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Chapter 9 Reading Guide MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1) At what age are infants who can hear first able to discriminate speech sounds? A) 1 month B) 3 months C) 6 months D) 9 months 2) Which of the following is an example of a student who would qualify for special education services as a student who is deaf? A) Aimee, who had tubes in her ears in kindergarten B) Brad, who currently has an ear infection in both ears C) Chandra, who understands speech but needs an interpreter to sign in social studies class D) Demetrius, who wears hearing aids but still cannot understand speech 3) Residual hearing is defined as sounds . A) amplified by a hearing aid B) measured by a hearing test C) that can be heard after a hearing loss D) that can no longer be heard after a hearing loss 4) The eardrum is also known as the . A) auricle B) meatus C) ossicle D) tympanic membrane 5) Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines how a hearing loss affects language and communication? A) The degree of hearing loss B) The language spoken in the community C) The attitudes of parents and siblings D) The presence or absence of other disabilities 6) Jackson’s mother complains that the music on his car radio is hurting her ears. The sound level is probably . A) between 60 and 70 d B B) between 85 and 90 d B C) between 50 and 60 d B D) 125 d B and above 7) Which of the following does NOT describe zero dB? A) Audiometric zero B) Zero hearing threshold level (H T L)

C) The smallest sound that can be perceived by a normally hearing person D) The smallest sound that can be perceived by a person who is deaf 8) The part of the ear that controls balance is the . A) cochlea B) eardrum C) ossicles D) semicircular canal 9) The academic achievement gap between deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their hearing peers . A) remains constant over time B) increases as students get older C) decreases as students get older D) increases in reading but decreases in math as students get older 10)In the United States, the majority of people with hearing loss are . A) between the ages of birth and 5 B) between the ages of 6 and 21 C) between the ages of 35 and 60 D) 65 years or older 11)Current research indicates that deaf students experience problems in education due to . A) limitations in cognitive functioning B) inability to read C) inadequate development of a first language D) the mismatch between reading and sign language 12)Causes of conductive hearing loss include all of the following EXCEPT . A) damage to the cochlea B) improper movement of the ossicles C) malformations of the auditory canals D) excessive wax buildup in the auditory canals 13)Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding sensorineural hearing losses? A) They may not be helped by hearing aids. B) They can be corrected with surgery. C) The term includes sensory and neural hearing impairments. D) They cannot be corrected with medication. 14)Mrs. Walker’s son, Keenan, was born at 26 weeks with a severe hearing loss. This loss is _____. A) bilateral B) congenital C) postlingual