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2025 SLP PRAXIS EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION | BRAND NEW
VERSION!
50 yr old teacher reports that for the past four months, her voice
started strong but grows weaker with extended vocalization
throughout the day, hypernasal and breathy with decreased
volume. Appropriate recommendation?
a) complete vocal rest for two weeks
b) voice treatment focusing on strengthening vocal musculature
c) voice treatment focusing on improving respiratory support
d) referral to a physician
e) to monitor voice usage for six months and return for a vocal
examination - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d) referral to a physician
5yr old w/ repaired cleft palate and moderate vp insufficiency
has: mild breathiniess, moderate-severe hypernasal, moderate
nasal emission, inconsistent substitutions of glottal stops,
omission of many fricatives and affricates. Pharyngeal flap
surgery can't be taken for 12-15 mos bc of pending heart surgery.
Which management strategies and rationale is desirable at this
time?
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a) deferring speech therapy until after the pharyngeal flap
surgery, b/c the surgery could improve the speech problem
b) instituting therapy focused on reduction of hard glottal attacks
in order to prevent the development of vocal nodules
c) instituting a program of blowing, sucking, and swallowing
exercises to improve palatal function
d) Instituting therapy focused on the development of correct
articulatory placement of misarticulated phonemes.
e) instituting a language stimulation program to promote
continuation of appropriate development - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d)
Instituting therapy focused on the development of correct
articulatory placement of misarticulated phonemes.
76 year old in excellent health failed a hearing screening. she
has bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss.
speech-rec scores are 80% in right ear and 76% in left ear. What
should be done next?
a) auditory brain-stem response
b) dichotic listening task
c) a hearing-handicap inventory (ENG)
d) electronystagography (ENG)
e) cochlear-implant evaluation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c) a hearing-
handicap inventory
A 24mo says [gogi] instead of "doggie". This is an example of
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a) gliding
b) neutralization
c) stopping
d) fronting
e) assimilation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ e) assimilation
A 3 yr old presents with a limited speech-sound repertoire,
inappropriate language comp, and play skills firmly in the
sensorimotor stage. What would you recommend?
a) enroll the child in speech group with other 3 year olds
b) provide the child's parents with speech activities to try at
home
c) refer the child to additional preschool experiences
d) recommend that the child be referred for a developmental
evaluation
e) begin to teach the child some sign language - . . ANSWER ✓✓
d) recommend that the child be referred for a developmental
evaluation
A 4 yr old child is mild-to-moderate hypernasal 6mos after a
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. what is the most appropriate
course of action for the SLP to take?
a) use behavioral strategies to increase VP closure for speech
b) counsel the parents that the hyper nasality is likely to resolve
in a few weeks
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c) counsel the child's preschool teacher about instructional
exercises to use to improve speech production
d) counsel the parents on ways to reduce hypernasality at home
e) Refer the child and family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team
for further evaluation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ e) Refer the child and
family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team for further evaluation
A 4 yr old girl who refers to all four legged creatures as "dog"
needs help with...
a) understanding dimensional terms
b) increasing the use of synonyms
c) learning object permanence
d) recognizing additional semantic features
e) utilizing subordinating conjunctions - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d)
recognizing additional semantic features
A 4yr old boy who uses two words spontaneously and
functionally, who began walking at 3 and who responds to his
name inconsistently. According to the info alone, the SLP can
conclude the child's communication profile reflects...
a) developmental delay
b) ASD
c) chromosomal anomaly
d) typical development
2025 SLP PRAXIS EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION | BRAND NEW
VERSION!
50 yr old teacher reports that for the past four months, her voice
started strong but grows weaker with extended vocalization
throughout the day, hypernasal and breathy with decreased
volume. Appropriate recommendation?
a) complete vocal rest for two weeks
b) voice treatment focusing on strengthening vocal musculature
c) voice treatment focusing on improving respiratory support
d) referral to a physician
e) to monitor voice usage for six months and return for a vocal
examination - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d) referral to a physician
5yr old w/ repaired cleft palate and moderate vp insufficiency
has: mild breathiniess, moderate-severe hypernasal, moderate
nasal emission, inconsistent substitutions of glottal stops,
omission of many fricatives and affricates. Pharyngeal flap
surgery can't be taken for 12-15 mos bc of pending heart surgery.
Which management strategies and rationale is desirable at this
time?
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a) deferring speech therapy until after the pharyngeal flap
surgery, b/c the surgery could improve the speech problem
b) instituting therapy focused on reduction of hard glottal attacks
in order to prevent the development of vocal nodules
c) instituting a program of blowing, sucking, and swallowing
exercises to improve palatal function
d) Instituting therapy focused on the development of correct
articulatory placement of misarticulated phonemes.
e) instituting a language stimulation program to promote
continuation of appropriate development - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d)
Instituting therapy focused on the development of correct
articulatory placement of misarticulated phonemes.
76 year old in excellent health failed a hearing screening. she
has bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss.
speech-rec scores are 80% in right ear and 76% in left ear. What
should be done next?
a) auditory brain-stem response
b) dichotic listening task
c) a hearing-handicap inventory (ENG)
d) electronystagography (ENG)
e) cochlear-implant evaluation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c) a hearing-
handicap inventory
A 24mo says [gogi] instead of "doggie". This is an example of
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a) gliding
b) neutralization
c) stopping
d) fronting
e) assimilation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ e) assimilation
A 3 yr old presents with a limited speech-sound repertoire,
inappropriate language comp, and play skills firmly in the
sensorimotor stage. What would you recommend?
a) enroll the child in speech group with other 3 year olds
b) provide the child's parents with speech activities to try at
home
c) refer the child to additional preschool experiences
d) recommend that the child be referred for a developmental
evaluation
e) begin to teach the child some sign language - . . ANSWER ✓✓
d) recommend that the child be referred for a developmental
evaluation
A 4 yr old child is mild-to-moderate hypernasal 6mos after a
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. what is the most appropriate
course of action for the SLP to take?
a) use behavioral strategies to increase VP closure for speech
b) counsel the parents that the hyper nasality is likely to resolve
in a few weeks
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c) counsel the child's preschool teacher about instructional
exercises to use to improve speech production
d) counsel the parents on ways to reduce hypernasality at home
e) Refer the child and family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team
for further evaluation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ e) Refer the child and
family to a cleft palate/craniofacial team for further evaluation
A 4 yr old girl who refers to all four legged creatures as "dog"
needs help with...
a) understanding dimensional terms
b) increasing the use of synonyms
c) learning object permanence
d) recognizing additional semantic features
e) utilizing subordinating conjunctions - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d)
recognizing additional semantic features
A 4yr old boy who uses two words spontaneously and
functionally, who began walking at 3 and who responds to his
name inconsistently. According to the info alone, the SLP can
conclude the child's communication profile reflects...
a) developmental delay
b) ASD
c) chromosomal anomaly
d) typical development
