SLP - PRAXIS Frequently Tested Exam Questions
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1. Vijay, a 70-year-old man, attends a clinic for a hearing evaluation. After
conducting testing, the audiologist mentions that a common cause of
conductive hearing loss where there is a buildup of spongifying bone on the
osseous labyrinth that immobilizes the footplate of the stapes and
interferes with sound transmission to the inner ear is:
a) Meniere's disease
b) Otosclerosis
c) Otitis media
d) Acoustic neuroma - ANSWER Otosclerosis
2. This inherited condition is a neurological disorder characterized by
uncontrolled vocal sounds and repeating involuntary movements:
a) Treacher Collins syndrome
b) Tourette syndrome
c) Pierre-Robin syndrome
d) Fragile X syndrome - ANSWER Tourette syndrome
3. In general, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) symbols and
techniques may be divided into which of the following two categories?
a) Aided
b) Unaided
c) Rated
, d) Independent - ANSWER Aided
Unaided
4. You have been asked to give an in-service to a group of students who wish
to eventually specialize in service delivery to children with cleft palates and
their families. The students want to know detailed information about in
utero development of the hard and soft palates (among other things). You
can accurately tell them that in utero the hard palate fuses between which
developmental ages?
a) 1-2 weeks
b) 4-6 weeks
c) 8-9 weeks
d) 10-12 weeks - ANSWER 8-9 weeks
5. In administering indirect therapy to reduce stuttering, parents are
encouraged to
a) give a signal to stop and then ask the child to start talking again.
b) give a signal to stop, ask the child to describe the problem, and then let the
child continue to talk.
c) ask the child to keep quiet for 20 seconds before resuming speech. -
ANSWER reduce their own rate of speech.
6. While the cause of Parkinson's disease remains unknown, it is associated
with a progressive decline in the concentration of which neurotransmitter in
the brain?
a) Serotonin
b) Dopamine
c) Norepinephrine
d) Epinephrine - ANSWER Dopamine
,7. You are treating a 76-year-old woman with dementia. The patient presents
with confusion. The patient's daughter informs you that she would like you
to provide suggestions that may improve the quality of her mother's life.
You suggest a therapy that would include orientation information. This
would include providing the patient with information about time, person,
and place. You mention to the daughter that this may improve an
understanding and awareness of the environment. You also suggest that
this information should be provided to the patient at fixed times
throughout the day; however, you inform the daughter that there is no
guarantee that this technique will work. This treatment method is an
example of
a) reality orientation (RO).
b) fast mapping therapy (FMT).
c) simuated presence therapy (SPT).
d) cognitive stimulation therapy (CST). - ANSWER reality orientation (RO)
8. When we assess English Learners (ELs) in the public schools for the
presence of a communication disorder, we need to remember that federal
law specifically mandates which of the following treatment guidelines?
a) Only children with severe disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate
public education.
b) Testing and evaluation materials must be provided and administered in the
language or other mode of communication in which the child is most
proficient.
c) All students must be tested in English.
d) The services of an interpreter must always be used, even if the student's
dominant language is English. - ANSWER Testing and evaluation
materials must be provided and administered in the language or other
mode of communication in which the child is most proficient.
, 9. With regard to human communication, which of the following viewpoints
engages in the study of social interaction among individuals and influence
on the behaviors of others?
a) Behavioral
b) Analytical
c) Theoretical
d) Linguistic - ANSWER Behavioral
10.In June, you are asked to assess the language skills of Tony, a boy with Down
syndrome. He is 4 years 9 months old, and his parents tell you that they
want him to begin kindergarten in September, when he turns 5. You assess
Tony's receptive and expressive language skills, and you find that he has an
average mean length of utterance of 3.0. He has an expressive vocabulary of
300 words. He overregularizes past-tense inflections and sustains a topic of
conversation approximately 20% of the time. What do you tell Tony's
parents?
a) Tony's language skills are not like those of a typically developing child; they
are deviant, and he needs to attend a special school for students with Down
syndrome.
b) Tony's overall language skills are generally within normal limits for his age.
c) Tony's language skills are generally commensurate with those of a 2-to3-
year-old child, and starting kindergarten in September would be difficult for
him. - ANSWER Tony's language skills are generally commensurate with
those of a 2-to3-year-old child, and starting kindergarten in September
would be difficult for him.
11.What determines the intensity at each harmonic in vowel production?
a) Nothing
b) Respiration
c) Vocal folds
With Verified Multiple Choice and Conceptual Actual
100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update!!
1. Vijay, a 70-year-old man, attends a clinic for a hearing evaluation. After
conducting testing, the audiologist mentions that a common cause of
conductive hearing loss where there is a buildup of spongifying bone on the
osseous labyrinth that immobilizes the footplate of the stapes and
interferes with sound transmission to the inner ear is:
a) Meniere's disease
b) Otosclerosis
c) Otitis media
d) Acoustic neuroma - ANSWER Otosclerosis
2. This inherited condition is a neurological disorder characterized by
uncontrolled vocal sounds and repeating involuntary movements:
a) Treacher Collins syndrome
b) Tourette syndrome
c) Pierre-Robin syndrome
d) Fragile X syndrome - ANSWER Tourette syndrome
3. In general, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) symbols and
techniques may be divided into which of the following two categories?
a) Aided
b) Unaided
c) Rated
, d) Independent - ANSWER Aided
Unaided
4. You have been asked to give an in-service to a group of students who wish
to eventually specialize in service delivery to children with cleft palates and
their families. The students want to know detailed information about in
utero development of the hard and soft palates (among other things). You
can accurately tell them that in utero the hard palate fuses between which
developmental ages?
a) 1-2 weeks
b) 4-6 weeks
c) 8-9 weeks
d) 10-12 weeks - ANSWER 8-9 weeks
5. In administering indirect therapy to reduce stuttering, parents are
encouraged to
a) give a signal to stop and then ask the child to start talking again.
b) give a signal to stop, ask the child to describe the problem, and then let the
child continue to talk.
c) ask the child to keep quiet for 20 seconds before resuming speech. -
ANSWER reduce their own rate of speech.
6. While the cause of Parkinson's disease remains unknown, it is associated
with a progressive decline in the concentration of which neurotransmitter in
the brain?
a) Serotonin
b) Dopamine
c) Norepinephrine
d) Epinephrine - ANSWER Dopamine
,7. You are treating a 76-year-old woman with dementia. The patient presents
with confusion. The patient's daughter informs you that she would like you
to provide suggestions that may improve the quality of her mother's life.
You suggest a therapy that would include orientation information. This
would include providing the patient with information about time, person,
and place. You mention to the daughter that this may improve an
understanding and awareness of the environment. You also suggest that
this information should be provided to the patient at fixed times
throughout the day; however, you inform the daughter that there is no
guarantee that this technique will work. This treatment method is an
example of
a) reality orientation (RO).
b) fast mapping therapy (FMT).
c) simuated presence therapy (SPT).
d) cognitive stimulation therapy (CST). - ANSWER reality orientation (RO)
8. When we assess English Learners (ELs) in the public schools for the
presence of a communication disorder, we need to remember that federal
law specifically mandates which of the following treatment guidelines?
a) Only children with severe disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate
public education.
b) Testing and evaluation materials must be provided and administered in the
language or other mode of communication in which the child is most
proficient.
c) All students must be tested in English.
d) The services of an interpreter must always be used, even if the student's
dominant language is English. - ANSWER Testing and evaluation
materials must be provided and administered in the language or other
mode of communication in which the child is most proficient.
, 9. With regard to human communication, which of the following viewpoints
engages in the study of social interaction among individuals and influence
on the behaviors of others?
a) Behavioral
b) Analytical
c) Theoretical
d) Linguistic - ANSWER Behavioral
10.In June, you are asked to assess the language skills of Tony, a boy with Down
syndrome. He is 4 years 9 months old, and his parents tell you that they
want him to begin kindergarten in September, when he turns 5. You assess
Tony's receptive and expressive language skills, and you find that he has an
average mean length of utterance of 3.0. He has an expressive vocabulary of
300 words. He overregularizes past-tense inflections and sustains a topic of
conversation approximately 20% of the time. What do you tell Tony's
parents?
a) Tony's language skills are not like those of a typically developing child; they
are deviant, and he needs to attend a special school for students with Down
syndrome.
b) Tony's overall language skills are generally within normal limits for his age.
c) Tony's language skills are generally commensurate with those of a 2-to3-
year-old child, and starting kindergarten in September would be difficult for
him. - ANSWER Tony's language skills are generally commensurate with
those of a 2-to3-year-old child, and starting kindergarten in September
would be difficult for him.
11.What determines the intensity at each harmonic in vowel production?
a) Nothing
b) Respiration
c) Vocal folds
