SLP Praxis Practice Test
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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When treating tongue thrust, which of the following are the primary articulatory
targets?
/g/
/k/
/s/
/m/
/h/
/z/
/b/ - CORRECT ANSWER-/s/ /z/
If a client is having difficulty producing a word with a vowel, it is important for the
clinician to distinguish whether the vowel is tense or lax. What is the best way for a
clinician to quickly discern a lax vowel from a tense vowel?
1. Look at whether the vowel is rounded or unrounded
2. Tense vowels are relatively long in duration
3. Lax vowels are relatively long in duration
4. Tense vowels are relatively short in duration - CORRECT ANSWER-2. Tense vowels are
relatively long in duration
,As a speech-language pathologist, how would you manage associated attentional
problems for a client with cerebral palsy?
1. Teaching breath cycle to pattern the patient's breathing
2. Using behavioral treatment to address the attention deficit that the child may exhibit
during sessions
3. Incorporating longer, less frequent therapy sessions
4. Providing longer treatment activities to hold the patient's attention - CORRECT
ANSWER-2. Using behavioral treatment to address the attention deficit that the child
may exhibit during sessions
How do most professionals generally categorize cerebral palsy?
1. Prenatal, perinatal, postnatal
2. Hemiplegia, monoplegia, diplegia
3. Hemiplegia, athetoid, postnatal
4. Ataxic, athetoid, spastic types - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Ataxic, athetoid, spastic types
Which of the following is not a typical age-related change in the larynx?
1. Hardening of the laryngeal cartilages
2. Velopharyngeal insufficiency
3. Degeneration and atrophy of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles
4. Degenerative changes in the lamina propria - CORRECT ANSWER-2. Velopharyngeal
insufficiency
You are testing a child whose primary language is not English. You use the services of an
interpreter. To facilitate accurate interpreting, all of the following are appropriate except:
Speaking in short units with frequent pauses
Encouraging the interpreter to interpret the client's words and meaning
,Providing the interpreter with the opportunity to ask for clarification when needed
Looking at the interpreter rather than the client when speaking - CORRECT ANSWER-
Looking at the interpreter rather than the client when speaking
Which of the following statements is false regarding Public Law 99-457?
It increased federal support for services to children with disabilities 3 to 6 years of age
and provided funding for infants and toddlers.
It requires the development of individualized family service plans.
It allows at-risk preschool children (not just those with documented disabilities) to be
eligible for special education services.
It requires states to report preschool children by disability category. - CORRECT
ANSWER-It requires states to report preschool children by disability category.
A student is reviewing information for a final exam. She discusses in her study group that
a cause of cerebral palsy involves _________:
Injury to the cerebral oxygen levels during the prenatal or perinatal period
Reduced glucose levels
Injury to the limbic system
Damage to the meninges - CORRECT ANSWER-Injury to the cerebral oxygen levels during
the prenatal or perinatal period
Which of the following is the most common form of mixed cerebral palsy?
Dyskinetic-athetoid
Ataxic-dyskinetic
Spastic-ataxic
Spastic-dyskinetic - CORRECT ANSWER-Spastic-dyskinetic
, A 2-month-old baby is being seen for an evaluation. The parents mention that it appears
that the child is having problems with abdominal pain, intense crying, and clenched fists.
The parents also mention that the child is drawing the knees to the stomach and arching
the back when crying. When exploring the caregiver-infant attachment, it is important to
know the temperament of the infant, because it is known that temperament affects the
caregiver-infant attachment. It is possible that the child is experiencing:
Regular schedules
Routine meals
Dysphagia
Colic - CORRECT ANSWER-Colic
In developing a test with 100 items, a test developer correlates responses to the first 50
items with responses to the last 50 items. What is this intended to evaluate?
Test-retest reliability
Interjudge reliability
Split-half reliability
Parallel form reliability - CORRECT ANSWER-Split-half reliability
Which is not a primary objective of assessment for patients with disordered
consciousness?
Determine the patient's level of consciousness.
Get a sense of the nature and severity of the patient's injuries.
Consider environmental conditions.
Estimate the patient's physical, behavioral, and cognitive recovery between time of
injury and the time of assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER-Consider environmental
conditions.
Hilda Sorenson, a 28-year old college student is having difficulties with breathing. She
complains of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. The physician recommends
____________ which is a pulmonary function test that measures how much air she can
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
When treating tongue thrust, which of the following are the primary articulatory
targets?
