Practice Questions Flashcards
what characterizes a high vowel
low frequency first formant
The region of the brain involved in language and cognitive processes which lies in the parietal lobe near the superior edge of the temporal lobe and posterior to the supramarginal gyrus is called the:
angular gyrus
A student you evaluate at your clinic presents with speech and language delay, poor attending skills, delayed cognitive development and low muscle tone. Her mother reports that this child had difficulty feeding as an infant, had chronic middle ear infections, does not sleep well and has sudden and severe tantrums. You believe that this child could have which genetic syndrome?
smith magenis syndrome
Cognitive deficits are sometimes associated with traumatic brain injury. Recovery from cognitive deficits is most dramatic within what time frame after the TBI?
first 6 months
You have a 16-year-old male on your caseload who has not yet developed facial hair and seems overall underdeveloped. He has expressive language disorder and has difficulty making friends due to social pragmatic impairments. You suspect that this young man presents with which genetic syndrome?
klinefelters syndrome
Many children will present with conductive hearing loss, either unilateral or bilateral. This means that they are having difficulty based on an outer or middle ear problem. If the child has hearing thresholds of 40-50db, what are the frequencies that are likely to be affected?
250-6000 Hz
Which type of hearing aid retains flexibility to make adjustments, is the least effective, and the least expensive?
analog/adjustable
A child is provided a sticker after 10 correct responses during a task targeting wh- questions. What type of reinforcement is this?
fixed ratio
A patient with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 5 indicates what?
severe traumatic brain injury
65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis of aphasia. The patient’s symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of the following tasks for the patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
repeating words of increasing length
Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely caused by which of the following factors?
hypotonia
Which of the following recommendations to a parent of an infant with cleft lip and palate should an SLP make to best optimize feeding for adequate nutrition and appropriate growth?
A.Providing a bottle rather than breast-feeding the infant
B.Positioning the infant in a supine position during feeding times
C.Allowing the infant to take as much time as needed to feed
D.Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
D
The head lift exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to produce which of the following changes in swallow biomechanics?
A.Increase in laryngeal closure duration
B.Strengthening of the base of the tongue
C.Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UESU E S) opening
D.Prolonged relaxation of the cricopharyngeal portion of the inferior constrictor muscle
C
Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the time a child turns 3?
A./k/ and /g/forward slash k forward slash and forward slash g forward slash
B./p/ and /b/forward slash p forward slash and forward slash b forward slash
C./l/ and /s/forward slash l forward slash and forward slash s forward slash
D./ch/ and /sh/
p and b
Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the time a child turns 3?
A./k/ and /g/forward slash k forward slash and forward slash g forward slash
B./p/ and /b/forward slash p forward slash and forward slash b forward slash
C./l/ and /s/forward slash l forward slash and forward slash s forward slash
D./ch/ and /sh/
Option (B) is correct. /p/ and /b/forward slash p forward slash and forward slash b forward slash should be mastered by age 3 in a typically developing child.
When assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an augmentative and alternative communication device, which of the following physical factors must be evaluated first?
A.Upper extremity range of motion
B.Lower extremity strength
C.Trunk stability and control
D.Fine motor dexterity
C
