2025 SLP Praxis Form 3 exam 130
COMPLETE EXPERT SOLVED
QUESTIONS and Rationales
As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests a 4 year old
whose speech is characterized by sound omissions, hypernasality,
nasal emission, and weak consonants. Which of the following
would be most appropriately evaluated initially?
A.Oral-motor behavior
B.Velopharyngeal function
C.Laryngeal function
D.Phonological awareness
B
Which of the following is the minimal contrast approach most
appropriately used to treat?
A.Phonological disorders
B.Dysphagia
C.Dysarthria
,D.Global aphasia
A
Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language impairment that
interferes with her academic performance and social
communication. On a standardized test of expressive language
ability, she received an overall score of 97.5, placing her in the
65th percentile. Alicia's test result indicates that she
A.performed as well as or better than 65% of the individuals on
whom the norms were developed
B.responded correctly to 65% of the 150 items included in the
expressive-language test
C.performed as well as or better than 65% of the other fourth
graders who took the same test
D.responded correctly to 97.5% of the test items, as did 65% of
the other children taking the test
A
Which THREE of the following variables are considered risk
factors for late language emergence?
,A.Male gender
B.Access to print material
C.Low socioeconomic status
D.Moderately low birth weight
E.Exposure to rich and varied vocabulary
A, C, D
During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old boy with
delayed language points to an apple on the floor and says to his
mother, "Apple." The boy's mother says, "Yes, that's a big, shiny
apple."
Based on the mother's response, which of the following language
stimulation techniques is she using?
A.Imitation
B.Parallel talk
C.Think aloud
D.Expansion
D
, An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder. The patient is nonverbal, does not have a
functional communication system, and does not follow simple
directions. Which of the following communicative target goals is
most appropriate for the SLP to prioritize for the patient?
A.Matching identical pictures in an array of pictures
B.Requesting wants in any modality
C.Labeling of common items verbally
D.Imitating a sequence of two actions
B
A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease underwent a three-vessel coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. The patient needed to be intubated for three
days following surgery. After extubation, the medical team
requested a swallow consultation to determine if it was safe for
the patient to take oral medications and initiate oral nutrition.
Based on the patient's condition, which of the following
assessment procedures is most appropriate for an SLP to
practice?
A.Administering a clinical bedside swallow evaluation and
recommending an oral diet as there were no clinical signs or
COMPLETE EXPERT SOLVED
QUESTIONS and Rationales
As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests a 4 year old
whose speech is characterized by sound omissions, hypernasality,
nasal emission, and weak consonants. Which of the following
would be most appropriately evaluated initially?
A.Oral-motor behavior
B.Velopharyngeal function
C.Laryngeal function
D.Phonological awareness
B
Which of the following is the minimal contrast approach most
appropriately used to treat?
A.Phonological disorders
B.Dysphagia
C.Dysarthria
,D.Global aphasia
A
Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language impairment that
interferes with her academic performance and social
communication. On a standardized test of expressive language
ability, she received an overall score of 97.5, placing her in the
65th percentile. Alicia's test result indicates that she
A.performed as well as or better than 65% of the individuals on
whom the norms were developed
B.responded correctly to 65% of the 150 items included in the
expressive-language test
C.performed as well as or better than 65% of the other fourth
graders who took the same test
D.responded correctly to 97.5% of the test items, as did 65% of
the other children taking the test
A
Which THREE of the following variables are considered risk
factors for late language emergence?
,A.Male gender
B.Access to print material
C.Low socioeconomic status
D.Moderately low birth weight
E.Exposure to rich and varied vocabulary
A, C, D
During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old boy with
delayed language points to an apple on the floor and says to his
mother, "Apple." The boy's mother says, "Yes, that's a big, shiny
apple."
Based on the mother's response, which of the following language
stimulation techniques is she using?
A.Imitation
B.Parallel talk
C.Think aloud
D.Expansion
D
, An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder. The patient is nonverbal, does not have a
functional communication system, and does not follow simple
directions. Which of the following communicative target goals is
most appropriate for the SLP to prioritize for the patient?
A.Matching identical pictures in an array of pictures
B.Requesting wants in any modality
C.Labeling of common items verbally
D.Imitating a sequence of two actions
B
A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease underwent a three-vessel coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. The patient needed to be intubated for three
days following surgery. After extubation, the medical team
requested a swallow consultation to determine if it was safe for
the patient to take oral medications and initiate oral nutrition.
Based on the patient's condition, which of the following
assessment procedures is most appropriate for an SLP to
practice?
A.Administering a clinical bedside swallow evaluation and
recommending an oral diet as there were no clinical signs or