/g/
/k/
/s/
/m/
/h/
/z/
/b/ - CORRECT ANSWER-/s/ /z/
If a client is having difficulty producing a word with a vowel, it is important for the
clinician to distinguish whether the vowel is tense or lax. What is the best way for a
clinician to quickly discern a lax vowel from a tense vowel?
1. Look at whether the vowel is rounded or unrounded
2. Tense vowels are relatively long in duration
3. Lax vowels are relatively long in duration
4. Tense vowels are relatively short in duration - CORRECT ANSWER-2. Tense vowels are
relatively long in duration
,As a speech-language pathologist, how would you manage associated attentional
problems for a client with cerebral palsy?
1. Teaching breath cycle to pattern the patient's breathing
2. Using behavioral treatment to address the attention deficit that the child may exhibit
during sessions
3. Incorporating longer, less frequent therapy sessions
4. Providing longer treatment activities to hold the patient's attention - CORRECT
ANSWER-2. Using behavioral treatment to address the attention deficit that the child
may exhibit during sessions
How do most professionals generally categorize cerebral palsy?
1. Prenatal, perinatal, postnatal
2. Hemiplegia, monoplegia, diplegia
3. Hemiplegia, athetoid, postnatal
4. Ataxic, athetoid, spastic types - CORRECT ANSWER-4. Ataxic, athetoid, spastic types
Which of the following is not a typical age-related change in the larynx?
1. Hardening of the laryngeal cartilages
2. Velopharyngeal insufficiency
3. Degeneration and atrophy of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles
4. Degenerative changes in the lamina propria - CORRECT ANSWER-2. Velopharyngeal
insufficiency
You are testing a child whose primary language is not English. You use the services of an
interpreter. To facilitate accurate interpreting, all of the following are appropriate except:
Speaking in short units with frequent pauses
Encouraging the interpreter to interpret the client's words and meaning
,Providing the interpreter with the opportunity to ask for clarification when needed
Looking at the interpreter rather than the client when speaking - CORRECT ANSWER-
Looking at the interpreter rather than the client when speaking
Which of the following statements is false regarding Public Law 99-457?
It increased federal support for services to children with disabilities 3 to 6 years of age
and provided funding for infants and toddlers.
It requires the development of individualized family service plans.
It allows at-risk preschool children (not just those with documented disabilities) to be
eligible for special education services.
It requires states to report preschool children by disability category. - CORRECT
ANSWER-It requires states to report preschool children by disability category.
A student is reviewing information for a final exam. She discusses in her study group that
a cause of cerebral palsy involves _________:
Injury to the cerebral oxygen levels during the prenatal or perinatal period
Reduced glucose levels
Injury to the limbic system
Damage to the meninges - CORRECT ANSWER-Injury to the cerebral oxygen levels during
the prenatal or perinatal period
Which of the following is the most common form of mixed cerebral palsy?
Dyskinetic-athetoid
Ataxic-dyskinetic
Spastic-ataxic
Spastic-dyskinetic - CORRECT ANSWER-Spastic-dyskinetic
, A 2-month-old baby is being seen for an evaluation. The parents mention that it appears
that the child is having problems with abdominal pain, intense crying, and clenched fists.
The parents also mention that the child is drawing the knees to the stomach and arching
the back when crying. When exploring the caregiver-infant attachment, it is important to
know the temperament of the infant, because it is known that temperament affects the
caregiver-infant attachment. It is possible that the child is experiencing:
Regular schedules
Routine meals
Dysphagia
Colic - CORRECT ANSWER-Colic
In developing a test with 100 items, a test developer correlates responses to the first 50
items with responses to the last 50 items. What is this intended to evaluate?
Test-retest reliability
Interjudge reliability
Split-half reliability
Parallel form reliability - CORRECT ANSWER-Split-half reliability
Which is not a primary objective of assessment for patients with disordered
consciousness?
Determine the patient's level of consciousness.
Get a sense of the nature and severity of the patient's injuries.
Consider environmental conditions.
Estimate the patient's physical, behavioral, and cognitive recovery between time of
injury and the time of assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER-Consider environmental
conditions.
Hilda Sorenson, a 28-year old college student is having difficulties with breathing. She
complains of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. The physician recommends
____________ which is a pulmonary function test that measures how much air she can
