SLP Praxis Exam Latest Update

SLP Praxis Exam (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) A 6 year old child produces /t/ for /s/, /d/ for /z/, /p/ for /f/, and /b/ for /v/.Intervention for this problem would target language at the level of

• morphology
• syntax
• phonology
• pragmatics
• Semantics - ANSWER C. Phonology

A treatment plan for an adult client with an acquired language disorder recommends focusing on pragmatic communication. Goals established for this client would most appropriately emphasize which of the following?

• the rules for arranging sounds in words
• the denotative meanings of words
• the influence of context on the speaker and the listener
• The rules that apply to the structure of sentences
• the perceptual properties of speech sounds - ANSWER
• The influence of context on the speaker and the listener 1 / 4

Which of the following is the most important acoustic cue that distinguishes between an unreleased final /p/ and an unreleased final /b/, as in "cap" vs. "cab"

• Frequency of third formant
• locus frequency of burst
• Voice onset time
• Vocal fundamental frequency
• Duration of the preceding vowel - ANSWER E.

Duration of the preceding vowel When using Roger Brown's system for computing mean length of utterance in a language sample, which of the following utterances would be scored as having two morphemes?

• Bought
• Doggie
• Walked
• Sticky
• Choo-choo - ANSWER C. Walked

Anatomical studies of the human vocal folds and detailed observation of mucosal behavior during phonation has led to the current "cover-body" characterization of the vocal fold.Which of the following is included in the vocal fold cover

• the epithelium and superficial lamina propria 2 / 4

• The epithelium and deep lamina propria
• The intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
• The vocalis portion of the thyroarytenoid muscle
• The lamina of the thyroid cartilage - ANSWER A.

The epithelium and superficial lamina propria Which of the following substitutions is most likely to occur in conjunction with hyponasality?

• /b/ for /m/
• /n/ for /d/
• /ng/ for /k/
• glottal stop for /t/
• /m/ for /p/ - ANSWER A. /b/ for /m/

Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months for a speech and language evaluation. The parents have expressed concern that their daughter does not pronounce the /r/ sound correctly and has exhibited periods of stuttering for the last 18 months. During the evaluation, the SLP observes that the child exhibits sound- syllable repetitions on 30 percent of her words.What is the best action for the SLP to take?

• Provide stuttering intervention, but no articulation intervention for /r/ at the

present time

• Provide both articulation intervention for the /r/ and stuttering intervention
• Provide articulation intervention for the /r/ and ignore the stuttering 3 / 4

• Provide articulation intervention for the /r/ first and later provide stuttering

intervention

• Provide no intervention at this time - ANSWER
• Provide stuttering intervention, but no articulation intervention for /r/ at the

present time Voice therapy is least appropriate for clients with

• Ventricular phonation
• Acute laryngitis
• Vocal nodules
• Contact ulcers
• Unilateral Adductor Paralysis - ANSWER B.

Acute Laryngitis An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production in a client. If the client has a hyperfunctional voice disorder, then during phonation the client's average airflow rate is most likely to be

• almost absent
• lower or decreased
• higher or increased
• within normal limits
• erratic and inconsistent - ANSWER B. Lower or

decreased

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