SLP PRAXIS EXAM 2026 PRACTICE TEST PAPER
ARTICULATION AND LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ What is a passive sentence?
What is a active sentence?
What is an interrogative sentence?
What is a declarative sentence?
What is an imperative sentence?
What is an exclamatory sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
What is a complex sentence? Answer: Subject receives action. "The
cat was pet by Mark"
Subject performs actions. "Mark pet the cat"
Questions
Statements
Commands
Strong feelings
Two independent clauses joined by conjunction, common or
semicolon
,An independent clause and a dependent clause. "I will drive my car
to Reno (in) if I have enough gas (dep).
◉ What is the difference between direct and indirect requests?
Answer: Direct requests say exactly what they want whereas
indirect requests convey politeness. Usually happens around age 6.
◉ What is a line of regard? Answer: The line of regard is what the
baby is looking at.
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 0-3 months?
Answer: Startle to loud sounds
Visually track or move eyes to source of sound
Attend to and turn head to voices
Smile reflexively
Cry for assistance
Coos
Vocalizes vowels
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 4-6 months?
Answer: Respond to "come here" or similar by raising arms
Looks towards family members when named
Explores vocal mechanism by growling, squealing, yelling,
raspberries
,More adult like vowels
Marginal babbling. Baba
Varies pitch of vocalizations
Responds to name
Vocalizes pleasure and displeasure
Varies pitch, volume and rate
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 7-9 months?
Answer: Looks at common objects when named
Comprehends no
Begins some gestural language
Uses a wide variety of sound combos
Uses intonation patterns
Imitates intonation patterns and speech sounds
Variegated babbling
Uncovers hidden toy (beginning of object permanence)
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 10-12 months?
Answer: Understands around 10 words
Begins to relate symbol and object. Use first word
Gives block or toy upon request
Obeys some commands
, Understands simple directions followed with gesture or body action
Looks in correct place for hidden toy
Turns head to own name
Gestures or vocalizes to indicate wants and needs
Uses wide variety of sounds and intonations
Uses all consonants and vowels in vocal play
◉ Describe pragmatic development during the first year. Answer:
Perlocutionary behavior: the child lacks communicative intent
Illocutionary behavior: uses intentional communication
Locutionary state: begin to use words
Joint reference
◉ What does syntax look like in a child between the ages of 1-2
years? Answer: Holophrastic: single-word phrases. For example,
"up" might mean "please pick me up because i don't want to sit and
play anymore"
Average MLU is 1.0-2.0
The child might also express themselves by using one word and
vocal cues.
ARTICULATION AND LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ What is a passive sentence?
What is a active sentence?
What is an interrogative sentence?
What is a declarative sentence?
What is an imperative sentence?
What is an exclamatory sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
What is a complex sentence? Answer: Subject receives action. "The
cat was pet by Mark"
Subject performs actions. "Mark pet the cat"
Questions
Statements
Commands
Strong feelings
Two independent clauses joined by conjunction, common or
semicolon
,An independent clause and a dependent clause. "I will drive my car
to Reno (in) if I have enough gas (dep).
◉ What is the difference between direct and indirect requests?
Answer: Direct requests say exactly what they want whereas
indirect requests convey politeness. Usually happens around age 6.
◉ What is a line of regard? Answer: The line of regard is what the
baby is looking at.
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 0-3 months?
Answer: Startle to loud sounds
Visually track or move eyes to source of sound
Attend to and turn head to voices
Smile reflexively
Cry for assistance
Coos
Vocalizes vowels
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 4-6 months?
Answer: Respond to "come here" or similar by raising arms
Looks towards family members when named
Explores vocal mechanism by growling, squealing, yelling,
raspberries
,More adult like vowels
Marginal babbling. Baba
Varies pitch of vocalizations
Responds to name
Vocalizes pleasure and displeasure
Varies pitch, volume and rate
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 7-9 months?
Answer: Looks at common objects when named
Comprehends no
Begins some gestural language
Uses a wide variety of sound combos
Uses intonation patterns
Imitates intonation patterns and speech sounds
Variegated babbling
Uncovers hidden toy (beginning of object permanence)
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 10-12 months?
Answer: Understands around 10 words
Begins to relate symbol and object. Use first word
Gives block or toy upon request
Obeys some commands
, Understands simple directions followed with gesture or body action
Looks in correct place for hidden toy
Turns head to own name
Gestures or vocalizes to indicate wants and needs
Uses wide variety of sounds and intonations
Uses all consonants and vowels in vocal play
◉ Describe pragmatic development during the first year. Answer:
Perlocutionary behavior: the child lacks communicative intent
Illocutionary behavior: uses intentional communication
Locutionary state: begin to use words
Joint reference
◉ What does syntax look like in a child between the ages of 1-2
years? Answer: Holophrastic: single-word phrases. For example,
"up" might mean "please pick me up because i don't want to sit and
play anymore"
Average MLU is 1.0-2.0
The child might also express themselves by using one word and
vocal cues.
