MEDICAL SLP PRAXIS PRACTICE EXAM 2026
LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Barbara, an 82 year old female, presented to her primary MD with the symptoms listed
below over the course of the past year. What medical diagnosis does Barbara's
symptoms most closely align with?
(1) unsteady frozen gait, (2) decline in short term memory, (3) tremors, (4) trouble
swallowing, and a (5) low volume when speaking
a. Anoxia
b. Huntington's Disease
c. Parkinson's Disease
d. Dementia - ANS-c. Parkinson's Disease
Jen suffered a cerebellar stroke and her husband describes her speech as "drunk and
inebriated." What type of speech disorder does Jen most likely have?
a. Spastic dysarthria
b. Hyperkinetic dysarthria
c. Flaccid Dysarthria
d. Ataxic dysarthria - ANS-d. Ataxic dysarthria
Following a screen, you suspect that a patient has dysarthria. What is important to
include in the assessment process?
a. Oral facial motor exam
b. Cranial nerve assessment
c. Diadokinetic rates
d. All of the above - ANS-d. All of the above
The Palatoglossus muscle is what type of muscle?
a. Intrinsic tongue muscle
b. Extrinsic tongue muscle
c. Laryngeal muscle
d. None of the above - ANS-b. Extrinsic tongue muscle
_____ is a breathing technique focused on relaxation where you breathe in slowly
through your nose as your stomach moves outward and exhale slowly through your lips
as your stomach moves inward.
,a. Shallow breathing
b. Clavicular breathing
c. Diaphragmatic breathing
d. A and C - ANS-c. Diaphragmatic breathing
A speech treatment technique that practices to over emphasize articulatory movements
and improve speech intelligibility.
a. Vocal function exercises
b. Over-articulation
c. Bearing down
d. Sustained vowel prolongation - ANS-b. Over-articulation
Select the statement below that is true when referring to dysarthria speech therapy.
a. Surgery is important prior to therapy
b. Treatment should not include non-speech oral motor exercises
c. Use strategies to practice naming and word retrieval skills
d. Melodic intonation therapy is used to improve reduce dysarthria speech - ANS-b.
Treatment should not include non-speech oral motor exercises
Which of the following is a muscle that originates and extends within the tongue.
a. Hyoglossus muscle
b. Genioglossus muscle
c. Inferior longitudinal muscle
d. Superior longitudinal muscle
e. C and D - ANS-e. C and D
Inferior Longitudinal Muscle & Superior Longitudinal Muscle
Marc has been diagnosed with dysphagia. His only symptom is that when he eats a
significant amount of food falls into his lateral sulcus and stays there. What will you
most likely see on the SLP report.
a. Reduced labial closure
b. Reduced buccal tension/tone
c. Aspiration before the swallow
d. Reduced tongue strength - ANS-b. Reduced buccal tension/tone
_____ is an esophageal phase swallowing disorder characterized by food collecting in a
pouch and frequent regurgitation of food?
a. GERD
b. Tracheoesophageal fistula
, c. Zenker's Diverticulum
d. Aspiration pneumonia - ANS-c. Zenker's Diverticulum
Downgrading a patients diet to puree textures is an example of what type of dysphagia
treatment technique?
a. Sensory
b. Compensatory
c. Maneuver
d. Muscle strengthening - ANS-b. Compensatory
Holding the larynx in an elevated position while swallowing is an example of which
swallowing maneuver?
a. Supraglottic swallow
b. Mendelson
c. Super supraglottic swallow
d. Effortful swallow - ANS-b. Mendelson
Nursing is documenting "coughing, wet vocal quality, and shortness of breath during
meals" about a new admission status post recent CVA. Which of the following is the
best treatment plan for this individual.
a. Refer for an instrumental swallow test prior to seeing the patient
b. Complete a bedside swallow exam first then refer the patient for an instrumental
swallow test
c. Downgrade liquids to nectar-thick
d. Pharyngeal strength exercises - ANS-b. Complete a bedside swallow exam first
then refer the patient for an instrumental swallow test
Select the option below that makes the most sense about the etiology of stuttering.
a. Premature babies
b. Genetics
c. Multiple systems involved: genetics, environmental, abnormalities in phonatory
system
d. Environmental cause - ANS-c. Multiple systems involved: genetics,
environmental, abnormalities in phonatory system
Treatment for stuttering shifts to management of symptoms at what age?
a. 3 years old
b. 7 years old
c. 18 years old
d. Treatment should always be about management of symptoms - ANS-b. 7 years old
LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Barbara, an 82 year old female, presented to her primary MD with the symptoms listed
below over the course of the past year. What medical diagnosis does Barbara's
symptoms most closely align with?
