SLP Praxis questions & answers
graded A+ passed
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 - correct answer ✔✔c) phonology
What is the most important acoustic cue that distinguishes between an unreleased final /p/ and
an unreleased final /b/, as in "cap" vs. "cab"?
a) frequency of third formant
b) locus of frequency of burst
c) voice onset time
d) vocal fundamental frequency
e) duration of the preceding vowel - correct answer ✔✔e) duration of the preceding vowel
Anatomical studies of the human vocal folds and detailed observation of mucosal beaver during
phonation has led to the current "cover-body" characterization of the vocal fold. What is
included in the vocal-fold cover?
a) epithelium and superficial lamina propria
b) epithelium and deep lamina propria
c) intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
,d) lamina of the thyroid cartilage - correct answer ✔✔a) epithelium and superficial lamina
propria
Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months for a speech and language eval. The
parents have expressed concern that their daughter does not pronounce the /r/ sound correctly
and has exhibited periods of stuttering for the last 18 months. During the eval, the SLP observes
the child has sound-syllable reps on 30% of her words. What should be the course of action?
a) provide stuttering intervention, but no artic intervention for /r/ right now
b) provide both artic intervention for the /r/ and stuttering intervention
c) provide artic intervention for /r/ and ignore stuttering
d) provide artic intervention for the /r/ first and later provide stuttering
e) provide no intervention - correct answer ✔✔A) provide stuttering intervention, but no artic
intervention for /r/ at the present time.
Voice therapy is the LEAST appropriate for clients with..
a) ventricular phonation
b) acute laryngitis
c) vocule nodules
d) contact ulcers
e) unilateral adductor paralysis - correct answer ✔✔b) acute laryngitis
An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production in a client. If the client has a hyper
functional voice disorder, then during phonation the client's average airflow rate is most likely
to be
a) almost absent
b) lower or decreased
c) higher or increased
d) within normal limits
,e) erratic and inconsisten - correct answer ✔✔b) lower or decreased
When experiences, language, religion, and a shared history bring people together over time,
they develop shared traditions and customs with are referred to as
a) ethnicity
b) race
c) creolization
d) culture
e) pidginization - correct answer ✔✔d) culture
During a transient ischemic attack, Mr. Mahamood has difficulty producing intelligible speech
and retrieving words in conversation. one week later, Mr. Mahmood's speech and language
would typically be characterized by...
a) mild dysarthria
b) expressive aphasia
c) anomic aphasia
d) both aphasic and dysarthric errors
e) no noticeable abnormalities - correct answer ✔✔e) no noticeable abnormalities
Which of the following need a medical evaluation before therapy?
a) 2-year-old child who has overall developmental delays, abnormal muscle tone, and S-L delays
b) 4-year-old child who presents with phoneme-specific nasal emissions with no visible
evidence of clefting condition
c) 6-year-old with an artic disorder who appears to have a restricted lingual frenulum
d) 40-year-old man who presents with severe hoarseness and recurrent laryngitis
e) 78-year-old woman who complains of occasional difficulties retrieving the names of her
friends - correct answer ✔✔d) 40-year-old man who presents with severe hoarseness and
recurrent laryngitis
, A child with a phonological disorder typically produces "sack" as [kak]. During an intervention
session, the child produces [tak] and is rewarded for it by the SLP. The situation described
illustrates a therapeutic strategy that is...
a) based on behavior modification principles and distributed practice
b) based on sound behavioral principles since it involves application of random reinforcement
schedule
c) based on the theory of negative practice, which permits occasional reinforcement of incorrect
responses to prevent discouragement
d) based on the gradualness principle, since the SLP reinforces a response that involves stopping
on the initial consonant, a successive approximation of the target
e) a misapplication of variable reinforcement, since the SLP erroneously reinforced a production
lacking the essential feature of stridency - correct answer ✔✔d) based on the gradualness
principle, since the SLP reinforces a response that involves stopping on the initial consonant, a
successive approximation of the target
What best describes the role of the SLP in a collaborative-consultation service-delivery model?
a) SLP is responsible for providing both academic instruction and speech-language services
b) SLP provides services to students individually or in small group in the resource-room setting
c) SLP provides services directly to the student within the classroom
d) SLP sees the student for a specific amount of time each marking period to monitor
performance
e) the SLP works with teachers and families to facilitate a student's communication and learning
- correct answer ✔✔E) the SLP works with teachers and families to facilitate a student's
communication and learning
A 70-year-old female has dysphagia characterized by poor posterior oral containment of the
bolus during the oral prep stage, causing aspiration before the swallow. What would be an
appropriate treatment approach for the client?
