Utah State University COMD 4450
SLP Praxis Practice Test | COMD 4450 | UTAH STATE
UNIVERSITY
The questions and answers are interchanged such that the answers come first then the questions
Answers Questions
C. Phonology A 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 A treatment plan for an adult client with an acquired language disorder
listener 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 Which 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 When 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 Anatomical 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/ Which 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 Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months for a speech and
language intervention for /r/ at the present time 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?
A. Provide stuttering intervention, but no articulation intervention for /r/ at the
present time
B.Provide both articulation intervention for the /r/ and stuttering intervention
C. Provide articulation intervention for the /r/ and ignore the stuttering
D.Provide articulation intervention for the /r/ first and later provide
stuttering intervention
E.Provide no intervention at this time
B. Acute Laryngitis Voice therapy is least appropriate for clients with
A. Ventricular phonation
B.Acute laryngitis
C. Vocal nodules
D.Contact ulcers
E.Unilateral Adductor Paralysis
, B. Lower or decreased An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production in a client. If the client
has a hyperfunctional voice disorder, then during phonation the client's
average airflow rate is most likely to be
A. almost absent
B.lower or decreased
C. higher or increased
D.within normal limits
E.erratic and inconsistent
D. Culture When experiences, language, religion, and a shared history bring people
together over time, they develop shared traditions and customs, which are
referred to as
A. ethnicity
B.race
C. creolization
D.culture
E.pidginization
E. no noticable abnormalities During a transient ischemic attack, Mr. Mahmood has difficulty producing
intelligible speech and retrieving words in conversation. One week later,
Mr. Mahmood's speech and language would typically be characterized
by
A. mild dysarthria
B.Expressive aphasia
C. anomic aphasia
D.both aphasic and dysarthric errors
E.no noticeable abnormalities
SLP Praxis Practice Test | COMD 4450 | UTAH STATE
UNIVERSITY
The questions and answers are interchanged such that the answers come first then the questions
Answers Questions
C. Phonology A 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 A treatment plan for an adult client with an acquired language disorder
listener 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 Which 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 When 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 Anatomical 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/ Which 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 Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months for a speech and
language intervention for /r/ at the present time 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?
A. Provide stuttering intervention, but no articulation intervention for /r/ at the
present time
B.Provide both articulation intervention for the /r/ and stuttering intervention
C. Provide articulation intervention for the /r/ and ignore the stuttering
D.Provide articulation intervention for the /r/ first and later provide
stuttering intervention
E.Provide no intervention at this time
B. Acute Laryngitis Voice therapy is least appropriate for clients with
A. Ventricular phonation
B.Acute laryngitis
C. Vocal nodules
D.Contact ulcers
E.Unilateral Adductor Paralysis
, B. Lower or decreased An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production in a client. If the client
has a hyperfunctional voice disorder, then during phonation the client's
average airflow rate is most likely to be
A. almost absent
B.lower or decreased
C. higher or increased
D.within normal limits
E.erratic and inconsistent
D. Culture When experiences, language, religion, and a shared history bring people
together over time, they develop shared traditions and customs, which are
referred to as
A. ethnicity
B.race
C. creolization
D.culture
E.pidginization
E. no noticable abnormalities During a transient ischemic attack, Mr. Mahmood has difficulty producing
intelligible speech and retrieving words in conversation. One week later,
Mr. Mahmood's speech and language would typically be characterized
by
A. mild dysarthria
B.Expressive aphasia
C. anomic aphasia
D.both aphasic and dysarthric errors
E.no noticeable abnormalities
