Essentials of CSD – Practice Questions and Exam Preparation Material
The smallest unit of language having distinct meaning is? - ANS ✔✔morpheme
the rules governing the use of language in social situations, including the speaker - ANS
✔✔pragmatics
the term prevalence refers to - ANS ✔✔the estimated number of individuals diagnosed with a
particular disorder, disability, or disease at a given time in a region or country
the term incidence refers to - ANS ✔✔the total number of new diagnoses of a disorder,
disability, or disease in the population of a region or country over a specified period of time
true or false: Another word for inner speech or self-talk is thinking? - ANS ✔✔true
true or false: a traumatic brain injury is an example of a congenital disorder - ANS ✔✔false
T or F: a child's cultural and lingustic background can significantly affect his or her expressive
language? - ANS ✔✔true
T or F: General american English and standard american English are the same - ANS ✔✔True
T or F: an aphonia is more likely to occur than a dsyphonia - ANS ✔✔false
T or F: relatively intact cognitive abilities are important for development of both speech and
language - ANS ✔✔true
, A SLP is a professional who is specifically educated and trained to identify, evaluate, treat, and
prevent speech, language, cognitive, and __________ disorder - ANS ✔✔Swallowing
A communication disorder is an impairment in the ability to receive, comprehend, or send
messages either verbally, nonverablly, or ____________ - ANS ✔✔graphically
Language is a(n) ___________ shared code or conventional system for representing concepts
through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combination of those symbols - ANS
✔✔socially
Intelligibility is the degree of ______ with which an utterance is understood by the average
listener, and it is influenced by articulation, rate, fluency, vocal quality, and intensity of voice -
ANS ✔✔clarity
Where do most SLPs work? - ANS ✔✔Educational settings
T or F: in the US, special educations and special service for children struggling educationally
were not federally madated and widespread until the 1990s - ANS ✔✔False it was the 1960s
T or F: ASHA considers CSD to be a single discipline with two separate professions: speech-
language pathology and audiology - ANS ✔✔True
T or F: Signs and symptoms are synonymous terms - ANS ✔✔false
The __________ mandated that all school-age children with disabilities must be provided a free
and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment - ANS ✔✔Education of All
Handicapped Children act
The smallest unit of language having distinct meaning is? - ANS ✔✔morpheme
the rules governing the use of language in social situations, including the speaker - ANS
✔✔pragmatics
the term prevalence refers to - ANS ✔✔the estimated number of individuals diagnosed with a
particular disorder, disability, or disease at a given time in a region or country
the term incidence refers to - ANS ✔✔the total number of new diagnoses of a disorder,
disability, or disease in the population of a region or country over a specified period of time
true or false: Another word for inner speech or self-talk is thinking? - ANS ✔✔true
true or false: a traumatic brain injury is an example of a congenital disorder - ANS ✔✔false
T or F: a child's cultural and lingustic background can significantly affect his or her expressive
language? - ANS ✔✔true
T or F: General american English and standard american English are the same - ANS ✔✔True
T or F: an aphonia is more likely to occur than a dsyphonia - ANS ✔✔false
T or F: relatively intact cognitive abilities are important for development of both speech and
language - ANS ✔✔true
, A SLP is a professional who is specifically educated and trained to identify, evaluate, treat, and
prevent speech, language, cognitive, and __________ disorder - ANS ✔✔Swallowing
A communication disorder is an impairment in the ability to receive, comprehend, or send
messages either verbally, nonverablly, or ____________ - ANS ✔✔graphically
Language is a(n) ___________ shared code or conventional system for representing concepts
through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combination of those symbols - ANS
✔✔socially
Intelligibility is the degree of ______ with which an utterance is understood by the average
listener, and it is influenced by articulation, rate, fluency, vocal quality, and intensity of voice -
ANS ✔✔clarity
Where do most SLPs work? - ANS ✔✔Educational settings
T or F: in the US, special educations and special service for children struggling educationally
were not federally madated and widespread until the 1990s - ANS ✔✔False it was the 1960s
T or F: ASHA considers CSD to be a single discipline with two separate professions: speech-
language pathology and audiology - ANS ✔✔True
T or F: Signs and symptoms are synonymous terms - ANS ✔✔false
The __________ mandated that all school-age children with disabilities must be provided a free
and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment - ANS ✔✔Education of All
Handicapped Children act
