SLP (Speech-Language Pathologist)
Praxis Practice Test Questions with
correct Answers (A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED)
"Book read me."
"Me TV see."
The utterances above, spoken by a 3 year old monolingual English speaking child,
indicate that the child most likely has a problem with which of the following?
A. semantic redundancy
B. syntactic relationships
C. morphological relationships
d. pragmatics
e. phonological rules - ANSWER: B. syntactic relationships
A 24 month old says /gogi/ instead of "doggie." This is an example of
A. gliding
B. neutraliziation
C. Stopping
D. Fronting
E. Assimilation - ANSWER: E. Assimilation
A 3 year old child presents with a limited speech-sound repertoire, inappropriate
language comprehension for that age, and play skills firmly in the sensorimotor
stage. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the SLP to take with
this child?
A. enroll the child in a speech group with other 3 year olds
,B. provide the child's parents with speech activities to try at home
C. refer the child for additional preschool experiences
D. recommend to the primary-care provider that the child be referred for a
developmental evaluation
E. begin to teach the child some sign language - ANSWER: D. recommend to the
primary-care provider that the child be referred for a developmental evaluation
A 4 year old child 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 5 year old girl with a repaired cleft palate and moderate velopharyngeal
insufficiency, as documented by nasoendoscopy, exhibits the following speech
characteristics: mild breathiness; moderate to severe hypernasality; moderate nasal
emission; inconsistent substitution of nasalized alveolar stops for velar stops; and
omission of many fricatives and affricates or substitution of /h/ for them. Dentition
and occlusion are normal. Cognitive and language skills are age-appropriate, and
the client has had no previous speech therapy. Pharyngeal flap surgery is scheduled,
but because of pending cardiac surgery will not take place for 12 to 15 months.
Which of the following management strategies and rationales is most appropriate
and desirable for the child at this time?
A. deferring speech therapy until after the pharyngeal flap surgery, because the
surgery could improve the speech problem
B. Instituting therapy focused - ANSWER: D. Instituting therapy focused on the
development of correct articulatory placement of misarticulated phonemes
A 50 year old kindergarten teacher independently contacts an SLP for a voice
examination. She reports to the clinician that for the past four months, her voice has
been starting strong but grows weaker with extended vocalization throughout the
,day. The clinician also notes that the teacher's voice is hypernasal and breathy with
decreased volume
The most appropriate recommendation for the client is
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
A 6 year old child produces /t/ for /s/, /d/ for /z/, /p/ for /f/, and /b/ for /v/. Intervention
for this problem would target language at the level of
A. morphology
B. syntax
C. phonology
D. pragmatics
E. Semantics - ANSWER: C. Phonology
A 60 year old client who has a tumor confined to the left frontal lobe will most likely
have
A. good auditory comprehension
B. normal writing ability
C. fluent conversational speech
D. normal repetition skills
E. conversation containing frequent confabulations - ANSWER: A. good auditory
comprehension
, A 61 year old woman has dysphagia, characterized by incomplete laryngeal closure
during the swallow. Which of the following is the most significant risk to the patient?
A. Aspiration before the swallow
B. Aspiration during the swallow
C. Residue in the valleculae
D. Residue on top of the epiglottis
E. Excessive weight loss - ANSWER: B. Aspiration during the swallow
A 67 year old male patient with no history of swallowing problems has undergone a
cardiothoracic surgical procedure. Postoperatively, he is found to be aspirating while
swallowing and is diagnosed with a left vocal fold paralysis and left pharyngeal
paresis. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?
A. an intraoperative stroke (CVA) in the right pons
B. damage to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve
C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
D. damage to the phrenic nerve
E. a left hemisphere stroke - ANSWER: C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal
nerve
A 70 year old female has dysphagia characterized by poor posterior oral
containment of the bolus during the oral preparatory stage, causing aspiration before
the swallow. Cognition and the pharyngeal stage of the swallow are intact. Which of
the following is the most appropriate treatment approach for the client?
A. providing a puree diet with thickened liquids
B. Having the client flex her head forward (perform the chin-down posture) during
oral preparation and transit stages of the swallow
C. Having the client turn (rotate) her head to the right when swallowing
D. Having the client eat more slowly to prevent aspiration
Praxis Practice Test Questions with
correct Answers (A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED)
"Book read me."
