SLP PRAXIS FORM 1 EXAM NEWEST

SLP PRAXIS FORM 1 EXAM NEWEST

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Question: Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum

is provided by which cranial nerve?

• V

B. VII

• IX
• X

Correct Answer: D. X - Vagus Nerve

Question: Which of the following should be the primary

focus of early language intervention for at-risk infants?

• Establishing object permanence through play activities
• Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning
• Creating readiness activities in the context of play
• Enhancing social communication through play activities

Correct Answer: B. Training primary caregivers to facilitate

language learning

Question: Fela is a third-grade student in a public school. She

is a speaker of African American Vernacular English

(AAVE) who has difficulty with the Standard American English (SAE) dialect used in her classroom. Her teacher believes that Fela's language skills are affecting her academic performance and has referred her to the school's speech- language pathologist. Which of the following is an appropriate rationale for providing language intervention for Fela?

• It will likely foster better communication with Fela's

linguistically and culturally diverse peers.

• It will likely improve Fela's code-switching ability with

her teacher and other adult speakers of SAE.

• It may expand Fela's later academic and vocational

opportunities.

• It will likely lead Fela to adopt SAE as her primary

dialect.

Correct Answer: A, B, C

Question: Federal laws regarding freedom of access to

information stipulate that client records kept or written by health care professionals can be

• Reviewed only by other health-care professionals
• Reviewed only by the clients themselves unless the client

provides written permission to share with others

• Reviewed by anyone who submits a formal written request
• Released only by subpoena

Correct Answer: B. Reviewed only by the clients

themselves unless the client provides written permission to share with others

Question: To justify providing individual treatment for a 2½

year old with apraxia of speech, which of the following would be LEAST important for the SLP to include in the evaluation report?

• A description of the child's typical interaction with peers
• Relevant prognostic data
• Information about apraxia of speech
• A description of the language development of the child's

older siblings

Correct Answer: D. A description of the language

development of the child's older siblings

Question: The speech reception threshold (SRT) is a basic

component of an evaluation of hearing function. Which of the following statements about the SRT is most accurate?

• It is measured in decibels and corresponds to the intensity

level at which spondaic words can be recognized approximately 50% of the time.

• It makes use of test materials that are limited to

monosyllabic words.

• It provides information on how well speech is understood

at conversational levels.

• It is useful in validating acoustic intermittence measures.

Correct Answer: A. It is measured in decibels and

corresponds to the intensity level at which spondaic words can be recognized approximately 50% of the time.

Question: A clinician who employs active listening is doing

which of the following?

• Responding to both the content and affect of the client's

remarks

• Listening very carefully and taking extensive notes
• Conducting a clinician-directed interview
• Directing the client to specific answers to questions

Correct Answer: A. Responding to both the content and

affect of the client's remarks

Question: Which of the following represent(s) the

independent variable or variables used in the Watson and Hughes study?

• Prosody of dysarthric speech
• F0 declination and final-word lengthening
• Vocal loudness
• Speech intelligibility and communicative effectiveness

Correct Answer: C. Vocal loudness

Question: Watson and Hughes are cautious when suggesting

that the speech of some persons with dysarthria improves