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Hearing Impairments in Special Education MCQ

Hearing Impairments in Special Education MCQ

1. The ear is divided into which four connected sections?

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Correct Answer: Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, central auditory nervous system

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2. Which of the following does NOT represent the characteristics of individuals with hearing impairment?

Answer

Correct Answer: High academic achievement is characteristic of many students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

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3. Suggestions for teaching students with hearing impairments included all except ______.

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Correct Answer: Encourage him/her to ask for repetition

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4. Suggestions for teaching students with hearing impairments included all except ______.

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Correct Answer: Have the student leave class early for the next class

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5. Which of the following is an inappropriate setting for individuals with a hearing impairment?

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Correct Answer: Mental institutions

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6. Language assessment for individuals with hearing impairments should examine ______.

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Correct Answer: Both receptive and expressive communication skills

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7. The primary objective of an assessment of individuals with a hearing impairment is to establish ______.

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Correct Answer: An accurate picture of cognitive, communicative, and personal characteristics

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8. The frequency of a particular sound is a measure of the rate at which the sound source vibrates and is measured in ______.

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Correct Answer: Hertz

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9. Which does NOT describe a sensorineural hearing loss?

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Correct Answer: Most often can be medically or surgically treated

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10. The American School for the Deaf was originally known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons

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11. Which of the following does NOT describe postlingual deaf youngsters?

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Correct Answer: Youngster had disordered hearing present at birth.

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12. The federal definition describes deafness as a hearing loss that ______.

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Correct Answer: Adversely affects educational performance

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13. Which of the following does NOT describe the deaf culture?

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Correct Answer: Use the term hearing impaired.

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14. An ______ is a professional who signs, gestures, and/or fingerspells a speaker’s message as it is spoken to enable individuals with hearing impairments to understand spoken language.

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Correct Answer: Interpreter

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15. ______ is defined as referring to those for whom the sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the ordinary purposes of life.

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Correct Answer: Deaf

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16. X linked is a pattern of inheritance involving the X chromosome.

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Correct Answer: True

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17. A thin, membranous tissue between the ear canal and the middle ear that vibrates when struck by sound waves; also called the eardrum is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Tympanic membrane

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18. Altering an interpreted message to facilitate understanding by a person who is hearing impaired is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Transliteration

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19. Total communication is a method of communication for students with hearing impairments, designed to provide emphasis on_____ to facilitate communication ability.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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20. Telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) is also known as

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Correct Answer: All of these

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21. _____ is the smallest bone in the body.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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22. The SRT represents the softest sound level at which a listener can identify the stimuli _____ percent of the time.

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Correct Answer: 50

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23. A set of procedures for measuring auditory perception of speech, including syllables, words, and sentences is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Speech audiometry

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24. _____ is a system to assist students with hearing impairments in which the teacher wears a microphone that transmits a signal to a speaker strategically placed in the classroom rather than to a body-worn receiver.

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Correct Answer: Sound field

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25. Sensorineural hearing loss is the loss of sound sensitivity produced by abnormalities of the_____ beyond the inner ear to the brain.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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26. A procedure for measuring hearing sensitivity at certain frequencies using tones that are presented at various intensities is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Pure tone audiometry

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27. Prelingual refers to the period of time_____ a child’s development of language.

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Correct Answer: Before

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28. Postlingual refers to the period of time _____a child has developed language.

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Correct Answer: After

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29. A method for measuring hearing sensitivity in young children by rewarding correct responses is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Play audiometry

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30. Oval window is the link between the inner ear and _____

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Correct Answer: Middle ear

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31. The most visible (external) part of the ear, useful in funneling sound to the ear canal and in localizing the source of sound is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Outer ear

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32. Otitis media is the infection of the _____ space.

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Correct Answer: Middle ear

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33. Ossicular chain means three bones in the middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) that connect the eardrum to the _____ and help to amplify sounds.

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Correct Answer: Inner ear

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34. Organ of corti is an organ of hearing found within the_____

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Correct Answer: Cochlea

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35. Oral approaches refer to methods of instruction for children with hearing impairments that emphasize _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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36. Hearing loss resulting from both conductive and sensorineural hearing impairments is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Mixed hearing loss

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37. The air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains three tiny bones (ossicles) that carry sound to the inner ear is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Middle ear

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38. Manual communication is a communication method that utilizes

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Correct Answer: All of these

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39. Malleus is attached to the _____ membrane.

