SLP PRAXIS FORM 1 EXAM 2026 UPDATE
QUESTIONSAND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Native speakers of a language possess several capacities or abilities that provide
insight into their language competence. Sentences such as "Visiting friends can be a
nuisance" are especially useful to test a person's ability to
A. recognize syntactic ambiguity
B. interpret metaphoric language
C. distinguish homophones by means of syntactic cues
D. recognize a semantically anomalous sentence - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. There are two ways to parse or interpret the structure of the
sentence "Visiting friends can be a nuisance." One interpretation is that it is
bothersome to visit friends; the other is that friends who have come for a visit are
bothersome. Therefore, this sentence would be appropriate as part of a test of a
person's ability to recognize syntactic ambiguity.
A 6-year-old child produces [t] for /s/, [d] for /z/, [p] for /f/, and [b] for /v/. Intervention for
this problem would target language at the level of
A. morphology
B. syntax
C. phonology
D. semantics - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The speech patterns described in the question stem all
pertain to speech sound production. Phonology is the aspect of language that
deals with speech sound production.
A correct-response rate of 51 percent on a two-choice picture-pointing task would most
likely indicate which of the following?
A. A random pointing response
B. Successful intervention
C. Development of crucial discrimination skills by the client
D. Readiness to progress to a three-picture point task - ANS-Option (A) is correct. If
an individual is responding randomly on a two-choice task, then there should be
no significant preponderance of correct responses over incorrect responses. A
result of 51 percent represents such an expected pattern of random responses.
Ms. Lopez's articulation errors consist of the following: f/v, ʃ/ʒ, and s/z. On the basis of
these errors, the SLP should begin remediation that focuses on
A. manner
B. place
,C. fricatives
D. voicing - ANS-Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Ms. Lopez's phonological errors are errors of voicing, as [f]
is substituted for [v], [ʃ] for [ʒ], and [s] for [z].
Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely related to
the activity of which of the following muscles?
A. Posterior cricoarytenoid
B. Lateral cricoarytenoid
C. Cricothyroid
D. Sternocleidomastoid - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The cricothyroid muscle has the greatest control over the
fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone by lengthening or tensing the vocal
folds.
A two-year-old child produces the following utterances during a play-based conversation
with her mother.
No kitty
It's not a kitty.
My doggie
This toy dog is mine.
No goat
It's not a goat.
Kitty house
The cat is in the house.
Big kitty
It's a big cat.
Doggie ball
The dog pushed the ball.
Which of the following semantic-syntactic constructions does the child show evidence of
using?
Select all that apply.
A. Disappearance
B. Denial
C. Possessor + possession
D. Attribute + entity
E. Agent + action - ANS-Correct Answer: B,C,D,E
Options (B), (C), (D), and (E) are correct. Denial is shown through the utterance of
"no kitty," possessor + possession is shown through the utterance of "my
doggie," attribute + entity is shown through the utterance of "big kitty," and agent
+ action is shown though the utterance of "doggie ball."
Which of the following areas needs to be evaluated first for a 5 year old who says [pun]
for "spoon" and [top] for "soap"?
A. Auditory discrimination
,B. Dialectal differences
C. Phonological system
D. Receptive language - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The error patterns described are phonological in nature
(cluster reduction and stopping, specifically) and are not consistent with a deficit
in language comprehension (receptive language), dialectal differences, or
problems with auditory discrimination.
Which of the following errors is likely to persist the longest in the speech of children who
are learning Standard American English (SAE) as a first language and are following the
normal developmental course for speech and language acquisition?
A. Assimilation
B. Consonant cluster reduction
C. Final-consonant deletion
D. Velar fronting - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Consonant cluster reduction is the most persistent of the
normal developmental processes listed.
For which of the following conditions is it most appropriate for the SLP to recommend
that the patient's primary-care physician refer the patient to a prosthodontist for
construction of a palatal-lift appliance?
A. Submucous cleft palate
B. Unrepaired cleft of the secondary palate
C. Flaccid paralysis of the soft palate
D. Congenitally short palate - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Construction of a palatal-lift appliance is appropriate for a
patient with flaccid paralysis characterized by an intact palate that does not
function.
