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SLP Praxis II Practice Questions WITH 100% SURE
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (81)
You are evaluating a 5-year-old boy whose D. Low birth weight and length, behavior problems, and possible swallowing
mother has a history of alcohol abuse while difficulties
she was carrying her son. In your
assessment, you would look for specific
speech and language problems; in
addition, you would look for which of the
following positive or negative signs?
A. Normal motor and intellectual
development, normal play activities, and
normal facial and skull features
B. Language problems, but no speech
problems, coupled with good eye contact
and generally compliant behavior
C. Lack of gestures, good eye contact, and
lack of attachment to new people
D. Low birth weight and length, behavior
problems, and possible swallowing
difficulties
An opera singer complains that she is vital capacity
unable to maintain adequate breath
support to produce her optimal voice. You
want to measure the singer's lung volume
to check for adequate breath support for
optimal voice. You will need to measure
___________, which is the volume of air that the
singer can exhale after a maximal
inhalation.
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,You are assessing a 60-year-old woman for buccofacial apraxia
a possible diagnosis of aphasia. You are
interested in finding out the specific type
of aphasia. You notice she has an inability
to whistle, cough, or wink on command.
This condition alone might suggest which
type of aphasia that the woman has?
A patient comes to you complaining of a GERD
sore throat and hoarseness. After talking
with the patient, you discover that he often
experiences heartburn and indigestion. You
consult with the on-call physician who
mentions that this patients gastric contents
are spontaneously emptying into his
esophagus. The physician diagnoses that
the problem is...
When analyzing a client's speech-sample D. Surgical procedures.
with an unrepaired cleft palate, what
determines the timing of speech
intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
C. Nasal Emission
D. Surgical procedures
A patient complains of aching pains, A. Parkinson's disease.
tingling sensations and coldness. The SLP's
evaluation reveals the patient's voice is soft,
breathy and hoarse. Other symptoms
include a mask-like face with slurred
speech that sounds monotone. The
clinician notices bradykinesia, rigidity,
tremors and impaired postural reflexes.
What is the likely diagnosis?
A. Apraxia
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Vascular dementia
D. Huntington's disease.
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, You have just assessed an 85 year old man B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a period of trial therapy, at the end of
with a high school education, significant which I will have a better idea
hearing loss, poor motor skills, and
uncontrolled blood pressure. Your
diagnosis is global aphasia. During your
counseling at the end of assessment, his
wife asks "What is the prognosis for
improvement in communication skills?"
What would be an appropriate answer?
A. prognosis is good for significant
improvement in communication, provided
he receives 3 months of therapy
B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a
period of trial therapy, at the end of which I
will have a better idea
C. Prognosis is excellent, as long as you
help sustain any improvement gained in
therapy
D. Prognosis is unfavorable, so we do not
recommend therapy
You are working in an elementary school B. You should perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
setting. A classroom teacher comes to you
to refer an 8-year-old boy whose voice
sounds consistently "hoarse" and "breathy"
and gets more severe during recess and
lunch. The child does not display symptoms
of stridor, aspiration, or pain. As the
speech-language pathologist, what should
you initially suggest based on the child's
symptoms?
A. The child should be referred to an
otolaryngologist.
B. You should perform a complete head
and neck evaluation.
C. The child should go for a radiologic
evaluation.
D. The child should try singing to see if
there is a difference in the voice.
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SLP Praxis II Practice Questions WITH 100% SURE
ANSWERS
Terms in this set (81)
You are evaluating a 5-year-old boy whose D. Low birth weight and length, behavior problems, and possible swallowing
mother has a history of alcohol abuse while difficulties
she was carrying her son. In your
assessment, you would look for specific
speech and language problems; in
addition, you would look for which of the
following positive or negative signs?
A. Normal motor and intellectual
development, normal play activities, and
normal facial and skull features
B. Language problems, but no speech
problems, coupled with good eye contact
and generally compliant behavior
C. Lack of gestures, good eye contact, and
lack of attachment to new people
D. Low birth weight and length, behavior
problems, and possible swallowing
difficulties
An opera singer complains that she is vital capacity
unable to maintain adequate breath
support to produce her optimal voice. You
want to measure the singer's lung volume
to check for adequate breath support for
optimal voice. You will need to measure
___________, which is the volume of air that the
singer can exhale after a maximal
inhalation.
1/24
,You are assessing a 60-year-old woman for buccofacial apraxia
a possible diagnosis of aphasia. You are
interested in finding out the specific type
of aphasia. You notice she has an inability
to whistle, cough, or wink on command.
This condition alone might suggest which
type of aphasia that the woman has?
A patient comes to you complaining of a GERD
sore throat and hoarseness. After talking
with the patient, you discover that he often
experiences heartburn and indigestion. You
consult with the on-call physician who
mentions that this patients gastric contents
are spontaneously emptying into his
esophagus. The physician diagnoses that
the problem is...
When analyzing a client's speech-sample D. Surgical procedures.
with an unrepaired cleft palate, what
determines the timing of speech
intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
C. Nasal Emission
D. Surgical procedures
A patient complains of aching pains, A. Parkinson's disease.
tingling sensations and coldness. The SLP's
evaluation reveals the patient's voice is soft,
breathy and hoarse. Other symptoms
include a mask-like face with slurred
speech that sounds monotone. The
clinician notices bradykinesia, rigidity,
tremors and impaired postural reflexes.
What is the likely diagnosis?
A. Apraxia
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Vascular dementia
D. Huntington's disease.
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, You have just assessed an 85 year old man B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a period of trial therapy, at the end of
with a high school education, significant which I will have a better idea
hearing loss, poor motor skills, and
uncontrolled blood pressure. Your
diagnosis is global aphasia. During your
counseling at the end of assessment, his
wife asks "What is the prognosis for
improvement in communication skills?"
What would be an appropriate answer?
A. prognosis is good for significant
improvement in communication, provided
he receives 3 months of therapy
B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a
period of trial therapy, at the end of which I
will have a better idea
C. Prognosis is excellent, as long as you
help sustain any improvement gained in
therapy
D. Prognosis is unfavorable, so we do not
recommend therapy
You are working in an elementary school B. You should perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
setting. A classroom teacher comes to you
to refer an 8-year-old boy whose voice
sounds consistently "hoarse" and "breathy"
and gets more severe during recess and
lunch. The child does not display symptoms
of stridor, aspiration, or pain. As the
speech-language pathologist, what should
you initially suggest based on the child's
symptoms?
A. The child should be referred to an
otolaryngologist.
B. You should perform a complete head
and neck evaluation.
C. The child should go for a radiologic
evaluation.
D. The child should try singing to see if
there is a difference in the voice.
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