Ghazi College of Social Sciences, DGKhan.

PPCS Test
1. Cerumen is produced by
a. cntire external auditory canal b. cartilaginous external auditory canal
c. osseous external auditory canal d. termporomandibular joint
2. Congenital absence of auditory canal is
a. Microtia b. Stenosis c. Minutia d. Atresia
3. Fluid in the middle ear space may result from
a. Blocked Eustachian tube b. Infection entering in the middle ear through Eustachian tube
c. Infection entering the middle ear through blood stream d. All of above
4. The most common cause of postnatal cause of bilateral hearing loss is
a. Measles b. Whooping cough c. Chicken pox d. German measles
5. The largest of ossicles attached to tympanic membraneis
a. Malleus b. Incus c. Stapes d. None of above
6. The total number of cranial nerve is
a. XI b. XII c. XIII d. XIV
7. Cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance is
a. Trochlear nerve b. Vestibular nerve c. Verstibulocochlear nerve d. Facial nerve
8. Footplate of stapes is attached to
a. Oval window b. Round window c. Mastoid d. Valsalva
9. Bony area behind pinna is
a. Ossicles b. Mastoid c. Promontory d. Valsalva
10. Microtia
a. No ear b. Small ear c. Malformed ear d. none of above
11. Malleus
a. A test battery b. Lpsi lateral c. Primary auditory cortex d. Hammer
12. Common cause of sensory neural hearing loss
a. Conductive sensory neural and mixed deafness
b. Lpsi or contra lateral
c. A periodic sound composed of on frequency
d. Agling, disease &exposoure to lou8d sounds
13. Normal thresholds of hearing in hertz
a. 20 – 2000 b. 20 – 20000 c. 20 – 200000 d. none of above
14. Pure tone
a. Louder sound that we hear b. Produces tones, that cause vibration in skull
c. The study of hearing disorders d. A periodic sound composed of one frequency
15. Three bones of middle ear attached together
a. Ossicles b. Otoscopy c. Cochlea d. Vestibule
16. The length of external auditory canal in an adult human ear
a. 1.4 c.m b. 2.5c.m c. 3.4 c.m d. 4.4 c.m
17. The air conductions pathway is the
a. outer-inner ear auditory nerve middle ear b. Outer –inner ear
c. Outer-middle-inner auditory nerve d. Inner ear auditory nerve
18. When air conduction seems impaired on as audiogram with the bones conduction in normal that interpretation is
a. Conductive hearing loss b. Mixed hearing loss c. Normal hearing d. Sensory neural loss
19. The unit for measuring pitch is
a. Sone b. Phone c. Hertz d. Mel
20. The velocity of sound in air is
a. 20 mph b. 1130ft/s c. 5236 ft/s d. 0002 dyn/cm
21. Speech reading is usually taught to children is
a. Isolation b. Combination with other Iessol
c. without amplification d. In darken areas to increase concentration
22. Singing and singing aimulantiously is called
a. ASA b. BSL c. PSL d. Total communication
23. Teaching children who cannot hear to speak involves sense are
a. Tactile b. kinesthetic c. Visual d. All of above
24. An infant’s started response to loud sound may mean
a. Normal bearing b. hearing loss with recumbent effect
c. Prebyaccustis d. All of above

25. In operate conditioning the reinforce should be

a. Immediately following the response b. Tangible c. Positive d. All of above
26. Ideality, public school hearing screening programs should include
a. Pure tone screening b. Pure tone screening and audiometery
c. Pure tone audiometery and acoustic reflexes d. All of above and SRT’s
27. a motion sensing device used in neonatal hearing testing is called
a. Crib-o-gram b. ABR c. EDR d. SPAR
28. Malingering can be proved if
a. The patient admits it b. ABR reveals normal hearing c. None organichearing loss d.The stinger is positive

