Question 1

____ deafness may be linked to a dominant, recessive, or sex- linked genetic disorder.

Accepted Answer

Hereditary

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT refer to a classification of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)   manual
B)   conductive
C)   prelingual
D)   sensorineural
E)   adventitious A

Question 3

In the communication mode referred to as Total communication, teachers would employ

Accepted Answer

A)   speech and speech reading.
B)   amplification, speech, speed reading, and a school- based manual system.
C)   American Sign Language and French.
D)   speech, amplification, and speed reading.
E)   cued speech and vibrotactile devices. B

Question 4

Bilingual- bicultural programmes are premised upon

Accepted Answer

A)   use of cochlear implants and other technical devices.
B)   speech being essential for deaf students to negotiate their way through school.
C)   ASL being the natural language of the deaf community.
D)   teachers having sign language mastery.
E)   deaf children acquiring sign vocabulary slower than a hearing child acquires the spoken word.

Question 5

When an audiologist screens a person's hearing across a range of intensity levels and frequencies, this is referred to as a____ _____ .

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Question 6

The tiny, fluid- filled, snail- shaped structure of the inner ear is the ____ .

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Question 7

Communication for hard- of- hearing children is different from that for deaf children. This is because hard- of- hearing children

Accepted Answer

A)   do not use residual hearing to develop speech and language.
B)   use lip reading as a supplement to auditory skills.
C)   usually have otosclerosis.
D)   use sign language to transmit and receive information.
E)   use audition as the primary tool for acquisition of speech and language.

Question 8

The principal of your school has just informed you that a child with a moderate hearing loss will be placed in your class. What barriers is the student likely to face as a member of the class? As a teacher, how can you help the child to overcome those barriers?

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Question 9

In an auditory assessment, Nancy has a hearing threshold of 70 dB for both ears across the speech range. This means that Nancy

Accepted Answer

A)   can first detect sounds using a hearing aid at 70 dB.
B)   can first hear voices at 70 dB.
C)   when using a hearing aid, can first detect voices at 70 dB.
D)   experiences ear aches when tires screech.
E)   can first detect sounds at 70 dB.

Question 10

Otosclerosis occurs

Accepted Answer

A)   during the first 6 months of life.
B)   more in younger children.
C)   more in males.
D)   more in females.
E)   equally in males and females.

Question 11

An electronic device that provides auditory information in both ears is a ____ _____ .

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Question 12

List two types of assessment that might be used to detect a hearing impairment for a childless than four years of age.

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Question 13

Five- year- old Darrin is a deaf child of deaf parents. As a generalization, we could predict that in school Darrin will

Accepted Answer

A)   acquire excellent speech skills.
B)   demonstrate more social and emotional problems than other deaf students.
C)   have poorer reading and language achievement than children of hearing parents.
D)   perform better in language and communication than he would if his parents were hearing.
E)   lag behind rubella- deafened children.

Question 14

Pure tone audiometry can ONLY be used with

Accepted Answer

A)   Those with Alpert's syndrome.
B)   children under the age of four.
C)   those with a moderate hearing loss.
D)   people who understand what is expected of them.
E)   those with a profound hearing loss.

Question 15

Reports place the average speech intelligibility children with severe to profound hearing loss at

Accepted Answer

A)   50 percent.
B)   60 percent.
C)   30 percent.
D)   20 percent.
E)   40 percent.

Question 16

The most common form of ear infection in children is ___ ____ .

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Question 17

The purpose of the Eustachian tube is to

Accepted Answer

A)   translate vibrations into nerve impulses.
B)   funnel sound to the inner ear.
C)   register movement and retain balance.
D)   equalize ear pressure.
E)   conduct sound.

Question 18

Many deaf individuals have an innate ability to speech read, which compensates for their lack of hearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to available research, approximately 1 child in 100 loses hearing after the age of 2.

Accepted Answer