SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SLP PRAXIS
SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER SOLUTIONS
◉ What is an aperiodic wave? Answer: Waves that do not repeat
themselves. Random vibratory patterns.
◉ What is a period wave? Answer: Waves that repeat themselves.
◉ What is amplitude? Answer: The magnitude and direction of
displacement. The greater the amplitude, the louder the sound
signal.
◉ What is intensity? Answer: The quality of sound that creates the
sensation of loudness. Expressed in decibels.
◉ What is density? Answer: Mass per unit volume
◉ What is oscillation? Answer: The back and forth movement of air
molecules because of a vibrating object
◉ What is frequency? Answer: Rate of vibratory motion that is
measured in cycles per second. Also Hz.
,◉ What is natural frequency? Answer: The frequency with which a
source of sound normally vibrates. Determined by mass and
stiffness.
◉ What is fundamental frequency? Answer: The lowest frequency of
a periodic wave. The first harmonic.
◉ What is a complex tone? Answer: When two or more single
frequency tones are combined. Can be periodic or aperiodic.
◉ What are free morphemes?
What are bound morphemes? Answer: Free morphemes can stand
alone. Ex. Ocean
Bound morphemes may change a word: Ex. Oceans
◉ What is a passive sentence?
What is a active sentence?
What is an interrogative sentence?
What is a declarative sentence?
What is an imperative sentence?
What is an exclamatory sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
,What is a complex sentence? Answer: Subject receives action. "The
cat was pet by Mark"
Subject performs actions. "Mark pet the cat"
Questions
Statements
Commands
Strong feelings
Two independent clauses joined by conjunction, common or
semicolon
An independent clause and a dependent clause. "I will drive my car
to Reno (in) if I have enough gas (dep).
◉ What is the difference between direct and indirect requests?
Answer: Direct requests say exactly what they want whereas
indirect requests convey politeness. Usually happens around age 6.
◉ What is a line of regard? Answer: The line of regard is what the
baby is looking at.
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 0-3 months?
Answer: Startle to loud sounds
Visually track or move eyes to source of sound
Attend to and turn head to voices
Smile reflexively
, Cry for assistance
Coos
Vocalizes vowels
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 4-6 months?
Answer: Respond to "come here" or similar by raising arms
Looks towards family members when named
Explores vocal mechanism by growling, squealing, yelling,
raspberries
More adult like vowels
Marginal babbling. Baba
Varies pitch of vocalizations
Responds to name
Vocalizes pleasure and displeasure
Varies pitch, volume and rate
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 7-9 months?
Answer: Looks at common objects when named
Comprehends no
Begins some gestural language
Uses a wide variety of sound combos
Uses intonation patterns
SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER SOLUTIONS
◉ What is an aperiodic wave? Answer: Waves that do not repeat
themselves. Random vibratory patterns.
◉ What is a period wave? Answer: Waves that repeat themselves.
◉ What is amplitude? Answer: The magnitude and direction of
displacement. The greater the amplitude, the louder the sound
signal.
◉ What is intensity? Answer: The quality of sound that creates the
sensation of loudness. Expressed in decibels.
◉ What is density? Answer: Mass per unit volume
◉ What is oscillation? Answer: The back and forth movement of air
molecules because of a vibrating object
◉ What is frequency? Answer: Rate of vibratory motion that is
measured in cycles per second. Also Hz.
,◉ What is natural frequency? Answer: The frequency with which a
source of sound normally vibrates. Determined by mass and
stiffness.
◉ What is fundamental frequency? Answer: The lowest frequency of
a periodic wave. The first harmonic.
◉ What is a complex tone? Answer: When two or more single
frequency tones are combined. Can be periodic or aperiodic.
◉ What are free morphemes?
What are bound morphemes? Answer: Free morphemes can stand
alone. Ex. Ocean
Bound morphemes may change a word: Ex. Oceans
◉ What is a passive sentence?
What is a active sentence?
What is an interrogative sentence?
What is a declarative sentence?
What is an imperative sentence?
What is an exclamatory sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
,What is a complex sentence? Answer: Subject receives action. "The
cat was pet by Mark"
Subject performs actions. "Mark pet the cat"
Questions
Statements
Commands
Strong feelings
Two independent clauses joined by conjunction, common or
semicolon
An independent clause and a dependent clause. "I will drive my car
to Reno (in) if I have enough gas (dep).
◉ What is the difference between direct and indirect requests?
Answer: Direct requests say exactly what they want whereas
indirect requests convey politeness. Usually happens around age 6.
◉ What is a line of regard? Answer: The line of regard is what the
baby is looking at.
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 0-3 months?
Answer: Startle to loud sounds
Visually track or move eyes to source of sound
Attend to and turn head to voices
Smile reflexively
, Cry for assistance
Coos
Vocalizes vowels
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 4-6 months?
Answer: Respond to "come here" or similar by raising arms
Looks towards family members when named
Explores vocal mechanism by growling, squealing, yelling,
raspberries
More adult like vowels
Marginal babbling. Baba
Varies pitch of vocalizations
Responds to name
Vocalizes pleasure and displeasure
Varies pitch, volume and rate
◉ What language milestones do babies exhibit from 7-9 months?
Answer: Looks at common objects when named
Comprehends no
Begins some gestural language
Uses a wide variety of sound combos
Uses intonation patterns
