Medical SLP - Praxis Exam with Questions and Correct Answers 2025

Medical SLP - Praxis Exam with Questions
and Correct Answers 2025




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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-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 ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-d. ,15 ,morphemes

The ,smallest ,unit ,of ,language ,that ,can ,change ,meaning ,of ,words ,but ,does ,not ,have
,meaning ,on ,its ,own ,is ,known ,as:


a. ,Morphology
b. ,Syntax
c. ,Phonology
d. ,Semantics
e. ,None ,of ,the ,above ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-a. ,Phonology

phonemes ,alone ,do ,not ,have ,meaning

Language ,is ,often ,classified ,into ,three ,components: ,form, ,content, ,and ,use. ,Which ,of
,the ,following ,is ,an ,example ,of ,language ,form?


a. ,Syntax
b. ,Pragmatics
c. ,Morphology
d. ,A ,and ,C
e. ,All ,of ,the ,above ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-a. ,A ,and ,C

phonology, ,morphology, ,and ,syntax ,are ,all ,part ,of ,language ,form

Which ,language ,theory ,is ,supported ,by ,the ,following ,evidence: ,deaf ,babies ,babble,
,grammar ,rules ,are ,not ,directly ,taught, ,and ,children ,follow ,a ,sequence ,of
,developmental ,milestones


a. ,Cognitive ,theory
b. ,Nativist/Generative ,view
c. ,Constructionist/Interactionist ,view
d. ,Behavioral ,theory ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-b. ,Nativist/Generative ,view

Chomsky

Which ,of ,the ,following ,grammatical ,morphemes ,are ,acquired ,first ,in ,typically
,developing ,children?


a. ,Present ,progressive ,-ing
b. ,Possessive ,'s
c. ,Regular ,plural ,-s
d. ,A ,and ,C ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-d. ,A ,and ,C

present ,progressive ,-ing ,acquired ,by ,27-30 ,months, ,stage ,II