Medical SLP - Praxis Practice Questions with Correct Answers (100% correct)

At about what age do infants begin to send intentional and purposeful messages via babbling and gesturing? a. 3 months b. 6 months c. 10 months d. 2 years old c. 10 months intentional and purposeful switch from perlocutionary to illocutionary Tommy is 7 months old and recently began babbling. He produces chains such as "mama" and "dada". What type of babbling is Tommy demonstrating? a. Variegated babbling b. Reduplicated babbling c. Cooing d. None of the above b. Reduplicated babbling CVCV syllable chains At about what age do typically developing children have about 200-300 words in their expressive vocabulary? a. 12 months b. 18 months c. 24 months d. 3 years old c. 24 months By 3 months old, typically developing infants may consistently do which of the following: a. Follow 1-step directions b. Cry for basic needs c. Look when name is called d. Quiet in response to noise e. B and C f. B and D F. B and D cry for basic needs and quiet/smile in response to sound Jen understands simple opposites and questions. Her mother reports that Jen is constantly asking "why?" Based upon typical development, what age is Jen closest to? a. 8 months old b. 12 months old c. 2 1/2 years old d. 4 years old c. 2 1/2 years old 2 - 3 years old A 78 year old female is reporting loss of taste. Findings from her videofluoroscopy reveal age-related changes. Which of the following treatment would you recommend? a. Modified diet b. Oral motor exercises c. Pharyngeal strength exercises d. No speech therapy indicated d. No speech therapy indicated Because age related changes, not dysphagia Contractible auxiliary is a later developing morpheme. which of the following sentences contains an example of contractible auxiliary? a. Daddy's jumping up and down b. It's hot in the summer c. Are you going? d. None of the above b. Daddy's jumping up and down Daddy's Identify the number of morphemes in the following sentence: "It was undeniable that she was the happiest girl in her class" a. 16 b. 17 c. 14 d. 15 e. none of the above d. 15 morphemes