SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
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Practice Papers)
You are evaluating a 5-year-old boy whose mother has a
history of alcohol abuse while she was carrying her son. In
your assessment, you would look for specific speech and
language problems; in addition, you would look for which of
the following positive or negative signs?
A. Normal motor and intellectual development, normal play
activities, and normal facial and skull features
B. Language problems, but no speech problems, coupled with
good eye contact and generally compliant behavior
C. Lack of gestures, good eye contact, and lack of attachment
to new people
D. Low birth weight and length, behavior problems, and
possible swallowing difficulties - Correct Answers ✅D. Low
birth weight and length, behavior problems, and possible
swallowing difficulties
An opera singer complains that she is unable to maintain
adequate breath support to produce her optimal voice. You
want to measure the singer's lung volume to check for
adequate breath support for optimal voice. You will need to
measure ___________, which is the volume of air that the
,SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
singer can exhale after a maximal inhalation. - Correct
Answers ✅vital capacity
You are assessing a 60-year-old woman for a possible
diagnosis of aphasia. You are interested in finding out the
specific type of aphasia. You notice she has an inability to
whistle, cough, or wink on command. This condition alone
might suggest which type of aphasia that the woman has? -
Correct Answers ✅buccofacial apraxia
A patient comes to you complaining of a sore throat and
hoarseness. After talking with the patient, you discover that
he often experiences heartburn and indigestion. You consult
with the on-call physician who mentions that this patients
gastric contents are spontaneously emptying into his
esophagus. The physician diagnoses that the problem is... -
Correct Answers ✅GERD
When analyzing a client's speech-sample with an unrepaired
cleft palate, what determines the timing of speech
intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
,SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
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C. Nasal Emission
D. Surgical procedures - Correct Answers ✅D. Surgical
procedures.
A patient complains of aching pains, tingling sensations and
coldness. The SLP's evaluation reveals the patient's voice is
soft, breathy and hoarse. Other symptoms include a mask-
like face with slurred speech that sounds monotone. The
clinician notices bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors and impaired
postural reflexes. What is the likely diagnosis?
A. Apraxia
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Vascular dementia
D. Huntington's disease. - Correct Answers ✅A. Parkinson's
disease.
You have just assessed an 85 year old man with a high school
education, significant hearing loss, poor motor skills, and
uncontrolled blood pressure. Your diagnosis is global aphasia.
During your counseling at the end of assessment, his wife
asks "What is the prognosis for improvement in
, SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
communication skills?" What would be an appropriate
answer?
A. prognosis is good for significant improvement in
communication, provided he receives 3 months of therapy
B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a period of trial
therapy, at the end of which I will have a better idea
C. Prognosis is excellent, as long as you help sustain any
improvement gained in therapy
D. Prognosis is unfavorable, so we do not recommend therapy
- Correct Answers ✅B. Prognosis is guarded, but I
recommend a period of trial therapy, at the end of which I will
have a better idea
You are working in an elementary school setting. A classroom
teacher comes to you to refer an 8-year-old boy whose voice
sounds consistently "hoarse" and "breathy" and gets more
severe during recess and lunch. The child does not display
symptoms of stridor, aspiration, or pain. As the speech-
language pathologist, what should you initially suggest based
on the child's symptoms?
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
You are evaluating a 5-year-old boy whose mother has a
history of alcohol abuse while she was carrying her son. In
your assessment, you would look for specific speech and
language problems; in addition, you would look for which of
the following positive or negative signs?
A. Normal motor and intellectual development, normal play
activities, and normal facial and skull features
B. Language problems, but no speech problems, coupled with
good eye contact and generally compliant behavior
C. Lack of gestures, good eye contact, and lack of attachment
to new people
D. Low birth weight and length, behavior problems, and
possible swallowing difficulties - Correct Answers ✅D. Low
birth weight and length, behavior problems, and possible
swallowing difficulties
An opera singer complains that she is unable to maintain
adequate breath support to produce her optimal voice. You
want to measure the singer's lung volume to check for
adequate breath support for optimal voice. You will need to
measure ___________, which is the volume of air that the
,SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
singer can exhale after a maximal inhalation. - Correct
Answers ✅vital capacity
You are assessing a 60-year-old woman for a possible
diagnosis of aphasia. You are interested in finding out the
specific type of aphasia. You notice she has an inability to
whistle, cough, or wink on command. This condition alone
might suggest which type of aphasia that the woman has? -
Correct Answers ✅buccofacial apraxia
A patient comes to you complaining of a sore throat and
hoarseness. After talking with the patient, you discover that
he often experiences heartburn and indigestion. You consult
with the on-call physician who mentions that this patients
gastric contents are spontaneously emptying into his
esophagus. The physician diagnoses that the problem is... -
Correct Answers ✅GERD
When analyzing a client's speech-sample with an unrepaired
cleft palate, what determines the timing of speech
intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
,SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
C. Nasal Emission
D. Surgical procedures - Correct Answers ✅D. Surgical
procedures.
A patient complains of aching pains, tingling sensations and
coldness. The SLP's evaluation reveals the patient's voice is
soft, breathy and hoarse. Other symptoms include a mask-
like face with slurred speech that sounds monotone. The
clinician notices bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors and impaired
postural reflexes. What is the likely diagnosis?
A. Apraxia
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Vascular dementia
D. Huntington's disease. - Correct Answers ✅A. Parkinson's
disease.
You have just assessed an 85 year old man with a high school
education, significant hearing loss, poor motor skills, and
uncontrolled blood pressure. Your diagnosis is global aphasia.
During your counseling at the end of assessment, his wife
asks "What is the prognosis for improvement in
, SLP Praxis II Practice & Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
communication skills?" What would be an appropriate
answer?
A. prognosis is good for significant improvement in
communication, provided he receives 3 months of therapy
B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a period of trial
therapy, at the end of which I will have a better idea
C. Prognosis is excellent, as long as you help sustain any
improvement gained in therapy
D. Prognosis is unfavorable, so we do not recommend therapy
- Correct Answers ✅B. Prognosis is guarded, but I
recommend a period of trial therapy, at the end of which I will
have a better idea
You are working in an elementary school setting. A classroom
teacher comes to you to refer an 8-year-old boy whose voice
sounds consistently "hoarse" and "breathy" and gets more
severe during recess and lunch. The child does not display
symptoms of stridor, aspiration, or pain. As the speech-
language pathologist, what should you initially suggest based
on the child's symptoms?
