ETS Praxis Speech‑Language Pathology (5331) Form 2 Practice Test

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• A 6-year-old child has difficulty producing both regular and irregular plural forms. Which level of language intervention should be targeted?
• Which phonological process involves replacing a sound produced in the back of the mouth with a sound from the front?
• Which phonological process is expected to be suppressed by 3 years of age?
• Which swallow maneuver has been associated with producing cardiac arrhythmia in patients?
• What is the primary ethical responsibility of an SLP when a patient with advanced dementia shows signs of aspiration?
• What type of validity is being assessed by comparing two different acoustic analysis systems?
• What is a principal component of the Lidcombe Program for childhood stuttering?
• Which cognitive rehabilitation practice is most effective for helping a patient learn about their external memory aid?
• Which factor is crucial in the assessment of a child's speech delay?
• Which dental condition is most likely to negatively impact articulation?
• Which of the following factors is vital in determining a treatment plan for a patient transitioning from acute care?
• According to research, which of the following statements is true regarding the onset age of stuttering symptoms?
• Which aspect of communication is typically assessed using standardized tests for individuals with aphasia?
• Which form of intervention is most suitable for enhancing patient engagement in therapy?
• What auditory processing issue is often associated with language impairments?
• When considering a treatment plan for a patient with swallowing difficulties and weight loss, what factor should be prioritized?
• What is the focus of treatment for a patient who is utilizing esophageal speech after a laryngectomy?
• Which of the following indicates the severity of a stroke and its impact on prognosis?
• What type of strategies should be used to facilitate language development in children with language impairments?
• What type of disfluency can indicate a potential stuttering problem during an evaluation?
• What is the most appropriate diagnosis for a patient with cognitive impairment not caused by a stroke?
• What was the assessment conclusion for a 4-year-old with stable speech fluency and a history of disfluency?
• Which cranial nerve is responsible for the ability to pucker and smile?
• What key difference distinguishes a dialect from an accent?
• What type of therapy is essential for patients showing signs of emotional distress in dysphagia treatment?
• What benchmark corresponds with research on typical communication development in 3-year-old children?
• What type of experimental design is an ABABA B A B design?
• What is the primary focus of the Response to Intervention model?
• During a clinical swallow assessment, which imaging study is necessary if clinically significant dysphagia is suspected?
• What type of language disorder is characterized by a patient describing a picture with limited details focused primarily on items in one visual field?
• What commonly observed pattern in young children involves changing the sounds of liquids to glides?
• What should be the focus of intervention for a child with developmental speech disorders?
• What is the primary behavioral focus of compensatory swallowing maneuvers?
• Which condition is characterized by premature closure of the sutures of the skull?
• Which strategy is best for minimizing the perception of mild nasal emission during speech?
• Which muscle is commonly impaired in infants with cleft lip and palate?
• Which aspect of articulation is a focus when conducting a phonologic assessment?
• Which neuroimaging study specifies which artery or arteries are occluded in a patient with a stroke?
• Which elements are critical when assessing a patient's oral sensorimotor function?
• Which strategy is most appropriate for treating compensatory articulation errors in a child with hypernasality?
• Which technique redirects expiratory airflow from the lungs to the esophagus to produce alaryngeal voice?
• In assessing a bilingual child, which area should the SLP prioritize for remediation based on common errors in past tense verb forms?
• Which characteristic is indicative of cluttering?
• Which characteristic below is symptomatic of stuttering?
• According to mourning theory, when are parents most receptive to information related to their child with disabilities?
• What characterizes the cognitive assessment in age-related memory decline?
• Which statement accurately reflects typical phonological development by age 3?
• What is the term for reducing a consonant cluster in speech, commonly observed in young children?
• What type of memory is primarily affected in a patient with executive functioning deficits?
• What is the most accurate interpretation of an SLP finding that 40 percent of kindergarten children score below the tenth percentile on a language test?
• What medical factor should the SLP prioritize when determining a patient's communication prognosis?
