APHASIA FINAL MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | APHASIA EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027
a. The Boston Naming Test - ✔✔With the Treatment of Aphasic Perseveration (TAP) program,
which test is used to help determine client eligibility to participate?
a. The Boston Naming Test
b. The Western Aphasia Battery
c. The Psycholinguistic Assessments of Language Processing in Aphasia
d. The Communicative Effectiveness Index
b. The clinician tapping the client's left hand on each syllable. - ✔✔Which of the following is a
component of Melodic Intonation Therapy?
a. The clinician clapping their hands together on each syllable.
b. The clinician tapping the client's left hand on each syllable.
c. The clinician tapping the client's right hand on each syllable.
d. The client tapping their right foot on each syllable.
c. You should still have the client fill in the graphic organizer with semantic features about
Superman. - ✔✔With Semantic Feature Analysis, you show the client a picture of Superman,
and the client immediately identifies the image correctly as "Superman." What should you do?
,a. You should immediately move to a new picture.
b. You should discontinue use of Semantic Feature Analysis.
c. You should still have the client fill in the graphic organizer with semantic features about
Superman.
d. You should tell the client not to name it correctly until after providing semantic features.
b. The client has good visual memory and visual attention. - ✔✔Which of the following would
make a client a good candidate for the Communicative Drawing program?
a. The client is usually inattentive and uncooperative.
b. The client has good visual memory and visual attention.
c. The client can successfully communicate via speaking.
d. The client has poor eye-hand coordination.
b. Transitive verbs like "to drive" that take an object. - ✔✔What kind of verbs should you
choose with VNEST?
a. Intransitive verbs like "to arrive" that do not take an object.
b. Transitive verbs like "to drive" that take an object.
,c. Verbs that are very similar to each other, like "to walk" and "to stroll."
d. Verbs that are very general like "to do" and "to have."
a. Three - ✔✔When implementing VNeST, how many agents and patients do you practice
before expanding one of them?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Ten
d. Seven
d. All of these are appropriate strategies - ✔✔In group therapy, what is a strategy clinicians use
to enhance each individual's experience?
a. Taking turns to speak
b. Using a clear and loud voice
c. Be patient and maintain eye contact
d. All of these are appropriate strategies
, Non-fluent - ✔✔Is Melodic Intonation Therapy used with fluent or non-fluent aphasic
patients?
b. Measure of Supported Conversation and Measure of Participation in Conversation - ✔✔How
is Supported Conversation in adults with aphasia measured?
a. Mean Length of Utterance
b. Measure of Supported Conversation and Measure of Participation in Conversation
c. Percent of expressive language in the therapy session
d. Measure of Meaningful Speech
c. Agent and Patient - ✔✔In VNeST, what are the first two components of therapy called?
a. Agent and Modifier
b. Verb and Agent
c. Agent and Patient
d. Modifier and Verb
b. Semantic Feature Analysis - ✔✔Which therapy technique uses a chart to describe aspects of
a noun?
2026/2027
a. The Boston Naming Test - ✔✔With the Treatment of Aphasic Perseveration (TAP) program,
which test is used to help determine client eligibility to participate?
a. The Boston Naming Test
b. The Western Aphasia Battery
c. The Psycholinguistic Assessments of Language Processing in Aphasia
d. The Communicative Effectiveness Index
b. The clinician tapping the client's left hand on each syllable. - ✔✔Which of the following is a
component of Melodic Intonation Therapy?
a. The clinician clapping their hands together on each syllable.
b. The clinician tapping the client's left hand on each syllable.
c. The clinician tapping the client's right hand on each syllable.
d. The client tapping their right foot on each syllable.
c. You should still have the client fill in the graphic organizer with semantic features about
Superman. - ✔✔With Semantic Feature Analysis, you show the client a picture of Superman,
and the client immediately identifies the image correctly as "Superman." What should you do?
,a. You should immediately move to a new picture.
b. You should discontinue use of Semantic Feature Analysis.
c. You should still have the client fill in the graphic organizer with semantic features about
Superman.
d. You should tell the client not to name it correctly until after providing semantic features.
b. The client has good visual memory and visual attention. - ✔✔Which of the following would
make a client a good candidate for the Communicative Drawing program?
a. The client is usually inattentive and uncooperative.
b. The client has good visual memory and visual attention.
c. The client can successfully communicate via speaking.
d. The client has poor eye-hand coordination.
b. Transitive verbs like "to drive" that take an object. - ✔✔What kind of verbs should you
choose with VNEST?
a. Intransitive verbs like "to arrive" that do not take an object.
b. Transitive verbs like "to drive" that take an object.
,c. Verbs that are very similar to each other, like "to walk" and "to stroll."
d. Verbs that are very general like "to do" and "to have."
a. Three - ✔✔When implementing VNeST, how many agents and patients do you practice
before expanding one of them?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Ten
d. Seven
d. All of these are appropriate strategies - ✔✔In group therapy, what is a strategy clinicians use
to enhance each individual's experience?
a. Taking turns to speak
b. Using a clear and loud voice
c. Be patient and maintain eye contact
d. All of these are appropriate strategies
, Non-fluent - ✔✔Is Melodic Intonation Therapy used with fluent or non-fluent aphasic
patients?
b. Measure of Supported Conversation and Measure of Participation in Conversation - ✔✔How
is Supported Conversation in adults with aphasia measured?
a. Mean Length of Utterance
b. Measure of Supported Conversation and Measure of Participation in Conversation
c. Percent of expressive language in the therapy session
d. Measure of Meaningful Speech
c. Agent and Patient - ✔✔In VNeST, what are the first two components of therapy called?
a. Agent and Modifier
b. Verb and Agent
c. Agent and Patient
d. Modifier and Verb
b. Semantic Feature Analysis - ✔✔Which therapy technique uses a chart to describe aspects of
a noun?
