AUDIOLOGY PRAXIS STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2026|2027 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
PICS Of AUDIOGRAMS p. 490 FIGURE 10.12 p. 489 for description --WHY IS 10.12 SEnSORINEURAL? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
p. 492 figure 10.13 . look on p. 491 figure 10.14 for description - CORRECT ANSWER -
p. p. 492 10.14 figure 10.14 look on p. 492 for description - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are variables that may determine extent of effects of hearing impairment on speech, language, and
voice? - CORRECT ANSWER -age of onset, and degree loss
Postlingual deafness is someone with a hearing impairment after what age? - CORRECT ANSWER -after
age 5
Prognosis for Speech and Language in hard of hearing, and deaf children depend on several factors. What
are they? - CORRECT ANSWER -how early in life professional help is given; quality and scope of services;
extend parents help; presence of other disabling conditions (e.g., blindness, brain damage)
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,People who are profoundly deaf may distort what sounds? - CORRECT ANSWER -many vowels, and almost
all consonants. Omissions, substitutions, and distortions in sounds are common
People with hearing impairments manifest the following speech problems p. 493 - CORRECT ANSWER -
distortion of sounds; omission of initial and final consonants; consonant cluster reduction; substitution of
voiced consonants for voiceless consonants (e.g., g/k); omission /s/ in almost all position of words;
substitution of nasal consonants for oral consonants (e.g., mat/bat); increased duration of vowels;
imprecise production of vowels (e.g., diphthongization of vowels); epenthesis, or adding schwa sound to
consonant blends (e.g., setop/stop)
People with hearing impairments are most likely to distort what sounds? - CORRECT ANSWER -stops and
fricatives
Many prelingually deaf people are likely to exhibit problems with language. What are they? - CORRECT
ANSWER -use of limited variety of sentence types; use of sentences of reduced length and complexity;
difficulty comprehending and producing compound, complex, and embedded sentences; occasion
irrevalance of speech, including non sequiturs (utterances that do not relate to topic at hand); providing
insufficient background information to listener; limited oral communication, including lack of elaborated
speech and reluctance to speak; difficulty understanding proverbs, metaphors, and other abstract
utterances; slower acquisition of grammatical morphemes; omission or inconsistent use of many
morphemes including past tense and plural inflections, third person singular -s, indefinite pronouns,
present progressive -ing, articles, prepositions, and conjunctions; poor reading comprehension; writing
that reflects oral language problems (e.g., deviant syntax, limited variety of sentence types, omission of
grammatical morphemes)
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,What are some problems that hard of hearing have on voice, fluency, and resonance disorders? -
CORRECT ANSWER -problems of voice, fluency, and resonance depend heavily on degree of hearing loss
and amount of intervention person has experienced
Voice, fluency, and resonance problems in people who are deaf include: - CORRECT ANSWER -hypernasal
resonance on non-nasal sounds; hyponasal resonance on nasal sounds; abnormal phrasing, flow, and
rhythm of speech; monotone speech with lack of appropriate intonation; improper stress patterns,
including excessive pitch inflections; restricted pitch range, inappropriately high pitch; rate of speech that
is too slow or too fast; pauses at inappropriate junctures; inefficient breathing, including breathiness;
deviations in voice quality, including hoarseness and harshness
Many specialists are involved with aural rehab. Who are they? p. 495 - CORRECT ANSWER -audiologist,
otologist, SLP, educator of deaf, vocational counselor
What is involved in aural rehab? p. 495 - CORRECT ANSWER -evaluation of hearing loss, assessment of
communicative needs of person (including pt's self-assessment); determining human & financial
resources to support hearing habilitation; prescription and fitting of hearing aid; auditory training; use of
amplification system in communication and educational training sessions; focus on communication
patterns in environment; addressing the impact of social, vocational, psychological, and educational
factors of hearing loss; counseling person with hearing impairment and his/her family; recommending
additional services if needed; periodic reevaluation of client's status
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, Professionals who carry out aural rehab used to focus on speech reading and auditory training. Today,
the focus is on what? - CORRECT ANSWER -hearing aid fitting and orientation, environment and
communication partners within the environment, and early id and intervention
An important part of aural rehab is amplification of sound and speech. How can sound be amplified? -
CORRECT ANSWER -hearing aids, cochlear implants, tactile aids, and assistive devices
(NEW 4th) What is acoustic highlighting? (Pakulski 2014) - CORRECT ANSWER -helpful to use when
communicating with child with hearing loss:
emphasis on key words, short sentences, increased repetition and redundancy, slower speaking rate,
nearness to listener, increased pitch and rhythm, emphasis end of sentence
(NEW 4th) According to Hearing Health Foundation (2014) Adults with hearing loss are more likely than
adults with normal hearing to acquire ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -dementia
a 6 yr study showed cognitive abilities of adults 75-84 yr old with HL declined 30-40% faster than normal
hearing adults
hearinghealthfoundation.org
(NEW 4th) End of chapter question what are spondee words? - CORRECT ANSWER -2 syllable words with