• In Bloom and Lahey's model, which element is classified as morphology?
• Which assessment tool provides the most direct dynamic view of velopharyngeal movement during speech?
• Which of the following is the most common phonological problem evidenced by young children aged 18-29 months?
• Which components are assessed during pragmatic language evaluations in conversation?
• Which speech sample is least likely to indicate hypernasality?
• Sensorineural hearing loss resulting from Ménière's disease causes:
• What role does the SLP play in managing educational hearings?
• What does increasing subglottal pressure do to fundamental frequency?
• Which treatment approach involves contrasting two phonologically dissimilar sounds?
• Which specialist should an SLP refer a patient to if dementia is suspected?
• Which task is most appropriate for assessing a patient's phrase length?
• What role does impaired distension of the upper esophageal sphincter play in chronic dysphagia?
• What is the most appropriate source of information for a clinician developing a treatment plan for specific language impairment?
• What type of speech disorder might a child exhibit that struggles with indirect speech acts?
• What type of information is most useful for an SLP in planning treatment for a child with normal language skills who uses stopping and final consonant deletion?
• Which scenario best exemplifies an interprofessional treatment model?
• What is an expected behavior of a child with normal development regarding weak syllable deletion?
• What is the primary goal of intervention for a patient with moderate Broca's aphasia?
• What is a common impact of a TBI on patients with aphasia?
• In children, what age typically marks the mastery of phonemes /m/ and /n/?
• A patient with Broca's aphasia typically has difficulty with what aspect of communication?
• What mental health condition can deepen during a hospital stay, impacting patient recovery and therapy engagement?
• Which of the following structures is a relay center for sensory information?
• For clients who have undergone a laryngectomy, what is generally the most important treatment goal?
• What is the goal for a patient transitioning to a skilled nursing facility after living independently?
• A 2-year-old child pronounces "bottle" as [baba]. What speech simplification process is exemplified?
• In treating children with phonological disorders, which practice is highlighted as beneficial?
• Which recommendation is best for optimizing feeding for an infant with cleft lip and palate?
• Which of the following best describes the speech reception threshold (SRT)?
• What is the most appropriate next action for a speech-language pathologist (SLP) if a client continues to exhibit nasal airflow only on specific sounds after surgery?
• Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel?
• Which word provides the best coarticulatory conditions for the target sound /s/?
• What is the most appropriate action for an SLP after a speech-generating device is denied by an insurance company?
• According to the ASHA Code of Ethics, what should guide an SLP’s decision to discharge a student who has not met a specific speech goal?
• Which observation management can best improve pneumonia risk in a patient with chronic dysphagia?
• What does the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allow parents to access?
• In the context of speech-language pathology, which method is considered a model for effective communication strategies?
• Which instrument is often used to document stages of recovery after traumatic brain injury?
• What is a key characteristic of childhood apraxia of speech during assessment?
• Which statement is best supported by data showing fewer errors during treatment?
• Which treatment approach is suitable for patients with communication difficulties due to cognitive impairments?
• During respiration, inhalation is primarily carried out by which muscle?
• What describes the reinforcement schedule used with a child named Cody in therapy?
• A student with a receptive-expressive language disorder has trouble with "wh-" questions. What is the most appropriate and measurable goal for their IEP?
• After a right hemisphere stroke, which finding indicates a patient has left lingual weakness during oral peripheral mechanism examination?
• What type of therapy is generally not a goal for patients in advanced stages of dementia?
• Which phonological disfluency involves the omission of sounds to simplify speech?
• What represents the dependent variable in a study examining memory test performance?
• For assessing childhood apraxia of speech, which procedure is most appropriate?
• What is the primary purpose of a dysphagia screening?
• Which therapy approach emphasizes realistic short-term goals chosen by the patient with communication deficits?
• When treating an elderly patient experiencing significant weight loss, which specialist should the SLP refer them to for nutrition management?
• Which speech-sampling context is best for assessing hyponasality?
