SLP ETS Practice Test – Form 2. A+ Graded End
Term Exam
An SLP tries to elicit correct production of the target sound /s/. Which of the following words provides
the best coarticulatory conditions to meet the SLP's goal?
A.Spoon
B.Sea
C.Sob
D.Soup - ✔✔B
Management of which one of the following examination observations alone will produce the best
improvement in the pneumonia risk of an adult patient with chronic dysphagia?
A.Poor oral bolus control and containment
B.Poor oral hygiene and dependence for oral care
C.Delayed onset of the pharyngeal stage of swallowing
D.Impaired distension of the upper esophageal sphincter - ✔✔B
Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of articulation therapy for a 2-year-old patient
with a repaired cleft palate and compensatory errors?
A.Cycling through multiple speech goals in a given session
B.Having a play-based learning approach to address goals
C.Focusing on carryover of speech productions
D.Addressing speech targets with high frequency and intensity - ✔✔B
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.Greeting - ✔✔C
An SLP plans to give Cody, an 8-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder, tangible reinforcement in
conjunction with the use of manual signs during an object labeling task. At first, reinforcement will be
presented every time Cody produces a sign correctly. After several sessions, however, reinforcement
will be given after every third instance of correct labeling. Which of the following choices best describes
the SLP's reinforcement schedule?
A.Fixed-ratio schedule followed by variable-ratio schedule
B.Fixed-ratio schedule followed by continuous schedule
C.Continuous-ratio schedule followed by fixed-interval schedule
D.Continuous-ratio schedule followed by fixed-ratio schedule - ✔✔D
Place the examples of assessment tasks with the type of attention that is primarily being evaluated.
Alternating Attention
Sustained Attention
Selective Attention
Working Memory
A. Listening to a list of spoken words for a target word
B. Focusing on hearing a person speaking while the television is on
C. Mentally solving a complex math problem
D. Sorting playing cards by color, then by number, and then by color again - ✔✔D - alternating attention
B - sustained attention
A - selective attention
C - working memory
,An SLP assesses a 3-year-old child with poor intelligibility. The SLP attempts to determine whether the
child has a severe phonological disorder or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Which TWO of the
following characteristics are primarily indicative of CAS?
A.Presenting with decreased strength and muscle coordination
B.Displaying inconsistencies in articulation performance
C.Making the same errors independent of length of speech utterance
D.Speaking with a disrupted rate, rhythm, and stress of speech - ✔✔Correct Answer: B, D
A 6-year-old child has difficulty producing both regular and irregular plural forms. Intervention for this
problem would best target language at the level of
A.syntax
B.phonology
C.morphology
D.semantics - ✔✔C
A patient is referred to speech therapy after a total laryngectomy. The SLP teaches the patient to speak
by taking air in through the mouth, trapping it in the throat, and then releasing it. Which of the following
treatments is the SLP primarily implementing with the patient?
A.Tracheoesophageal puncture
B.Esophageal speech
C.Neck electrolarynx
D.Intraoral artificial larynx - ✔✔B
A 72-year-old male presents to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a complicated hospital stay. The
patient is morbidly obese and has a history of COPD, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Bell's palsy,
encephalopathy, and congestive heart failure. During his stay, he was not intubated but became very
weak as a result of extended time in bed. In the hospital, he was placed on an NDD Level 2 diet with
nectar-thick liquids due to aspiration of thin liquids and poor oral control of regular solids. The patient
, worked until he was 50 years old, but his health conditions led to his early retirement. Before his
hospitalization, the patient did not leave his house very often, and his wife helped him with all ADLs.
While evaluating the patient at the SNF, the SLP noticed that the patient was disoriented and confused,
appeared to be hallucinating, grunted loudly when attempting to stand, and presented with aphonia.
The - ✔✔A
A 72-year-old male presents to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a complicated hospital stay. The
patient is morbidly obese and has a history of COPD, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Bell's palsy,
encephalopathy, and congestive heart failure. During his stay, he was not intubated but became very
weak as a result of extended time in bed. In the hospital, he was placed on an NDD Level 2 diet with
nectar-thick liquids due to aspiration of thin liquids and poor oral control of regular solids. The patient
worked until he was 50 years old, but his health conditions led to his early retirement. Before his
hospitalization, the patient did not leave his house very often, and his wife helped him with all ADLs.
While evaluating the patient at the SNF, the SLP noticed that the patient was disoriented and confused,
appeared to be hallucinating, grunted loudly when attempting to stand, and presented with aphonia.
The - ✔✔C
A 72-year-old male presents to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a complicated hospital stay. The
patient is morbidly obese and has a history of COPD, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Bell's palsy,
encephalopathy, and congestive heart failure. During his stay, he was not intubated but became very
weak as a result of extended time in bed. In the hospital, he was placed on an NDD Level 2 diet with
nectar-thick liquids due to aspiration of thin liquids and poor oral control of regular solids. The patient
worked until he was 50 years old, but his health conditions led to his early retirement. Before his
hospitalization, the patient did not leave his house very often, and his wife helped him with all ADLs.
While evaluating the patient at the SNF, the SLP noticed that the patient was disoriented and confused,
appeared to be hallucinating, grunted loudly when attempting to stand, and presented with aphonia.
The - ✔✔B
Which of the following is generally considered most effective and appropriate for viewing the vocal folds
during phonation?
