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SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (SLP) PRAXIS
EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| SLP
PRAXIS EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE 550 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
You are evaluating a 4-year-old patient whose mother states that she is
concerned about his mild hypernasality and frequent ear infections.
During an oral mechanism examination, you observe a bifid uvula. The
presence of a bifid uvula may indicate that the patient has:
A. Velopharyngeal incompetence
B. A submucous cleft palate
C. Dysarthria
D. Hypertrophy and edema of the vocal folds - Correct Answer - B. A
submucous cleft palate
A premature infant was referred for a speech-language evaluation.
During the evaluation, the speech-language pathologist noted that the
infant had difficulty bringing her hands to her mouth to initiate sucking.
While breast feeding, the clinician noted that the infant had bursts and
pauses, with about two up-and-down cycles of the jaw per second. This
is called
A. mouthing.
B. sequential sucking.
C. non-nutritive sucking.
D. nutritive sucking. - Correct Answer - C. non-nutritive sucking.
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Anjali, a 7-year-old, was referred for speech therapy by her classroom
teacher. Anjali uses inappropriate behaviors such as loud screaming or
physical violence when presented with a problem and has difficulty
understanding idioms. When a confrontation with another student arises,
she is unable to explain actions or feelings to the teacher. Which of the
following best describes Anjali's diagnosis?
A. Hearing loss
B. Expressive aphasia
C. Autism
D. Behavior disorder - Correct Answer - D. Behavior disorder
A 9-year-old child was seen for an evaluation because of a major
dysfunction in his gastrointestinal tract. The child had short bowel
syndrome, resulting in the removal of a major part of the intestines. The
gastroenterologist most likely would recommend
A. a jejunostomy tube (J-tube).
B. a duodenal tube (duo-tube).
C. a gastrojejunal tube (GJ-tube).
D. total parenteral nutrition (TPN). - Correct Answer - D. total parenteral
nutrition (TPN).
You are working closely with an orthodontist who frequently refers
children to your private practice. Many of these children have protrusion
of the maxilla and retrusion of the mandible accompanied by a condition
in which the upper teeth from the molars forward are positioned
excessively anterior to the lower teeth. What do these children have?
A. A class I malocclusion accompanied by underjet
B. A class II malocclusion accompanied by underjet
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C. A class III malocclusion accompanied by overjet
D. A class II malocclusion accompanied by overjet - Correct Answer -
D. A class II malocclusion accompanied by overjet
Christopher is an 18-year-old client with a repaired cleft palate. He has
production accuracy on most sound classes; however, he still struggles
with certain sounds during therapy. Based on his history of a repaired
cleft palate, which two of the following sound classes would Christopher
most likely have difficulty with?
A. Stops
B. Fricatives
C. Affricates
D. Glides - Correct Answer - B Fricatives
C Affricates
Which type of laryngectomy physically separates the gastrointestinal
tract from the respiratory tract?
A. Partial laryngectomy
B. Total laryngectomy
C. Horizontal laryngectomy
D. Subglottic laryngectomy - Correct Answer - B. Total laryngectomy
Which is not part of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
A. Eye opening
B. Motor responses
C. Verbal responses
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D. Range of motion - Correct Answer - D. Range of motion
A 5-year-old client with a cleft palate was just added to your caseload.
During the first treatment session, the child's mother noted that she was
concerned about her daughter's vocal quality. Because you have
knowledge of the laryngeal and vocal disorders that may arise from
clefts, you indicate to the mother that all of the following are possible,
except:
A. Vocal nodules
B. Hypertrophy and edema of the vocal folds
C. Resonance disorders
D. Spasmodic dysphonia - Correct Answer - D. Spasmodic dysphonia
What determines the intensity at each harmonic in vowel production?
A. Nothing
B. Respiration
C. Vocal folds
D. Vocal tract - Correct Answer - D. Vocal tract
You are working with a client who has Parkinson's and tends to speak
with a monotone. You are trying to help her intonation become more
varied. You have her deliberately speak with a monotone over and over
again to help increase her awareness of how she sounds; you record her
on your phone and play back the recording for her to listen to. You are
employing the technique of:
A. Punishment
B. Negative reinforcement
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SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (SLP) PRAXIS
EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| SLP
PRAXIS EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE 550 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
You are evaluating a 4-year-old patient whose mother states that she is
concerned about his mild hypernasality and frequent ear infections.
