North Carolina SLP-Assistant Exam
/baby/ is an example of: - ANS Multisyllabic word
/see/ is an example of a ________ syllable? - ANS open
2/3 of human exchange is... - ANS nonverbal
4 main articulation disorders - ANS SODA- substitution, omission, distortion, and
addition
90% of adult syntax is acquired by age - ANS 5
A child's production of "spaghetti" becomes "gasghetti" is an example of: - ANS
Consonant harmony
A SLPA is working in an outpatient hospital setting with a brain-injured patient. The
patient always has one-on-one supervision provided by the nurse technicians. The
patient is brought to the therapy session by a familiar technician, but someone
unfamiliar comes to pick up the patient. The SLPA should: - ANS ask the person for
an ID badge
All of the following are important when planning materials for culturally diverse clients
EXCEPT: - ANS use only standardized materials
All of the following incidents should be communicated to the supervising SLP EXCEPT:
- ANS the client asks for a 5 minute break during the session
An assistant may participate in various types of educational activities in order to
enhance skills and knowledge as assigned by _____ - ANS supervising SLP
An employer asks you to treat a client without a written protocol provided by your
supervising SLP. You should: - ANS inform supervising SLP
An SLPA can NOT perform oral motor exercises for a patient with? - ANS dysphagia
antecedent - ANS any eliciting stimuli
, aphasia - ANS impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage
either to Broca's area (expressive language) or to Wernicke's area (receptive language).
Apraxia - ANS Acquired oral motor speech disorder affecting an individual's ability to
translate conscious speech pairs into motor plans, which results in limited difficult
speech ability.
Are direct patient services for evaluation within the scope of responsibilities for
assistants - ANS no
are treatment plans and therapeutic protocols the same? - ANS no
articulation - ANS Production of speech sounds through the physical movement of the
jaw, tongue, lip, and velum to shape the vocal tract...
Articulation disorder - ANS difficulty in production of individual speech sounds
As an SLPA, why is it important to be culturally competent? - ANS As an SLPA, you
are able to treat the client to the best of your ability, while being sensitive to any cultural
differences that you may have to adapt to in order to treat the client properly.
Assistants may report any workplace conduct which appears to be unethical or illegal to
the: - ANS supervising SLP and/or board of examiners
Assistants must release patients only to the care of ________ - ANS appropriate
care-givers
baseline data - ANS data before intervention starts
behavior - ANS the goal/objective that you are targeting
binary judgement/choices - ANS two choices- yes/no, present/absent
bound morpheme - ANS A morpheme that must be "bound" with another morpheme
to form a word. Ex: un, ish, es, ed, pre
by 18 months, children produce about _ words - ANS 50
/baby/ is an example of: - ANS Multisyllabic word
/see/ is an example of a ________ syllable? - ANS open
2/3 of human exchange is... - ANS nonverbal
4 main articulation disorders - ANS SODA- substitution, omission, distortion, and
addition
90% of adult syntax is acquired by age - ANS 5
A child's production of "spaghetti" becomes "gasghetti" is an example of: - ANS
Consonant harmony
A SLPA is working in an outpatient hospital setting with a brain-injured patient. The
patient always has one-on-one supervision provided by the nurse technicians. The
patient is brought to the therapy session by a familiar technician, but someone
unfamiliar comes to pick up the patient. The SLPA should: - ANS ask the person for
an ID badge
All of the following are important when planning materials for culturally diverse clients
EXCEPT: - ANS use only standardized materials
All of the following incidents should be communicated to the supervising SLP EXCEPT:
- ANS the client asks for a 5 minute break during the session
An assistant may participate in various types of educational activities in order to
enhance skills and knowledge as assigned by _____ - ANS supervising SLP
An employer asks you to treat a client without a written protocol provided by your
supervising SLP. You should: - ANS inform supervising SLP
An SLPA can NOT perform oral motor exercises for a patient with? - ANS dysphagia
antecedent - ANS any eliciting stimuli
, aphasia - ANS impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage
either to Broca's area (expressive language) or to Wernicke's area (receptive language).
Apraxia - ANS Acquired oral motor speech disorder affecting an individual's ability to
translate conscious speech pairs into motor plans, which results in limited difficult
speech ability.
Are direct patient services for evaluation within the scope of responsibilities for
assistants - ANS no
are treatment plans and therapeutic protocols the same? - ANS no
articulation - ANS Production of speech sounds through the physical movement of the
jaw, tongue, lip, and velum to shape the vocal tract...
Articulation disorder - ANS difficulty in production of individual speech sounds
As an SLPA, why is it important to be culturally competent? - ANS As an SLPA, you
are able to treat the client to the best of your ability, while being sensitive to any cultural
differences that you may have to adapt to in order to treat the client properly.
Assistants may report any workplace conduct which appears to be unethical or illegal to
the: - ANS supervising SLP and/or board of examiners
Assistants must release patients only to the care of ________ - ANS appropriate
care-givers
baseline data - ANS data before intervention starts
behavior - ANS the goal/objective that you are targeting
binary judgement/choices - ANS two choices- yes/no, present/absent
bound morpheme - ANS A morpheme that must be "bound" with another morpheme
to form a word. Ex: un, ish, es, ed, pre
by 18 months, children produce about _ words - ANS 50