A.Stroboscopy
B.Endoscopy
Term Exam
An SLP tries to elicit correct production of the target sound /s/. Which of the following words provides
the best coarticulatory conditions to meet the SLP's goal?
A.Spoon
B.Sea
C.Sob
D.Soup - ✔✔B
Management of which one of the following examination observations alone will produce the best
improvement in the pneumonia risk of an adult patient with chronic dysphagia?
A.Poor oral bolus control and containment
B.Poor oral hygiene and dependence for oral care
C.Delayed onset of the pharyngeal stage of swallowing
D.Impaired distension of the upper esophageal sphincter - ✔✔B
Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of articulation therapy for a 2-year-old patient
with a repaired cleft palate and compensatory errors?
A.Cycling through multiple speech goals in a given session
B.Having a play-based learning approach to address goals
C.Focusing on carryover of speech productions
D.Addressing speech targets with high frequency and intensity - ✔✔B
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.Greeting - ✔✔C
An SLP plans to give Cody, an 8-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder, tangible reinforcement in
conjunction with the use of manual signs during an object labeling task. At first, reinforcement will be
presented every time Cody produces a sign correctly. After several sessions, however, reinforcement
will be given after every third instance of correct labeling. Which of the following choices best describes
the SLP's reinforcement schedule?
A.Fixed-ratio schedule followed by variable-ratio schedule
B.Fixed-ratio schedule followed by continuous schedule
C.Continuous-ratio schedule followed by fixed-interval schedule
D.Continuous-ratio schedule followed by fixed-ratio schedule - ✔✔D
Place the examples of assessment tasks with the type of attention that is primarily being evaluated.
Alternating Attention
Sustained Attention
Selective Attention
Working Memory
A. Listening to a list of spoken words for a target word
B. Focusing on hearing a person speaking while the television is on
C. Mentally solving a complex math problem
D. Sorting playing cards by color, then by number, and then by color again - ✔✔D - alternating attention
B - sustained attention
A - selective attention
C - working memory
,An SLP assesses a 3-year-old child with poor intelligibility. The SLP attempts to determine whether the
child has a severe phonological disorder or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Which TWO of the
following characteristics are primarily indicative of CAS?
A.Presenting with decreased strength and muscle coordination
B.Displaying inconsistencies in articulation performance
C.Making the same errors independent of length of speech utterance
D.Speaking with a disrupted rate, rhythm, and stress of speech - ✔✔Correct Answer: B, D
A 6-year-old child has difficulty producing both regular and irregular plural forms. Intervention for this
problem would best target language at the level of
A.syntax
B.phonology
C.morphology
D.semantics - ✔✔C
A patient is referred to speech therapy after a total laryngectomy. The SLP teaches the patient to speak
by taking air in through the mouth, trapping it in the throat, and then releasing it. Which of the following
treatments is the SLP primarily implementing with the patient?
A.Tracheoesophageal puncture
B.Esophageal speech
C.Neck electrolarynx
D.Intraoral artificial larynx - ✔✔B
A 72-year-old male presents to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a complicated hospital stay. The
patient is morbidly obese and has a history of COPD, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Bell's palsy,
encephalopathy, and congestive heart failure. During his stay, he was not intubated but became very
weak as a result of extended time in bed. In the hospital, he was placed on an NDD Level 2 diet with
nectar-thick liquids due to aspiration of thin liquids and poor oral control of regular solids. The patient
, worked until he was 50 years old, but his health conditions led to his early retirement. Before his
hospitalization, the patient did not leave his house very often, and his wife helped him with all ADLs.
While evaluating the patient at the SNF, the SLP noticed that the patient was disoriented and confused,
appeared to be hallucinating, grunted loudly when attempting to stand, and presented with aphonia.
The - ✔✔A
A 72-year-old male presents to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a complicated hospital stay. The
patient is morbidly obese and has a history of COPD, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Bell's palsy,
encephalopathy, and congestive heart failure. During his stay, he was not intubated but became very
weak as a result of extended time in bed. In the hospital, he was placed on an NDD Level 2 diet with
nectar-thick liquids due to aspiration of thin liquids and poor oral control of regular solids. The patient
worked until he was 50 years old, but his health conditions led to his early retirement. Before his
hospitalization, the patient did not leave his house very often, and his wife helped him with all ADLs.
While evaluating the patient at the SNF, the SLP noticed that the patient was disoriented and confused,
appeared to be hallucinating, grunted loudly when attempting to stand, and presented with aphonia.
The - ✔✔C
A 72-year-old male presents to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following a complicated hospital stay. The
patient is morbidly obese and has a history of COPD, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Bell's palsy,
encephalopathy, and congestive heart failure. During his stay, he was not intubated but became very
weak as a result of extended time in bed. In the hospital, he was placed on an NDD Level 2 diet with
nectar-thick liquids due to aspiration of thin liquids and poor oral control of regular solids. The patient
worked until he was 50 years old, but his health conditions led to his early retirement. Before his
hospitalization, the patient did not leave his house very often, and his wife helped him with all ADLs.
While evaluating the patient at the SNF, the SLP noticed that the patient was disoriented and confused,
appeared to be hallucinating, grunted loudly when attempting to stand, and presented with aphonia.
The - ✔✔B
Which of the following is generally considered most effective and appropriate for viewing the vocal folds
during phonation?
A.Stroboscopy
B.Endoscopy