• What is needed for alaryngeal speech techniques to be successful?
• Which option exemplifies a reversible passive sentence?
• Which of the following refers to the strategy that tiers interventions based on the student's response?
• In a therapy session for a child with reduced intelligibility, which is a critical focus for SLPs?
• After a total laryngectomy, an SLP teaches a patient to speak by using their esophagus. What treatment is the SLP primarily utilizing?
• Which sounds should a child typically master by the age of 3?
• What is the best strategy for maintaining fluency gains after an intensive treatment program for stuttering?
• What condition might a patient with prolonged bed rest develop due to disuse of muscles?
• What is the primary purpose of using minimal word pairs in phonological treatment?
• What is the most reliable screening instrument to assess memory alterations in a patient after surgery?
• To compensate for cognitive decline due to aging, older adults typically demonstrate what change?
• Children with semantic-pragmatic language disorders often struggle with learning which type of words?
• Which condition is directly linked to a genetic abnormality?
• In assessing a child for speech intelligibility, which area is under observation?
• Why is it important for a patient with laryngeal cancer to meet with an SLP before surgery?
• Which communicative function typically emerges first in a child's early intentional communication?
• Which characteristics are indicative of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)?
• Which theorist is associated with the concept of the zone of proximal development?
• What is typically assessed when using the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals—Preschool?
• What is the maximum time allowed by IDEA from the official referral for evaluation completion?
• Which type of aphasia is characterized by limited speech output and effortful speech?
• What approach is used to improve the performance of struggling students who receive scientifically based instruction in a general education classroom?
• In which area is performance likely to be weaker in a preschooler who stutters compared to a typical preschooler?
• Dysarthria in a patient with lower motor neuron damage is characterized as what type?
• In what order do the phonemes /p/, /θ/, /k/, and /ʒ/ typically get acquired?
• To treat hyperadduction of the vocal folds, which method should a SLP recommend?
• What is the critical age range for identifying early signs of autism spectrum disorder?
• Which type of social-emotional outcome is typically enhanced through the role of school counselors?
• What type of context is ideal for a language-intervention program aimed at children with language impairments?
• What is the primary purpose of the copy-and-recall treatment strategy?
• What is typically a first step in treating oral apraxia?
• Which assessment technique allows for the best observation of vocal fold function during swallowing?
• At which age do children typically have a receptive vocabulary of around 1,000 words?
• What activity can best facilitate a child's transition to two-word semantic relationships?
• What is a significant contraindication for safe use of a one-way tracheostomy valve in a patient recovering from cardiothoracic surgery?
• What is the correct developmental order for emerging phonological awareness skills?
• Which of the following is NOT considered a phonological process common in early childhood speech?
• What aspect of speech is primarily targeted when reducing nasal emissions?
• What is true about dysphagia screening compared to assessment?
• In children with language delays, which area is often assessed alongside speech?
• What is the term for reduced awareness of deficits commonly observed after right hemisphere disorders?
• What is the leading cause of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children with Down syndrome?
• What is the best intervention for a patient with aphasia struggling with written expression average performance?
• Which technique is particularly effective for treating phonation in patients with spastic dysarthria?
• Which of the following describes the process where a child adapts speech sounds from one context to another?
• What statement best indicates a screening tool with high sensitivity?
• What language-stimulation technique does the clinician use when prompting the child to self-evaluate their statements?
• What is the recommended timeline for completing follow-up diagnostic audiologic evaluations for babies who fail newborn hearing screenings?
• What should be considered first when assessing a student with speech concerns affecting spelling performance?
• The behavior of a 2½‑year‑old boy with a lack of social reciprocity and repetitive motor mannerisms is indicative of which disorder?
• Which strategy is most useful for enhancing the learning process for a patient using external memory aids?
• Which developmental milestone should a typically developing 7-month-old demonstrate during a swallow evaluation?
• What does the Rancho Los Amigos Scale primarily measure?
