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Language and the brain

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A bundle of nerve fibers connecting Broca's and Wernicke's areas is called:

a)

arcuate fasciculus

b)

motor cortex

c)

cerebrum

d)

corpus callosum

2.

A broad band of nerve fibres joining the two hemispheres of the brain is called

a)

corpus callosum

b)

arcuate fasciculus

c)

brain stem

d)

motor cortex

3.

Playing 2 different sounds for each ear to track reaction times in comprehension, etc. is:

a)

Wada Test

b)

Dichotic Listening Test

c)

Pet scan

d)

Lateralization

4.

Specialization of of brain functions by area is called

a)

aphasia

b)

spoonerism

c)

lateralization

d)

localization view

5.

Brain area that sends signals to your muscles

a)

motor cortex

b)

Wernicke's area

c)

Broka's area

d)

corpus callosum

6.

People whose corpus callosum has been cut and cannot name objects if only their left eye sees them

a)

Split-brain patients

b)

people with aphasia

c)

left-handers

7.

A test in which you inject an anesthetic to "turn off" one side of the brain is called

a)

Dichotic Listening Test

b)

Pet scan

c)

Wada Test

8.

A disorder where the production of language is good but there is a problem in language comprehension

a)

Wernicke's Aphasia

b)

Broca's Aphasia

c)

Conduction Aphasia

9.

The left hemisphere (in most individuals) controls

a)

non-verbal communication

b)

the left side of body and spatial ability, recognition of faces, places and objects, appreciation of music and prosody

c)

the right side of body, language, abstract reasoning and physical tasks which require a step-by-step progression

10.

The right hemisphere (in most individuals) controls:

a)

proper syntax and grammar

b)

Non-verbal communication and prosodic aspects of language

c)

proper semantics and vocabulary

11.

A language disorder in which one is unable to repeat words and whose speech is disrupted because of pauses and hesitations suffers from

a)

Broca's Aphasia

b)

Wernicke's Aphasia

c)

Conduction Aphasia

12.

A transposition of sounds in two or more words, such as "shoving leopard" in place of "loving shepherd" is called

a)

tip of the tongue

b)

spoonerism / slip of the tongue

c)

aphasia

13.

When one cannot quite recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar form and meaning is called

a)

tip of the tongue

b)

spoonerism / slip of the tongue

c)

aphasia

14.

Tip-of-the-tongue moments are typical of younger people

a)

True

b)

False