Practice Praxis SLP Test with questions
and well verified answers actual exam!!!
2026
C. Low-frequency first formant (F1)
The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1
frequencies. - ANSWER -Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high
vowel?
A. High-frequency second formant (F2)
B. High-frequency first formant (F1)
C. Low-frequency first formant (F1)
D. Low-frequency second formant (F2)
A. Repeating words of increasing length
Inability to repeat two-syllable words is a clear indicator of apraxia of speech. -
ANSWER -A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis of
aphasia. The patient's symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of the
following tasks for the patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
A. Repeating words of increasing length
B. Recalling three common items
C. Performing voluntary oral movements
,D. Following two-step commands
A. Hypotonia
Hypotonia is the leading cause of swallowing disorders in children with Down syndrome. -
ANSWER -Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely caused
by which of the following factors?
A. Hypotonia
B. Digestive problems
C. Pneumonia
D. Aversive feeding behaviors
D. Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
A bottle with a modified nipple allows for greater control over the quantity of liquid expressed
and the pacing of feeding. - ANSWER -Which of the following recommendations to a
parent of an infant with cleft lip and palate should an SLP make to best optimize feeding for
adequate nutrition and appropriate growth?
A. Providing a bottle rather than breast-feeding the infant
B. Positioning the infant in a supine position during feeding times
C. Allowing the infant to take as much time as needed to feed
D. Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
C. Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening
The results of Shaker et al. (2002) demonstrated a significant (p<.01p left angle bracket period
zero one) increase in the opening duration of the UESU E S. - ANSWER -The head lift
exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to produce which of the following
changes in swallow biomechanics?
A. Increase in laryngeal closure duration
B. Strengthening of the base of the tongue
,C. Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening
D. Prolonged relaxation of the cricopharyngeal portion of the inferior constrictor muscle
B. /p/ and /b/ - ANSWER -Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the
time a child turns 3?
A. /k/ and /g/
B. /p/ and /b/
C./l/ and /s/
D./ch/ and /sh/
C. Trunk stability and control
Trunk stability will guide the clinician in making an appropriate recommendation for the type
of device a client can access as it influences more distal movements. - ANSWER -When
assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an augmentative and alternative
communication device, which of the following physical factors must be evaluated first?
A. Upper extremity range of motion
B. Lower extremity strength
C. Trunk stability and control
D. Fine motor dexterity
A. Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall evaluate the effectiveness
of services provided, technology employed, and products dispensed, and they shall provide
services or dispense products only when benefit can reasonably be expected.
According to ASHA, it is important that SLPs remember to provide services when a benefit can
be expected. The SLP has exhausted all treatment options and a benefit for this student is no
longer expected. - ANSWER -A school-based SLP wants to discharge a fifth-grade
student. The student has mastered all his goals except /r/forward slash r forward slash in
conversational speech. The SLP worked with the student for the entire school year, and the
student is able to use /r/ accurately 75 percent of the time. However, the goal is to reach 90
percent accuracy. Because the student worked on the skill all year and still has not met the
established goal, the SLP feels the student performs at his highest possible level. The SLP does
, not think it is in the student's best interest to continue pulling the student out of class to
address the goal. The parents are upset and are questioning the SLP's decision.
Which of the following statements from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Code of Ethics can be used to back up the SLP's decision?
A. Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall evaluate the effectiveness
of services provided, technology employed, and products dispensed, and they shall provide
services or dispense products only when benefit can reasonably be expected.
B. Individuals shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they
serve professionally or who are participants in research and scholarly activities, and they shall
treat animals involved in research in a humane manner.
C. Individuals shall use every resource, including referral and/or interprofessional collaboration
when appropriate, to ensure that quality service is provided.
D. Individuals shall provide all clinical services and scientific activities competently.
/p/
/k/
/θ/
/ʒ/
/p/ is first because this phoneme is developed between ages 1 and 3. /k/ is second because
this is developed by age 3 1/2. /θ/ is third because this is developed between ages 3 and 8. /ʒ/
is last because this is developed between ages 6 and 8. - ANSWER -Place the phonemes
below in the order of typical acquisition.
/p/ /θ/ /k/ /ʒ/
C. TBI
Patients with TBIT B I are more likely to have metacognitive problems in addition to the
aphasia, thus impacting their ability to improve. - ANSWER -An 81-year-old female
presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a severe L MCA stroke. The patient has
poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive
language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient has a complex medical history, including
TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity, diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart
failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has lived alone for the past three years
and well verified answers actual exam!!!
