WorksheetsNeuroscience and Speech Disorders Quiz
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of these processes auditory information?
Wernicke’s area
Broca’s area
The limbic system
The prefrontal cortex
All of the above process auditory information
Telegraphic, agrammatic speeches are associated primarily with which area?
Broca’s
Wernicke’s
Frontal lobe
Anomic
Right hemisphere
Which lobe of the brain processes somatosensory information?
Frontal
Prefrontal
Parietal lobe
Occipital
Limbic
Hyperkinetic dysarthria is a speech disorder due to what?
Rapid uncoordinated movement
Motor weakness
Extra involuntary movements
Motor rigidity
Pathologic oral reflexes
Which type of information would an efferent neuron most likely convey?
Visual information
Emotional processing
Proprioception
Motor commands to skeletal muscle
Pain regulatory information
CAPD test results can be questionable when gathered from a child under what age?
4
5
6
7
The theory that stuttering is caused by lack of a unilateral dominant hemisphere is known as what?
Hemispheric dominance theory
Auditory processing theory
Motor control theory
Genetic predisposition theory
Rett syndrome is characterized by
cocktail party social speech pattern
sensorimotor involvement imaging upon language and cognition
typical cognition but severe language delay and aggressive behavior accompanying autistic-like behavior
hyperactivity
Dialects of English all utilize the same
morphemes
may utilize morphemes differently
do not utilize morphonese
use the same morphemes as those in standard American English
use the same morphemes as those used in mainstream American
The most likely sites of lesion resulting in flaccidity is the
pyramidal and extrapyramidal tracts
basal ganglia control circuit
lower motor neuron
thalamus
cerebellum
In typical speakers, phonation generates a sound wave that is
simple and periodic
simple and longitudinal
complex and aperiodic
complex and transverse
What grammatical function would the omitted verb "to be" have in the following sentences: I "she busy" II "she is playing in the snow"
copula and auxiliary respectively
auxiliary and copula, respectively
copula in both sentences
auxiliary in both sentences
copular and main verb, respectively
A child confuses words he hears the teacher say (EX bat - pat) and letters in the words he tried to read (EX bad - dab) the problem most likely is at which of the following levels of processing?
metalinguistic
linguistic
cognitive
sensorimotor
perceptual
Which of the following accurately describes a distinction between dysarthria and apraxia?
apraxia often accompanies cerebral palsy, while dysarthria often accompanies aphasia
patients with apraxia are relatively consistent across productions, patients with dysarthria are more inconsistent
patients with apraxia exhibit deficiencies in muscular control, patients with dysarthria exhibit neurological difficulties in motor programming
patients with apraxia can imitate speech sounds with relative ease when prompted by a therapist, patients with dysarthria cannot
patients with apraxia make frequency substitutions and additions, patients with dysarthria make frequent substitutions and additions
Damage to which structure results in auditory processing disorder?
outer ear
middle ear
auditory nerve
accessory nerve
auditory processing center of the brain
The following sentence contains two syntactic features that are often challenging for children with language learning disabilities. “Ariel, who is afraid of cats, was bitten by his dog.” Those features are:
active voice, sentence complement in the verb phrase predicate
passive voice, sentence complement in the verb phrase predicate
passive voice, relative clause
active voice, relative clause
metaphor, relative clause
Why do children with a history of cleft palate have an increased risk for dysphonia?
dehydration of vocal folds
production of glottal stops that result in vocal nodules
excessive screaming
GERD
c and d
A researcher investigates the following research question “Will kindergarteners who receive cochlear implants before the age of 2 differ from those who received cochlear implants after the age of 2 on vocabulary size, as measured by number of correctly named pictures naming task?” Which of the following statements is true about the study?
The independent variable is age of implantation, the dependent variable is number of correctly named pictures
The dependent variable is whether the child has a cochlear implant or not, the independent variable is number of correctly named pictures
The independent variable is whether the child has a cochlear implant or not, the dependent variable is number of correctly named pictures
The dependent variable is age of implantation; the independent variable number of correctly named pictures
“Superman was beaten by batman” involved
A relative clause
Infinitival construction
Passive syntax
Multiple complements
The disorder is most likely to result in diplophonia
Vocal nodules
Unilateral vocal fold paresis
Contact ulcers
Hemangioma
Tj is a 5 year old child acquiring African American English. His mlu in words is 2.5. He omits auxiliaries, copulas and possessive markers ‘s and forms of negative sentences by adding “no” before verbs and nouns. Select the statement that best characterizes his language abilities.
His mlu omission of auxiliaries, copulas and possessive marks and the structure of his negative sentences are typical of his age peers acquiring AAE
Although omissions of auxiliaries, copulas and possessive markers are typical of AAE, his mlu and the way he forms negative sentences are a cause for concern and he should be evaluated
Although omissions of auxiliaries and copulas are typical of AAE, his omissions of possessive markers, his mlu and the way he forms negative sentences are a cause for concern and he should be evaluated
Although omissions of auxiliary and possessive markers are typical of AAE, his omissions of copulas, his mlu and the way he forms negative sentences are a cause for concern and he should be evaluated
An L2 learner who produces the sentence "he like carrots" is evidencing:
an omission of plural
omission of third person singular present tense
double marking
overgeneralization of plural form
IDEA defines a speech and language impairment as:
a speech sound disorder
stuttering impaired articulation and voice impairments
pragmatic language disorder that affects mild social interactions during the school day
communication disorder that adversely affects a child's educational performance
Trisomy 21 Down syndrome is characterized by:
sensorimotor and cognitive involvement
"cocktail party" speech
language delay, but no cognitive involvements
severe cognitive delay but mild language delay
A classroom teacher refers a 9-year-old African American male student to you because she is concerned about his intelligibility. What should you do?
let the room teacher work with the student because that is not our program
do nothing knowing that boys mature more slowly than girls
do nothing realizing that this is normal for speakers of African American English
treat the student because even though these are typical patterns for speakers of African American English, they need to learn mainstream American English articulation patterns
The metalinguistic level of information processing centers on:
linguistic rules
attainment of specific stages of cognition
awareness of content of mind
memory recall
Which of the following is a principle in ASHA's 2016 code of ethics?
Individuals shall refer to scope of practice in SLP to provide high-quality services
Individual shall honor their responsibilities to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve professionally
Individual shall focus their responsibility to achieve and maintain the highest level of professional competence
Individual shall honor their responsibility to the public when advocating for their communication and swallowing needs
What is a risk for a 7-year-old refugee from Ghana whose L1 is Twi and currently resides in a linguistically diverse community where the primary language is English?
Attrition
Developmental language disorder
Specific language impairments
Cognitive impairments
A patient who exhibits apraxia of speech and does not exhibit dysarthria, oral apraxia, limb apraxia, or aphasia will have difficulty with:
waving goodbye
phonological processes
sequencing sounds
writing
A child says “this my bike.” This is an example of which type of relation?
existence and attribution
action and recurrence
locative action
state
Case study: Mrs. Nelda Vly, age 66, post left hemisphere CVA, has been referred to your outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of non-fluent aphasia. According to her CAT scan, she has a lesion in BA 44 and 45 extending minimally into the anterior temporal lobe. What type of aphasia does she likely have?
Wernicke's
Anomic
Global
Broca's
