SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
SPEECH & HEARING SCIENCES
Graduate Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
BSc (Hons) Speech & Language Therapy
LEVEL 2/ JANUARY DIET
S2017 – Speech & Hearing Science
Multiple Choice Paper
DATE: 16 January 2009
TIME:
9:30 – 11:10
DURATION: 1 Hour 30 Mins
Reading Time: 10 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all 28 questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Make sure you have read the ‘Information and Instructions’ sheet.
PLEASE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
The examination paper containing 28 multiple choice questions.
‘Multiple Choice Examination: Information and Instructions’
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MATRICULATION NUMBER:………………………….
PAPER SETTER: Dr. Eleanor Lawson and Dr Nigel Hewlett
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SECTION I: ACOUSTICS
1. The waveform of the sound /f/ would be.....
A aperiodic
B transient aperiodic
C periodic
D aperiodic and periodic
2. A sine wave has a frequency of 342 Hz, its period would be
A 29ms
B 0.29s
C 0.29ms
D 2.9ms
3.
A
B
C
D
Select the only statement that is FALSE about the waveform in figure 1.
It has a periodic component
It is a complex wave.
It has an aperiodic component..
It has a frequency of 650Hz.
4. Examination of the sound pressure waveform of “I can’t wait for Christmas” in figure 2
shows that the VOT of the /k/ of ‘can’t’ was...
A 90 ms
B 30 ms
C 70 ms
D 125 ms
5. Examination of the sound pressure waveform in figure 2 shows that the duration of the
first syllable in “Christmas” was approximately...
A 90 ms
B 115 ms
C 195 ms
D 270 ms
6. Select the only statement that is TRUE.
Examination of the sound pressure waveform of “I can’t wait for Christmas.” (see figure 2)
shows that...
A
B
C
D
Full closure was not achieved during the /t/ of “can’t”, resulting in fricative noise.
The vowel of the unstressed second syllable of “Christmas” was devoiced.
The word “I” was strongly stressed in comparison to other words in the sentence.
The final /s/ in Christmas was around 240ms long.
7.
A
B
C
D
The speech rate of the sentence in figure 2 was:
0.263 syllables per second
3.7 syllables per second
2.3 syllables per second
2 syllables per second.
8.
A
B
C
D
Select the only statement that is TRUE of a narrow-band spectrogram.
It is good for looking at rapid changes in speech.
It has a better temporal resolution than a broadband spectrogram.
It shows the harmonic structure of speech sounds most clearly.
It more accurately reflects what the ear hears than any other kind of spectrogram.
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9.
A
B
C
D
Select the only statement that is FALSE.
Harmonics in speech sounds are the result of vocal tract resonances.
Harmonics are whole number multiples of the fundamental frequency.
Harmonics are produced by different modes of vibration.
When f0 increases, harmonics become more widely spaced in frequency.
10. The sound represented on the narrowband spectrogram in figure 3 has a f0 of…
A 120 Hz.
B 200 Hz
C 480Hs
D 240Hz
11. The f0 range of a person’s voice was 70 Hz – 256 Hz. Expressed in semitones, this is a
range of...
A 20 semitones
B 19 semitones
C 26 semitones
D 22 semitones
12. A person was found to have a f0 range of 31 semitones. The lowest f0 in their range was 90
Hz. Therefore the highest f0 in their range was...
A 510 Hz
B 539 Hz
C 542 Hz
D 530 Hz
13. A speaker produced a note with a sound pressure amplitude of 1.1Pa. The dB SPL value
of the note was ...
A 95 dB SPL
B 9.5 dB SPL
C - 25 dB SPL
D 22 dB SPL
14. A sound at a level of 69 dB SPL has a sound pressure amplitude of…
A 0.0006 Pa
B 0.056 Pa
C 0.0276 Pa
D 56368 Pa
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15. In the transition from the first to the second element of a certain diphthong, F1 rises while
F2 lowers. Select the only statement that is TRUE concerning tongue movement from the first
to the second element.
A The second element is lower and more fronted.
B The second element is higher and more retracted.
C The second element is higher and more fronted.
D The second element is lower and more retracted.
16. Which of the following is FALSE concerning source-filter theory?
A The vocal tract acts as a variable frequency-selective filter.
B Vibrating vocal folds are the only source used in speech production.
C Vocal fold adjustment varies fundamental frequency.
D Larynx lowering and lip rounding affect resonance frequencies.
17. The spectrum in figure 4 is of the vowel …
A /u/
B /i/
C /o/
D /a/
18. In an /ai/ diphthong, the formant trajectories are…
A F1 lowers and F2 lowers
B F1 lowers and F2 rises
C F1 rises and F2 lowers
D F1 rises and F2 rises
19. The spectrogram of figure 5 is a spectrogram of the sentence...
A Eat this fish.
B Pack his snacks.
C Bag of cats.
D Ted is sad.
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20. Select the only statement that is FALSE.
On a broadband spectrogram…
A The more closely spaced the vertical striations are the higher the pitch is.
B Voicing is shown by a low frequency band of energy.
C Nasal sounds are characterised by bands of high-frequency energy.
D Plosives followed by vowels always produce a rising F1.
SECTION II: HEARING
21. The outer ear has a transfer function that boosts frequencies in the range …
A 6-10kHz
B 70Hz-1kHz
C 2-7kHz
D 10-15kHz
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22. Select the only function with is NOT a function of the middle ear.
A Protection
B Amplification
C Analysis
D Mediation
23. Select the only item which is NOT involved in the hearing process.
A The vestibular system.
B The organ of corti.
C The basilar membrane.
D The scala media.
24. The ossicle that is attached to the oval window is called the…
A helicotremma
B malleus
C anvil
D stapes
25. Select the only item that is NOT found in the scala media of the cochlea.
A Hair cells
B The tectoral membrane
C Perilymph
D Endolymph
Refer to Figure 6 for answering questions 26 and 27
26. An audiology patient was found to have a hearing threshold of 26 dB HL at 600Hz. This is
equivalent to…
A 31 dB SPL
B 21 SPL
C 29 dB SPL
D 26 dB SPL
27. A person could just hear a pure tone which had a sound pressure amplitude of 112.5 µPa,
at 1250 Hz. Their threshold of hearing at 1250 Hz was therefore…
A
B
C
D
20 dB HL
19 dB HL
11 dB HL
131 dB HL
28. Sensorineural hearing loss is most often characterised by…
A
B
C
D
strong recruitment, but normal bone-conduction and air-conduction thresholds.
raised bone-conduction thresholds but normal air-conduction thresholds.
normal bone-conduction thresholds but raised air-conduction thresholds.
raised bone-conduction thresholds and raised air-conduction thresholds.
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