Question 1

Eight-year-old Neal has difficulty with pluralization, saying "foot," for example, when he should say "feet." Neal's language disorder is classified as one of

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology. 
B)  pragmatics. 
C)  phonology. 
D)  syntax.

Question 2

A specialist in language pragmatics studies

Accepted Answer

A)  the ways language is used in a variety of contexts. 
B)  how young children acquire language. 
C)  the mechanics of vocal production. 
D)  how the brain reacquires language after an injury.

Question 3

Being skilled in the area of supralinguistics means you can

Accepted Answer

A)  understand any dialect. 
B)  understand sarcasm and/or puns. 
C)  can communicate nonverbally. 
D)  can eliminate stuttering in an individual.

Question 4

"Lisping" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an articulation error. 
B)  a fluency error. 
C)  a language disorder. 
D)  a voice disorder.

Question 5

Semantics is

Accepted Answer

A)  how language is used socially. 
B)  the grammatical rules of writing. 
C)  the meaning of words and sentences. 
D)  the sound system and rules for the combination of sounds.

Question 6

A child with a language disorder who is working on 504 plan goals in a specialized setting would be at which tier of the RtI Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tier III 
B)  Tier II 
C)  Tier I 
D)  This child would not be included in the RtI Model.

Question 7

Laura repeats sounds and syllables and stutters frequently. Laura's disorder is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a fluency disorder. 
B)  a voice disorder. 
C)  an articulation disorder. 
D)  a language disorder.

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered an articulation error?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saying "sheeps" for "sheep" 
B)  Saying "ring" for "king" 
C)  Saying "runned" for "ran" 
D)  Saying "boy" for "man"

Question 9

Five-year-old Terry says "pay" instead of "play." This is an example of which of these articulation errors?

Accepted Answer

A)  A distortion 
B)  An omission 
C)  A substitution 
D)  The addition of extra sounds

Question 10

Which of the following are the four processes involved in the production of speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonology, morphology, resonation, and semantics 
B)  Respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation 
C)  Phonology, phonation, resonation, and semantics 
D)  Audition, respiration, resonation and articulation

Question 11

A problem with production of the accurate sounds of speech would be classified as a disorder of

Accepted Answer

A)  articulation-phonology. 
B)  fluency and speech timing. 
C)  voice. 
D)  language.

Question 12

Language involves ________________ which is taking in language-based information, and ______________ giving out verbal information and producing written language.

Accepted Answer

A)  reception; syntax 
B)  reception; expression 
C)  phonology; morphology 
D)  syntax; production

Question 13

The ability to receive and understand a message is called

Accepted Answer

A)  fluency. 
B)  expressive language. 
C)  receptive language. 
D)  communication.

Question 14

A problem with semantics would be classified as a disorder of

Accepted Answer

A)  articulation-phonology. 
B)  fluency and speech timing. 
C)  voice. 
D)  language.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of the RTI Tier II intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration with the speech-language pathologist and/or special education teacher 
B)  Pointing to an object when given an augmentative communication board 
C)  Developing an IEP to address the specific articulation problems 
D)  Computer-generated programs to address fluency errors

Question 16

Children with articulation and stuttering disorders often respond well to

Accepted Answer

A)  medication. 
B)  early intervention. 
C)  developing listening skills. 
D)  developing reading skills.

Question 17

If children born with a cleft palate have early surgical correction, they are unlikely to require speech therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Children With Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders