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Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Praxis Exam V1 (Latest Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A An evaluation is performed on a 5 year old with frequent hoarseness. Which of the following measures is primarily included in the endoscopic examination?
CORRECT ANSWER: Laryngeal visualization
As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests a 4 year old whose speech is characterized by sound omissions, hypernasality, nasal emission, and weak consonants. Which of the following would be most appropriately evaluated initially?
CORRECT ANSWER: Velopharyngeal function
Which of the following is the minimal contrast approach most appropriately?
CORRECT ANSWER: Phonological disorders
Alicia is a fourth-grade student with a language impairment that interferes with her academic performance and social communication. On a standardized test of expressive language
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ability, she received an overall score of 97.5, placing her in the 65th percentile. Alicia's test result indicates that she
CORRECT ANSWER: performed as well as or better than 65% of
the individuals on whom the norms were developed
Which THREE of the following variables are considered risk factors for late language emergence?
CORRECT ANSWER: Options (A), (C), and (D) are correct. Being
of male gender is a risk factor cited by both ASHA and researchers for late-talking toddlers. Having a low SES is considered a risk factor by ASHA and researchers for late talking. Finally low birth weight is a risk factor as well.
During a trip to the grocery store, a three-year-old boy with delayed language points to an apple on the floor and says to his mother, "Apple." The boy's mother says, "Yes, that's a big, shiny apple." Based on the mother's response, which of the following language stimulation techniques is she using?
CORRECT ANSWER: Expansion
An SLP works with a 4-year-old patient diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The patient is nonverbal, does not have a
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functional communication system, and does not follow simple directions. Which of the following communicative target goals is most appropriate for the SLP to prioritize for the patient?
CORRECT ANSWER: Requesting wants in any modality
A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent a three-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The patient needed to be intubated for three days following surgery. After extubation, the medical team requested a swallow consultation to determine if it was safe for the patient to take oral medications and initiate oral nutrition.Based on the patient's condition, which of the following assessment procedures is most appropriate for an SLP to practice?
CORRECT ANSWER: Completing a clinical bedside swallow
evaluation to determine patient readiness for an instrumental e
Which of the following procedures is most important for an SLP to consider when assessing the social aspect of a school-age child's communication skills?
CORRECT ANSWER: Observing the child interacting with peers in
natural settings, such as during recess
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A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia screening test predicts aspiration that is later confirmed with a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS). The study results are presented in the table below. (Top left) Failed Screen/Aspiration: 45 (Bottom left) Passed Screen/Aspiration: 5
(Top right) Failed Screen/No Asp: 20 (Bottom right) Passed
Screen/No Asp: 30 Which THREE of the following statements
about this dysphagia screening test are true?
CORRECT ANSWER: Options (A), (D), and (E) are correct. The
screening test's sensitivity is the proportion of patients who aspirated and failed the screen (top cell in the first column) to the total of all patients who aspirated on the VFSS (total of the first column); therefore, 45/50 = 0.90. The screening test's specificity is the proportion of patients who did not aspirate and passed the screen (bottom cell in the second column) to the total of all patients who did not aspirate on the VFSS (total of second column); therefore, 30/50 = 0.60. False negatives are patients who passed the screen who actually aspirated on the VFSS (bottom cell of first column).
A study is conducted to determine how well a dysphagia screening test predicts aspiration that is later confirmed with a