SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests a 4 year
old whose speech is characterized by sound omissions,
hypernasality, nasal emission, and weak consonants. Which
of the following would be most appropriately evaluated
initially?
A.Oral-motor behavior
B.Velopharyngeal function
C.Laryngeal function
D.Phonological awareness - Correct Answers ✅B
Which of the following is the minimal contrast approach most
appropriately used to treat?
A.Phonological disorders
B.Dysphagia
C.Dysarthria
D.Global aphasia - Correct Answers ✅A
Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language impairment
that interferes with her academic performance and social
communication. On a standardized test of expressive
language ability, she received an overall score of 97.5,
placing her in the 65th percentile. Alicia's test result indicates
that she
A.performed as well as or better than 65% of the individuals
on whom the norms were developed
,SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
B.responded correctly to 65% of the 150 items included in the
expressive-language test
C.performed as well as or better than 65% of the other fourth
graders who took the same test
D.responded correctly to 97.5% of the test items, as did 65%
of the other children taking the test - Correct Answers ✅A
Which THREE of the following variables are considered risk
factors for late language emergence?
A.Male gender
B.Access to print material
C.Low socioeconomic status
D.Moderately low birth weight
E.Exposure to rich and varied vocabulary - Correct Answers
✅A, C, D
During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old boy with
delayed language points to an apple on the floor and says to
his mother, "Apple." The boy's mother says, "Yes, that's a big,
shiny apple."
Based on the mother's response, which of the following
language stimulation techniques is she using?
A.Imitation
B.Parallel talk
C.Think aloud
,SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
D.Expansion - Correct Answers ✅D
An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder. The patient is nonverbal, does not have a
functional communication system, and does not follow simple
directions. Which of the following communicative target goals
is most appropriate for the SLP to prioritize for the patient?
A.Matching identical pictures in an array of pictures
B.Requesting wants in any modality
C.Labeling of common items verbally
D.Imitating a sequence of two actions - Correct Answers
✅B
A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease underwent a three-vessel coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. The patient needed to be intubated for
three days following surgery. After extubation, the medical
team requested a swallow consultation to determine if it was
safe for the patient to take oral medications and initiate oral
nutrition. Based on the patient's condition, which of the
following assessment procedures is most appropriate for an
SLP to practice?
A.Administering a clinical bedside swallow evaluation and
recommending an oral diet as there were no clinical signs or
symptoms of aspiration during the evaluation
, SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
B.Deferring the evaluation for 24 hours because the patient
was just extubated to allow a possible improvement in the
patient's swallow function before evaluation
C.Completing a clinical bedside swallow evaluation to
determine patient readiness for an instrumental ev - Correct
Answers ✅C, Option (C) is correct. Several studies using
instrumental assessment have concluded that some patients
recover airway protection and swallow function within 24
hours of extubation and others much later than 24 hours
post-extubation following prolonged endotracheal intubation,
suggesting that a 24-hour "deferral time" benchmark is not
particularly useful.
Which of the following procedures is most important for an
SLP to consider when assessing the social aspect of a school-
age child's communication skills?
A.Collecting a language sample to assess narrative skills
B.Assessing expressive vocabulary used by the child on a
picture vocabulary test
C.Observing the child interacting with peers in natural
settings, such as during recess
D.Looking for a discrepancy between the child's IQI Q and
communication skills to determine eligibility - Correct
Answers ✅C
A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia
screening test predicts aspiration that is later confirmed with
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests a 4 year
old whose speech is characterized by sound omissions,
hypernasality, nasal emission, and weak consonants. Which
of the following would be most appropriately evaluated
initially?
A.Oral-motor behavior
B.Velopharyngeal function
C.Laryngeal function
D.Phonological awareness - Correct Answers ✅B
Which of the following is the minimal contrast approach most
appropriately used to treat?
A.Phonological disorders
B.Dysphagia
C.Dysarthria
D.Global aphasia - Correct Answers ✅A
Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language impairment
that interferes with her academic performance and social
communication. On a standardized test of expressive
language ability, she received an overall score of 97.5,
placing her in the 65th percentile. Alicia's test result indicates
that she
A.performed as well as or better than 65% of the individuals
on whom the norms were developed
,SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
B.responded correctly to 65% of the 150 items included in the
expressive-language test
C.performed as well as or better than 65% of the other fourth
graders who took the same test
D.responded correctly to 97.5% of the test items, as did 65%
of the other children taking the test - Correct Answers ✅A
Which THREE of the following variables are considered risk
factors for late language emergence?
A.Male gender
B.Access to print material
C.Low socioeconomic status
D.Moderately low birth weight
E.Exposure to rich and varied vocabulary - Correct Answers
✅A, C, D
During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old boy with
delayed language points to an apple on the floor and says to
his mother, "Apple." The boy's mother says, "Yes, that's a big,
shiny apple."
Based on the mother's response, which of the following
language stimulation techniques is she using?
A.Imitation
B.Parallel talk
C.Think aloud
,SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
D.Expansion - Correct Answers ✅D
An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder. The patient is nonverbal, does not have a
functional communication system, and does not follow simple
directions. Which of the following communicative target goals
is most appropriate for the SLP to prioritize for the patient?
A.Matching identical pictures in an array of pictures
B.Requesting wants in any modality
C.Labeling of common items verbally
D.Imitating a sequence of two actions - Correct Answers
✅B
A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease underwent a three-vessel coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. The patient needed to be intubated for
three days following surgery. After extubation, the medical
team requested a swallow consultation to determine if it was
safe for the patient to take oral medications and initiate oral
nutrition. Based on the patient's condition, which of the
following assessment procedures is most appropriate for an
SLP to practice?
A.Administering a clinical bedside swallow evaluation and
recommending an oral diet as there were no clinical signs or
symptoms of aspiration during the evaluation
, SLP Practice Praxis (Form 3) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
B.Deferring the evaluation for 24 hours because the patient
was just extubated to allow a possible improvement in the
patient's swallow function before evaluation
C.Completing a clinical bedside swallow evaluation to
determine patient readiness for an instrumental ev - Correct
Answers ✅C, Option (C) is correct. Several studies using
instrumental assessment have concluded that some patients
recover airway protection and swallow function within 24
hours of extubation and others much later than 24 hours
post-extubation following prolonged endotracheal intubation,
suggesting that a 24-hour "deferral time" benchmark is not
particularly useful.
Which of the following procedures is most important for an
SLP to consider when assessing the social aspect of a school-
age child's communication skills?
A.Collecting a language sample to assess narrative skills
B.Assessing expressive vocabulary used by the child on a
picture vocabulary test
C.Observing the child interacting with peers in natural
settings, such as during recess
D.Looking for a discrepancy between the child's IQI Q and
communication skills to determine eligibility - Correct
Answers ✅C
A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia
screening test predicts aspiration that is later confirmed with
