SLP Praxis Exam ACTUAL EXAM
SLP PRAXIS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A 67-year-old male patient with no history of swallowing problems has undergone
a cardiothoracic surgical procedure. Postoperatively, he is found to be aspirating
while swallowing and is diagnosed with a left vocal-fold paralysis and left
pharyngeal paresis. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?
A. An intraoperative CVA in the right pons
B. Damage to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve
C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
D. A left hemispheric stroke
C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
Naturalistic teaching chiefly involves which of the following?
A. Establishing successful and useful communication
B. Using multiple trials and training techniques
C. Using more adult-initiated interactions than child-initiated interactions
D. Using differential reinforcement, fading, and modeling
A. Establishing successful and useful communication
Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely
related to the activity of which of the following muscles?
A. Posterior cricoarytenoid
B. Lateral cricoarytenoid
C. Cricothyroid
D. Sternocleidomastoid
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C. Cricothyroid
Which of the following areas needs to be evaluated first for a 5 year old who says
[pun] for "spoon" and [top] for "soap"?
A. Auditory discrimination
B. Dialectal differences
C. Phonological system
D. Receptive language
C. Phonological system
Treatment of apraxia most appropriately emphasizes
A. Coordination of respiration with phonation and articulation
B. Auditory discrimination, resonance, and respiration
C. Auditory-visual stimulation, oral motor repetition, and phonetic placement
D. Rate of speech, range of movement, strength, and coordination of the oral
mechanism
C. Auditory-visual stimulation, oral motor repetition, and phonetic placement
Inhalation during respiration is primarily carried out through the movement of
which of the following muscles or muscle groups?
A. Diaphragm
B. Internal intercostals
C. External intercostals
D. Scalenes
A. Diaphragm
An SLP receives a referral from an audiologist for a 72-year-old woman who
demonstrates a moderate to severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss preventing
her from participating in social activities. Which of the following best identifies the
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SLP's role?
A. Training in speech reading
B. Prescribing hearing aids
C. Performing an auditory evaluation
D. Using auditory integration training
A. Training in speech reading
An SLP uses evidence-based practice by integrating the perspectives and values of
the client, patient, or caregivers into the treatment plan. Which of the following
best reflects simultaneous incorporation of the host culture's perspectives and
values and maintenance of the native culture's perspectives and values?
A. Acculturation
B. Assimilation
C. Enculturation
D. Ethnocentrism
A. Acculturation
Which of the following statements best indicates a screening tool with high
sensitivity?
A.The majority of the children who passed the screening were found to have a
communication disorder.
B.Many of the children who passed the screening did not have a communication
disorder.
C.All of the children who failed the screening were found to have a
communication disorder.
D.Most of the children who failed the screening did not have a communication
disorder.
C.All of the children who failed the screening were found to have a
communication disorder.
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An SLP tries to elicit correct production of the target sound /s/. Which of the
following words provides the best coarticulatory conditions to meet the SLP's
goal?
A.Spoon
B.Sea
C.Sob
D.Soup
B.Sea
A patient is referred to speech therapy after a total laryngectomy. The SLP teaches
the patient to speak by taking air in through the mouth, trapping it in the throat,
and then releasing it. Which of the following treatments is the SLP primarily
implementing with the patient?
A. Tracheoesophageal puncture
B. Esophageal speech
C. Neck electrolarynx
D. Intraoral artificial larynx
B. esophageal speech
Infants with cleft lip and palate are susceptible to middle ear disease because
which of the following muscles is commonly impaired?
A.The superior constrictor muscle
B.The levator veli palatini muscle
C.The palatopharyngeus muscle
D.The tensor veli palatini muscle
D.The tensor veli palatini muscle
Dysarthria in a patient with lower motor neuron damage generally manifests as
A.spastic dysarthria
B.flaccid dysarthria
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SLP PRAXIS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A 67-year-old male patient with no history of swallowing problems has undergone
a cardiothoracic surgical procedure. Postoperatively, he is found to be aspirating
while swallowing and is diagnosed with a left vocal-fold paralysis and left
pharyngeal paresis. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?
A. An intraoperative CVA in the right pons
B. Damage to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve
C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
D. A left hemispheric stroke
C. Damage to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
Naturalistic teaching chiefly involves which of the following?
A. Establishing successful and useful communication
B. Using multiple trials and training techniques
C. Using more adult-initiated interactions than child-initiated interactions
D. Using differential reinforcement, fading, and modeling
A. Establishing successful and useful communication
Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely
related to the activity of which of the following muscles?
A. Posterior cricoarytenoid
B. Lateral cricoarytenoid
C. Cricothyroid
D. Sternocleidomastoid
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C. Cricothyroid
Which of the following areas needs to be evaluated first for a 5 year old who says
[pun] for "spoon" and [top] for "soap"?
A. Auditory discrimination
B. Dialectal differences
C. Phonological system
D. Receptive language
C. Phonological system
Treatment of apraxia most appropriately emphasizes
A. Coordination of respiration with phonation and articulation
B. Auditory discrimination, resonance, and respiration
C. Auditory-visual stimulation, oral motor repetition, and phonetic placement
D. Rate of speech, range of movement, strength, and coordination of the oral
mechanism
C. Auditory-visual stimulation, oral motor repetition, and phonetic placement
Inhalation during respiration is primarily carried out through the movement of
which of the following muscles or muscle groups?
A. Diaphragm
B. Internal intercostals
C. External intercostals
D. Scalenes
A. Diaphragm
An SLP receives a referral from an audiologist for a 72-year-old woman who
demonstrates a moderate to severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss preventing
her from participating in social activities. Which of the following best identifies the
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, SLP Praxis Exam ACTUAL EXAM
SLP's role?
A. Training in speech reading
B. Prescribing hearing aids
C. Performing an auditory evaluation
D. Using auditory integration training
A. Training in speech reading
An SLP uses evidence-based practice by integrating the perspectives and values of
the client, patient, or caregivers into the treatment plan. Which of the following
best reflects simultaneous incorporation of the host culture's perspectives and
values and maintenance of the native culture's perspectives and values?
A. Acculturation
B. Assimilation
C. Enculturation
D. Ethnocentrism
A. Acculturation
Which of the following statements best indicates a screening tool with high
sensitivity?
A.The majority of the children who passed the screening were found to have a
communication disorder.
B.Many of the children who passed the screening did not have a communication
disorder.
C.All of the children who failed the screening were found to have a
communication disorder.
D.Most of the children who failed the screening did not have a communication
disorder.
C.All of the children who failed the screening were found to have a
communication disorder.
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An SLP tries to elicit correct production of the target sound /s/. Which of the
following words provides the best coarticulatory conditions to meet the SLP's
goal?
A.Spoon
B.Sea
C.Sob
D.Soup
B.Sea
A patient is referred to speech therapy after a total laryngectomy. The SLP teaches
the patient to speak by taking air in through the mouth, trapping it in the throat,
and then releasing it. Which of the following treatments is the SLP primarily
implementing with the patient?
A. Tracheoesophageal puncture
B. Esophageal speech
C. Neck electrolarynx
D. Intraoral artificial larynx
B. esophageal speech
Infants with cleft lip and palate are susceptible to middle ear disease because
which of the following muscles is commonly impaired?
A.The superior constrictor muscle
B.The levator veli palatini muscle
C.The palatopharyngeus muscle
D.The tensor veli palatini muscle
D.The tensor veli palatini muscle
Dysarthria in a patient with lower motor neuron damage generally manifests as
A.spastic dysarthria
B.flaccid dysarthria
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