?

A)They are available as a related service under IDEA.
B)They require the presence of a sign language interpreter.
C)They are available in many public places because of the ADA.
D)They have recently been replaced by cell phones with text messaging.

Question 23

Which of the following is not true of cued speech?

A)The hand signals must be used along with speech.
B)The hand signals constitute a manual alphabet.
C)It does not disrupt the natural rhythm of speech.
D)It helps students identify speech features such as syllables.

Question 24

Which of the following is/are true regarding C-Print speech-to-text service for deaf students?

A)Deaf students must learn shorthand to use the service.
B)The presenter or lecturer types notes and comments for deaf students.
C)The system provides meaning-for-meaning translation of class lectures.
D)The system provides verbatim,word-for-word translations of class lectures.

Question 25

Malcolm is a student in Mrs.Whetstone's fourth grade class.She is confused by his difficulties.Some days,he is so dizzy that he spends most of the day with the nurse.He also reports that he hears noises or ringing sounds that nobody else hears.Sometimes,Malcolm does not seem to hear and other days his hearing is much better.Malcolm has symptoms associated with

A)cytomegalovirus
B)Ménière's disease
C)otitis media
D)toxoplasmosis

Question 26

Which of the following is the language of the Deaf culture in the United States and Canada?

A)American Sign Language (ASL)
B)English Sign Language (ESL)
C)Signing Essential English (SEE I)
D)Signing Exact English (SEE II)

Question 27

Which educational approach emphasizes training in the production and understanding of speech?

A)oral/aural
B)cued speech
C)bilingual/bicultural
D)total communication

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of an iconic sign used in ASL?

A)a sign that involves intense motions
B)a sign that represents a proper name
C)a sign that resembles the action or object it represents
D)a sign that can easily be translated into a foreign language

Question 29

Colby is a year old and has cleft palate.He needs an evaluation to determine if problems associated with this condition are affecting his hearing.Which of the following tests can be used?

A)pure-tone audiometry
B)operant conditioning audiometry
C)speech reception threshold (SRT)
D)voice recognition testing (VRT)

Question 30

The most widely used method of instruction in schools for the deaf is

A)cued speech
B)fingerspelling
C)speechreading
D)total communication

Question 31

Activities to improve the listening skills of students with hearing loss

A)are appropriate for all students with hearing loss
B)are most appropriate for students who prefer oral communication
C)are most appropriate for students who prefer manual communication
D)are most appropriate for students with mild or moderate hearing loss

Question 32

Mr.Johansen is trying to teach Timothy,a young child with a hearing loss,to use his residual hearing to learn.He does not allow Timothy to look at the speaker's lips.Mr.Johansen is using

A)auditory learning
B)auditory-verbal-therapy
C)interactive-alinguistic communication
D)oral-aural communication

Question 33

What percentage of students who are deaf or hard of hearing are educated in residential schools?

A)4%
B)35%
C)50%
D)75%

Question 34

Which educational approach emphasizes the use of both speech and sign language?

A)oral/aural
B)cued speech
C)bilingual/bicultural
D)total communication

Question 35

The most likely sequence of activities related to sound for children involved in auditory training is

A)awareness,discrimination,identification,localization
B)awareness,identification,discrimination,localization
C)awareness,identification,localization,discrimination
D)awareness,localization,discrimination,identification

Question 36

Hearing loss may not be detected in very young children because

A)all infants smile,babble and coo
B)most deaf children are born to deaf parents
C)screening for hearing loss in infants is not possible
D)parents don't usually seek diagnosis until the child starts school

Question 37

Which of the following is true about advances in hearing aids?

A)Newer hearing aids are accepted by the Deaf culture.
B)Newer hearing aids are still unsuitable for preschoolers.
C)Newer hearing aids amplify all sounds indiscriminately.
D)Newer hearing aids can be preprogrammed for optional listening.

Question 38

How do cochlear implants benefit students with hearing loss?

A)They restore normal hearing.
B)They reduce background noise.
C)They help students understand speech.
D)They deliver amplified sound directly to the middle ear.

Question 39

Signs of noise sufficient enough to risk hearing loss include

A)Ringing in the ears while in the noisy area
B)Placing a hand to the ear in order to hear better
C)Hearing only soft or muffled sounds after leaving the noisy area
D)Having to shout to be heard when standing 10 feet away from a person

Question 40

Rear Window is

A)a popular movie about a deaf girl
B)computer software that translates speech into text
C)a captioning system available in some movie theatres
D)a device that alerts a deaf person when someone is at door

Question 41

What term identifies that a hearing loss occurred before the development of spoken language? How is speech and language affected?

Question 42

A neural hearing impairment involves damage to the cochlea.

Question 43

Many deaf people do not view themselves as disabled.

Question 44

Children who are deaf and hard of hearing receive special education services under the disability category of deafness.

Question 45

The temporal bone is the hardest bone in human body.

Question 46

What is the difference between Deaf (with a capital "d")and deaf (with a lowercase "d")?

Question 47

A child who is deaf can still use hearing to understand speech.

Question 48

What is the position on educational placements of all professional and parent organizations involved with educating students who are deaf?

Question 49

Teachers can use Visual Phonics to teach phonemic awareness to deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Question 50

Regular exposure to noise above 110 dB for more than one minute can cause permanent hearing loss.

Question 51

Students with severe or profound hearing loss have more social problems than those with mild hearing loss.

Question 52

How is frequency or pitch measured,and how is the measurement related to hertz?

Question 53

According to researchers and professionals,what is the most appropriate instructional method for children who are deaf?

Question 54

What term identifies that a hearing loss occurred after the development of spoken language? How is speech and language affected?

Question 55

What is the unit of measurement for the intensity or loudness of sound? Explain the variation in sound from smallest to loudest.

Question 56

What is the oldest and best known university for students with hearing loss? Describe what happened in 1988 at that university.

Question 57

What are four potential speech problems of children who are deaf or hard of hearing?

Question 58

Deafness poses limitations on a student's cognitive capabilities.

Question 59

Prematurity is a cause of acquired hearing loss.

Question 60

What are the technology and support options available to students with hearing loss that have the potential to improve the classroom/educational experience?

Question 61

Researchers found that many interpreter had inadequate skills

Question 62

How is a child who is deaf different from a child who is hard of hearing?

Question 63

Explain the difference between academic achievement and intelligence as it pertains to a student who is deaf.

Question 64

The special education needs of a child who is deaf can be determined by the results of an audiometric test.

Question 65

Explain the difference between prelingual and postlingual hearing loss and why age of onset is relevant to the educational needs of a child with a hearing impairment.