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QUESTIONS and Rationales
Which of the following should be the primary focus of early
language intervention for at-risk infants?
A. Establishing object permanence through play activities
B. Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning
C. Creating readiness activities in the context of play
D. Enhancing social communication through play activities
Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Early language stimulation in at-risk infants
is best provided by primary caregivers who have been trained in
practices that promote learning.
Which of the following should be the primary focus of early
language intervention for at-risk infants?
A. Establishing object permanence through play activities
B. Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning
,C. Creating readiness activities in the context of play
D. Enhancing social communication through play activities
Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Early language stimulation in at-risk infants
is best provided by primary caregivers who have been trained in
practices that promote learning.
The figure above shows the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal
structures involved in swallowing. Which of the following best
describes the transit of the bolus at the moment depicted in the
figure?
A. The bolus is traveling through the esophagus.
B. The bolus is being propelled from the oral cavity by the tongue
and has entered the pharynx.
C. The bolus has passively exited the oral cavity without
propulsion by the tongue.
D. Laryngeal penetration of some of the bolus is evident.
Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. The tongue is in contact with the entire
anterior and most of the mid to posterior hard palate.
Furthermore, the bolus head has passed the epiglottis and is
,descending into the hypopharynx.
Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by
which cranial nerve?
A. V
B. VII
C. IX
D. X
Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Primary innervation to the larynx and velum
is provided by cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve. The other answer
choices identify cranial nerves that are not primarily involved in
motor innervation to the larynx and velum.
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Fela is a third-grade student in a public school. She is a speaker
of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) who has difficulty
with the Standard American English (SAE) dialect used in her
classroom. Her teacher believes that Fela's language skills are
affecting her academic performance and has referred her to the
, school's speech-language pathologist. Which of the following is
an appropriate rationale for providing language intervention for
Fela?
Select all that apply.
A. It will likely foster better communication with Fela's
linguistically and culturally diverse peers.
B. It will likely improve Fela's code-switching ability with her
teacher and other adult speakers of SAE.
C. It may expand Fela's later academic and vocational
opportunities.
D. It will likely lead Fela to adopt SAE as her primary dialect.
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Options (A), (B), and (C) are correct. The intervention will foster
better communication because Fela and her peers will have a
common dialect. Also, the intervention will provide Fela with the
ability to switch easily between dialects using SAE structures.
Furthermore, being able to switch codes will enable Fela to
participate in more educational and vocational opportunities.
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