During an oral mechanism examination, you observe a bifid uvula. The
presence of a bifid uvula may indicate that the patient has:
A. Velopharyngeal incompetence
B. A submucous cleft palate
C. Dysarthria
D. Hypertrophy and edema of the vocal folds - Correct Answer - B. A
submucous cleft palate
A premature infant was referred for a speech-language evaluation.
During the evaluation, the speech-language pathologist noted that the
infant had difficulty bringing her hands to her mouth to initiate sucking.
While breast feeding, the clinician noted that the infant had bursts and
pauses, with about two up-and-down cycles of the jaw per second. This
is called
A. mouthing.
B. sequential sucking.
C. non-nutritive sucking.
D. nutritive sucking. - Correct Answer - C. non-nutritive sucking.
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Anjali, a 7-year-old, was referred for speech therapy by her classroom
teacher. Anjali uses inappropriate behaviors such as loud screaming or
physical violence when presented with a problem and has difficulty
understanding idioms. When a confrontation with another student arises,
she is unable to explain actions or feelings to the teacher. Which of the
following best describes Anjali's diagnosis?
A. Hearing loss
B. Expressive aphasia
C. Autism
D. Behavior disorder - Correct Answer - D. Behavior disorder
A 9-year-old child was seen for an evaluation because of a major
dysfunction in his gastrointestinal tract. The child had short bowel
syndrome, resulting in the removal of a major part of the intestines. The
gastroenterologist most likely would recommend
A. a jejunostomy tube (J-tube).
B. a duodenal tube (duo-tube).
C. a gastrojejunal tube (GJ-tube).
D. total parenteral nutrition (TPN). - Correct Answer - D. total parenteral
nutrition (TPN).
You are working closely with an orthodontist who frequently refers
children to your private practice. Many of these children have protrusion
of the maxilla and retrusion of the mandible accompanied by a condition
in which the upper teeth from the molars forward are positioned
excessively anterior to the lower teeth. What do these children have?
A. A class I malocclusion accompanied by underjet
B. A class II malocclusion accompanied by underjet
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C. A class III malocclusion accompanied by overjet
D. A class II malocclusion accompanied by overjet - Correct Answer -
D. A class II malocclusion accompanied by overjet
Christopher is an 18-year-old client with a repaired cleft palate. He has
production accuracy on most sound classes; however, he still struggles
with certain sounds during therapy. Based on his history of a repaired
cleft palate, which two of the following sound classes would Christopher
most likely have difficulty with?
A. Stops
B. Fricatives
C. Affricates
D. Glides - Correct Answer - B Fricatives
C Affricates
Which type of laryngectomy physically separates the gastrointestinal
tract from the respiratory tract?
A. Partial laryngectomy
B. Total laryngectomy
C. Horizontal laryngectomy
D. Subglottic laryngectomy - Correct Answer - B. Total laryngectomy
Which is not part of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
A. Eye opening
B. Motor responses
C. Verbal responses
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D. Range of motion - Correct Answer - D. Range of motion
A 5-year-old client with a cleft palate was just added to your caseload.
During the first treatment session, the child's mother noted that she was
concerned about her daughter's vocal quality. Because you have
knowledge of the laryngeal and vocal disorders that may arise from
clefts, you indicate to the mother that all of the following are possible,
except:
A. Vocal nodules
B. Hypertrophy and edema of the vocal folds
C. Resonance disorders
D. Spasmodic dysphonia - Correct Answer - D. Spasmodic dysphonia
What determines the intensity at each harmonic in vowel production?
A. Nothing
B. Respiration
C. Vocal folds
D. Vocal tract - Correct Answer - D. Vocal tract
You are working with a client who has Parkinson's and tends to speak
with a monotone. You are trying to help her intonation become more
varied. You have her deliberately speak with a monotone over and over
again to help increase her awareness of how she sounds; you record her
on your phone and play back the recording for her to listen to. You are
employing the technique of:
A. Punishment
B. Negative reinforcement
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