SLP PRAXIS PRACTICE EXAM 2 PRACTICE
REVIEW 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ 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. Answer: 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.... Answer: GERD
◉ When analyzing a client's speech-sample with an unrepaired cleft
palate, what determines the timing of speech intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
C. Nasal Emission
,D. Surgical procedures. Answer: 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.. Answer: 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 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.
Answer: 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?
A. The child should be referred to an otolaryngologist.
B. You should perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
, C. The child should go for a radiologic evaluation.
D. The child should try singing to see if there is a difference in the
voice.. Answer: B. You should perform a complete head and neck
evaluation.
◉ A speech-language pathologist on a cleft palate and craniofacial
team wishes to develop a simple measure of hypernasality to begin
quantifying (however subjectively) the amount of hypernasality he
hears in the speech of the children seen by the team each month. He
will pass on this information to the plastic surgeon and other team
members to assist them in making surgical decisions for each child.
The speech-language pathologist devises the following scale:
1 -- almost no hypernasality
2 -- slight hypernasality
3 -- moderate hypernasality
4 -- great amount of hypernasality
What is this type of scale called?
A. Logarithmic scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Interval scale. Answer: B. Ordinal scale
REVIEW 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ 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. Answer: 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.... Answer: GERD
◉ When analyzing a client's speech-sample with an unrepaired cleft
palate, what determines the timing of speech intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
C. Nasal Emission
,D. Surgical procedures. Answer: 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.. Answer: 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 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.
Answer: 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?
A. The child should be referred to an otolaryngologist.
B. You should perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
, C. The child should go for a radiologic evaluation.
D. The child should try singing to see if there is a difference in the
voice.. Answer: B. You should perform a complete head and neck
evaluation.
◉ A speech-language pathologist on a cleft palate and craniofacial
team wishes to develop a simple measure of hypernasality to begin
quantifying (however subjectively) the amount of hypernasality he
hears in the speech of the children seen by the team each month. He
will pass on this information to the plastic surgeon and other team
members to assist them in making surgical decisions for each child.
The speech-language pathologist devises the following scale:
1 -- almost no hypernasality
2 -- slight hypernasality
3 -- moderate hypernasality
4 -- great amount of hypernasality
What is this type of scale called?
A. Logarithmic scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Interval scale. Answer: B. Ordinal scale