"Me TV see."
The utterances above, spoken by a 3 year old monolingual English speaking child,
indicate that the child most likely has a problem with which of the following?
A. semantic redundancy
B. syntactic relationships
C. morphological relationships
d. pragmatics
e. phonological rules - ANSWER: B. syntactic relationships
A 24 month old says /gogi/ instead of "doggie." This is an example of
A. gliding
B. neutraliziation
C. Stopping
D. Fronting
E. Assimilation - ANSWER: E. Assimilation
A 3 year old child presents with a limited speech-sound repertoire, inappropriate
language comprehension for that age, and play skills firmly in the sensorimotor
stage. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the SLP to take with
this child?
A. enroll the child in a speech group with other 3 year olds
,B. provide the child's parents with speech activities to try at home
C. refer the child for additional preschool experiences
D. recommend to the primary-care provider that the child be referred for a
developmental evaluation
E. begin to teach the child some sign language - ANSWER: D. recommend to the
primary-care provider that the child be referred for a developmental evaluation
A 4 year old child 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 5 year old girl with a repaired cleft palate and moderate velopharyngeal
insufficiency, as documented by nasoendoscopy, exhibits the following speech
characteristics: mild breathiness; moderate to severe hypernasality; moderate nasal
emission; inconsistent substitution of nasalized alveolar stops for velar stops; and
omission of many fricatives and affricates or substitution of /h/ for them. Dentition
and occlusion are normal. Cognitive and language skills are age-appropriate, and
the client has had no previous speech therapy. Pharyngeal flap surgery is scheduled,
but because of pending cardiac surgery will not take place for 12 to 15 months.
Which of the following management strategies and rationales is most appropriate
and desirable for the child at this time?
A. deferring speech therapy until after the pharyngeal flap surgery, because the
surgery could improve the speech problem
B. Instituting therapy focused - ANSWER: D. Instituting therapy focused on the
development of correct articulatory placement of misarticulated phonemes
A 50 year old kindergarten teacher independently contacts an SLP for a voice
examination. She reports to the clinician that for the past four months, her voice has
been starting strong but grows weaker with extended vocalization throughout the
,day. The clinician also notes that the teacher's voice is hypernasal and breathy with
decreased volume
The most appropriate recommendation for the client is
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
A 6 year old child produces /t/ for /s/, /d/ for /z/, /p/ for /f/, and /b/ for /v/. Intervention
for this problem would target language at the level of
A. morphology
B. syntax
C. phonology
D. pragmatics
E. Semantics - ANSWER: C. Phonology
A 60 year old client who has a tumor confined to the left frontal lobe will most likely
have
A. good auditory comprehension
B. normal writing ability
C. fluent conversational speech
D. normal repetition skills
E. conversation containing frequent confabulations - ANSWER: A. good auditory
comprehension
, A 61 year old woman has dysphagia, characterized by incomplete laryngeal closure
during the swallow. Which of the following is the most significant risk to the patient?
A. Aspiration before the swallow
B. Aspiration during the swallow
C. Residue in the valleculae
D. Residue on top of the epiglottis
E. Excessive weight loss - ANSWER: B. Aspiration during the swallow
A 67 year old male patient with no history of swallowing problems has undergone a
cardiothoracic surgical procedure. Postoperatively, he is found to be aspirating while
swallowing and is diagnosed with a left vocal fold paralysis and left pharyngeal
paresis. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?
A. an intraoperative stroke (CVA) in the right pons
B. damage to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve
C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
D. damage to the phrenic nerve
E. a left hemisphere stroke - ANSWER: C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal
nerve
A 70 year old female has dysphagia characterized by poor posterior oral
containment of the bolus during the oral preparatory stage, causing aspiration before
the swallow. Cognition and the pharyngeal stage of the swallow are intact. Which of
the following is the most appropriate treatment approach for the client?
A. providing a puree diet with thickened liquids
B. Having the client flex her head forward (perform the chin-down posture) during
oral preparation and transit stages of the swallow
C. Having the client turn (rotate) her head to the right when swallowing
D. Having the client eat more slowly to prevent aspiration