• How many continuing education hours are required to maintain a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology?
• What is the role of caregivers in facilitating communication for patients with late stage dementia?
• Which physical factor should be evaluated first when assessing a student with cerebral palsy for AAC device access?
• Which of the following s/z ratio values is indicative of possible laryngeal pathology?
• What provides the most direct view for evaluating swallowing in a patient with suspected recurrent laryngeal nerve damage?
• What method is considered the most effective for viewing vocal folds during phonation?
• What is a distinguishing characteristic of articulation therapy for a 2-year-old with a repaired cleft palate?
• For whom is the chin-down posture ineffective in eliminating thin-liquid aspiration?
• Which tool is most appropriate for evaluating functional communication skills in individuals with neurological disorders?
• What is the expected outcome for a patient with flaccid dysarthria?
• What assessment task primarily evaluates alternating attention?
• In the context of communication strategies, what does the Supported Communication Intervention aim to achieve?
• When a patient with aphasia struggles to write assigned words, what support can the SLP provide?
• What is the effect of increasing the mass of the vocal folds on fundamental frequency?
• What does the Lidcombe Program emphasize relating to a child's fluency?
• What is the primary purpose of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test—Revised?
• What condition is characterized by the inability to recognize familiar objects despite having intact sensory function?
• Which type of diet is recommended for a patient with aspiration issues?
• Which strategy should an SLP use to best engage a patient in monitoring their vocal progress?
• How do clinicians often categorize early phonological disorders in children?
• For a transfer student who has spoken English for less than a year, how should the language evaluation be conducted?
• Which intervention is essential for post-laryngectomy patient to prepare for artificial speech?
• What is the most appropriate assessment task for a patient with verbal apraxia of speech?
• At what decibel level is the acoustic reflex typically triggered in individuals with normal hearing?
• What change does the head lift exercise primarily aim to produce in swallow biomechanics?
• In response to a psychiatrist's recommendation concerning a patient with aphonia, what should the SLP do?
• What intervention model places students' needs at the forefront by adjusting the intensity of the support provided?
• In patients post-left hemisphere stroke, which factor is most likely to lead to significant dysphagia-related events?
• What is the most common oral-stage observation when assessing a patient with Parkinson's Disease?
• Which example illustrates the phonological process of deaffrication?
• Which word provides the best example of consonant cluster reduction intervention?
• What intervention strategy allows for continuous monitoring of a student's progress during the learning process?
• What would be the most appropriate AAC treatment strategy for a patient with Broca's aphasia and severe apraxia of speech?
• What type of intervention targets students who are identified as at-risk for academic failure?
• In which phase of addressing student needs would early identification and intervention occur?
• Infants with cleft lip and palate are susceptible to which condition due to impaired muscle function?
• Which term describes the incorporation of both host and native culture's values in therapy?
• Why is the tensor veli palatini muscle important for infants with cleft lip and palate?
• A patient displays deficits in repetition, auditory comprehension, and written expression after a temporal lobe stroke. This condition is most consistent with which type of aphasia?
• What method is appropriate for determining prevalence of stuttering in a school district population?
• Which pair of words best addresses the phonological pattern of stopping of fricatives?
• Which statement best describes a common symptom of autism spectrum disorder?
• What is a common characteristic of mild traumatic brain injury?
• What is a primary role for SLPs when managing patients with sensorineural hearing loss?
• In advanced stages of Alzheimer's dementia, what intervention should be prioritized for aiding patient communication?
• When a patient expresses frustration during therapy, which counseling principle is the SLP demonstrating through validation and support?
• Which of the following muscles is responsible for changing vocal pitch?
• Which feeding strategy should be utilized for a patient with severe dysphagia?
• What is the primary intervention focus for children with pragmatic language deficits?
• Which phrase exemplifies a modeled trial in speech therapy?
• What aspect of speech therapy can help address a child's specific difficulty in language skills?
• What anatomical feature applies to cranial nerves when discussing speech-related functions?