ETS Practice Test 2 Complete Preparation
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Explanations 2025/2026
Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
✔️Low-frequency first formant (F1)
The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1
frequencies.
A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis of aphasia. The patient's
symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of the following tasks for the
patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
✔️Repeating words of increasing length
Inability to repeat two-syllable words is a clear indicator of apraxia of speech.
Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely caused by which of the
following factors?
✔️Hypotonia is the leading cause of swallowing disorders in children with Down syndrome.
Which of the following recommendations to a parent of an infant with cleft lip and palate should an
SLP make to best optimize feeding for adequate nutrition and appropriate growth?
✔️Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
The head lift exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to produce which of the
following changes in swallow biomechanics?
✔️Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UESU E S) opening
Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the time a child turns 3?
✔️/p/ and /b/forward slash p forward slash and forward slash b forward slash should be mastered
by age 3 in a typically developing child.
, When assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an augmentative and
alternative communication device, which of the following physical factors must be evaluated first?
✔️Trunk stability and control
Place the phonemes below in the order of typical acquisition
✔️/p/forward slash p forward is first because this phoneme is developed between ages 1 and 3.
/k/forward slash k forward slash is second because this is developed by age 3 1/2. /θ/forward slash
omega forward slash is third because this is developed between ages 3 and 8. /ʒ/forward slash ezh
forward slash is last because this is developed between ages 6 and 8.
Inhalation during respiration is primarily carried out through the movement of which of the
following muscles or muscle groups?
✔️Diaphragm
An SLP receives a referral from an audiologist for a 72-year-old woman who demonstrates a
moderate to severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss preventing her from participating in social
activities. Which of the following best identifies the SLP's role
✔️Training in speech reading
Which of the following instruments is often used to document stages of recovery after traumatic
brain injury (TBIT B I) ?
✔️Rancho Los Amigos Scales of Cognitive Function
A large metropolitan school district wants to determine the prevalence of developmental stuttering
among all enrolled students during the past year. Which of the following approaches is most
appropriate for accomplishing the task?
✔️Dividing the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students who
were enrolled during the past year
An SLP uses evidence-based practice by integrating the perspectives and values of the client, patient,
or caregivers into the treatment plan. Which of the following best reflects simultaneous
incorporation of the host culture's perspectives and values and maintenance of the native culture's
perspectives and values?
✔️Acculturation is the incorporation of the host culture's perspective and the native culture's
perspective and values
Material with Detailed Answers and
Explanations 2025/2026
Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
✔️Low-frequency first formant (F1)
The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1
frequencies.
A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis of aphasia. The patient's
symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apraxia. Which of the following tasks for the
patient is most appropriate when assessing verbal apraxia of speech?
✔️Repeating words of increasing length
Inability to repeat two-syllable words is a clear indicator of apraxia of speech.
Oropharyngeal dysphagia in a child with Down syndrome is most likely caused by which of the
following factors?
✔️Hypotonia is the leading cause of swallowing disorders in children with Down syndrome.
Which of the following recommendations to a parent of an infant with cleft lip and palate should an
SLP make to best optimize feeding for adequate nutrition and appropriate growth?
✔️Using a bottle with a modified nipple during feedings
The head lift exercise published by Shaker et al. (2002) was designed to produce which of the
following changes in swallow biomechanics?
✔️Increase in diameter and duration of the upper esophageal sphincter (UESU E S) opening
Which of the following sounds are typically mastered by the time a child turns 3?
✔️/p/ and /b/forward slash p forward slash and forward slash b forward slash should be mastered
by age 3 in a typically developing child.
, When assessing the ability of a student with cerebral palsy to access an augmentative and
alternative communication device, which of the following physical factors must be evaluated first?
✔️Trunk stability and control
Place the phonemes below in the order of typical acquisition
✔️/p/forward slash p forward is first because this phoneme is developed between ages 1 and 3.
/k/forward slash k forward slash is second because this is developed by age 3 1/2. /θ/forward slash
omega forward slash is third because this is developed between ages 3 and 8. /ʒ/forward slash ezh
forward slash is last because this is developed between ages 6 and 8.
Inhalation during respiration is primarily carried out through the movement of which of the
following muscles or muscle groups?
✔️Diaphragm
An SLP receives a referral from an audiologist for a 72-year-old woman who demonstrates a
moderate to severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss preventing her from participating in social
activities. Which of the following best identifies the SLP's role
✔️Training in speech reading
Which of the following instruments is often used to document stages of recovery after traumatic
brain injury (TBIT B I) ?
✔️Rancho Los Amigos Scales of Cognitive Function
A large metropolitan school district wants to determine the prevalence of developmental stuttering
among all enrolled students during the past year. Which of the following approaches is most
appropriate for accomplishing the task?
✔️Dividing the total number of students who currently stutter by the total number of students who
were enrolled during the past year
An SLP uses evidence-based practice by integrating the perspectives and values of the client, patient,
or caregivers into the treatment plan. Which of the following best reflects simultaneous
incorporation of the host culture's perspectives and values and maintenance of the native culture's
perspectives and values?
✔️Acculturation is the incorporation of the host culture's perspective and the native culture's
perspective and values
