SLPA NC State Exam Review Questions
and Answers Graded A+
T or F? SLPA may not help with hearing screenings - Correct answer-False
T or F? SLPA may not conduct treatment for dysphagia - Correct answer-True
T or F? SLPA can conduct oral motor exercises - Correct answer-True
T or F? ASHA requires 30% supervision for the first 90 days with at least 20%
being direct - Correct answer-True
Identify some articulators - Correct answer-tongue, teeth, lips, velum, alveolar
ridge, and mandible
T or F? SLPA may conduct evaluations - Correct answer-False
T or F? Reading the client's records violates confidentiality - Correct answer-False
T or F? Talking to random family members about a client violates confidentiality -
Correct answer-True
phonological processing disorder - Correct answer-speech sound disorder
characterized by difficulty with linguistic rules
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, fronting - Correct answer-When velar or palatal sounds like /k/, /g/, and sh, are
substituted for alveolar sounds like /t/, /d/ and /s/
backing - Correct answer-when alveolar sounds are substituted for velar or palatal
sounds
deaffrication - Correct answer-simplifying an affricate by substituting something
easier in its place
stopping - Correct answer-substitution of a stop for a fricative or affricate
cluster reduction - Correct answer-reducing a consonant cluster to a single or no
consonant at all
final consonant deletion - Correct answer-deleting the final consonant of a word
What phonological processing disorder decreases intelligibility the most? - Correct
answer-final consonant deletion
consonant harmony - Correct answer-one consonant in a word takes on features of
another consonant ("doddie" for doggie)
T or F? SLPA cannot do safety checks on AAC equipment - Correct answer-false
How many SLPAs can a full-time SLP have? - Correct answer-2
How many hours is considered full-time - Correct answer-30+ hours
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and Answers Graded A+
T or F? SLPA may not help with hearing screenings - Correct answer-False
T or F? SLPA may not conduct treatment for dysphagia - Correct answer-True
T or F? SLPA can conduct oral motor exercises - Correct answer-True
T or F? ASHA requires 30% supervision for the first 90 days with at least 20%
being direct - Correct answer-True
Identify some articulators - Correct answer-tongue, teeth, lips, velum, alveolar
ridge, and mandible
T or F? SLPA may conduct evaluations - Correct answer-False
T or F? Reading the client's records violates confidentiality - Correct answer-False
T or F? Talking to random family members about a client violates confidentiality -
Correct answer-True
phonological processing disorder - Correct answer-speech sound disorder
characterized by difficulty with linguistic rules
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, fronting - Correct answer-When velar or palatal sounds like /k/, /g/, and sh, are
substituted for alveolar sounds like /t/, /d/ and /s/
backing - Correct answer-when alveolar sounds are substituted for velar or palatal
sounds
deaffrication - Correct answer-simplifying an affricate by substituting something
easier in its place
stopping - Correct answer-substitution of a stop for a fricative or affricate
cluster reduction - Correct answer-reducing a consonant cluster to a single or no
consonant at all
final consonant deletion - Correct answer-deleting the final consonant of a word
What phonological processing disorder decreases intelligibility the most? - Correct
answer-final consonant deletion
consonant harmony - Correct answer-one consonant in a word takes on features of
another consonant ("doddie" for doggie)
T or F? SLPA cannot do safety checks on AAC equipment - Correct answer-false
How many SLPAs can a full-time SLP have? - Correct answer-2
How many hours is considered full-time - Correct answer-30+ hours
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