Computer software that has been developed to facilitate speech and language
treatment can best be used
A. in group sessions when the SLP's caseload precludes working individually with
clients
B. by clients in place of services that would otherwise be provided by an SLP
C. by clients under the direction of SLPs
D. when SLPs are unavailable - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Computer software and other aids are intended not to
replace treatment sessions provided by an SLP but rather to enhance clients'
opportunities to improve their skills in relation to goals established by the
clinician.
The most serious limitation of employing imitation as an intervention strategy for
children with a language impairment is that imitation
A. lacks communicative intention
B. relies on semantic knowledge
C. is clinician controlled
, D. is contextualized speech - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The most serious shortcoming of imitation as an
intervention strategy is that imitation is not an intentionally communicative act.
Treatment for apraxia of speech most appropriately emphasizes
A. coordination of respiration with phonation and articulation
B. auditory discrimination, resonance, and respiration
C. auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement
D. rate of speech, range of movement, strength, and coordination of the oral
mechanism - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Treatment for apraxia of speech appropriately emphasizes
auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement.
Which of the following is a typical symptom of cerebellar involvement?
A. Overshooting or undershooting an intended target
B. Rigidity during voluntary motions
C. Spasticity during involuntary action
D. Word-finding difficulty - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The overshooting or undershooting of an intended target is typical
of individuals with deficits related to a lesion of the cerebellum.
To provide greater independence for a client who has a brain injury and is in a late
stage of speech-language treatment, which of the following techniques is most
appropriate?
A. Increasing memory-retention span
B. Using word-repetition drills
C. Teaching compensatory strategies
D. Training visual-perceptual skills - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Functional independence is a main goal for a client shortly before
dismissal from treatment. It can be achieved by teaching compensatory strategies to
minimize any remaining deficits.
Following anoxic encephalopathy, clients are likely to experience the most significant
long-term impairments in the area of
A. prosody
B. resonance
C. aphonia
D. memory - ANS-Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Anoxic encephalopathy, or brain damage resulting from oxygen
deprivation, typically leads to global impairment that affects memory. It is difficult to
reverse the effects of memory loss, so the impairment is usually long-term.
Doing which of the following would likely yield the most useful information about the
effectiveness of an intervention strategy?
A. Reviewing the results of standardized assessment instruments
B. Utilizing a single-subject design (ABAB) or a reversal procedure (ABA)
QUESTIONSAND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Native speakers of a language possess several capacities or abilities that provide
insight into their language competence. Sentences such as "Visiting friends can be a
nuisance" are especially useful to test a person's ability to
A. recognize syntactic ambiguity
B. interpret metaphoric language
C. distinguish homophones by means of syntactic cues
D. recognize a semantically anomalous sentence - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. There are two ways to parse or interpret the structure of the
sentence "Visiting friends can be a nuisance." One interpretation is that it is
bothersome to visit friends; the other is that friends who have come for a visit are
bothersome. Therefore, this sentence would be appropriate as part of a test of a
person's ability to recognize syntactic ambiguity.
A 6-year-old child produces [t] for /s/, [d] for /z/, [p] for /f/, and [b] for /v/. Intervention for
this problem would target language at the level of
A. morphology
B. syntax
C. phonology
D. semantics - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The speech patterns described in the question stem all
pertain to speech sound production. Phonology is the aspect of language that
deals with speech sound production.
A correct-response rate of 51 percent on a two-choice picture-pointing task would most
likely indicate which of the following?
A. A random pointing response
B. Successful intervention
C. Development of crucial discrimination skills by the client
D. Readiness to progress to a three-picture point task - ANS-Option (A) is correct. If
an individual is responding randomly on a two-choice task, then there should be
no significant preponderance of correct responses over incorrect responses. A
result of 51 percent represents such an expected pattern of random responses.
Ms. Lopez's articulation errors consist of the following: f/v, ʃ/ʒ, and s/z. On the basis of
these errors, the SLP should begin remediation that focuses on
A. manner
B. place
,C. fricatives
D. voicing - ANS-Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Ms. Lopez's phonological errors are errors of voicing, as [f]
is substituted for [v], [ʃ] for [ʒ], and [s] for [z].
Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely related to
the activity of which of the following muscles?
A. Posterior cricoarytenoid
B. Lateral cricoarytenoid
C. Cricothyroid
D. Sternocleidomastoid - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The cricothyroid muscle has the greatest control over the
fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone by lengthening or tensing the vocal
folds.