29. The auditory nerve in number is

a. VI b. VII c. VIII d. none of above
30. Sounds that produce noise induced hearing loss may be
a. Uncomfortably loud b. Painful c. Not loud d. All of above
31. The type of cerebral palsymostly associated with sensory neural hearing loss is
a. Spasticity b. Rigidity c. Atheros d. Ataxia
32. Endo-lymph is found in
a. Stria vascularis b. Scala vestibule c. scala media d. Scala tympani
33. Which one of the following are not considered a perinatal cause of hearing loss
a. Anoxia b. Trauma c. Rubelia d. Prolonged
labor
34. The end organ of hearing is the
a. Crista b. Macula c. Helicotrema d. Organ of Corti
35. Pressure equalizing tubes are designed to function primarily as a artificial
a. Ear canal b. Mastoid c. Eustachian tube d. Tympanic membrane
36. Hearing speech better in a noisy place than in a quiet place is a symptom of
a. Normal hearing b. Conductive hearing loss c. Sensory neural hearing loss d. None of above
37. The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear with the
a. Outer ear b. Inner ear c. Middle ear d. Naso pharynx
38. Naroowing of external auditory canal is called
a. Atresia b. Stenosis c. Otitis d. Otomycosis
39. Congenital absence of the auricle is
a. Anotia b. Atresia c. Aurica d. None of above
40. The point of maximum retraction of the tympanic membrane is
a. Annulus b. Concha c. Umbo d. Pars flaccid
41. ABR results are an indication of
a. Neural integrity b. Hearing loss in low frequency ranges
c. Hearing loss in high frequency range d. Cortical function
42. SRT’s are usually measured with
a. Picture book word list b. Spondaic words list c. Rhyming words d. Signed words
43. The quality of sound is also called its
a. Phase b. Pure tone c. Timbre d. Resonance
44. Sound intensity is measured in
a. Hertz b. Decibels c. Quartz d. Pounds
45. Velocity of sound is
a. Unaffected by medium b. Greater in dense medium c. Greater in less dense medium d. None of above
46. The ability to speech read is affected by
a. The strength of light b. Distance from the speaker c. Rate of speech d. All of above
47. Hearing aids should be selected for patients based on
a. The hearing loss in better ear b. The hearing loss in poorer ear
c. The average hearing loss in both ears d. Individual hearing needs
48. Speech detection implies
a. Sensing whether the sound is present or not b. The nature of particular sound
c. Dissemination among speech sounds d. All of above
49. Aural rehabilitation often involvesteaching adults to
a. Utilize contextual cues in speech b. Make reasonable guesses
c. Predict language pattern d. All of above
50. Most difficult to speech read are
a. Vowels b. Consonants c. Words in context d. Sentences
51. Language comprise vocabulary and
a. Reading b. Writing c. Grammar d. Picture reading

52. Presbyaccusis
a. Congenital deafness b. Deafness caused by aging c. Acquired hearing loss d. All of above
53. “O” on and audiogram depicts
a. Unmasked hearing threshold of Rt ear b. Unmasked hearing threshold of Lt ear
c. Masked hearing threshold of Rt ear d. Masked hearing threshold of Lt ear
54. To make oneself clear to a hearing impaired student a teacher should
a. Increase the volume b. Repeat the statement c. Rephrase the statement d. Be quiet
55. Hearing impairment may result from
 a. Congenital reasons b. Acquired reasons c. Aging d. All of
above
56. The most advocated method to communicate with a hearing challenged is
a. Sign language b. Oral or verbal communication c. Total communication d. Written communication
57. Which are loud sounds
a. Low frequency sounds b. High frequency sounds c. Mid frequency sounds d. All of above
58. The term habilitation is usually used when describing work with
a. Very young children b. Teen agers c. Adult d. Elderly
59. There are ______________ consonants in English language.
a. 21 b. 28 c. 32 d. 36