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Correct Answer: Tympanic

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40. Interpreter is a professional who _____ a speaker’s message as it is spoken to enable individuals with hearing impairments to understand spoken language.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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41. The snail-shaped part of the ear (cochlea) containing the organs of hearing and balance is called____

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Correct Answer: Inner ear

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42. Incus is the second of the three middle ear bones for conducting sound to the inner ear, located between the malleus and the stapes; also called the_____

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Correct Answer: Anvil

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43. Hertz is a unit of measurement of_____

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Correct Answer: Frequency

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44. Poorer than normal auditory sensitivity for sounds; usually measured in decibels (dB) using pure tones is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Hearing sensitivity loss

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45. Hearing impairment is_____

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Correct Answer: Less than normal hearing

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46. Hard of hearing refers to a person who has a hearing loss but uses the auditory channel as the primary avenue for oral communication, with_____

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Correct Answer: Both

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47. Frequency is measured as_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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48. A wireless system that allows the transmission of a signal from the teacher wearing a microphone to the student wearing a receiver, increasing the volume of the teacher’s voice over the volume level of classroom noise refer to_____

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Correct Answer: Fm system

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49. Fingerspelling is a form of manual communication; different positions or movements of the fingers indicate _____ of the alphabet.

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Correct Answer: Letters

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50. Evoked otoacoustic emissions are the sounds produced by the inner ear in response to auditory stimulation and measured in the _____

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Correct Answer: Ear canal

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51. Decibels is a unit of measure expressing the magnitude of a sound relative to the_____ to which the normal human ear can respond.

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Correct Answer: Softest sound

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52. Deaf culture refers to individuals who are deaf who share similar values, attitudes, and practices and view _____ Sign Language as their natural language.

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Correct Answer: American

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53. Deaf means _____ hearing for ordinary purposes of daily living.

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Correct Answer: Both

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54. Conductive hearing loss is the loss of sound sensitivity produced by abnormalities of the _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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55. A surgically implanted device that allows individuals who are deaf to hear environmental sounds and understand speech is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Cochlear implant

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56. Cochlea is the shell- or spiral-shaped structure in the _____ that is responsible for hearing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inner ear

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57. Central hearing disorder is the difficulty in the _____ of auditory information in the absence of a hearing loss.

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Correct Answer: Both

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58. Part of the hearing mechanism connecting the ear to the brain is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Central auditory nervous system

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59. In bone conduction audiometry sound is conducted to the inner ear through the bones of the _____

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Correct Answer: Skull

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60. Autosomal recessive is a genetic form of inheritance involving the non-sex-linked chromosomes in which the individual has one normal and one abnormal gene in a gene pair.

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Correct Answer: False

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61. Autosomal dominant is a genetic form of inheritance involving the non-sex-linked chromosomes in which both genes of a gene pair must be affected for the trait to be expressed.

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Correct Answer: False

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62. Auditory trainers is a type of _____ system used by children with hearing impairments in place of their hearing aids in educational settings.

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Correct Answer: Amplification

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63. Auditory evoked potentials are the neural impulses produced from within the auditory system in response to stimulation of the auditory pathway and recorded as bioelectric events using a special computer.

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Correct Answer: True

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64. Auditory evoked potentials are the neural impulses produced from within the auditory system in response to stimulation of the auditory pathway and recorded as bioelectric events using a special computer.

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Correct Answer: True

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65. Audiologist is a professional who studies the science of hearing, including _____ and provides education and treatment for those with hearing loss.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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66. Audiogram is a graphic representation of audiometric findings showing hearing thresholds as a function of_____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frequency

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67. Atresia is the_____ that can be congenital or acquired from injury or disease.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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68. Assistive listening devices are the devices such as FM or sound field systems that improve the clarity of what is heard by an individual with hearing impairment by increasing background noise levels.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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69. A procedure for measuring hearing sensitivity at certain frequencies using pure tones presented to the listener through earphones or speakers is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Air conduction audiometry

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70. Hearing loss that is inherited is known as adventitious hearing loss.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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71. Acoustic immittance is a technical term for measurements of _____ function.

Answer

Correct Answer: Middle ear

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