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Quiz: Do You Understand Deafness?

This quiz comprises several aspects, namely

Hearing and hearing impairment

1. Which mechanism does not contribute to hearing?a. Bone conduction

b. Ear-drum vibrationc. Nerves simulationd. Muscle contraction

2. Which represents the most common hearing impairment that is age-induced?

a b

c dsource: www.earinfo.com

3. What is the loss for severe hearing impairment?a. 0 dB to 30 dB

b. 40 dB to 70 dBc. 70 dB to 90 dBd. >90 dB

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Misconceptions about the deaf

4. What is a common misconception about deaf with hearing aidsa. The wearer will be able to hear the same sound quality as a hearing

person. b. The wearer will be able to pick up conversation at ease even in a noisy

environment.c. The wearer can benefit from the same hearing aid under all

environments.d. The wearer is absolutely comfortable wearing the hearing aid under all

bodily and facial movement.e. All of the above

5. A deaf person is incapable to do the following.a. Listen to music

b. Singc. Be a professionald. Communicate effectivelye. None of the above

Habilitative approaches and Assistive devices

6. What is the most crucial age for a child with hearing impairment to acquirelistening skill and speech?

a. 0-3 years b. 3-5 yearsc. 5-7 yearsd. < 12 years

7. Which is the assistive device that facilitates a deaf to use digital mobile phones?

a. Hearing Aids b. Induction Loopc. Vibration Phoned. FM system

8. Which are the assistive devices catered for increasing order of hearing loss?a. Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aid, In-the-Canal Hearing Aid, Analogue

Hearing Aid b. In-the-Canal Hearing Aid, Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aid, Cochlear

Implantc. FM system, Analogue Hearing Aid, Digital Hearing Aidd. Cochlear Implant, Induction Loop, FM system

9. A cochlear implant works bya. Implanting an artifical coil around the cochlear to simulate the nerve

endings b. Implanting a digital amplifier in the inner ear to amplifier the received

sound.

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c. Patching the perforated ear-drum to regain the middle ears ability tolisten

d. Implanting a vibrator on the inner ear bone to simulate boneconduction.

Communication issues

10. Which is not a challenge faced by deaf in communication?a. They have difficulty hearing the harmonics frequencies, which are

responsible for the richness and timbre of a sound. b. They have difficulty hearing both vowels and consonants of words,

resulting in inaccurate speech production and poor pronunciation.c. They have difficulty speaking because of the impairment in their

speech production organs.d. They have difficulty speaking because of the impairment in their

auditory organs.

11. How can the hearing communicate more effectively with the deaf?a. Speak slowly and clearly

b. Dont shoutc. Face the deaf when talkingd. Be patiente. All of the above

Deaf culture in Singapore

12. Which is not a common habilitative approach in Singapore?a. Auditory Verbal Therapy

b. Natural Oral Auditoryc. Total Communicationsd. Cued Speech

13. Which is not a common sign system in Singapore?a. Shanghainese Sign Language

b. American Sign Languagec. Pidgin Sign Languaged. British Sign Languagee. Signing Exact English

14. Which is not a service provider for the deaf a. Singapore School for the Deaf (SSD) and Canossian School (CS) b. Balestier Hill Secondary School (BHSS) and Mountbatten Vocational

School (MVS)c. Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Federation (Singapore)d. None of the above

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Miscellaneous

15. Which is not a service required by the deaf?a. Sign Interpretation

b. TV/Movie Text Captioningc. Legal Protection

d. Subsidy for Assistive Hearing Devicese. Social Acceptance

Suggested Answers:(1) D (2) C (3) C (4) E (5) E (6) A (7) B (8) B (9) A (10) C (11) E (12) D (13) D (14)D (15) C