SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) EXAM 2026 UPDATE/PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete
solutions) ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A, C, D
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 symptoms of aspiration during the
evaluation
B.Deferring the evaluation for 24 hours because the patient was just extubated to
allow a possible improvement in the patient's swallow function before evaluation
C.Completing a clinical bedside swallow evaluation to determine patient readiness
for an instrumental ev - CORRECT ANSWER-C, Option (C) is correct. Several
, studies using instrumental assessment have concluded that some patients
recover airway protection and swallow function within 24 hours of extubation
and others much later than 24 hours post-extubation following prolonged
endotracheal intubation, suggesting that a 24-hour "deferral time" benchmark is
not particularly useful.
Which of the following procedures is most important for an SLP to consider when
assessing the social aspect 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
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia screening test predicts
aspiration that is later confirmed with a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSSV F
S S). The study results are presented in the table below.
(Top left) Failed Screen/Aspiration: 45
(Bottom left) Passed Screen/Aspiration: 5
(Top right) Failed Screen/No Asp: 20
(Bottom right) Passed Screen/No Asp: 30
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete
solutions) ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A, C, D
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 symptoms of aspiration during the
evaluation
B.Deferring the evaluation for 24 hours because the patient was just extubated to
allow a possible improvement in the patient's swallow function before evaluation
C.Completing a clinical bedside swallow evaluation to determine patient readiness
for an instrumental ev - CORRECT ANSWER-C, Option (C) is correct. Several
, studies using instrumental assessment have concluded that some patients
recover airway protection and swallow function within 24 hours of extubation
and others much later than 24 hours post-extubation following prolonged
endotracheal intubation, suggesting that a 24-hour "deferral time" benchmark is
not particularly useful.
Which of the following procedures is most important for an SLP to consider when
assessing the social aspect 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
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia screening test predicts
aspiration that is later confirmed with a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSSV F
S S). The study results are presented in the table below.
(Top left) Failed Screen/Aspiration: 45
(Bottom left) Passed Screen/Aspiration: 5
(Top right) Failed Screen/No Asp: 20
(Bottom right) Passed Screen/No Asp: 30
