Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Praxis Exam V1 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A

Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Praxis Exam V1 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A Q: A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia screening test predicts aspiration that is later confirmed with a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSSV F S S). The study results are presented in the table below. (Top left) Failed Screen/Aspiration: 45 (Bottom left) Passed Screen/Aspiration: 5 (Top right) Failed Screen/No Asp: 20 (Bottom right) Passed Screen/No Asp: 30 Which TWO of the following statements about the results of a screening test are correct? A. Sensitivity is the proportion of people who fail the screening test who are aspirators B. Specificity is the proportion of people who pass the screening test who are aspirators C. Sensitivity is the proportion of people who pass the screening test who are not aspirators D. Specificity is the proportion of people who pass the screening test who are not aspirators Answer: (A) and (D) Rationale: . The screening test's sensitivity is the proportion of patients who aspirated and failed the screen (top cell in the first column) to the total of all patients who aspirated (total of the first column). The screening test's specificity is the proportion of patients who did not aspirate and passed the screen (bottom cell in the second column) to the total of all patients who did not aspirate on the VFSS (total of second column). Q: During a speech-language evaluation at a preschool, a child has difficulty with receptive language tasks and responds with only one-word utterances to expressive language items. The child's eye contact is poor throughout the session. When observed with the other children in class, the child does not engage with peers but prefers self-stimulating behaviors such as flapping arms and throwing papers up in the air. According to the child's teacher, these are typical behaviors for the child. Given the data obtained, which of the following steps is most appropriate for the SLP to take next? A. Engaging in an inter-professional practice (IPP) to determine the appropriate diagnosis of ASDA S D B. Conducting the full evaluation when the child is more cooperative so that accurate recommendations can be made C. Initiating expressive language therapy to focus on expanding conversational utterances D. Training the teacher to deliver Answer: (A) Rationale: . Although it is in the SLP's scope of practice to diagnose ASD, it is stated that best practice suggests a team approach when making this determination. Q: Christel and Sharon are 14-month-old fraternal twins. Christel has more intelligible words than her sister, although she talks far less frequently. Sharon speaks almost exclusively in running jargon that nobody understands. Their parents are worried about Sharon's development because her language skills appear to be behind those of her sister. Which of the following is an SLP's best response to the parents' concern? A. At Sharon's age, jargon is normal and may even continue for another three to four months. B. Christel's language development is more abnormal because she should be beyond single words. C. Both girls were exposed to the same language environments, so the relative lack of intelligible words indicates a language delay. D. Jargon should not persist past the age of 12 months and thus Sharon may be presenting a language disorder. Answer: (A) Rationale: . Jargon typically continues until around 18 months of age. Q: An SLP engages in inter-professional practice in a large health care center and works with a neurologic rehabilitation team to treat a patient who is status post left-hemisphere stroke. The SLP's primary focus on the team is to A. lead the interdisciplinary team to improve patient care B. reduce costs and the number of professionals working at the site C. obtain licenses in multiple areas of practice to engage in a range of services D. improve the patient experience and outcome of care at the site Answer: (D) Rationale: . The primary goal of inter-professional practice is to improve patient care. Q: Which of the following communication diagnoses would most likely require a treatment program that is focused on improving auditory language comprehension? A. Right-hemisphere communication impairment B. Global aphasia C. Wernicke's aphasia D. Broca's aphasia Answer: (C) Rationale: . The hallmark of Wernicke's aphasia is deficits in auditory comprehension, because the site of lesions is most typically the left superior temporal gyrus. Q: Which of the following procedures best establishes whether velopharyngeal dysfunction causing hypernasality is present in a patient with flaccid dysarthria? A. A nasopharyngoscopy B. A videofluoroscopic swallow study C. A laryngoscopy D. A manometry Answer: (A) Rationale: . Nasopharyngoscopy is the only procedure that allows visualization of the velopharyngeal port during speech. Q: The parents of an 8-year-old boy who stutters are upset because their child was placed in the lowest reading group at school because of his poor performance on an oral reading fluency assessment in the classroom. The parents are very sure that their child is reading at an average to above-average level compared to his classmates. The SLP's informal observations of the boy's reading performance during fluency therapy sessions are consistent with the parents' report. Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the SLP to advocate for the boy? A. Offer to conduct a reading assessment with the boy and report the score to the boy's teacher. B. Recommend that the teacher reassess the child's reading level with an assessment that uses silent reading. C. Wait until the child's speech improves in therapy, and then ask the child's teacher to readminister the oral reading assessment. D. Encourage the child to continue pr Answer: (B) Rationale: . The boy's stuttering is affecting his fluency during oral reading, so an assessment of his silent reading fluency will provide more valid results. Q: Which of the following conditions is primarily associated with a short lingual frenulum, heart-shaped tongue tip, and a failure to elevate the tongue tip beyond the mandibular incisors, as revealed during oral-facial examination? A. Bulbar palsy B. Ankyloglossia C. Glossoptosis D. Congenital lip pits Answer: (B) Rationale: . Limited tongue mobility, heart-shaped tongue tip and a failure to elevate the tongue tip beyond the mandibular incisors are all characteristics of ankyloglossia (tongue-tied/short lingual frenulum). Q: A school district does not use a standard therapy log for SLP services. An SLP who works for the district develops a form to document therapy services provided. Which THREE of the following are key to include on the form to document the provision of speech and language IEP services? A. The date a student's IEP was established B. Student performance during the therapy session C. Names of other students in the group D. Types of services provided within a therapy session E. Signature from the SLP verifying delivery of services Answer: s (B), (D), and (E)