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Evaluation

To evaluate your learning of the Speech and Voice Characteristcs presented on this website you will listen to 100 speech samples from deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Play each sample and select the rating that you feel best fits for the characteristic you are rating. You may check your answers by clicking on "Check Answer" next to each sample or rate all of the samples in a section and then use the "Show All Answers" option at the bottom of the section to see how well you've done.

Intelligibility

Rate the following 25 examples for intelligibility.

	Rating	Check
1. (Male) Play		Check Answer 3
2. (Female) Play		Check Answer 3
3. (Male) Play		Check Answer 1
4. (Male) Play		Check Answer 4
5. (Female) Play		Check Answer 5
6. (Male) Play		Check Answer 2
7. (Female) Play		Check Answer 1
8. (Male) Play		Check Answer 5
9. (Female) Play		Check Answer 4
10. (Female) Play		Check Answer 1
11. (Female) Play		Check Answer 2
12. (Male) Play		Check Answer 3
13. (Male) Play		Check Answer 5
14. (Male) Play		Check Answer 4
15. (Male) Play		Check Answer 5
16. (Male) Play		Check Answer 3
17. (Female) Play		Check Answer 2
18. (Female) Play		Check Answer 5
19. (Female) Play		Check Answer 3
20. (Female) Play		Check Answer 2
21. (Male) Play		Check Answer 4
22. (Male) Play		Check Answer 4
23. (Female) Play		Check Answer 2
24. (Male) Play		Check Answer 1
25. (Male) Play		Check Answer 1
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1.	Speech is completely unintelligible.
2.	Speech is very difficult to understand--only isolated words or phrases are intelligible.
3.	With difficulty the listener can understand abould half the content of the message (intelligibility may inprove after a listening period).
4.	Speech is intelligible with the exception of a few words or phrases.
5.	Speech is completely intelligible.

Pitch Register

Rate the following ten examples for pitch register.

	Rating	Check
26. (Male)		Check Answer 5
27. (Male)		Check Answer 4
28. (Male)		Check Answer 1
29. (Male)		Check Answer 4
30. (Female)		Check Answer 3
31. (Male)		Check Answer 1
32. (Male)		Check Answer 3
33. (Male)		Check Answer 5
34. (Female)		Check Answer 3
35. (Female)		Check Answer 2
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1.	Cannot sustain phonation.
2.	Much above or below optimal level..
3.	Moderately above or below optimal level.
4.	Slightly above or below optimal level.
5.	Appropriate for age and sex.

Pitch Control

Rate the following ten examples for pitch control.

	Rating	Check
36. (Male)		Check Answer 4
37. (Male)		Check Answer 2
38. (Male)		Check Answer 5
39. (Male)		Check Answer 2
40. (Male)		Check Answer 3
41. (Male)		Check Answer 3
42. (Male)		Check Answer 5
43. (Male)		Check Answer 1
44. (Male)		Check Answer 3
45. (Female)		Check Answer 4
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1.	Cannot sustain phonation.
2.	Noticable breaks or fluctuations of large magnitude.
3.	Noticable breaks or fluctuations of small magnitude.
4.	Flat within limited speaking range.
5.	Normal--satisfactory modulation of pitch.

Rate

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	Rating	Check
46. (Female)		Check Answer 4
47. (Male)		Check Answer 3
48. (Male)		Check Answer 3
49. (Male)		Check Answer 3
50. (Male)		Check Answer 5
51. (Male)		Check Answer 2
52. (Male)		Check Answer 2
53. (Male)		Check Answer 1
54. (Male)		Check Answer 5
55. (Male)		Check Answer 3
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1.	Cannot control rate of syllable articulation.
2.	Much above or below optimal rate for efficient communication. Rate definitely interferes with communication.
3.	Moderately above or below optimal rate for efficient communication.
4.	Slightly above or below optimal rate but monitored well for clarity.
5.	Normal.

Control of Air Expendature

Rate the following ten examples for control of air expenditure.

	Rating	Check
56. (Female)		Check Answer 3
57. (Male)		Check Answer 4
58. (Male)		Check Answer 5
59. (Male)		Check Answer 2
60. (Female)		Check Answer 5
61. (Male)		Check Answer 1
62. (Male)		Check Answer 2
63. (Male)		Check Answer 1
64. (Male)		Check Answer 4
65. (Female)		Check Answer 1
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1.	Severe problem--cannot coordinate respiration and phonation to sustain tone.
2.	Marked excess or deficiency in air expenditure.
3.	Moderate excess or deficiency in air expenditure.
4.	Slight excess or deficiency in air expenditure.
5.	Normal.

Prosodic Features

Rate the following ten examples for prosodic features.

	Rating	Check
66. (Female)		Check Answer 4
67. (Female)		Check Answer 5
68. (Male)		Check Answer 2
69. (Male)		Check Answer 1
70. (Male)		Check Answer 3
71. (Male)		Check Answer 4
72. (Male)		Check Answer 3
73. (Male)		Check Answer 1
74. (Male)		Check Answer 2
75. (Male)		Check Answer 5
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1.	Cannot evaluate.
2.	Severe problem.
3.	Moderate problem.
4.	Mild problem.
5.	Normal.

Voice Quality

For the following twenty-five examples, first identify the presence of one or more deviant voice qualities by checking the appropriate box(es). For each quality that you identify, rate it using the list to the right of the quality. Remember, for some examples you may need to identify and rate more than one quality.

	Rating	Check
76. (Female)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Tense-Harsh 3
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
77. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Tense-Harsh 3
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
78. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Pharyngeal 2
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
79. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Nasal 3
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
80. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Breathy-Weak 2
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
81. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Pharyngeal 4
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
82. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Nasal 4
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
83. (Female)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Nasal 2
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
84. (Male)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Tense-Harsh 1
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
85. (Female)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Breathy-Weak 2
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
86. (Female)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Breathy-Weak 2
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
87. (Female)	Breathy-Weak	Check Answer Nasal 2
	Tense-Harsh
	Nasal
	Pharyngeal
	None
88. (Male)	Breathy-Weak