AAC MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

AAC MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. When using AAC, the purpose of _____ is to regulate the behavior of one's communication partner
toward an action-oriented response.
Answer:
expressing one's needs and wants

Question:
2. What is the ultimate goal of AAC?
Answer:
To provide an efficient and effective way for users to participate in daily activities of choice and a variety
of interactions

Question:
3. Kate is sharing a story from her camp last weekend with her grandmother who was not at the camp and
does not know much about it. Kate's goal is to share with her grandmother everything she did at camp.
This is an example of a/an ________ interaction.
Answer:
information transfer

Question:
4. When Jack meets new people, he often explains to them that he uses AAC to communicate, and asks for
extra time to finish his thoughts. What area of competence is Jack demonstrating when he does this?
Answer:
Strategic competence

Question:
5. Which of the following falls under strategic domain for AAC users?
Answer:
Reorganizing one's page set before a medical appointment so that the user can access frequently used
phrases spoken with a doctor

Question:
6. Which person(s) is it important to learn operational competence?
Answer:
It can be many people, including the person who relies on AAC, their family, close friends, and
educational/vocational supporters.

Question:
7. Which of the following statements is true?
Answer:
When communicating needs and wants, the rate and accuracy of communication is of critical importance.

, Question:
8. Lori uses her AAC device on the playground at school to make friends with a new classmate. The
purpose that this communication interaction is fulfilling is _______
Answer:
social closeness

Question:
9. Augmentative and Alternative Communication intervention benefits who (select all that apply):
Answer:
a. individuals with severe communication disability
b. infants/toddlers at risk for communication development
c. individuals with temporary conditions (e.g., intubation post-surgery) ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question:
10. According to Beukelman & Light (2020), the ultimate goal of AAC intervention is to:
Answer:
enable individuals to efficiently and effectively engage in a variety of interactions and participate in
activities of their choice

Question:
11. The following is an example that best describes which principle for conducting a valid and reliable
AAC assessment? A clinician schedules an AAC evaluation to occur for one session a week across 4
weeks with 2/4 sessions being in the morning and 2/4 in the afternoon. 2/4 sessions will occur during
classroom activities and 2/4 will occur in group free play. Parent reports from home will additionally be
considered.
Answer:
The sample of behavior must be sufficient to determine the individual's strengths and challenges.

Question:
12. When evaluating one's receptive language informally, one might ask a series of simple wh- questions
(e.g., "What games do you like to play?"). When the individual has demonstrated comprehension by
responding appropriately, what questions might you ask next?
Answer:
complex wh- questions ("if you lost at that game, what would you do?")

Question:
13. AAC teams have used which source to identify core vocabularies for individuals?
a. Word lists based on the vocabulary-use patterns of other individuals who successfully use AAC systems
b. Word lists based on the vocabulary-use patterns of the specific individual
c. Word lists based on the vocabulary-use of natural speakers or writers in similar contexts
Answer:
ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question:
14. During the assessment of motor capabilities of the individuals with motor impairments , the examiner
should not...