APHASIA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | APHASIA FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027
T/F: Aphasia batteries include assessment of functional communication skills. - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F: The limbic system is a network of cortical & subcortical structures that mediates
motivation. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: There is no treatment for persons who experience a transient ischemic attack (TIA). -
correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Hemorrhagic stroke is the most common type of stroke. - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: There is no medical treatment available for an aneurysm. - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Aphasia screening tests do not provide enough information to plan appropriate treatment. -
correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Wernicke's aphasia and transcortical sensory aphasia are differentiated primarily by
repetition performance. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Approximately 95% of left handers have their language localized to the left hemisphere. -
correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: The PICA scoring system is more complex than other aphasia batteries. - correct answer
✔✔True
,T/F: The human brain uses only a small percentage of an individual's cardiac output. - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: Having a TIA will raise a person's risk of stroke. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Approximately 50% of persons with primary progressive aphasia will eventually develop
cognitive deficits within 5 years of their PPA diagnosis. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: A person with Broca's aphasia is more likely to have right hemiparesis than a person with
Wernicke's aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Formal assessment involves highly controlled observations with administration of
standardized tests specifically for persons with aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Nouns tend to be more difficult to retrieve (produce) than verbs for persons with Broca's
aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: World War II was a trigger (an important starting point) for the study of aphasia & the
development of rehabilitation for aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Persons with Broca's aphasia will always have a lesion in Broca's area. - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F: The PICA may not be an appropriate choice for a patient with very mild aphasia. - correct
answer ✔✔True
T/F: The PALPA can be individualized (i.e. different subtests given) for each patient. - correct
answer ✔✔True
, T/F: The amount of cortical area devoted to a body part in the motor strip is determined by the
size of the muscle. - correct answer ✔✔False
If ischemic stroke patients receive tPA soon after onset of signs of stroke (i.e. within 3 hours)
their recovery is likely to be better than if they do not receive the drug. - correct answer
✔✔True
T/F: Utilizing a tool to measure caregiver evaluation/burden might be useful in further
determining the impact of aphasia for a patient. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Ongoing assessment/data collection should only involve formal assessment. - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: SLP services (assessment/treatment) should be initiated once the patient is medically
stable. - correct answer ✔✔True
_____ should never be provided during formal assessment or probes (baseline probes or probes
conducted during post treatment). - correct answer ✔✔Feedback
About _____ people have a stroke each year & _____ of those people will have aphasia. -
correct answer ✔✔795,000
20%
The "father of aphasia", the physician credited for discovering the relationship between the left
hemisphere and language was _____. - correct answer ✔✔Paul Broca
A homonymous hemianopia is a visual deficit that can occur when an individual has a stroke
involving the left hemisphere of the brain and causes a visual field loss in both eyes on the
_____ side. - correct answer ✔✔right
2026/2027
T/F: Aphasia batteries include assessment of functional communication skills. - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F: The limbic system is a network of cortical & subcortical structures that mediates
motivation. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: There is no treatment for persons who experience a transient ischemic attack (TIA). -
correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Hemorrhagic stroke is the most common type of stroke. - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: There is no medical treatment available for an aneurysm. - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: Aphasia screening tests do not provide enough information to plan appropriate treatment. -
correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Wernicke's aphasia and transcortical sensory aphasia are differentiated primarily by
repetition performance. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Approximately 95% of left handers have their language localized to the left hemisphere. -
correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: The PICA scoring system is more complex than other aphasia batteries. - correct answer
✔✔True
,T/F: The human brain uses only a small percentage of an individual's cardiac output. - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: Having a TIA will raise a person's risk of stroke. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Approximately 50% of persons with primary progressive aphasia will eventually develop
cognitive deficits within 5 years of their PPA diagnosis. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: A person with Broca's aphasia is more likely to have right hemiparesis than a person with
Wernicke's aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Formal assessment involves highly controlled observations with administration of
standardized tests specifically for persons with aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Nouns tend to be more difficult to retrieve (produce) than verbs for persons with Broca's
aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: World War II was a trigger (an important starting point) for the study of aphasia & the
development of rehabilitation for aphasia. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Persons with Broca's aphasia will always have a lesion in Broca's area. - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F: The PICA may not be an appropriate choice for a patient with very mild aphasia. - correct
answer ✔✔True
T/F: The PALPA can be individualized (i.e. different subtests given) for each patient. - correct
answer ✔✔True
, T/F: The amount of cortical area devoted to a body part in the motor strip is determined by the
size of the muscle. - correct answer ✔✔False
If ischemic stroke patients receive tPA soon after onset of signs of stroke (i.e. within 3 hours)
their recovery is likely to be better than if they do not receive the drug. - correct answer
✔✔True
T/F: Utilizing a tool to measure caregiver evaluation/burden might be useful in further
determining the impact of aphasia for a patient. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Ongoing assessment/data collection should only involve formal assessment. - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: SLP services (assessment/treatment) should be initiated once the patient is medically
stable. - correct answer ✔✔True
_____ should never be provided during formal assessment or probes (baseline probes or probes
conducted during post treatment). - correct answer ✔✔Feedback
About _____ people have a stroke each year & _____ of those people will have aphasia. -
correct answer ✔✔795,000
20%
The "father of aphasia", the physician credited for discovering the relationship between the left
hemisphere and language was _____. - correct answer ✔✔Paul Broca
A homonymous hemianopia is a visual deficit that can occur when an individual has a stroke
involving the left hemisphere of the brain and causes a visual field loss in both eyes on the
_____ side. - correct answer ✔✔right
