SLP-PRAXIS Exam Prep: Questions & Answers for Speech-Language
Pathology, Exams of Phonetics and Phonology
C. Phonology - ANSWERA 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
C. The influence of context on the speaker and the listener - ANSWERA
treatment plan for an adult client with an acquired language disorder
recommends focusing on pragmatic communication. Goals established for
this client would most appropriately emphasize which of the following?
,A. the rules for arranging sounds in words
B. the denotative meanings of words
C. the influence of context on the speaker and the listener
D. The rules that apply to the structure of sentences
E. the perceptual properties of speech sounds
E. Duration of the preceding vowel - ANSWERWhich of the following 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 frequency of burst
C. Voice onset time
D. Vocal fundamental frequency
E. Duration of the preceding vowel
,C. Walked - ANSWERWhen using Roger Brown's system for computing mean
length of utterance in a language sample, which of the following utterances
would be scored as having two morphemes?
A. Bought
B. Doggie
C. Walked
D. Sticky
E. Choo-choo
A. The epithelium and superficial lamina propria - ANSWERAnatomical
studies of the human vocal folds and detailed observation of mucosal
behavior during phonation has led to the current "cover-body"
characterization of the vocal fold.
Which of the following is included in the vocal fold cover
A. the epithelium and superficial lamina propria
B. The epithelium and deep lamina propria
C. The intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
, D. The vocalis portion of the thyroarytenoid muscle
E. The lamina of the thyroid cartilage
A. /b/ for /m/ - ANSWERWhich of the following substitutions is most likely to
occur in conjunction with hyponasality?
A. /b/ for /m/
B. /n/ for /d/
C. /ng/ for /k/
D. glottal stop for /t/
E. /m/ for /p/
A. Provide stuttering intervention, but no articulation intervention for /r/ at
the present time - ANSWERParents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3
months for a speech and language evaluation. 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
evaluation, the SLP observes that the child exhibits sound-syllable repetitions
on 30 percent of her words.
What is the best action for the SLP to take?
Pathology, Exams of Phonetics and Phonology
C. Phonology - ANSWERA 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
C. The influence of context on the speaker and the listener - ANSWERA
treatment plan for an adult client with an acquired language disorder
recommends focusing on pragmatic communication. Goals established for
this client would most appropriately emphasize which of the following?
,A. the rules for arranging sounds in words
B. the denotative meanings of words
C. the influence of context on the speaker and the listener
D. The rules that apply to the structure of sentences
E. the perceptual properties of speech sounds
E. Duration of the preceding vowel - ANSWERWhich of the following 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 frequency of burst
C. Voice onset time
D. Vocal fundamental frequency
E. Duration of the preceding vowel
,C. Walked - ANSWERWhen using Roger Brown's system for computing mean
length of utterance in a language sample, which of the following utterances
would be scored as having two morphemes?
A. Bought
B. Doggie
C. Walked
D. Sticky
E. Choo-choo
A. The epithelium and superficial lamina propria - ANSWERAnatomical
studies of the human vocal folds and detailed observation of mucosal
behavior during phonation has led to the current "cover-body"
characterization of the vocal fold.
Which of the following is included in the vocal fold cover
A. the epithelium and superficial lamina propria
B. The epithelium and deep lamina propria
C. The intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
, D. The vocalis portion of the thyroarytenoid muscle
E. The lamina of the thyroid cartilage
A. /b/ for /m/ - ANSWERWhich of the following substitutions is most likely to
occur in conjunction with hyponasality?
A. /b/ for /m/
B. /n/ for /d/
C. /ng/ for /k/
D. glottal stop for /t/
E. /m/ for /p/
A. Provide stuttering intervention, but no articulation intervention for /r/ at
the present time - ANSWERParents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3
months for a speech and language evaluation. 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
evaluation, the SLP observes that the child exhibits sound-syllable repetitions
on 30 percent of her words.
What is the best action for the SLP to take?
