Praxis ETS SLP questions well
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(C) is correct. Palatopharyngeal insufficiency or, more specifically, velopharyngeal insufficiency is
the major cause of the hyper nasal speech associated with cleft palate. (A), (B), and (C) are
incorrect because otitis media is not congenital; in cleft palate, the maxillary arch is often
collapsed and thus is narrow; and irregular vocal fold abduction is not associated with cleft
palate. - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is the major physical or organic factor
underlying impairment in the speech of persons with cleft palate?
(A) Congenital hearing loss from otitis media
(B) Broad irregular maxillary arch
(C) Palatopharyngeal insufficiency
(D) Irregular vocal fold abduction
(B) is correct. Reliability is the consistency with which a test measures or the degree to which
repeated measurement with the same instrument of the same individual would tend to
produce the same result. Larger values indicate greater reliability; a reliability of 0.90 or greater
is desirable for a test to be used in making decisions about individuals. - correct answer ✔✔An
SLP determines the mean length of utterance (MLU) of a language sample from a three-year-old
child. Two weeks later, the SLP reevaluates the same sample and again determines the MLU.
The extent to which the two scores are similar is most directly a function of the
(A) validity of the scores
(B) reliability of the scores
(C) skewness of the score distribution
(D) speededness of the measure
(A) is correct. The disorder is most limited in scope among those mentioned and, therefore,
most likely to be amenable to therapy or treatment. (B) is incorrect because the problem
described is diffused or dispersed throughout the head with major impairments to the nerves.
, (C) and (D) are incorrect because the disorders mentioned are progressive in nature. - correct
answer ✔✔An SLP is providing services to adults with neurogenic disorders of communication.
Of the following clients, which will likely have the most favorable management prognosis?
(A) John, who has a brain injury resulting in a slight concussion
(B) Jim, who has a traumatic brain injury resulting in paralysis
(C) Juan, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(D) Helen, who has Huntington's chorea
(D) is correct. Generalization probes are a principle feature of phonological therapy. The answer
choices require the clinician to pay attention to the position of the fricative sound in a word and
also the word's syllable structure. - correct answer ✔✔An SLP has targeted the phonological
process of "stopping on initial fricatives" for remediation and is using the word "shoes" to
establish the new behavior. The SLP now wishes to investigate whether the speaker can
generalize the newly learned pattern to untrained words. If it is assumed that generalization will
occur on words whose phonetic characteristics are most like the trained word "shoes," which of
the following words should be selected?
(A) Shouting
(B) Fished
(C) Ocean
(D) Shook
(D) is correct. The parents have described adequate syntactic and semantic knowledge by the
child. Testing in English confirms similar strengths. The area that has been identified as a
weakness is pragmatics and social rules for interaction. - correct answer ✔✔The Spanish-
speaking parents of a nine-year- old bilingual child report that their child communicates in
Spanish with complete utterances and has a good vocabulary in comparison to other children in
the neighborhood. Their concern is that the child interrupts their conversations and has not
learned social rules that are important within the family and community. Testing confirms
similar problems in English-speaking settings. The SLP would most likely recommend that
therapy focus on which of the following language areas?
(A) Syntax
(B) Morphology
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(C) is correct. Palatopharyngeal insufficiency or, more specifically, velopharyngeal insufficiency is
the major cause of the hyper nasal speech associated with cleft palate. (A), (B), and (C) are
incorrect because otitis media is not congenital; in cleft palate, the maxillary arch is often
collapsed and thus is narrow; and irregular vocal fold abduction is not associated with cleft
palate. - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is the major physical or organic factor
underlying impairment in the speech of persons with cleft palate?
(A) Congenital hearing loss from otitis media
(B) Broad irregular maxillary arch
(C) Palatopharyngeal insufficiency
(D) Irregular vocal fold abduction
(B) is correct. Reliability is the consistency with which a test measures or the degree to which
repeated measurement with the same instrument of the same individual would tend to
produce the same result. Larger values indicate greater reliability; a reliability of 0.90 or greater
is desirable for a test to be used in making decisions about individuals. - correct answer ✔✔An
SLP determines the mean length of utterance (MLU) of a language sample from a three-year-old
child. Two weeks later, the SLP reevaluates the same sample and again determines the MLU.
The extent to which the two scores are similar is most directly a function of the
(A) validity of the scores
(B) reliability of the scores
(C) skewness of the score distribution
(D) speededness of the measure
(A) is correct. The disorder is most limited in scope among those mentioned and, therefore,
most likely to be amenable to therapy or treatment. (B) is incorrect because the problem
described is diffused or dispersed throughout the head with major impairments to the nerves.
, (C) and (D) are incorrect because the disorders mentioned are progressive in nature. - correct
answer ✔✔An SLP is providing services to adults with neurogenic disorders of communication.
Of the following clients, which will likely have the most favorable management prognosis?
(A) John, who has a brain injury resulting in a slight concussion
(B) Jim, who has a traumatic brain injury resulting in paralysis
(C) Juan, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(D) Helen, who has Huntington's chorea
(D) is correct. Generalization probes are a principle feature of phonological therapy. The answer
choices require the clinician to pay attention to the position of the fricative sound in a word and
also the word's syllable structure. - correct answer ✔✔An SLP has targeted the phonological
process of "stopping on initial fricatives" for remediation and is using the word "shoes" to
establish the new behavior. The SLP now wishes to investigate whether the speaker can
generalize the newly learned pattern to untrained words. If it is assumed that generalization will
occur on words whose phonetic characteristics are most like the trained word "shoes," which of
the following words should be selected?
(A) Shouting
(B) Fished
(C) Ocean
(D) Shook
(D) is correct. The parents have described adequate syntactic and semantic knowledge by the
child. Testing in English confirms similar strengths. The area that has been identified as a
weakness is pragmatics and social rules for interaction. - correct answer ✔✔The Spanish-
speaking parents of a nine-year- old bilingual child report that their child communicates in
Spanish with complete utterances and has a good vocabulary in comparison to other children in
the neighborhood. Their concern is that the child interrupts their conversations and has not
learned social rules that are important within the family and community. Testing confirms
similar problems in English-speaking settings. The SLP would most likely recommend that
therapy focus on which of the following language areas?
(A) Syntax
(B) Morphology
