SLP ETS Practice Test FORM 2 with
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C - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
A. High-frequency second formant (F2)
B. High-frequency first formant (F1)
C. Low-frequency first formant (F1)
D. Low-frequency second formant (F2)
A - correct answer ✔✔A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis
of aphasia. The patient's symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of
the following tasks for the patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
A.Repeating words of increasing length
B.Recalling three common items
C.Performing voluntary oral movements
D.Following two-step commands
A - correct answer ✔✔Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely
caused by which of the following factors?
A.Hypotonia
B.Digestive problems
C.Pneumonia
D.Aversive feeding behaviors
,D - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following recommendations to a parent of an infant with
cleft lip and palate should an SLP make to best optimize feeding for adequate nutrition and
appropriate growth?
A.Providing a bottle rather than breast-feeding the infant
B.Positioning the infant in a supine position during feeding times
C.Allowing the infant to take as much time as needed to feed
D.Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
C - correct answer ✔✔The head lift exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to
produce which of the following changes in swallow biomechanics?
A.Increase in laryngeal closure duration
B.Strengthening of the base of the tongue
C.Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening
D.Prolonged relaxation of the cricopharyngeal portion of the inferior constrictor muscle
B - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the time a child
turns 3?
A./k/ and /g/
B./p/ and /b/
C./l/ and /s/
D./ch/ and /sh/
,C - correct answer ✔✔When assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an
augmentative and alternative communication device, which of the following physical factors
must be evaluated first?
A.Upper extremity range of motion
B.Lower extremity strength
C.Trunk stability and control
D.Fine motor dexterity
A - correct answer ✔✔A school-based SLP wants to discharge a fifth-grade student. The student
has mastered all his goals except /r/ in conversational speech. The SLP worked with the student
for the entire school year, and the student is able to use /r/ accurately 75 percent of the time.
However, the goal is to reach 90 percent accuracy. Because the student worked on the skill all
year and still has not met the established goal, the SLP feels the student performs at his highest
possible level. The SLP does not think it is in the student's best interest to continue pulling the
student out of class to address the goal. The parents are upset and are questioning the SLP's
decision.
Which of the following statements from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Code of Ethics can be used to back up the SLP's decision?
A.Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall evaluate the effectiveness of
services pro
/p/
/k/
/θ/
/ʒ/ - correct answer ✔✔Place the phonemes below in the order of typical acquisition.
/p/ /θ/ /k/ /ʒ/
, C - correct answer ✔✔An 81-year-old female presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a
severe L MCA stroke. The patient has poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and
suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient
has a complex medical history, including TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity,
diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has
lived alone for the past three years following her husband's death. Since her car accident she
mainly watches TV at home and leaves her house only for dialysis. She has meals on wheels and
home health aides to assist her with showering. Because of her TBI, her behavior is often
variable and erratic. The highest level of education she attained was seventh grade. She stayed
home to take care of her children and did not have a career.
Which of the following medical conditions, in com
C - correct answer ✔✔An 81-year-old female presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a
severe L MCA stroke. The patient has poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and
suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient
has a complex medical history, including TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity,
diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has
lived alone for the past three years following her husband's death. Since her car accident she
mainly watches TV at home and leaves her house only for dialysis. She has meals on wheels and
home health aides to assist her with showering. Because of her TBI, her behavior is often
variable and erratic. The highest level of education she attained was seventh grade. She stayed
home to take care of her children and did not have a career.
Which of the following tasks is most appropriate
B - correct answer ✔✔An 81-year-old female presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a
severe L MCA stroke. The patient has poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and
suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient
has a complex medical history, including TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity,
diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has
lived alone for the past three years following her husband's death. Since her car accident she
mainly watches TV at home and leaves her house only for dialysis. She has meals on wheels and
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C - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
A. High-frequency second formant (F2)
B. High-frequency first formant (F1)
C. Low-frequency first formant (F1)
D. Low-frequency second formant (F2)
A - correct answer ✔✔A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis
of aphasia. The patient's symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of
the following tasks for the patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
A.Repeating words of increasing length
B.Recalling three common items
C.Performing voluntary oral movements
D.Following two-step commands
A - correct answer ✔✔Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely
caused by which of the following factors?
A.Hypotonia
B.Digestive problems
C.Pneumonia
D.Aversive feeding behaviors
,D - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following recommendations to a parent of an infant with
cleft lip and palate should an SLP make to best optimize feeding for adequate nutrition and
appropriate growth?
A.Providing a bottle rather than breast-feeding the infant
B.Positioning the infant in a supine position during feeding times
C.Allowing the infant to take as much time as needed to feed
D.Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
C - correct answer ✔✔The head lift exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to
produce which of the following changes in swallow biomechanics?
A.Increase in laryngeal closure duration
B.Strengthening of the base of the tongue
C.Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening
D.Prolonged relaxation of the cricopharyngeal portion of the inferior constrictor muscle
B - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the time a child
turns 3?
A./k/ and /g/
B./p/ and /b/
C./l/ and /s/
D./ch/ and /sh/
,C - correct answer ✔✔When assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an
augmentative and alternative communication device, which of the following physical factors
must be evaluated first?
A.Upper extremity range of motion
B.Lower extremity strength
C.Trunk stability and control
D.Fine motor dexterity
A - correct answer ✔✔A school-based SLP wants to discharge a fifth-grade student. The student
has mastered all his goals except /r/ in conversational speech. The SLP worked with the student
for the entire school year, and the student is able to use /r/ accurately 75 percent of the time.
However, the goal is to reach 90 percent accuracy. Because the student worked on the skill all
year and still has not met the established goal, the SLP feels the student performs at his highest
possible level. The SLP does not think it is in the student's best interest to continue pulling the
student out of class to address the goal. The parents are upset and are questioning the SLP's
decision.
Which of the following statements from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Code of Ethics can be used to back up the SLP's decision?
A.Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall evaluate the effectiveness of
services pro
/p/
/k/
/θ/
/ʒ/ - correct answer ✔✔Place the phonemes below in the order of typical acquisition.
/p/ /θ/ /k/ /ʒ/
, C - correct answer ✔✔An 81-year-old female presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a
severe L MCA stroke. The patient has poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and
suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient
has a complex medical history, including TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity,
diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has
lived alone for the past three years following her husband's death. Since her car accident she
mainly watches TV at home and leaves her house only for dialysis. She has meals on wheels and
home health aides to assist her with showering. Because of her TBI, her behavior is often
variable and erratic. The highest level of education she attained was seventh grade. She stayed
home to take care of her children and did not have a career.
Which of the following medical conditions, in com
C - correct answer ✔✔An 81-year-old female presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a
severe L MCA stroke. The patient has poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and
suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient
has a complex medical history, including TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity,
diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has
lived alone for the past three years following her husband's death. Since her car accident she
mainly watches TV at home and leaves her house only for dialysis. She has meals on wheels and
home health aides to assist her with showering. Because of her TBI, her behavior is often
variable and erratic. The highest level of education she attained was seventh grade. She stayed
home to take care of her children and did not have a career.
Which of the following tasks is most appropriate
B - correct answer ✔✔An 81-year-old female presents to a rehabilitation hospital following a
severe L MCA stroke. The patient has poststroke right-sided weakness, right neglect, and
suspected nonfluent aphasia. Receptive language appears to be mildly impacted. The patient
has a complex medical history, including TBI following a car accident two years ago, obesity,
diabetes, seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, and hypertension. Socially, the patient has
lived alone for the past three years following her husband's death. Since her car accident she
mainly watches TV at home and leaves her house only for dialysis. She has meals on wheels and
