El Deafo
El Deafo
The Ear Anatomy
Sound
Miscellaneous
100

Who is the main character of El Deafo?

CECE BELL

100

What was theme of the illness Cece had? 

Meningitis

100

Pinna, ear canal

outer ear

100

True or False: Sound travels in waves. 

True

100

The word clarify means....

to explain something or make it more clear for understanding. 

200

What is Cece's friends name in the beginning of Chapter 1? 

Emma

200
Cece's illness caused her to...

lose her hearing. 

200

ossicles, ear drum and eustachian tube

middle ear

200

The faster the sound waves move....

the higher the frequency or pitch. 

200

context clue

what you see around you while you are talking to someone to help you understand what they are saying

300

Cece had a crush on this boy. 

Mike Miller

300

True or False: Cece loved sign language and was eager to learn. 

False. Cece did not like sign language. 

300

This organ interprets what we hear. 

The brain

300

The slower the sound waves move...

the lower the frequency or pitch. 

300

What you do with your hands, face and body to help people understand what you are saying. 

gestural clues

400

The bubble that Cece was pictured in sometimes symbolized this. 

Loneliness. 

400

This friend always spoke to Cece LOUD and SLOW. 

Ginny

400

The cochlea and the auditory nerve are part of the...

Inner Ear

400

true or false: the sound /f/  /s/  /sh/ are all low frequency sounds. 

false. they are high frequency sounds

400

Cece listed her do's and don'ts of lipread. Name 1. 

answers will vary. 

500

Cece relied on this strategy to understand what people were saying. 

lip reading

500

This friend of Cece's was very pushy and bossy. 

Laura

500

This part of the ear is responsible for our balance. 

semicircular canals

500

A sound that is 8,000 Hz has a high/low pitch. 

high

500

What are some things/ strategies people who are deaf or have a hearing loss can use or do to help them communicate better with others. 

ASL, CART, HEARING AIDS, CAPTION PHONE, Cochlear Implant.