SLP ETS Practice Test Form 1 (2024). 136 Questions With
Correct Answers. Complete Verified Solution.
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
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 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.
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.
Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by which cranial nerve?
A.V
B.VII
C.IX
D. X
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.
GOT WRONG
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?
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.
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.
Federal laws regarding freedom of access to information stipulate that client records kept or written
by health care professionals can be
A.reviewed only by other health-care professionals
B.reviewed only by the clients themselves unless the client provides written permission to share with
others
C.reviewed by anyone who submits a formal written request
D.released only by subpoena
Option (B) is correct. Clients have the right to review their own records.
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.A description of the child's typical interaction with peers
B.Relevant prognostic data
C.Information about apraxia of speech
D.A description of the language development of the child's older siblings
Option (D) is correct. A description of the child's older siblings' language development does not provide
the objective, documented evidence required to justify provision of treatment for a child of an age at
which some unintelligibility would be typical.
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?
A.It is measured in decibels and corresponds to the intensity level at which spondaic words can be
recognized approximately 50% of the time.
B.It makes use of test materials that are limited to monosyllabic words.
C.It provides information on how well speech is understood at conversational levels.
D.It is useful in validating acoustic intermittence measures.
Option (A) is correct. It is an accurate definition of the speech reception threshold.
A clinician who employs active listening is doing which of the following?
A.Responding to both the content and the affect of the client's remarks
,B.Listening very carefully and taking extensive notes
C.Conducting a clinician-directed interview
D.Directing the client to specific answers to questions
Option (A) is correct. A clinician who employs active listening responds to both the content (the
denotative message) and the affect (the emotional content) of a client's remarks.
This investigation was motivated by observations that when persons with dysarthria increase
loudness, their speech improves. Some studies have indicated that this improvement may be related
to an increase of prosodic variation. Studies have reported an increase of fundamental frequency (F0)
variation with increased loudness, but there has been no examination of the relation of loudness
manipulation to specific prosodic variables that are known to aid a listener in parsing out meaningful
information. This study examined the relation of vocal loudness production to selected acoustic
variables known to inform listeners of phrase and sentence boundaries: specifically, F0 declination and
final-word lengthening. Ten young, healthy women were audio-recorded while they read aloud a
paragraph at what each considered normal loudness, twice-normal loudness, and half-normal
loudness. Results showed that there was a statistically significant increase of F0 declination, brought
about by a higher resetting of F0 at the beginning of a sentence and an increase of final-word
lengthening from the half-normal loudness condition to the twice-normal loudness condition. These
results suggest that when some persons with dysarthria increase loudness, variables related to
prosody may change, which in turn contributes to improvement in communicative effectiveness.
However, until this procedure is tested with individuals who have dysarthria, it is uncertain whether a
similar effect would be observed.
Which of the following represent(s) the independent variable or variables used in the Watson and
Hughes study?
A.Prosody of dysarthric speech
B.F0 declination and final-word lengthening
C.Vocal loudness
D.Speech intelligibility and communicative effectiveness
Option (C) is correct. The researchers manipulated vocal loudness to determine its effect on prosodic F0
and durational variables.
This investigation was motivated by observations that when persons with dysarthria increase
loudness, their speech improves. Some studies have indicated that this improvement may be related
to an increase of prosodic variation. Studies have reported an increase of fundamental frequency (F0)
variation with increased loudness, but there has been no examination of the relation of loudness
manipulation to specific prosodic variables that are known to aid a listener in parsing out meaningful
information. This study examined the relation of vocal loudness production to selected acoustic
variables known to inform listeners of phrase and sentence boundaries: specifically, F0 declination and
final-word lengthening. Ten young, healthy women were audio-recorded while they read aloud a
paragraph at what each considered normal loudness, twice-normal loudness, and half-normal
loudness. Results showed that there was a statistically significant increase of F0 declination, brought
about by a higher resetting of F0 at the beginning of a sentence and an increase of final-word
, lengthening from the half-normal loudness condition to the twice-normal loudness condition. These
results suggest that when some persons with dysarthria increase loudness, variables related to
prosody may change, which in turn contributes to improvement in communicative effectiveness.
However, until this procedure is tested with individuals who have dysarthria, it is uncertain whether a
similar effect would be observed.
Watson and Hughes are cautious when suggesting that the speech of some persons with dysarthria
improves because of the prosodic changes that result from increasing vocal loudness. Of the following,
which is the most likely reason for this caution?
A.Only women were studied.