(1) unsteady frozen gait, (2) decline in short term memory, (3) tremors, (4) trouble
swallowing, and a (5) low volume when speaking
a. Anoxia
b. Huntington's Disease
c. Parkinson's Disease
d. Dementia - ANS-c. Parkinson's Disease
Jen suffered a cerebellar stroke and her husband describes her speech as "drunk and
inebriated." What type of speech disorder does Jen most likely have?
a. Spastic dysarthria
b. Hyperkinetic dysarthria
c. Flaccid Dysarthria
d. Ataxic dysarthria - ANS-d. Ataxic dysarthria
Following a screen, you suspect that a patient has dysarthria. What is important to
include in the assessment process?
a. Oral facial motor exam
b. Cranial nerve assessment
c. Diadokinetic rates
d. All of the above - ANS-d. All of the above
The Palatoglossus muscle is what type of muscle?
a. Intrinsic tongue muscle
b. Extrinsic tongue muscle
c. Laryngeal muscle
d. None of the above - ANS-b. Extrinsic tongue muscle
_____ is a breathing technique focused on relaxation where you breathe in slowly
through your nose as your stomach moves outward and exhale slowly through your lips
as your stomach moves inward.
,a. Shallow breathing
b. Clavicular breathing
c. Diaphragmatic breathing
d. A and C - ANS-c. Diaphragmatic breathing
A speech treatment technique that practices to over emphasize articulatory movements
and improve speech intelligibility.
a. Vocal function exercises
b. Over-articulation
c. Bearing down
d. Sustained vowel prolongation - ANS-b. Over-articulation
Select the statement below that is true when referring to dysarthria speech therapy.
a. Surgery is important prior to therapy
b. Treatment should not include non-speech oral motor exercises
c. Use strategies to practice naming and word retrieval skills
d. Melodic intonation therapy is used to improve reduce dysarthria speech - ANS-b.
Treatment should not include non-speech oral motor exercises
Which of the following is a muscle that originates and extends within the tongue.
a. Hyoglossus muscle
b. Genioglossus muscle
c. Inferior longitudinal muscle
d. Superior longitudinal muscle
e. C and D - ANS-e. C and D
Inferior Longitudinal Muscle & Superior Longitudinal Muscle
Marc has been diagnosed with dysphagia. His only symptom is that when he eats a
significant amount of food falls into his lateral sulcus and stays there. What will you
most likely see on the SLP report.
a. Reduced labial closure
b. Reduced buccal tension/tone
c. Aspiration before the swallow
d. Reduced tongue strength - ANS-b. Reduced buccal tension/tone
_____ is an esophageal phase swallowing disorder characterized by food collecting in a
pouch and frequent regurgitation of food?
a. GERD
b. Tracheoesophageal fistula
, c. Zenker's Diverticulum
d. Aspiration pneumonia - ANS-c. Zenker's Diverticulum
Downgrading a patients diet to puree textures is an example of what type of dysphagia
treatment technique?
a. Sensory
b. Compensatory
c. Maneuver
d. Muscle strengthening - ANS-b. Compensatory
Holding the larynx in an elevated position while swallowing is an example of which
swallowing maneuver?
a. Supraglottic swallow
b. Mendelson
c. Super supraglottic swallow
d. Effortful swallow - ANS-b. Mendelson
Nursing is documenting "coughing, wet vocal quality, and shortness of breath during
meals" about a new admission status post recent CVA. Which of the following is the
best treatment plan for this individual.
a. Refer for an instrumental swallow test prior to seeing the patient
b. Complete a bedside swallow exam first then refer the patient for an instrumental
swallow test
c. Downgrade liquids to nectar-thick
d. Pharyngeal strength exercises - ANS-b. Complete a bedside swallow exam first
then refer the patient for an instrumental swallow test
Select the option below that makes the most sense about the etiology of stuttering.
a. Premature babies
b. Genetics
c. Multiple systems involved: genetics, environmental, abnormalities in phonatory
system
d. Environmental cause - ANS-c. Multiple systems involved: genetics,
environmental, abnormalities in phonatory system
Treatment for stuttering shifts to management of symptoms at what age?
a. 3 years old
b. 7 years old
c. 18 years old
d. Treatment should always be about management of symptoms - ANS-b. 7 years old