a) provide a puree diet with thickened liquids
graded A+ passed
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 - correct answer ✔✔c) phonology
What is the most important acoustic cue that distinguishes between an unreleased final /p/ and
an unreleased final /b/, as in "cap" vs. "cab"?
a) frequency of third formant
b) locus of frequency of burst
c) voice onset time
d) vocal fundamental frequency
e) duration of the preceding vowel - correct answer ✔✔e) duration of the preceding vowel
Anatomical studies of the human vocal folds and detailed observation of mucosal beaver during
phonation has led to the current "cover-body" characterization of the vocal fold. What is
included in the vocal-fold cover?
a) epithelium and superficial lamina propria
b) epithelium and deep lamina propria
c) intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
,d) lamina of the thyroid cartilage - correct answer ✔✔a) epithelium and superficial lamina
propria
Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months for a speech and language eval. The
parents have expressed concern that their daughter does not pronounce the /r/ sound correctly
and has exhibited periods of stuttering for the last 18 months. During the eval, the SLP observes
the child has sound-syllable reps on 30% of her words. What should be the course of action?
a) provide stuttering intervention, but no artic intervention for /r/ right now
b) provide both artic intervention for the /r/ and stuttering intervention
c) provide artic intervention for /r/ and ignore stuttering
d) provide artic intervention for the /r/ first and later provide stuttering
e) provide no intervention - correct answer ✔✔A) provide stuttering intervention, but no artic
intervention for /r/ at the present time.
Voice therapy is the LEAST appropriate for clients with..
a) ventricular phonation
b) acute laryngitis
c) vocule nodules
d) contact ulcers
e) unilateral adductor paralysis - correct answer ✔✔b) acute laryngitis
An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production in a client. If the client has a hyper
functional voice disorder, then during phonation the client's average airflow rate is most likely
to be
a) almost absent
b) lower or decreased
c) higher or increased
d) within normal limits
,e) erratic and inconsisten - correct answer ✔✔b) lower or decreased
When experiences, language, religion, and a shared history bring people together over time,
they develop shared traditions and customs with are referred to as
a) ethnicity
b) race
c) creolization
d) culture
e) pidginization - correct answer ✔✔d) culture
During a transient ischemic attack, Mr. Mahamood has difficulty producing intelligible speech
and retrieving words in conversation. one week later, Mr. Mahmood's speech and language
would typically be characterized by...
a) mild dysarthria
b) expressive aphasia
c) anomic aphasia
d) both aphasic and dysarthric errors
e) no noticeable abnormalities - correct answer ✔✔e) no noticeable abnormalities
Which of the following need a medical evaluation before therapy?
a) 2-year-old child who has overall developmental delays, abnormal muscle tone, and S-L delays
b) 4-year-old child who presents with phoneme-specific nasal emissions with no visible
evidence of clefting condition
c) 6-year-old with an artic disorder who appears to have a restricted lingual frenulum
d) 40-year-old man who presents with severe hoarseness and recurrent laryngitis
e) 78-year-old woman who complains of occasional difficulties retrieving the names of her
friends - correct answer ✔✔d) 40-year-old man who presents with severe hoarseness and
recurrent laryngitis
, A child with a phonological disorder typically produces "sack" as [kak]. During an intervention
session, the child produces [tak] and is rewarded for it by the SLP. The situation described
illustrates a therapeutic strategy that is...
a) based on behavior modification principles and distributed practice
b) based on sound behavioral principles since it involves application of random reinforcement
schedule
c) based on the theory of negative practice, which permits occasional reinforcement of incorrect
responses to prevent discouragement
d) based on the gradualness principle, since the SLP reinforces a response that involves stopping
on the initial consonant, a successive approximation of the target
e) a misapplication of variable reinforcement, since the SLP erroneously reinforced a production
lacking the essential feature of stridency - correct answer ✔✔d) based on the gradualness
principle, since the SLP reinforces a response that involves stopping on the initial consonant, a
successive approximation of the target
What best describes the role of the SLP in a collaborative-consultation service-delivery model?
a) SLP is responsible for providing both academic instruction and speech-language services
b) SLP provides services to students individually or in small group in the resource-room setting
c) SLP provides services directly to the student within the classroom
d) SLP sees the student for a specific amount of time each marking period to monitor
performance
e) the SLP works with teachers and families to facilitate a student's communication and learning
- correct answer ✔✔E) the SLP works with teachers and families to facilitate a student's
communication and learning
A 70-year-old female has dysphagia characterized by poor posterior oral containment of the
bolus during the oral prep stage, causing aspiration before the swallow. What would be an
appropriate treatment approach for the client?
a) provide a puree diet with thickened liquids
