Hearing Screening questions with
complete solutions
What is the goal of hearing screening? - correct answer ✔✔ To identify individuals with hearing
impairments that interfere with communication
When with the child, what are the procedures for screening? - correct answer ✔✔ Finding a
quiet testing area, condition the child to the tone, instruct the child (may have to model), place
the head phones, then present tones.
What tones are presented during a screening? - correct answer ✔✔ Present at 20dB, at
frequencies of 1000Hz, 2000Hz, and 4000Hz
What happens if the student fails to respond? - correct answer ✔✔ they do not pas the
screening and get refered
What happens once the child fails the screening? - correct answer ✔✔ The child is then
screened again a week later.
What happens if the child fails the screening twice? - correct answer ✔✔ The child is then
refered to an audilogist for a full audiologic assessment.
What are the possible screening results? - correct answer ✔✔ True positive (failed screen with
hearing loss), True negative (passed screening with no hearing loss), False positive (failed
screening with not hearing loss), and False negative (passed screening with hearing loss)
What is the pass/refer criteria? - correct answer ✔✔ If the child responds 2/3 times they pass, if
they do not respond 2/3 times they fail.
complete solutions
What is the goal of hearing screening? - correct answer ✔✔ To identify individuals with hearing
impairments that interfere with communication
When with the child, what are the procedures for screening? - correct answer ✔✔ Finding a
quiet testing area, condition the child to the tone, instruct the child (may have to model), place
the head phones, then present tones.
What tones are presented during a screening? - correct answer ✔✔ Present at 20dB, at
frequencies of 1000Hz, 2000Hz, and 4000Hz
What happens if the student fails to respond? - correct answer ✔✔ they do not pas the
screening and get refered
What happens once the child fails the screening? - correct answer ✔✔ The child is then
screened again a week later.
What happens if the child fails the screening twice? - correct answer ✔✔ The child is then
refered to an audilogist for a full audiologic assessment.
What are the possible screening results? - correct answer ✔✔ True positive (failed screen with
hearing loss), True negative (passed screening with no hearing loss), False positive (failed
screening with not hearing loss), and False negative (passed screening with hearing loss)
What is the pass/refer criteria? - correct answer ✔✔ If the child responds 2/3 times they pass, if
they do not respond 2/3 times they fail.