2026
C. Low-frequency first formant (F1)
The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1
frequencies. - ANSWER -Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high
vowel?
A. High-frequency second formant (F2)
B. High-frequency first formant (F1)
C. Low-frequency first formant (F1)
D. Low-frequency second formant (F2)
A. Repeating words of increasing length
Inability to repeat two-syllable words is a clear indicator of apraxia of speech. -
ANSWER -A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis of
aphasia. The patient's symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of the
following tasks for the patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
A. Repeating words of increasing length
B. Recalling three common items
C. Performing voluntary oral movements
,D. Following two-step commands
A. Hypotonia
Hypotonia is the leading cause of swallowing disorders in children with Down syndrome. -
ANSWER -Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely caused
by which of the following factors?
A. Hypotonia
B. Digestive problems
C. Pneumonia
D. Aversive feeding behaviors
D. Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
A bottle with a modified nipple allows for greater control over the quantity of liquid expressed
and the pacing of feeding. - ANSWER -Which of the following recommendations to a
parent of an infant with cleft lip and palate should an SLP make to best optimize feeding for
adequate nutrition and appropriate growth?
A. Providing a bottle rather than breast-feeding the infant
B. Positioning the infant in a supine position during feeding times
C. Allowing the infant to take as much time as needed to feed
D. Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
C. Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening
The results of Shaker et al. (2002) demonstrated a significant (p<.01p left angle bracket period
zero one) increase in the opening duration of the UESU E S. - ANSWER -The head lift
exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to produce which of the following
changes in swallow biomechanics?
A. Increase in laryngeal closure duration
B. Strengthening of the base of the tongue
,C. Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening
D. Prolonged relaxation of the cricopharyngeal portion of the inferior constrictor muscle
B. /p/ and /b/ - ANSWER -Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the
time a child turns 3?
A. /k/ and /g/
B. /p/ and /b/
C./l/ and /s/
D./ch/ and /sh/
C. Trunk stability and control
Trunk stability will guide the clinician in making an appropriate recommendation for the type
of device a client can access as it influences more distal movements. - ANSWER -When
assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an augmentative and alternative
communication device, which of the following physical factors must be evaluated first?
A. Upper extremity range of motion
B. Lower extremity strength
C. Trunk stability and control
D. Fine motor dexterity
A. Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall evaluate the effectiveness
of services provided, technology employed, and products dispensed, and they shall provide
services or dispense products only when benefit can reasonably be expected.
According to ASHA, it is important that SLPs remember to provide services when a benefit can
be expected. The SLP has exhausted all treatment options and a benefit for this student is no
longer expected. - ANSWER -A school-based SLP wants to discharge a fifth-grade
student. The student has mastered all his goals except /r/forward slash r forward slash in
conversational speech. The SLP worked with the student for the entire school year, and the
student is able to use /r/ accurately 75 percent of the time. However, the goal is to reach 90
percent accuracy. Because the student worked on the skill all year and still has not met the
established goal, the SLP feels the student performs at his highest possible level. The SLP does
, not think it is in the student's best interest to continue pulling the student out of class to
address the goal. The parents are upset and are questioning the SLP's decision.
Which of the following statements from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Code of Ethics can be used to back up the SLP's decision?
A. Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall evaluate the effectiveness
of services provided, technology employed, and products dispensed, and they shall provide
services or dispense products only when benefit can reasonably be expected.
B. Individuals shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they
serve professionally or who are participants in research and scholarly activities, and they shall
treat animals involved in research in a humane manner.
C. Individuals shall use every resource, including referral and/or interprofessional collaboration
when appropriate, to ensure that quality service is provided.
D. Individuals shall provide all clinical services and scientific activities competently.
/p/
/k/
/θ/
/ʒ/
/p/ is first because this phoneme is developed between ages 1 and 3. /k/ is second because
this is developed by age 3 1/2. /θ/ is third because this is developed between ages 3 and 8. /ʒ/
is last because this is developed between ages 6 and 8. - ANSWER -Place the phonemes
below in the order of typical acquisition.
/p/ /θ/ /k/ /ʒ/
C. TBI
Patients with TBIT B I are more likely to have metacognitive problems in addition to the
aphasia, thus impacting their ability to improve. - ANSWER -An 81-year-old female
presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a severe L MCA stroke. The patient has
poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive
language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient has a complex medical history, including
TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity, diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart
failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has lived alone for the past three years
