SHS 205 – Final Exam – Questions and Solutions – 2025/2026
____________ refers to opening the vocal folds and _____________ refers to closing the vocal
folds. (read the answers carefully). - ANS✔✔ Abduct, adduct
Select the three components of the brain stem: - ANS✔✔ Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
Select all the bones that surround the lungs and are involved in respiration (i.e. the bony box) -
ANS✔✔ ribs, sternum, clavicles
Nasal sounds are produced by lowering the ________ to the base of the tongue, which closes
the oral cavity and allows air (voice) to be directed into the nasal passages. - ANS✔✔ velum
Which theory explains speech production as the result of the filter characteristic of the vocal
tract modifying sound energy? - ANS✔✔ source-filter
Select the best definition for place of articulation - ANS✔✔ where in the mouth the constriction
is
Select the structures responsible for phonation listed below: - ANS✔✔ thyroarytenoid muscles,
larynx,
A sound _________ is the production of the wrong sound in the place of the correct sound,
such as thoup for soup. - ANS✔✔ substitution
Identify the type of phonological process described in the example below:
, Omitting the last sound in many words, as in "ca" instead of "cat." - ANS✔✔ Final Consonant
deletion
A sound ________ is the insertion of a sound or sounds that are not part of the word itself, such
as animamal for animal. - ANS✔✔ addition
True or False? Children who stutter have been shown to have different cognitive abilities
compared to children who do not stutter. - ANS✔✔ false
What aspects of speech production contribute to fluency? - ANS✔✔ smoothness, rate
True or False? If a child's disfluencies disappear for several weeks and then return, it indicates
that the child is a stutterer. - ANS✔✔ false
When should therapy for individuals with apraxia of speech begin? - ANS✔✔ as early as
possible
True or False? Apraxia of speech is caused by damage in the region of the posterior inferior left
frontal lobe in or around Wernicke's area - ANS✔✔ false
Which of the following are neuromuscular conditions related to dysarthria? - ANS✔✔ cerebral
palsy, Parkinson's, Huntington's chorea
True or False? Some children with CAS are able to perform adequately on isolated articulator
movements (e.g., rapid protrusion and retraction of the tongue), but have difficulty with the
complex interactions of the speech systems to produce speech. - ANS✔✔ true
True or False? Augmentative approaches generally attempt to enhance conventional forms of
communication, whereas alternative approaches generally attempt to replace conventional
forms of communication. - ANS✔✔ true
____________ refers to opening the vocal folds and _____________ refers to closing the vocal
folds. (read the answers carefully). - ANS✔✔ Abduct, adduct
Select the three components of the brain stem: - ANS✔✔ Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
Select all the bones that surround the lungs and are involved in respiration (i.e. the bony box) -
ANS✔✔ ribs, sternum, clavicles
Nasal sounds are produced by lowering the ________ to the base of the tongue, which closes
the oral cavity and allows air (voice) to be directed into the nasal passages. - ANS✔✔ velum
Which theory explains speech production as the result of the filter characteristic of the vocal
tract modifying sound energy? - ANS✔✔ source-filter
Select the best definition for place of articulation - ANS✔✔ where in the mouth the constriction
is
Select the structures responsible for phonation listed below: - ANS✔✔ thyroarytenoid muscles,
larynx,
A sound _________ is the production of the wrong sound in the place of the correct sound,
such as thoup for soup. - ANS✔✔ substitution
Identify the type of phonological process described in the example below:
, Omitting the last sound in many words, as in "ca" instead of "cat." - ANS✔✔ Final Consonant
deletion
A sound ________ is the insertion of a sound or sounds that are not part of the word itself, such
as animamal for animal. - ANS✔✔ addition
True or False? Children who stutter have been shown to have different cognitive abilities
compared to children who do not stutter. - ANS✔✔ false
What aspects of speech production contribute to fluency? - ANS✔✔ smoothness, rate
True or False? If a child's disfluencies disappear for several weeks and then return, it indicates
that the child is a stutterer. - ANS✔✔ false
When should therapy for individuals with apraxia of speech begin? - ANS✔✔ as early as
possible
True or False? Apraxia of speech is caused by damage in the region of the posterior inferior left
frontal lobe in or around Wernicke's area - ANS✔✔ false
Which of the following are neuromuscular conditions related to dysarthria? - ANS✔✔ cerebral
palsy, Parkinson's, Huntington's chorea
True or False? Some children with CAS are able to perform adequately on isolated articulator
movements (e.g., rapid protrusion and retraction of the tongue), but have difficulty with the
complex interactions of the speech systems to produce speech. - ANS✔✔ true
True or False? Augmentative approaches generally attempt to enhance conventional forms of
communication, whereas alternative approaches generally attempt to replace conventional
forms of communication. - ANS✔✔ true
