SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3)
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1. As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests B
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
2. Which of the following is the minimal contrast ap- A
proach most appropriately used to treat?
A.Phonological disorders
B.Dysphagia
C.Dysarthria
D.Global aphasia
3. Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language im- A
pairment that interferes with her academic perfor-
mance 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 indi-
viduals on whom the norms were developed
B.responded correctly to 65% of the 150 items includ-
ed 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
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4. Which THREE of the following variables are considered A, C, D
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
5. During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old D
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 follow-
ing language stimulation techniques is she using?
A.Imitation
B.Parallel talk
C.Think aloud
D.Expansion
6. An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with B
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 appro-
priate 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
7. A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic ob- C, Option (C) is cor-
structive pulmonary disease underwent a three-ves- rect. Several studies us-
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sel coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The pa- ing instrumental assess-
tient needed to be intubated for three days following ment have concluded that
surgery. After extubation, the medical team request- some patients recover air-
ed a swallow consultation to determine if it was safe way protection and swal-
for the patient to take oral medications and initiate low function within 24
oral nutrition. Based on the patient's condition, which hours of extubation and
of the following assessment procedures is most ap- others much later than 24
propriate for an SLP to practice? hours post-extubation fol-
A.Administering a clinical bedside swallow evaluation lowing prolonged endo-
and recommending an oral diet as there were no tracheal intubation, sug-
clinical signs or symptoms of aspiration during the gesting that a 24-hour
evaluation "deferral time" benchmark
B.Deferring the evaluation for 24 hours because the is not particularly useful.
patient was just extubated to allow a possible im-
provement in the patient's swallow function before
evaluation
C.Completing a clinical bedside swallow evaluation to
determine patient readiness for an instrumental eval-
uation and then completing the instrumental evalua-
tion if the patient is ready
D.Determining any preexisting dysphagia with the pa-
tient and the patient's family; if there is no history of
dysphagia, recommending to advance the patient's
diet
8. Which of the following procedures is most important C
for an SLP to consider when assessing the social as-
pect of a school-age child's communication skills?
A.Collecting a language sample to assess narrative
skills
B.Assessing expressive vocabulary used by the child
on a picture vocabulary test
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C.Observing the child interacting with peers in natural
settings, such as during recess
D.Looking for a discrepancy between the child's IQI Q
and communication skills to determine eligibility
9. A study is conducted to determine how well a dyspha-
A, D, E, Options (A), (D),
gia screening test predicts aspiration that is later con-
and (E) are correct. The
firmed with a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSSV
screening test's sensitivi-
F S S). The study results are presented in the table
ty is the proportion of pa-
below. tients who aspirated and
failed the screen (top cell
(Top left) Failed Screen/Aspiration: 45 in the first column) to the
(Bottom left) Passed Screen/Aspiration: 5 total of all patients who as-
(Top right) Failed Screen/No Asp: 20 pirated on the VFSS (total
(Bottom right) Passed Screen/No Asp: 30 of the first column); there-
fore, 45/50 = 0.9045 di-
Which THREE of the following statements about this
vided by 50, equals 0.90.
dysphagia screening test are true?
The screening test's speci-
A.The screening test's sensitivity is 90%
ficity is the proportion
B.The screening test's sensitivity is 69%
of patients who did not
C.The screening test's specificity is 90%
aspirate and passed the
D.The screening test's specificity is 60%
screen (bottom cell in the
E.The number of false negatives was 5
second column) to the to-
F.The number of false negatives was 20
tal of all patients who did
not aspirate on the VF-
SSV F S S (total of second
column); therefore, 30/50
= 0.6030 divided by 50,
equals 0.60. False neg-
atives are patients who
passed the screen who ac-
tually aspirated on the VF-
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1. As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests B
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
2. Which of the following is the minimal contrast ap- A
proach most appropriately used to treat?
A.Phonological disorders
B.Dysphagia
C.Dysarthria
D.Global aphasia
3. Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language im- A
pairment that interferes with her academic perfor-
mance 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 indi-
viduals on whom the norms were developed
B.responded correctly to 65% of the 150 items includ-
ed 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
, SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3)
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4. Which THREE of the following variables are considered A, C, D
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
5. During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old D
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 follow-
ing language stimulation techniques is she using?
A.Imitation
B.Parallel talk
C.Think aloud
D.Expansion
6. An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with B
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 appro-
priate 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
7. A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic ob- C, Option (C) is cor-
structive pulmonary disease underwent a three-ves- rect. Several studies us-
, SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9os17u
sel coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The pa- ing instrumental assess-
tient needed to be intubated for three days following ment have concluded that
surgery. After extubation, the medical team request- some patients recover air-
ed a swallow consultation to determine if it was safe way protection and swal-
for the patient to take oral medications and initiate low function within 24
oral nutrition. Based on the patient's condition, which hours of extubation and
of the following assessment procedures is most ap- others much later than 24
propriate for an SLP to practice? hours post-extubation fol-
A.Administering a clinical bedside swallow evaluation lowing prolonged endo-
and recommending an oral diet as there were no tracheal intubation, sug-
clinical signs or symptoms of aspiration during the gesting that a 24-hour
evaluation "deferral time" benchmark
B.Deferring the evaluation for 24 hours because the is not particularly useful.
patient was just extubated to allow a possible im-
provement in the patient's swallow function before
evaluation
C.Completing a clinical bedside swallow evaluation to
determine patient readiness for an instrumental eval-
uation and then completing the instrumental evalua-
tion if the patient is ready
D.Determining any preexisting dysphagia with the pa-
tient and the patient's family; if there is no history of
dysphagia, recommending to advance the patient's
diet
8. Which of the following procedures is most important C
for an SLP to consider when assessing the social as-
pect of a school-age child's communication skills?
A.Collecting a language sample to assess narrative
skills
B.Assessing expressive vocabulary used by the child
on a picture vocabulary test
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C.Observing the child interacting with peers in natural
settings, such as during recess
D.Looking for a discrepancy between the child's IQI Q
and communication skills to determine eligibility
9. A study is conducted to determine how well a dyspha-
A, D, E, Options (A), (D),
gia screening test predicts aspiration that is later con-
and (E) are correct. The
firmed with a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSSV
screening test's sensitivi-
F S S). The study results are presented in the table
ty is the proportion of pa-
below. tients who aspirated and
failed the screen (top cell
(Top left) Failed Screen/Aspiration: 45 in the first column) to the
(Bottom left) Passed Screen/Aspiration: 5 total of all patients who as-
(Top right) Failed Screen/No Asp: 20 pirated on the VFSS (total
(Bottom right) Passed Screen/No Asp: 30 of the first column); there-
fore, 45/50 = 0.9045 di-
Which THREE of the following statements about this
vided by 50, equals 0.90.
dysphagia screening test are true?
The screening test's speci-
A.The screening test's sensitivity is 90%
ficity is the proportion
B.The screening test's sensitivity is 69%
of patients who did not
C.The screening test's specificity is 90%
aspirate and passed the
D.The screening test's specificity is 60%
screen (bottom cell in the
E.The number of false negatives was 5
second column) to the to-
F.The number of false negatives was 20
tal of all patients who did
not aspirate on the VF-
SSV F S S (total of second
column); therefore, 30/50
= 0.6030 divided by 50,
equals 0.60. False neg-
atives are patients who
passed the screen who ac-
tually aspirated on the VF-
