SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY STR-RELATED
ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES
Questions 1–50: Foundations of Language & Literacy Development
1. Which of the following pairs of skill domains contributes most to advanced
development of reading comprehension?
A. Phonological awareness and phono morphologic knowledge
B. Working memory recall and mental flexibility
C. Self‑monitoring and metacognitive processing
D. Phonics and orthographic pattern recognition
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Metacognitive skills allow readers to set a purpose, monitor
understanding, and apply fix‑up strategies. Self‑monitoring is a metacognitive
process that directly supports comprehension monitoring and strategy use.
2. A third‑grade student who is acquiring inflected morphological forms is
most likely to produce which of the following?
A. “Yesterday, she goes home late.”
B. “That bit hard him dog.”
,C. “I went to movies with my brother.”
D. “He sleep until nine every day.”
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Omission of the third‑person singular “‑s” (“He sleep”) is a typical
inflectional morpheme error. Inflectional morphemes mark tense, number,
possession, or comparison.
3. A preschool student uses language to greet others, ask about preferences,
and engage in cooperative play. Which language description best illustrates
these interactions?
A. Demonstrating social language rules
B. Using appropriate phonological patterns
C. Expressing context‑specific vocabulary
D. Producing morphemes correctly
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Greeting, questioning, and cooperative play reflect using language
for social purposes—a core component of social communication (pragmatics).
4. What is the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
A. Phoneme
B. Grapheme
,C. Morpheme
D. Syllable
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit carrying meaning
(e.g., “‑ed” for past tense).
5. Which term refers to the ability to use letter‑sound relationships to
correctly sound out and pronounce written words?
A. Decoding
B. Encoding
C. Discourse
D. Orthography
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Decoding is the application of phonics knowledge to translate
written symbols into spoken words.
6. A prekindergarten student picks up a book and flips through it from back to
front. This indicates difficulty with which skill?
A. Phonological awareness
B. Print concepts
, C. Narrative skills
D. Vocabulary knowledge
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Understanding text directionality (front to back, left to right) is a
foundational print‑concept skill that emerges in early literacy.
7. Which of the following is an example of a derivational affix?
A. “‑s” in “cats”
B. “‑ed” in “walked”
C. “‑er” in “teacher”
D. “‑ing” in “running”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Derivational affixes change a word’s lexical category or meaning
(e.g., “teach” + “‑er” = noun). “‑er” changes the verb “teach” into a noun
meaning “one who teaches”.
8. Phonological awareness refers to the ability to:
A. Recognize letters and their corresponding sounds
B. Hear and manipulate units of sound, including words, syllables, onset‑rime,
and phonemes
ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES
Questions 1–50: Foundations of Language & Literacy Development
1. Which of the following pairs of skill domains contributes most to advanced
development of reading comprehension?
A. Phonological awareness and phono morphologic knowledge
B. Working memory recall and mental flexibility
C. Self‑monitoring and metacognitive processing
D. Phonics and orthographic pattern recognition
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Metacognitive skills allow readers to set a purpose, monitor
understanding, and apply fix‑up strategies. Self‑monitoring is a metacognitive
process that directly supports comprehension monitoring and strategy use.
2. A third‑grade student who is acquiring inflected morphological forms is
most likely to produce which of the following?
A. “Yesterday, she goes home late.”
B. “That bit hard him dog.”
,C. “I went to movies with my brother.”
D. “He sleep until nine every day.”
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Omission of the third‑person singular “‑s” (“He sleep”) is a typical
inflectional morpheme error. Inflectional morphemes mark tense, number,
possession, or comparison.
3. A preschool student uses language to greet others, ask about preferences,
and engage in cooperative play. Which language description best illustrates
these interactions?
A. Demonstrating social language rules
B. Using appropriate phonological patterns
C. Expressing context‑specific vocabulary
D. Producing morphemes correctly
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Greeting, questioning, and cooperative play reflect using language
for social purposes—a core component of social communication (pragmatics).
4. What is the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
A. Phoneme
B. Grapheme
,C. Morpheme
D. Syllable
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit carrying meaning
(e.g., “‑ed” for past tense).
5. Which term refers to the ability to use letter‑sound relationships to
correctly sound out and pronounce written words?
A. Decoding
B. Encoding
C. Discourse
D. Orthography
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Decoding is the application of phonics knowledge to translate
written symbols into spoken words.
6. A prekindergarten student picks up a book and flips through it from back to
front. This indicates difficulty with which skill?
A. Phonological awareness
B. Print concepts
, C. Narrative skills
D. Vocabulary knowledge
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Understanding text directionality (front to back, left to right) is a
foundational print‑concept skill that emerges in early literacy.
7. Which of the following is an example of a derivational affix?
A. “‑s” in “cats”
B. “‑ed” in “walked”
C. “‑er” in “teacher”
D. “‑ing” in “running”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Derivational affixes change a word’s lexical category or meaning
(e.g., “teach” + “‑er” = noun). “‑er” changes the verb “teach” into a noun
meaning “one who teaches”.
8. Phonological awareness refers to the ability to:
A. Recognize letters and their corresponding sounds
B. Hear and manipulate units of sound, including words, syllables, onset‑rime,
and phonemes
