Medical SLP - Praxis Practice Questions

At about what age do infants begin to send intentional and purposeful messages via babbling and gesturing? a. 3 months b. 6 months c. 10 months d. 2 years old - Answer- c. 10 months intentional and purposeful switch from perlocutionary to illocutionary Tommy is 7 months old and recently began babbling. He produces chains such as "mama" and "dada". What type of babbling is Tommy demonstrating? a. Variegated babbling b. Reduplicated babbling c. Cooing d. None of the above - Answer- b. Reduplicated babbling CVCV syllable chains At about what age do typically developing children have about 200-300 words in their expressive vocabulary? a. 12 months b. 18 months c. 24 months d. 3 years old - Answer- c. 24 months By 3 months old, typically developing infants may consistently do which of the following: a. Follow 1-step directions b. Cry for basic needs c. Look when name is called d. Quiet in response to noise e. B and C f. B and D - Answer- F. B and D cry for basic needs and quiet/smile in response to sound Jen understands simple opposites and questions. Her mother reports that Jen is constantly asking "why?" Based upon typical development, what age is Jen closest to? a. 8 months old b. 12 months old c. 2 1/2 years old d. 4 years old - Answer- c. 2 1/2 years old 2 - 3 years old A 78 year old female is reporting loss of taste. Findings from her videofluoroscopy reveal age-related chang