SLP Praxis II Practice Exam 2025 SLP
Praxis 2 Practice Actual Exam 2025
Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
When analyzing a client's speech-sample with an unrepaired cleft
palate, what determines the timing of speech intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
C. Nasal Emission
D. Surgical procedures -ANSWER-D. Surgical procedures.
A patient complains of aching pains, 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. -ANSWER-A. Parkinson's disease.
You have just assessed an 85 year old man with a high school
education, significant 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 -
ANSWER-B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a period of trial
therapy, at the end of which I will have a better idea
You are working in an elementary school 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. -ANSWER-B. You should perform a complete head and neck
evaluation.
A speech-language pathologist on a cleft palate and craniofacial team
wishes to develop a simple measure of hypernasality to begin
quantifying (however subjectively) the amount of hypernasality he
hears in the speech of the children seen by the team each month. He
will pass on this information to the plastic surgeon and other team
members to assist them in making surgical decisions for each child.
The speech-language pathologist devises the following scale:
,1 -- almost no hypernasality
2 -- slight hypernasality
3 -- moderate hypernasality
4 -- great amount of hypernasality
What is this type of scale called?
A. Logarithmic scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Interval scale -ANSWER-B. Ordinal scale
James, a 4-year-old boy, attends your cleft palate center for a speech
evaluation. James was born with a complete bilateral cleft lip and
palate. He is unable to close his velopharyngeal port and, as a result,
has difficulty producing non-nasal sounds. This patient's non-nasal
speech sounds would have which of the following characteristics?
A. Hyponasality
B. Hypernasality
C. Assimilative nasality
D. Cul-de-sac resonance -ANSWER-B. Hypernasality
Select the statement that is true of the screening procedure.
A. It results in a diagnosis.
B. It helps determine whether a clients needs a more complete
assessment.
C. It leads into an immediate treatment program.
D. It is typically not performed in the schools. -ANSWER-B. It helps
determine whether a clients needs a more complete assessment.
, John has cerebral palsy that has resulted in a motor speech disorder
caused by central nervous system damage. This damage has caused
him to have weakness and incoordination of the muscles of speech.
His speech is classified as
A. paraphasic.
B. dysarthric.
C. apraxic.
D. aphasic. -ANSWER-B. dysarthric
You are evaluating a 3-year-old child whose parents have concerns
about his social aspects of communication, frequent echolalia, and
perseverations. His parents mentioned that he frequently talks to
himself, has anxiety, and displays hyperactive behavior. These
concerns are evident throughout your evaluation. You notice that he
has difficulty attending to tasks and has limited eye contact. Upon
observation, his facial features are characterized by a high forehead,
large jaw, and a poorly formed pinna. Following your evaluation, you
refer this child and his family to a geneticist to rule out the possibility of
a genetic syndrome. The patient most likely presents with:
A. Down syndrome
B. Pierre-Robin syndrome
C. Fragile X syndrome
D. Prader-Willi syndrome -ANSWER-C. Fragile X syndrome
You are assessing a 76-year-old woman for a possible diagnosis of
aphasia. You are interested finding out the specific type of aphasia
that the woman is experiencing. You notice that she has strong
repetition skills but has trouble answering questions spontaneously.
Praxis 2 Practice Actual Exam 2025
Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
When analyzing a client's speech-sample with an unrepaired cleft
palate, what determines the timing of speech intervention?
A. Intelligibility
B. Misarticulations
C. Nasal Emission
D. Surgical procedures -ANSWER-D. Surgical procedures.
A patient complains of aching pains, 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. -ANSWER-A. Parkinson's disease.
You have just assessed an 85 year old man with a high school
education, significant 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 -
ANSWER-B. Prognosis is guarded, but I recommend a period of trial
therapy, at the end of which I will have a better idea
You are working in an elementary school 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. -ANSWER-B. You should perform a complete head and neck
evaluation.
A speech-language pathologist on a cleft palate and craniofacial team
wishes to develop a simple measure of hypernasality to begin
quantifying (however subjectively) the amount of hypernasality he
hears in the speech of the children seen by the team each month. He
will pass on this information to the plastic surgeon and other team
members to assist them in making surgical decisions for each child.
The speech-language pathologist devises the following scale:
,1 -- almost no hypernasality
2 -- slight hypernasality
3 -- moderate hypernasality
4 -- great amount of hypernasality
What is this type of scale called?
A. Logarithmic scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Interval scale -ANSWER-B. Ordinal scale
James, a 4-year-old boy, attends your cleft palate center for a speech
evaluation. James was born with a complete bilateral cleft lip and
palate. He is unable to close his velopharyngeal port and, as a result,
has difficulty producing non-nasal sounds. This patient's non-nasal
speech sounds would have which of the following characteristics?
A. Hyponasality
B. Hypernasality
C. Assimilative nasality
D. Cul-de-sac resonance -ANSWER-B. Hypernasality
Select the statement that is true of the screening procedure.
A. It results in a diagnosis.
B. It helps determine whether a clients needs a more complete
assessment.
C. It leads into an immediate treatment program.
D. It is typically not performed in the schools. -ANSWER-B. It helps
determine whether a clients needs a more complete assessment.
, John has cerebral palsy that has resulted in a motor speech disorder
caused by central nervous system damage. This damage has caused
him to have weakness and incoordination of the muscles of speech.
His speech is classified as
A. paraphasic.
B. dysarthric.
C. apraxic.
D. aphasic. -ANSWER-B. dysarthric
You are evaluating a 3-year-old child whose parents have concerns
about his social aspects of communication, frequent echolalia, and
perseverations. His parents mentioned that he frequently talks to
himself, has anxiety, and displays hyperactive behavior. These
concerns are evident throughout your evaluation. You notice that he
has difficulty attending to tasks and has limited eye contact. Upon
observation, his facial features are characterized by a high forehead,
large jaw, and a poorly formed pinna. Following your evaluation, you
refer this child and his family to a geneticist to rule out the possibility of
a genetic syndrome. The patient most likely presents with:
A. Down syndrome
B. Pierre-Robin syndrome
C. Fragile X syndrome
D. Prader-Willi syndrome -ANSWER-C. Fragile X syndrome
You are assessing a 76-year-old woman for a possible diagnosis of
aphasia. You are interested finding out the specific type of aphasia
that the woman is experiencing. You notice that she has strong
repetition skills but has trouble answering questions spontaneously.
