SHS 205 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. ____________ refers to opening the vocal folds and _____________ refers to clos
ing the vocal folds. (read the answers carefully).-ANSWER- Abduct, adduct
2. Select the three components of the brain stem-ANSWER--ANSWER- Pons, medulla oblongata,
midbrain
3. Select all the bones that surround the lungs and are involved in respiration
(i.e. the bony box)-ANSWER- ribs, sternum, clavicles
4. Nasal sounds are produced by lowering the ________ to the base of the tongue,
which closes the oral cavity and allows air (voice) to be directed into the nasal
passages.-ANSWER- velum
5. Which theory explains speech production as the result of the filter character
istic of the vocal tract modifying sound energy?-ANSWER- source-filter
6. Select the best definition for place of articulation-ANSWER- where in the mouth the
constriction is
7. Select the structures responsible for phonation listed below-ANSWER--ANSWER-
thyroarytenoid muscles,
larynx,
8. A sound _________ is the production of the wrong sound in the place of the
correct sound, such as thoup for soup.-ANSWER- substitution
9. Identify the type of phonological process described in the example below-ANSWER-
Omitting the last sound in many words, as in "ca" instead of "cat."-ANSWER- Final Consonant
deletion
10. A sound ________ is the insertion of a sound or sounds that are not part of the
word itself, such as animamal for animal.-ANSWER- addition
11. True or False? Children who stutter have been shown to have different
ANSWERS 2026
1. ____________ refers to opening the vocal folds and _____________ refers to clos
ing the vocal folds. (read the answers carefully).-ANSWER- Abduct, adduct
2. Select the three components of the brain stem-ANSWER--ANSWER- Pons, medulla oblongata,
midbrain
3. Select all the bones that surround the lungs and are involved in respiration
(i.e. the bony box)-ANSWER- ribs, sternum, clavicles
4. Nasal sounds are produced by lowering the ________ to the base of the tongue,
which closes the oral cavity and allows air (voice) to be directed into the nasal
passages.-ANSWER- velum
5. Which theory explains speech production as the result of the filter character
istic of the vocal tract modifying sound energy?-ANSWER- source-filter
6. Select the best definition for place of articulation-ANSWER- where in the mouth the
constriction is
7. Select the structures responsible for phonation listed below-ANSWER--ANSWER-
thyroarytenoid muscles,
larynx,
8. A sound _________ is the production of the wrong sound in the place of the
correct sound, such as thoup for soup.-ANSWER- substitution
9. Identify the type of phonological process described in the example below-ANSWER-
Omitting the last sound in many words, as in "ca" instead of "cat."-ANSWER- Final Consonant
deletion
10. A sound ________ is the insertion of a sound or sounds that are not part of the
word itself, such as animamal for animal.-ANSWER- addition
11. True or False? Children who stutter have been shown to have different
