SLP 2 PRAXIS FORM 1 EXAM 2026
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Which of the following areas needs to be evaluated first for a 5 year old who says [pun]
for "spoon" and [top] for "soap"?
A. Auditory discrimination
B. Dialectal differences
C. Phonological system
D. Receptive language - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The error patterns described are phonological in nature
(cluster reduction and stopping, specifically) and are not consistent with a deficit
in language comprehension (receptive language), dialectal differences, or
problems with auditory discrimination.
Which of the following errors is likely to persist the longest in the speech of children who
are learning Standard American English (SAE) as a first language and are following the
normal developmental course for speech and language acquisition?
A. Assimilation
B. Consonant cluster reduction
C. Final-consonant deletion
D. Velar fronting - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Consonant cluster reduction is the most persistent of the
normal developmental processes listed.
For which of the following conditions is it most appropriate for the SLP to recommend
that the patient's primary-care physician refer the patient to a prosthodontist for
construction of a palatal-lift appliance?
A. Submucous cleft palate
B. Unrepaired cleft of the secondary palate
C. Flaccid paralysis of the soft palate
D. Congenitally short palate - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Construction of a palatal-lift appliance is appropriate for a
patient with flaccid paralysis characterized by an intact palate that does not
function.
Computer software that has been developed to facilitate speech and language
treatment can best be used
,A. in group sessions when the SLP's caseload precludes working individually with
clients
B. by clients in place of services that would otherwise be provided by an SLP
C. by clients under the direction of SLPs
D. when SLPs are unavailable - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Computer software and other aids are intended not to
replace treatment sessions provided by an SLP but rather to enhance clients'
opportunities to improve their skills in relation to goals established by the
clinician.
The most serious limitation of employing imitation as an intervention strategy for
children with a language impairment is that imitation
A. lacks communicative intention
B. relies on semantic knowledge
C. is clinician controlled
D. is contextualized speech - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The most serious shortcoming of imitation as an
intervention strategy is that imitation is not an intentionally communicative act.
Treatment for apraxia of speech most appropriately emphasizes
A. coordination of respiration with phonation and articulation
B. auditory discrimination, resonance, and respiration
C. auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement
D. rate of speech, range of movement, strength, and coordination of the oral
mechanism - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Treatment for apraxia of speech appropriately emphasizes
auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement.
Which of the following is a typical symptom of cerebellar involvement?
A. Overshooting or undershooting an intended target
B. Rigidity during voluntary motions
C. Spasticity during involuntary action
D. Word-finding difficulty - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The overshooting or undershooting of an intended target is
typical of individuals with deficits related to a lesion of the cerebellum.
To provide greater independence for a client who has a brain injury and is in a late
stage of speech-language treatment, which of the following techniques is most
appropriate?
A. Increasing memory-retention span
B. Using word-repetition drills
C. Teaching compensatory strategies
D. Training visual-perceptual skills - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Functional independence is a main goal for a client shortly
before dismissal from treatment. It can be achieved by teaching compensatory
strategies to minimize any remaining deficits.
,Following anoxic encephalopathy, clients are likely to experience the most significant
long-term impairments in the area of
A. prosody
B. resonance
C. aphonia
D. memory - ANS-Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Anoxic encephalopathy, or brain damage resulting from
oxygen deprivation, typically leads to global impairment that affects memory. It is
difficult to reverse the effects of memory loss, so the impairment is usually long-
term.
Doing which of the following would likely yield the most useful information about the
effectiveness of an intervention strategy?
A. Reviewing the results of standardized assessment instruments
B. Utilizing a single-subject design (ABAB) or a reversal procedure (ABA)
C. Utilizing the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) format
D. Requesting that a colleague reevaluate the client - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. An ABAB or ABA design shows changes when intervention is
applied. Single-subject design using ABAB or ABA design is the best method to
determine whether intervention has succeeded.
Individuals diagnosed as having hemifacial microsomia are also most likely to have
A. laryngeal dysfunction
B. ear malformation
C. webbed fingers and toes
D. widely spaced eyes - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Ear malformation is the only symptom of those listed that is typical
of hemifacial microsomia, a genetic diagnosis within the oculo-auricular-vertebral (OAV)
spectrum.
A child repeatedly inserts an inappropriate sound in certain environments; for example,
[fpɪʃ] for [fɪʃ] . Which of the following would likely be most helpful for the child as a target
for treatment?
A. Bisyllabic words for which a minimal-contrast pair can be easily identified
B. Words containing phonemes that have distinctive features in common with the sound
the child inserts inappropriately
C. Repeated practice with the combinations of phonemes that the child finds particularly
easy to produce
D. Words that contrast the child's error pattern with the target pattern in the word - ANS-
Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Words that contrast the child's error pattern with the target pattern
would be most helpful for this child.
