BIOS 252 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Around their second birthday, children are more _____ in their use of words and
begin to combine words to make simple phrases. - ANSWER: Consistent
_____ is the product of vibrating vocal folds that produce voiced sounds. - ANSWER:
Phonation
What is the name of the area of the brain that allows the motor programming of
speech and to be sent to the mouth? - ANSWER: Primary motor cortex
The first form of language to emerge in a normally developing baby is what? -
ANSWER: Cooing/gooing
The component of the hearing aid that takes in sound and converts it to an electrical
signal: - ANSWER: Microphone
At what age does a child produce true words? - ANSWER: 12 months
What is a language disorder? - ANSWER: The inability to effectively communicate
At what stage does variegated babbling occur? - ANSWER: 5
Early communicative skills are also referred to as: - ANSWER: Pre-linguistic skills
Identify the Ling sounds: - ANSWER: Oo, ee, ah, s, sh, m
Children who are DHH use reading programs and books that are different than their
hearing peers. T/F? - ANSWER: False
The totality of motor processes involved in the planning and execution of sequences
of overlapping gestures which result in speech refers to: - ANSWER: Articulation
Looking up words in a dictionary and writing down the definition is a traditional and
effective way to teach vocabulary. T/F? - ANSWER: False
The capitalized word(s) represents a _____ in the following sentence: "The red beads
are ON THE TABLE." - ANSWER: Prepositional phrase
Which acoustic cue is most easily perceived? - ANSWER: A change in duration
A child begins to embed sentence elements and make transformations: - ANSWER:
35-40 months
,What unit of measurement is used for intensity? - ANSWER: A decibel
Phonation occurs within the: - ANSWER: Larynx
A bilingual child must be tested in both languages. T/F? - ANSWER: True
Aphasia would likely result from: - ANSWER: A cerebrovascular accident affecting the
middle cerebral artery.
A guided reading lesson is most effective when conducted with text that is at
students' _____ reading level. - ANSWER: Instructional
Each time the distance from the source is doubled, the sound attenuates by a factor
of: - ANSWER: 6 dB
The formalist approach to intervention is based on pragmatics as the overall aspect
of language. T/F? - ANSWER: False
The PLS -4 was administered to John with the following scores:
Auditory Comprehensions - 52
Expressive Communication - 37
Total Language 43
The PLS-4 has a reliability of .85 and the SEM for his age is 5 points. The SD is 10 and
the mean is 50.
Where is his expressive communication score compared to the mean and SD? -
ANSWER: Within 1 1/2 SD below the mean
An abnormally large tongue is referred to as: - ANSWER: Macroglossia
The velocity of sound is: - ANSWER: Greater in denser media
What area is responsible for processing incoming auditory signals? - ANSWER:
Heschl's gyrus
_____ is a measure of reliability that provides a range around a child's score. -
ANSWER: Standard error of measure
A child has a new cochlear implant. Which cue from speech will be most easily
perceived? - ANSWER: Duration
Phonemic errors are related to phonological disorders. T/F? - ANSWER: True
The speech production process can be divided into three parts: - ANSWER:
Respiration
Phonation
, Articulation
Around _____ year(s) of age children begin to make simple phrases. - ANSWER: 2
Name the correct classification of the capitalized sound in the word "hunCH." -
ANSWER: Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate
How many clauses and how many communicative utterances are in the following?
