SLP (5331) PRAXIS FORM 2 PRACTICE EXAM EXPECTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
A.High-frequency second formant (F2)
B.High-frequency first formant (F1)
C.Low-frequency first formant (F1)
D.Low-frequency second formant (F2)
ANSWER
C.Low-frequency first formant (F1)
The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1
frequencies.
Question 2.
A large metropolitan school district wants to determine the prevalence of developmental stuttering
among all enrolled students during the past year. Which of the following approaches is most
appropriate for accomplishing the task?
A.Dividing the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students who
were enrolled during the past year
B.Subtracting the total number of students who received treatment for stuttering during the past year
from the total number of students who currently stutter
C.Multiplying the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students
enrolled during the past year
D.Dividing the total number of newly identified students who stutter by the total number of students
enrolled during the past year
ANSWER
A.Dividing the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students
who were enrolled during the past year
The prevalence of stuttering is the percentage found by dividing the number of students who
currently stutter by the number of students enrolled in school.
,Question 3.
An SLP uses evidence-based practice by integrating the perspectives and values of the client, patient,
or caregivers into the treatment plan. Which of the following best reflects simultaneous incorporation
of the host culture's perspectives and values and maintenance of the native culture's perspectives and
values?
A.Acculturation
B.Assimilation
C.Enculturation
D.Ethnocentrism
ANSWER
A. Acculturation
Acculturation is the incorporation of the host culture's perspective and the native culture's
perspective and values.
Question 4.
Early intentional communication typically emerges in the months leading up to a child's first birthday.
Which of the following communicative functions typically emerges first in this period?
A.Requesting
B.Commenting
C.Protesting
D.GreetingBottom of Form
ANSWER
C.Protesting
Early intentional communication develops around 8 to 10 months of age, and the first function
that emerges is protesting.
, Question 5.
An SLP administers a language test to all kindergarten children in a particular school and finds that 40
percent fall below the tenth percentile of the normative sample. Which of the following is the most
reasonable interpretation of this finding?
A.Forty percent of the kindergarten children in the school have language disorders.
B.The school's kindergarten population differs from the standardization population in the language
skills measured.
C.The SLP administered the test incorrectly.
D.The standardization population is not representative of the nation as a whole.
ANSWER
B.The school's kindergarten population differs from the standardization population in the
language skills measured.
If disparities exist between examinees and the norm group in terms of skills and experiences,
the conclusions based on the examinees' test performance may be misleading.
Question 6.
Which of the following is an example of a reversible passive?
A.The balloon was broken by the pin.
B.The kite was flown by Ben Franklin.
C.Jared was bullied by Michael.
D.The girl put her doll by her friend.
ANSWER
C.Jared was bullied by Michael.
In reversible passive constructions, participants can fit into either role.
Question 7.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FER-PA) guarantees parents access to their child's
educational records. However, this mandate does not apply to the daily records kept by an SLP
working in a school setting if these records
A.are not used for treatment-related reimbursement from state or local government
B.remain within the school district in which the SLP works
C.are kept in the sole possession of the SLP
D.are not distributed to anyone outside of the child's school
ANSWER
C.are kept in the sole possession of the SLP
FERPA states that daily notes can be kept in the sole possession of an SLP as long as the
purpose is to serve as a "memory jogger" for the creator of the record.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
A.High-frequency second formant (F2)
B.High-frequency first formant (F1)
C.Low-frequency first formant (F1)
D.Low-frequency second formant (F2)
ANSWER
C.Low-frequency first formant (F1)
The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1
frequencies.
Question 2.
A large metropolitan school district wants to determine the prevalence of developmental stuttering
among all enrolled students during the past year. Which of the following approaches is most
appropriate for accomplishing the task?
A.Dividing the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students who
were enrolled during the past year
B.Subtracting the total number of students who received treatment for stuttering during the past year
from the total number of students who currently stutter
C.Multiplying the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students
enrolled during the past year
D.Dividing the total number of newly identified students who stutter by the total number of students
enrolled during the past year
ANSWER
A.Dividing the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students
who were enrolled during the past year
The prevalence of stuttering is the percentage found by dividing the number of students who
currently stutter by the number of students enrolled in school.
,Question 3.
An SLP uses evidence-based practice by integrating the perspectives and values of the client, patient,
or caregivers into the treatment plan. Which of the following best reflects simultaneous incorporation
of the host culture's perspectives and values and maintenance of the native culture's perspectives and
values?
A.Acculturation
B.Assimilation
C.Enculturation
D.Ethnocentrism
ANSWER
A. Acculturation
Acculturation is the incorporation of the host culture's perspective and the native culture's
perspective and values.
Question 4.
Early intentional communication typically emerges in the months leading up to a child's first birthday.
Which of the following communicative functions typically emerges first in this period?
A.Requesting
B.Commenting
C.Protesting
D.GreetingBottom of Form
ANSWER
C.Protesting
Early intentional communication develops around 8 to 10 months of age, and the first function
that emerges is protesting.
, Question 5.
An SLP administers a language test to all kindergarten children in a particular school and finds that 40
percent fall below the tenth percentile of the normative sample. Which of the following is the most
reasonable interpretation of this finding?
A.Forty percent of the kindergarten children in the school have language disorders.
B.The school's kindergarten population differs from the standardization population in the language
skills measured.
C.The SLP administered the test incorrectly.
D.The standardization population is not representative of the nation as a whole.
ANSWER
B.The school's kindergarten population differs from the standardization population in the
language skills measured.
If disparities exist between examinees and the norm group in terms of skills and experiences,
the conclusions based on the examinees' test performance may be misleading.
Question 6.
Which of the following is an example of a reversible passive?
A.The balloon was broken by the pin.
B.The kite was flown by Ben Franklin.
C.Jared was bullied by Michael.
D.The girl put her doll by her friend.
ANSWER
C.Jared was bullied by Michael.
In reversible passive constructions, participants can fit into either role.
Question 7.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FER-PA) guarantees parents access to their child's
educational records. However, this mandate does not apply to the daily records kept by an SLP
working in a school setting if these records
A.are not used for treatment-related reimbursement from state or local government
B.remain within the school district in which the SLP works
C.are kept in the sole possession of the SLP
D.are not distributed to anyone outside of the child's school
ANSWER
C.are kept in the sole possession of the SLP
FERPA states that daily notes can be kept in the sole possession of an SLP as long as the
purpose is to serve as a "memory jogger" for the creator of the record.
