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SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (SLP)
PRAXIS EXAM V3 (LATEST UPDATE)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A
Which of the following should be the primary focus of early language intervention for at-risk infants?
A.Establishing object permanence through play activities B.Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning C.Creating readiness activities in the context of play D.Enhancing social communication through play activities
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Option (B) is correct. Early language stimulation in at-risk infants is best provided by primary caregivers who have been trained in practices that promote learning.
The figure shows a midsagittal view of the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal structures. A bolus is present in the oral cavity on the posterior surface of the tongue, filliing the valleculae and
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flowing along the ariepiglottic fold where the bolus ends. The bolus is outside the larynx. The velum is not in contact with either the tongue or posterior pharyngeal wall, and the UES is closed, and the larynx is open.The figure above shows the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal structures involved in swallowing. Which of the following best describes the transit of the bolus at the moment depicted in the figure?
A.The bolus is traveling through the esophagus.B.The bolus is being propelled from the oral cavity by the tongue and has entered the pharynx.C.The bolus has passively exited the oral cavity without propulsion by the tongue.D.Laryngeal penetration of some of the bolus is evident.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Option (B) is correct. The tongue is in contact with the entire anterior and most of the mid to posterior hard palate.Furthermore, the bolus head has passed the epiglottis and is descending into the hypopharynx.
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Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by which cranial nerve?
A.V B.VII C.IX D.X
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Option (D) is correct. Primary innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve. The other answer choices identify cranial nerves that are not primarily involved in motor innervation to the larynx and velum.
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
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following is an appropriate rationale for providing language intervention for Fela?
Select all that apply.
A.It will likely foster better communication with Fela's linguistically and culturally diverse peers.B.It will likely improve Fela's code-switching ability with her teacher and other adult speakers of SAE.C.It may expand Fela's later academic and vocational opportunities.D.It will likely lead Fela to adopt SAE as her primary dialect.
CORRECT ANSWER: A,B,C
Options (A), (B), and (C) are correct. The intervention will foster better communication because Fela and her peers will have a common dialect. Also, the intervention will provide Fela with the ability to switch easily between dialects using SAE structures. Furthermore, being able to switch codes will enable Fela to participate in more educational and vocational opportunities.