The sensorimotor integration of the muscles of the lower face depends on which two of
the cranial nerves?
, A. The accessory and hypoglossal
B. The trigeminal and facial
C. The vagus and glossopharyngeal
D. The phrenic and facial - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. The trigeminal nerve has a motor component which is involved in
mastication (and thus the lower face) and a sensory component, which provides
sensory information from the entire face (including the lower face). The facial nerve
provides motor innervation to several muscles that are found in the lower face, including
the orbicularis oris and the buccinator.
For which of the following reasons would the therapy for a client whose language loss is
due to brain injury differ from the therapy for a client whose language loss is due to a
progressive disorder?
A. There is a much higher chance of spontaneous recovery for the client with brain
injury.
B. There is a much higher chance of spontaneous recovery for the client with a
progressive disorder.
C. The client with brain injury typically has problems with fatigue and mental confusion,
whereas the client with a progressive disorder does not.
D. The client with a progressive disorder typically has problems with attention and
memory, whereas the client with brain injury typically does not. - ANS-Correct Answer:
A
Option (A) is correct. Brain injury is typically characterized by some degree of
spontaneous improvement over a period of several days to weeks, which may be
evidenced through gradual improvement in language abilities, whereas a progressive
disorder is characterized by gradual loss/reduction in language skills.
Which of the following treatment goals related to pragmatics best addresses a young
child's use of language?
A. In a play situation, the child will request a turn, either verbally or through gestures, 90
percent of the time.
B. In a treatment session, the child will produce a two-word combination 90 percent of
the time.
C. In conversation, the child will produce correct velars 90 percent of the time.
D. When telling a story, the child will use the standard dialect's irregular past tense
forms of five specific verbs 90 percent of the time. - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. Pragmatics is the study of language in realistic contexts, and the
treatment goal describes a real-life, naturalistic use of communication skills.
A 42-year-old client with upper-and lower-extremity weakness and a diagnosis of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is referred for a speech-language evaluation. The
evaluation reveals a progressive severe dysarthria that is characterized by imprecise
articulation secondary to bilateral facial and lingual weakness, atrophy, and
fasciculations; mild-to-moderate hypernasality and weak pressure consonants with
associated nasal emission during speech; and strained, harsh, groaning voice quality
LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following areas needs to be evaluated first for a 5 year old who says [pun]
for "spoon" and [top] for "soap"?
A. Auditory discrimination
B. Dialectal differences
C. Phonological system
D. Receptive language - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The error patterns described are phonological in nature
(cluster reduction and stopping, specifically) and are not consistent with a deficit
in language comprehension (receptive language), dialectal differences, or
problems with auditory discrimination.
Which of the following errors is likely to persist the longest in the speech of children who
are learning Standard American English (SAE) as a first language and are following the
normal developmental course for speech and language acquisition?
A. Assimilation
B. Consonant cluster reduction
C. Final-consonant deletion
D. Velar fronting - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Consonant cluster reduction is the most persistent of the
normal developmental processes listed.
For which of the following conditions is it most appropriate for the SLP to recommend
that the patient's primary-care physician refer the patient to a prosthodontist for
construction of a palatal-lift appliance?
A. Submucous cleft palate
B. Unrepaired cleft of the secondary palate
C. Flaccid paralysis of the soft palate
D. Congenitally short palate - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Construction of a palatal-lift appliance is appropriate for a
patient with flaccid paralysis characterized by an intact palate that does not
function.
Computer software that has been developed to facilitate speech and language
treatment can best be used
,A. in group sessions when the SLP's caseload precludes working individually with
clients
B. by clients in place of services that would otherwise be provided by an SLP
C. by clients under the direction of SLPs
D. when SLPs are unavailable - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Computer software and other aids are intended not to
replace treatment sessions provided by an SLP but rather to enhance clients'
opportunities to improve their skills in relation to goals established by the
clinician.
The most serious limitation of employing imitation as an intervention strategy for
children with a language impairment is that imitation
A. lacks communicative intention
B. relies on semantic knowledge
C. is clinician controlled
D. is contextualized speech - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The most serious shortcoming of imitation as an
intervention strategy is that imitation is not an intentionally communicative act.
Treatment for apraxia of speech most appropriately emphasizes
A. coordination of respiration with phonation and articulation
B. auditory discrimination, resonance, and respiration
C. auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement
D. rate of speech, range of movement, strength, and coordination of the oral
mechanism - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Treatment for apraxia of speech appropriately emphasizes
auditory-visual stimulation, oral-motor repetition, and phonetic placement.
Which of the following is a typical symptom of cerebellar involvement?