A two-year-old child produces the following utterances during a play-based conversation
with her mother.
No kitty
It's not a kitty.
My doggie
This toy dog is mine.
No goat
It's not a goat.
Kitty house
The cat is in the house.
Big kitty
It's a big cat.
Doggie ball
The dog pushed the ball.
Which of the following semantic-syntactic constructions does the child show evidence of
using?
Select all that apply.
A. Disappearance
B. Denial
C. Possessor + possession
D. Attribute + entity
E. Agent + action - ANS-Correct Answer: B,C,D,E
Options (B), (C), (D), and (E) are correct. Denial is shown through the utterance of
"no kitty," possessor + possession is shown through the utterance of "my
doggie," attribute + entity is shown through the utterance of "big kitty," and agent
+ action is shown though the utterance of "doggie ball."
Which of the following areas needs to be evaluated first for a 5 year old who says [pun]
for "spoon" and [top] for "soap"?
A. Auditory discrimination
,B. Dialectal differences
C. Phonological system
D. Receptive language - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The error patterns described are phonological in nature
(cluster reduction and stopping, specifically) and are not consistent with a deficit
in language comprehension (receptive language), dialectal differences, or
problems with auditory discrimination.
Which of the following errors is likely to persist the longest in the speech of children who
are learning Standard American English (SAE) as a first language and are following the
normal developmental course for speech and language acquisition?
A. Assimilation
B. Consonant cluster reduction
C. Final-consonant deletion
D. Velar fronting - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Consonant cluster reduction is the most persistent of the
normal developmental processes listed.
For which of the following conditions is it most appropriate for the SLP to recommend
that the patient's primary-care physician refer the patient to a prosthodontist for
construction of a palatal-lift appliance?
A. Submucous cleft palate
B. Unrepaired cleft of the secondary palate
C. Flaccid paralysis of the soft palate
D. Congenitally short palate - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Construction of a palatal-lift appliance is appropriate for a
patient with flaccid paralysis characterized by an intact palate that does not
function.
Computer software that has been developed to facilitate speech and language
treatment can best be used
A. in group sessions when the SLP's caseload precludes working individually with
clients
B. by clients in place of services that would otherwise be provided by an SLP
C. by clients under the direction of SLPs
D. when SLPs are unavailable - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Computer software and other aids are intended not to
replace treatment sessions provided by an SLP but rather to enhance clients'
opportunities to improve their skills in relation to goals established by the
clinician.
The most serious limitation of employing imitation as an intervention strategy for
children with a language impairment is that imitation
A. lacks communicative intention
B. relies on semantic knowledge
C. is clinician controlled
, D. is contextualized speech - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The most serious shortcoming of imitation as an
intervention strategy is that imitation is not an intentionally communicative act.
Treatment for apraxia of speech most appropriately emphasizes
A. coordination of respiration with phonation and articulation
B. auditory discrimination, resonance, and respiration
C. auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement
D. rate of speech, range of movement, strength, and coordination of the oral
mechanism - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Treatment for apraxia of speech appropriately emphasizes
auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement.
Which of the following is a typical symptom of cerebellar involvement?
A. Overshooting or undershooting an intended target
B. Rigidity during voluntary motions
C. Spasticity during involuntary action
D. Word-finding difficulty - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The overshooting or undershooting of an intended target is typical
of individuals with deficits related to a lesion of the cerebellum.
To provide greater independence for a client who has a brain injury and is in a late
stage of speech-language treatment, which of the following techniques is most
appropriate?
A. Increasing memory-retention span
B. Using word-repetition drills
C. Teaching compensatory strategies
D. Training visual-perceptual skills - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Functional independence is a main goal for a client shortly before
dismissal from treatment. It can be achieved by teaching compensatory strategies to
minimize any remaining deficits.
Following anoxic encephalopathy, clients are likely to experience the most significant
long-term impairments in the area of
A. prosody
B. resonance
C. aphonia
D. memory - ANS-Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Anoxic encephalopathy, or brain damage resulting from oxygen
deprivation, typically leads to global impairment that affects memory. It is difficult to
reverse the effects of memory loss, so the impairment is usually long-term.
Doing which of the following would likely yield the most useful information about the
effectiveness of an intervention strategy?
A. Reviewing the results of standardized assessment instruments
B. Utilizing a single-subject design (ABAB) or a reversal procedure (ABA)
