SLP PRAXIS EXAM 110 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
At about what age do infants begin to send intentional and purposeful messages
via babbling and gesturing?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 10 months
D) 2 years - ANSWER-C) 10 months (intentional and purposeful switch from pre-
locutionary to illocutionary)
Tommy is 7 months old and recently began babbling. He produces chains such as
"mama" and "dada". What type of babbling is Tommy demonstrating?
A) Variegated babbling
B) Reduplicated babbling
C) Cooing
D) None of the above - ANSWER-B) Reduplicated babbling (CVCV syllable chains)
At about what age do typically developing children have about 200-300 words in
their expressive vocabulary?
A) 12 months
,B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 3 years old - ANSWER-C) 24 months
By 3 months old, typically developing infants may consistently do which of the
following:
A) Follow 1-step directions
B) Cry for basic needs
C) Look when name is called
D) Quiet in response to noise
E) B and C
F) B and D - ANSWER-F.) B and D (cry for basic needs and quiet/smile in response
to sound)
Jen understands simple opposites and questions. Her mother reports that Jen is
constantly asking 'why?'. Based upon typical development, what age is Jen closest
to?
A) 8 months old
B) 12 months old
C) 2 1/2 years old
D) 4 years old - ANSWER-C) 2 1/2 years old (2 - 3 years old)
,A 78-year-old female is reporting loss of taste. Findings from her video-
fluoroscopy reveal age-related changes. Which of the following treatment would
you recommend?
A) Modified Diet
B) Oral motor exercises
C) Pharyngeal strength exercises
D) No speech therapy indicated - ANSWER-D) No speech therapy indicated
(because age-related changes, not dysphagia)
Contractible auxiliary is a later developing morpheme. Which of the following
sentences contains an example of contractible auxiliary?
A) Daddy's jumping up and down.
B) It's hot in the summer.
C) Are you going?
D) None of the above - ANSWER-A) Daddy's jumping up and down. (Daddy's)
Identify the number of morphemes in the following sentence: "It was undeniable
that she was the happiest girl in her class."
A) 16 morphemes
B) 17 morphemes
C) 14 morphemes
D) 15 morphemes
E) None of the above - ANSWER-D) 15 morphemes
, The smallest unit of language that can change meaning of words but does not
have meaning on its own is known as:
A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Semantics
E) None of the above - ANSWER-C) Phonology (phonemes alone do not have
meaning)
Language is often classified into three components: form, content, and use.
Which of the following is an example of language form?
A) Syntax
B) Pragmatics
C) Morphology
D) A and C
E) all of the above - ANSWER-D) A and C (phonology, morphology, and syntax are
all part of language form)
Which language theory is supported by the following evidence: deaf babies
babble, grammar rules are not directly taught, and children follow a sequence of
developmental milestones.
A) Cognitive theory
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
At about what age do infants begin to send intentional and purposeful messages
via babbling and gesturing?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 10 months
D) 2 years - ANSWER-C) 10 months (intentional and purposeful switch from pre-
locutionary to illocutionary)
Tommy is 7 months old and recently began babbling. He produces chains such as
"mama" and "dada". What type of babbling is Tommy demonstrating?
A) Variegated babbling
B) Reduplicated babbling
C) Cooing
D) None of the above - ANSWER-B) Reduplicated babbling (CVCV syllable chains)
At about what age do typically developing children have about 200-300 words in
their expressive vocabulary?
A) 12 months
,B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 3 years old - ANSWER-C) 24 months
By 3 months old, typically developing infants may consistently do which of the
following:
A) Follow 1-step directions
B) Cry for basic needs
C) Look when name is called
D) Quiet in response to noise
E) B and C
F) B and D - ANSWER-F.) B and D (cry for basic needs and quiet/smile in response
to sound)
Jen understands simple opposites and questions. Her mother reports that Jen is
constantly asking 'why?'. Based upon typical development, what age is Jen closest
to?
A) 8 months old
B) 12 months old
C) 2 1/2 years old
D) 4 years old - ANSWER-C) 2 1/2 years old (2 - 3 years old)
,A 78-year-old female is reporting loss of taste. Findings from her video-
fluoroscopy reveal age-related changes. Which of the following treatment would
you recommend?
A) Modified Diet
B) Oral motor exercises
C) Pharyngeal strength exercises
D) No speech therapy indicated - ANSWER-D) No speech therapy indicated
(because age-related changes, not dysphagia)
Contractible auxiliary is a later developing morpheme. Which of the following
sentences contains an example of contractible auxiliary?
A) Daddy's jumping up and down.
B) It's hot in the summer.
C) Are you going?
D) None of the above - ANSWER-A) Daddy's jumping up and down. (Daddy's)
Identify the number of morphemes in the following sentence: "It was undeniable
that she was the happiest girl in her class."
A) 16 morphemes
B) 17 morphemes
C) 14 morphemes
D) 15 morphemes
E) None of the above - ANSWER-D) 15 morphemes
, The smallest unit of language that can change meaning of words but does not
have meaning on its own is known as:
A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Semantics
E) None of the above - ANSWER-C) Phonology (phonemes alone do not have
meaning)
Language is often classified into three components: form, content, and use.
Which of the following is an example of language form?
A) Syntax
B) Pragmatics
C) Morphology
D) A and C
E) all of the above - ANSWER-D) A and C (phonology, morphology, and syntax are
all part of language form)
Which language theory is supported by the following evidence: deaf babies
babble, grammar rules are not directly taught, and children follow a sequence of
developmental milestones.
A) Cognitive theory