She said, "I don't want you to go. Stay here." - ANSWER: 3 clauses, 2 CUs
What is the chronological age of a child born on 12-21-2005 and tested on 10-16-
2010? (Do not round up.) - ANSWER: 4 years, 9 months, 25 days
As young children mature, sentences gradually increase in length, complexity, and
informational density. This is strongly correlated to: - ANSWER: Reading
A child's articulation test's percentile rank is at the 25th percentile. Where does this
fail? - ANSWER: Within the average range
If the child is bilingual, separate assessments in both the languages must be
conducted. T/F? - ANSWER: True
What sources of input are needed to look at to consider if a child is eligible for
services in the schools according to IDEA? - ANSWER: Teacher input
Parent input
Formal evaluation
Informal assessments
Hearing and vision screening
Teacher input
Parental input
Formal evaluation
Informal assessments
Hearing and vision screening
Students who are DHH use multiple cueing systems such as sign language to decode
print when they read and encode print when they write. T/F? - ANSWER: True
Fetal anoxia occurs when the brain of the newborn may be damaged because of
reduced supply of oxygen during prolonged labor. T/F? - ANSWER: True
Which disorder is characterized by a lack of social skills, difficulties with transition or
changes, and are very comfortable with normalcy? - ANSWER: Asperger's syndrome
Once the brain codes the information in Heschl's gyrus the coded data travels to: -
ANSWER: Wernicke's area
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Around their second birthday, children are more _____ in their use of words and
begin to combine words to make simple phrases. - ANSWER: Consistent
_____ is the product of vibrating vocal folds that produce voiced sounds. - ANSWER:
Phonation
What is the name of the area of the brain that allows the motor programming of
speech and to be sent to the mouth? - ANSWER: Primary motor cortex
The first form of language to emerge in a normally developing baby is what? -
ANSWER: Cooing/gooing
The component of the hearing aid that takes in sound and converts it to an electrical
signal: - ANSWER: Microphone
At what age does a child produce true words? - ANSWER: 12 months
What is a language disorder? - ANSWER: The inability to effectively communicate
At what stage does variegated babbling occur? - ANSWER: 5
Early communicative skills are also referred to as: - ANSWER: Pre-linguistic skills
Identify the Ling sounds: - ANSWER: Oo, ee, ah, s, sh, m
Children who are DHH use reading programs and books that are different than their
hearing peers. T/F? - ANSWER: False
The totality of motor processes involved in the planning and execution of sequences
of overlapping gestures which result in speech refers to: - ANSWER: Articulation
Looking up words in a dictionary and writing down the definition is a traditional and
effective way to teach vocabulary. T/F? - ANSWER: False
The capitalized word(s) represents a _____ in the following sentence: "The red beads
are ON THE TABLE." - ANSWER: Prepositional phrase
Which acoustic cue is most easily perceived? - ANSWER: A change in duration
A child begins to embed sentence elements and make transformations: - ANSWER:
35-40 months
,What unit of measurement is used for intensity? - ANSWER: A decibel
Phonation occurs within the: - ANSWER: Larynx
A bilingual child must be tested in both languages. T/F? - ANSWER: True
Aphasia would likely result from: - ANSWER: A cerebrovascular accident affecting the
middle cerebral artery.
A guided reading lesson is most effective when conducted with text that is at
students' _____ reading level. - ANSWER: Instructional
Each time the distance from the source is doubled, the sound attenuates by a factor
of: - ANSWER: 6 dB
The formalist approach to intervention is based on pragmatics as the overall aspect
of language. T/F? - ANSWER: False
The PLS -4 was administered to John with the following scores:
Auditory Comprehensions - 52
Expressive Communication - 37
Total Language 43
The PLS-4 has a reliability of .85 and the SEM for his age is 5 points. The SD is 10 and
the mean is 50.
Where is his expressive communication score compared to the mean and SD? -
ANSWER: Within 1 1/2 SD below the mean
An abnormally large tongue is referred to as: - ANSWER: Macroglossia
The velocity of sound is: - ANSWER: Greater in denser media
What area is responsible for processing incoming auditory signals? - ANSWER:
Heschl's gyrus
_____ is a measure of reliability that provides a range around a child's score. -
ANSWER: Standard error of measure
A child has a new cochlear implant. Which cue from speech will be most easily
perceived? - ANSWER: Duration
Phonemic errors are related to phonological disorders. T/F? - ANSWER: True
The speech production process can be divided into three parts: - ANSWER:
Respiration
Phonation
, Articulation
Around _____ year(s) of age children begin to make simple phrases. - ANSWER: 2
Name the correct classification of the capitalized sound in the word "hunCH." -
ANSWER: Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate
How many clauses and how many communicative utterances are in the following?
She said, "I don't want you to go. Stay here." - ANSWER: 3 clauses, 2 CUs
What is the chronological age of a child born on 12-21-2005 and tested on 10-16-
2010? (Do not round up.) - ANSWER: 4 years, 9 months, 25 days
As young children mature, sentences gradually increase in length, complexity, and
informational density. This is strongly correlated to: - ANSWER: Reading
A child's articulation test's percentile rank is at the 25th percentile. Where does this
fail? - ANSWER: Within the average range
If the child is bilingual, separate assessments in both the languages must be
conducted. T/F? - ANSWER: True
What sources of input are needed to look at to consider if a child is eligible for
services in the schools according to IDEA? - ANSWER: Teacher input
Parent input
Formal evaluation
Informal assessments
Hearing and vision screening
Teacher input
Parental input
Formal evaluation
Informal assessments
Hearing and vision screening
Students who are DHH use multiple cueing systems such as sign language to decode
print when they read and encode print when they write. T/F? - ANSWER: True
Fetal anoxia occurs when the brain of the newborn may be damaged because of
reduced supply of oxygen during prolonged labor. T/F? - ANSWER: True
Which disorder is characterized by a lack of social skills, difficulties with transition or
changes, and are very comfortable with normalcy? - ANSWER: Asperger's syndrome
Once the brain codes the information in Heschl's gyrus the coded data travels to: -
ANSWER: Wernicke's area