A. Overshooting or undershooting an intended target
B. Rigidity during voluntary motions
C. Spasticity during involuntary action
D. Word-finding difficulty - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. The overshooting or undershooting of an intended target is
typical of individuals with deficits related to a lesion of the cerebellum.
To provide greater independence for a client who has a brain injury and is in a late
stage of speech-language treatment, which of the following techniques is most
appropriate?
A. Increasing memory-retention span
B. Using word-repetition drills
C. Teaching compensatory strategies
D. Training visual-perceptual skills - ANS-Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Functional independence is a main goal for a client shortly
before dismissal from treatment. It can be achieved by teaching compensatory
strategies to minimize any remaining deficits.
,Following anoxic encephalopathy, clients are likely to experience the most significant
long-term impairments in the area of
A. prosody
B. resonance
C. aphonia
D. memory - ANS-Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Anoxic encephalopathy, or brain damage resulting from
oxygen deprivation, typically leads to global impairment that affects memory. It is
difficult to reverse the effects of memory loss, so the impairment is usually long-
term.
Doing which of the following would likely yield the most useful information about the
effectiveness of an intervention strategy?
A. Reviewing the results of standardized assessment instruments
B. Utilizing a single-subject design (ABAB) or a reversal procedure (ABA)
C. Utilizing the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) format
D. Requesting that a colleague reevaluate the client - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. An ABAB or ABA design shows changes when intervention is
applied. Single-subject design using ABAB or ABA design is the best method to
determine whether intervention has succeeded.
Individuals diagnosed as having hemifacial microsomia are also most likely to have
A. laryngeal dysfunction
B. ear malformation
C. webbed fingers and toes
D. widely spaced eyes - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Ear malformation is the only symptom of those listed that is typical
of hemifacial microsomia, a genetic diagnosis within the oculo-auricular-vertebral (OAV)
spectrum.
A child repeatedly inserts an inappropriate sound in certain environments; for example,
[fpɪʃ] for [fɪʃ] . Which of the following would likely be most helpful for the child as a target
for treatment?
A. Bisyllabic words for which a minimal-contrast pair can be easily identified
B. Words containing phonemes that have distinctive features in common with the sound
the child inserts inappropriately
C. Repeated practice with the combinations of phonemes that the child finds particularly
easy to produce
D. Words that contrast the child's error pattern with the target pattern in the word - ANS-
Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. Words that contrast the child's error pattern with the target pattern
would be most helpful for this child.
The sensorimotor integration of the muscles of the lower face depends on which two of
the cranial nerves?
, A. The accessory and hypoglossal
B. The trigeminal and facial
C. The vagus and glossopharyngeal
D. The phrenic and facial - ANS-Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. The trigeminal nerve has a motor component which is involved in
mastication (and thus the lower face) and a sensory component, which provides
sensory information from the entire face (including the lower face). The facial nerve
provides motor innervation to several muscles that are found in the lower face, including
the orbicularis oris and the buccinator.
For which of the following reasons would the therapy for a client whose language loss is
due to brain injury differ from the therapy for a client whose language loss is due to a
progressive disorder?
A. There is a much higher chance of spontaneous recovery for the client with brain
injury.
B. There is a much higher chance of spontaneous recovery for the client with a
progressive disorder.
C. The client with brain injury typically has problems with fatigue and mental confusion,
whereas the client with a progressive disorder does not.
D. The client with a progressive disorder typically has problems with attention and
memory, whereas the client with brain injury typically does not. - ANS-Correct Answer:
A
Option (A) is correct. Brain injury is typically characterized by some degree of
spontaneous improvement over a period of several days to weeks, which may be
evidenced through gradual improvement in language abilities, whereas a progressive
disorder is characterized by gradual loss/reduction in language skills.
Which of the following treatment goals related to pragmatics best addresses a young
child's use of language?
A. In a play situation, the child will request a turn, either verbally or through gestures, 90
percent of the time.
B. In a treatment session, the child will produce a two-word combination 90 percent of
the time.
C. In conversation, the child will produce correct velars 90 percent of the time.
D. When telling a story, the child will use the standard dialect's irregular past tense
forms of five specific verbs 90 percent of the time. - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. Pragmatics is the study of language in realistic contexts, and the
treatment goal describes a real-life, naturalistic use of communication skills.
A 42-year-old client with upper-and lower-extremity weakness and a diagnosis of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is referred for a speech-language evaluation. The
evaluation reveals a progressive severe dysarthria that is characterized by imprecise
articulation secondary to bilateral facial and lingual weakness, atrophy, and
fasciculations; mild-to-moderate hypernasality and weak pressure consonants with
associated nasal emission during speech; and strained, harsh, groaning voice quality
