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Neuroscience and Speech Disorders Quiz

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these processes auditory information?

a)

Wernicke’s area

b)

Broca’s area

c)

The limbic system

d)

The prefrontal cortex

e)

All of the above process auditory information

2.

Telegraphic, agrammatic speeches are associated primarily with which area?

a)

Broca’s

b)

Wernicke’s

c)

Frontal lobe

d)

Anomic

e)

Right hemisphere

3.

Which lobe of the brain processes somatosensory information?

a)

Frontal

b)

Prefrontal

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Occipital

e)

Limbic

4.

Hyperkinetic dysarthria is a speech disorder due to what?

a)

Rapid uncoordinated movement

b)

Motor weakness

c)

Extra involuntary movements

d)

Motor rigidity

e)

Pathologic oral reflexes

5.

Which type of information would an efferent neuron most likely convey?

a)

Visual information

b)

Emotional processing

c)

Proprioception

d)

Motor commands to skeletal muscle

e)

Pain regulatory information

6.

CAPD test results can be questionable when gathered from a child under what age?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

7.

The theory that stuttering is caused by lack of a unilateral dominant hemisphere is known as what?

a)

Hemispheric dominance theory

b)

Auditory processing theory

c)

Motor control theory

d)

Genetic predisposition theory

8.

Rett syndrome is characterized by

a)

cocktail party social speech pattern

b)

sensorimotor involvement imaging upon language and cognition

c)

typical cognition but severe language delay and aggressive behavior accompanying autistic-like behavior

d)

hyperactivity

9.

Dialects of English all utilize the same

a)

morphemes

b)

may utilize morphemes differently

c)

do not utilize morphonese

d)

use the same morphemes as those in standard American English

e)

use the same morphemes as those used in mainstream American

10.

The most likely sites of lesion resulting in flaccidity is the

a)

pyramidal and extrapyramidal tracts

b)

basal ganglia control circuit

c)

lower motor neuron

d)

thalamus

e)

cerebellum

11.

In typical speakers, phonation generates a sound wave that is

a)

simple and periodic

b)

simple and longitudinal

c)

complex and aperiodic

d)

complex and transverse

12.

What grammatical function would the omitted verb "to be" have in the following sentences: I "she busy" II "she is playing in the snow"

a)

copula and auxiliary respectively

b)

auxiliary and copula, respectively

c)

copula in both sentences

d)

auxiliary in both sentences

e)

copular and main verb, respectively

13.

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?

a)

metalinguistic

b)

linguistic

c)

cognitive

d)

sensorimotor

e)

perceptual

14.

Which of the following accurately describes a distinction between dysarthria and apraxia?

a)

apraxia often accompanies cerebral palsy, while dysarthria often accompanies aphasia

b)

patients with apraxia are relatively consistent across productions, patients with dysarthria are more inconsistent

c)

patients with apraxia exhibit deficiencies in muscular control, patients with dysarthria exhibit neurological difficulties in motor programming

d)

patients with apraxia can imitate speech sounds with relative ease when prompted by a therapist, patients with dysarthria cannot

e)

patients with apraxia make frequency substitutions and additions, patients with dysarthria make frequent substitutions and additions

15.

Damage to which structure results in auditory processing disorder?

a)

outer ear

b)

middle ear

c)

auditory nerve

d)

accessory nerve

e)

auditory processing center of the brain

16.

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:

a)

active voice, sentence complement in the verb phrase predicate

b)

passive voice, sentence complement in the verb phrase predicate

c)

passive voice, relative clause

d)

active voice, relative clause

e)

metaphor, relative clause

17.

Why do children with a history of cleft palate have an increased risk for dysphonia?

a)

dehydration of vocal folds

b)

production of glottal stops that result in vocal nodules

c)

excessive screaming

d)

GERD

e)

c and d

18.

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?

a)

The independent variable is age of implantation, the dependent variable is number of correctly named pictures

b)

The dependent variable is whether the child has a cochlear implant or not, the independent variable is number of correctly named pictures

c)

The independent variable is whether the child has a cochlear implant or not, the dependent variable is number of correctly named pictures

d)

The dependent variable is age of implantation; the independent variable number of correctly named pictures

19.

“Superman was beaten by batman” involved

a)

A relative clause

b)

Infinitival construction

c)

Passive syntax

d)

Multiple complements

20.

The disorder is most likely to result in diplophonia

a)

Vocal nodules

b)

Unilateral vocal fold paresis

c)

Contact ulcers

d)

Hemangioma

21.

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.

a)

His mlu omission of auxiliaries, copulas and possessive marks and the structure of his negative sentences are typical of his age peers acquiring AAE

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

22.

An L2 learner who produces the sentence "he like carrots" is evidencing:

a)

an omission of plural

b)

omission of third person singular present tense

c)

double marking

d)

overgeneralization of plural form

23.

IDEA defines a speech and language impairment as:

a)

a speech sound disorder

b)

stuttering impaired articulation and voice impairments

c)

pragmatic language disorder that affects mild social interactions during the school day

d)

communication disorder that adversely affects a child's educational performance

24.

Trisomy 21 Down syndrome is characterized by:

a)

sensorimotor and cognitive involvement

b)

"cocktail party" speech

c)

language delay, but no cognitive involvements

d)

severe cognitive delay but mild language delay

25.

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?

a)

let the room teacher work with the student because that is not our program

b)

do nothing knowing that boys mature more slowly than girls

c)

do nothing realizing that this is normal for speakers of African American English

d)

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

26.

The metalinguistic level of information processing centers on:

a)

linguistic rules

b)

attainment of specific stages of cognition

c)

awareness of content of mind

d)

memory recall

27.

Which of the following is a principle in ASHA's 2016 code of ethics?

a)

Individuals shall refer to scope of practice in SLP to provide high-quality services

b)

Individual shall honor their responsibilities to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve professionally

c)

Individual shall focus their responsibility to achieve and maintain the highest level of professional competence

d)

Individual shall honor their responsibility to the public when advocating for their communication and swallowing needs

28.

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?

a)

Attrition

b)

Developmental language disorder

c)

Specific language impairments

d)

Cognitive impairments

29.

A patient who exhibits apraxia of speech and does not exhibit dysarthria, oral apraxia, limb apraxia, or aphasia will have difficulty with:

a)

waving goodbye

b)

phonological processes

c)

sequencing sounds

d)

writing

30.

A child says “this my bike.” This is an example of which type of relation?

a)

existence and attribution

b)

action and recurrence

c)

locative action

d)

state

31.

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?

a)

Wernicke's

b)

Anomic

c)

Global

d)

Broca's