60. Which sounds are easier to lip read

a. Labials b. Dentals c. Velars d. Nasals
61. Babbling
a. 4-6 months b. 6-8 months c. 8-10 months d. 10-12 months
62. Utterance of first meaningful words
a. 12 months b. 16 months c. 20 months d. 24 months
63. The smallest units of speech
a. Phoneme b. Morpheme c. Phone d. None of above
64. Pre-requisites of language development is
a. Attention b. Symbolic understanding c. Situational understanding d. All of above
65. Startled reflex is present at the age of
a. 0-1 month b. 2-3 months c. 3-4 months d. None of above
66. Environment sounds
a. Pure tones b. Complex tones c. Loud tones d. All of above
67. Functional hearing loss means
a. Conductive hearing loss b. Sensory neural hearing loss c. Perceptive hearing loss d. None of above
68. Which sounds are short lived?
a. voiced b. Voiceless c. Both a & b d. none of these
69. Battery acoustic conditions within a classroom will
a. Facilitate hearing b. Will deprive the students from externals noise
c. The teacher has to speak louder d. The students have to concentrate harder to listen
70. Vibro-tactile aids are used for children with
a. Conductive deafness b. Sensory neural deafness c. Mixed hearing loss d. All of these
71. The process of through which the hearing dependence of a hearing and user is import
a. Lip reading b. Sign language c. Auditory training d. None of above
72. A hearing aid
a. Alters the frequency b. Is a cosmetic item c. Amplifies the sound d. Changes the pitch of the sound
73. Primarily the hearing disability severely effects
a. Development of socialization b. Development of cognition c. Development of language d.
learning
74. Moderate degree of hearing loss extends from
a. 26-40 dB b. 41-55 dB c. 56-70 dB d. 71-90
dB
75. A sound pressure where the sound becomes an unpleasant experience for the
a. Attenuation reflex b. Threshold of hearing c. Threshold pain d. All of
above
76. The most advocated settings to teach hearing unpaired in a class room
a. Rows & Columns b. Circular formation c. Crescent formation d. Linear
formation
77. FM stands for
a. Financial management b. Finance minister c. Frequency modulator system d. Music channel
78. Children who are pre-linguistically deal are those who
a. Lose hearing shortly after birth b. Are born with hearing loss
c. Lose hearing before they learn language d. Lose hearing after they team language

79. Auditory training may take advantage of

a. Hearing aid b.Magnetic loop system c. FM system d. All of above
80. Teaching systems for children who cannot bear that include vision, hearing, tactile and kinesthetic senses are called
a. Uni-sensory b. Acoupedic c. Multisensory d. ASL
81. Which of the following is a positive correlation?
a. Amount of food consumed and your weight b. Amount of exercise you do and the site of your clothes
c. Amount of partying you do and your GPA. d. Amount of clothes worn and the temperature of the air
82. Which of the following is false regarding the general principle of development?
a. Development is rapid and dramatic b. Development is gradual
c. Development takes place in orderly sequence d. Development occurs at different rates
83. The basics of word order and sequence is called
a. Phonology b. Morphology c. Syntax d. Semantics
84. IQ scores are best probable predictors to establish
a. Income b. Success c. Geniuses d. Scholastic achievement
85. Least restrictive environment
a. Major of the day is spent in the resource room with special teacher b. Removal from self-contained class rooms
c. Being placed in a setting that is as normal as possible d. Can move freely in the classrooms
86. Teachers who utilize questions who have only one answer are using which method?
a. Inquiry b. Convergent c. Divergent d. Brainstorming
87. What is the most common cause of acoustic feedback?
a. Broken wire b. Microphone c. Poorly fitted ear modules d. Weak battery
88. Soft porous materials are recommended to be used in class rooms as they are
a. Poor conductor of electricity b. soft to touch and look good
c. Can absorb high frequency components of sounds. d. Are easier to cut and paste
89. When a hearing loss is present at birth it is called
a. Post natal b. Acquired c. Congenital d. Prenatal
90. Pure tone audiometry
a. Identifies the type of hearing loss b. Degree of hearing loss
c. Both a&b d. None of above
91. ABR is which kind of testing?
a. Objective b. Subjective c. Both a&b d. None of above
92. While in a crescent arrangement of the4 class, the child with profound deafness sits
 a. In the center of the crescent b. On the center of the crescent
c. Anywhere in the crescent d. Next to the teacher
93. In an average class room a child with moderate degree of hearing loss will miss upon which kind of speech component.
a. High frequency b. Low frequency c. Mid frequency d. All of
above
94. Children with hearing impairments usually suffer auditory inattention.
a. True b. False c. Often d. Depend upon level of
impairment
95. Hearing aids, cochlear implants and assistive listening devices are which kind of devices.
a. Medical b. Educational c. Technological d. Non technological
96. Classrooms of hearing impaired are carpeted.
a. Add beautyto the décor b. To prevent slipping c. For acoustic treatment d. To lessen the labor work for cleaning
97. While speaking to a child with hearing impairment.
a. Talk slow but loud b. Talk in a normal way but loud c. Get attention, talk in a normal way d. All of above
98. Teachers who utilize systematic observation or tests to improve teaching learning of their students are using.
a. Certification research b. Action research c. Collective research d. Restricted research
99. Humans have the innate ability to learn language.
a. Chomsky b. Binnet c. Piaget d. Skinner
100. Abstract thinking is a hall mark of.
a. sensorimotor b. Pre operational stage c. Concrete operational stage d. Formal operational stage