equal stress on each syllable
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WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
PICS Of AUDIOGRAMS p. 490 FIGURE 10.12 p. 489 for description --WHY IS 10.12 SEnSORINEURAL? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
p. 492 figure 10.13 . look on p. 491 figure 10.14 for description - CORRECT ANSWER -
p. p. 492 10.14 figure 10.14 look on p. 492 for description - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are variables that may determine extent of effects of hearing impairment on speech, language, and
voice? - CORRECT ANSWER -age of onset, and degree loss
Postlingual deafness is someone with a hearing impairment after what age? - CORRECT ANSWER -after
age 5
Prognosis for Speech and Language in hard of hearing, and deaf children depend on several factors. What
are they? - CORRECT ANSWER -how early in life professional help is given; quality and scope of services;
extend parents help; presence of other disabling conditions (e.g., blindness, brain damage)
1|Page
,People who are profoundly deaf may distort what sounds? - CORRECT ANSWER -many vowels, and almost
all consonants. Omissions, substitutions, and distortions in sounds are common
People with hearing impairments manifest the following speech problems p. 493 - CORRECT ANSWER -
distortion of sounds; omission of initial and final consonants; consonant cluster reduction; substitution of
voiced consonants for voiceless consonants (e.g., g/k); omission /s/ in almost all position of words;
substitution of nasal consonants for oral consonants (e.g., mat/bat); increased duration of vowels;
imprecise production of vowels (e.g., diphthongization of vowels); epenthesis, or adding schwa sound to
consonant blends (e.g., setop/stop)
People with hearing impairments are most likely to distort what sounds? - CORRECT ANSWER -stops and
fricatives
Many prelingually deaf people are likely to exhibit problems with language. What are they? - CORRECT
ANSWER -use of limited variety of sentence types; use of sentences of reduced length and complexity;
difficulty comprehending and producing compound, complex, and embedded sentences; occasion
irrevalance of speech, including non sequiturs (utterances that do not relate to topic at hand); providing
insufficient background information to listener; limited oral communication, including lack of elaborated
speech and reluctance to speak; difficulty understanding proverbs, metaphors, and other abstract
utterances; slower acquisition of grammatical morphemes; omission or inconsistent use of many
morphemes including past tense and plural inflections, third person singular -s, indefinite pronouns,
present progressive -ing, articles, prepositions, and conjunctions; poor reading comprehension; writing
that reflects oral language problems (e.g., deviant syntax, limited variety of sentence types, omission of
grammatical morphemes)
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,What are some problems that hard of hearing have on voice, fluency, and resonance disorders? -
CORRECT ANSWER -problems of voice, fluency, and resonance depend heavily on degree of hearing loss
and amount of intervention person has experienced
Voice, fluency, and resonance problems in people who are deaf include: - CORRECT ANSWER -hypernasal
resonance on non-nasal sounds; hyponasal resonance on nasal sounds; abnormal phrasing, flow, and
rhythm of speech; monotone speech with lack of appropriate intonation; improper stress patterns,
including excessive pitch inflections; restricted pitch range, inappropriately high pitch; rate of speech that
is too slow or too fast; pauses at inappropriate junctures; inefficient breathing, including breathiness;
deviations in voice quality, including hoarseness and harshness
Many specialists are involved with aural rehab. Who are they? p. 495 - CORRECT ANSWER -audiologist,
otologist, SLP, educator of deaf, vocational counselor
What is involved in aural rehab? p. 495 - CORRECT ANSWER -evaluation of hearing loss, assessment of
communicative needs of person (including pt's self-assessment); determining human & financial
resources to support hearing habilitation; prescription and fitting of hearing aid; auditory training; use of
amplification system in communication and educational training sessions; focus on communication
patterns in environment; addressing the impact of social, vocational, psychological, and educational
factors of hearing loss; counseling person with hearing impairment and his/her family; recommending
additional services if needed; periodic reevaluation of client's status
3|Page
, Professionals who carry out aural rehab used to focus on speech reading and auditory training. Today,
the focus is on what? - CORRECT ANSWER -hearing aid fitting and orientation, environment and
communication partners within the environment, and early id and intervention
An important part of aural rehab is amplification of sound and speech. How can sound be amplified? -
CORRECT ANSWER -hearing aids, cochlear implants, tactile aids, and assistive devices
(NEW 4th) What is acoustic highlighting? (Pakulski 2014) - CORRECT ANSWER -helpful to use when
communicating with child with hearing loss:
emphasis on key words, short sentences, increased repetition and redundancy, slower speaking rate,
nearness to listener, increased pitch and rhythm, emphasis end of sentence
(NEW 4th) According to Hearing Health Foundation (2014) Adults with hearing loss are more likely than
adults with normal hearing to acquire ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -dementia
a 6 yr study showed cognitive abilities of adults 75-84 yr old with HL declined 30-40% faster than normal
hearing adults
hearinghealthfoundation.org
(NEW 4th) End of chapter question what are spondee words? - CORRECT ANSWER -2 syllable words with
equal stress on each syllable
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