B.The prosody of persons with dysarthria may not show similar loudness effects.
C.Several acoustic variables related to speech prosody were not included.
D.Reciting a paragraph aloud is unlike spontaneous speech.
Option (B) is correct. At the end of the abstract, the researchers Hughes suggest a relationship between
increased vocal loudness and "improvement in communicative effectiveness" in some persons with
dysarthria. This relationship is not directly supported by their study, as individuals with dysarthria were
not tested.
This investigation was motivated by observations that when persons with dysarthria increase
loudness, their speech improves. Some studies have indicated that this improvement may be related
to an increase of prosodic variation. Studies have reported an increase of fundamental frequency (F0)
variation with increased loudness, but there has been no examination of the relation of loudness
manipulation to specific prosodic variables that are known to aid a listener in parsing out meaningful
information. This study examined the relation of vocal loudness production to selected acoustic
variables known to inform listeners of phrase and sentence boundaries: specifically, F0 declination and
final-word lengthening. Ten young, healthy women were audio-recorded while they read aloud a
paragraph at what each considered normal loudness, twice-normal loudness, and half-normal
loudness. Results showed that there was a statistically significant increase of F0 declination, brought
about by a higher resetting of F0 at the beginning of a sentence and an increase of final-word
lengthening from the half-normal loudness condition to the twice-normal loudness condition. These
results suggest that when some persons with dysarthria increase loudness, variables related to
prosody may change, which in turn contributes to improvement in communicative effectiveness.
However, until this procedure is tested with individuals who have dysarthria, it is uncertain whether a
similar effect would be observed.
From: Watson, P.J., & Hughes, D. (2006). The relationship of vocal loudness manipulation to prosodic
F0 and durational variables in healthy adults. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49,
636-644.
Which of the following best describes the experimental design of the Watson and Hughes study?
A.A multiple-baseline design
B.A between-subjects design
Correct Answers. Complete Verified Solution.
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
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 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.
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.
Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by which cranial nerve?
A.V
B.VII
C.IX
D. X
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.
GOT WRONG
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?
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.
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.
Federal laws regarding freedom of access to information stipulate that client records kept or written
by health care professionals can be
A.reviewed only by other health-care professionals
B.reviewed only by the clients themselves unless the client provides written permission to share with
others
C.reviewed by anyone who submits a formal written request
D.released only by subpoena
Option (B) is correct. Clients have the right to review their own records.
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.A description of the child's typical interaction with peers
B.Relevant prognostic data
C.Information about apraxia of speech
D.A description of the language development of the child's older siblings
Option (D) is correct. A description of the child's older siblings' language development does not provide
the objective, documented evidence required to justify provision of treatment for a child of an age at
which some unintelligibility would be typical.
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?
A.It is measured in decibels and corresponds to the intensity level at which spondaic words can be
recognized approximately 50% of the time.
B.It makes use of test materials that are limited to monosyllabic words.
C.It provides information on how well speech is understood at conversational levels.
D.It is useful in validating acoustic intermittence measures.
Option (A) is correct. It is an accurate definition of the speech reception threshold.
A clinician who employs active listening is doing which of the following?
A.Responding to both the content and the affect of the client's remarks
,B.Listening very carefully and taking extensive notes
C.Conducting a clinician-directed interview
D.Directing the client to specific answers to questions
Option (A) is correct. A clinician who employs active listening responds to both the content (the
denotative message) and the affect (the emotional content) of a client's remarks.
This investigation was motivated by observations that when persons with dysarthria increase
loudness, their speech improves. Some studies have indicated that this improvement may be related
to an increase of prosodic variation. Studies have reported an increase of fundamental frequency (F0)
variation with increased loudness, but there has been no examination of the relation of loudness
manipulation to specific prosodic variables that are known to aid a listener in parsing out meaningful
information. This study examined the relation of vocal loudness production to selected acoustic
variables known to inform listeners of phrase and sentence boundaries: specifically, F0 declination and
final-word lengthening. Ten young, healthy women were audio-recorded while they read aloud a
paragraph at what each considered normal loudness, twice-normal loudness, and half-normal
loudness. Results showed that there was a statistically significant increase of F0 declination, brought
about by a higher resetting of F0 at the beginning of a sentence and an increase of final-word
lengthening from the half-normal loudness condition to the twice-normal loudness condition. These
results suggest that when some persons with dysarthria increase loudness, variables related to
prosody may change, which in turn contributes to improvement in communicative effectiveness.
However, until this procedure is tested with individuals who have dysarthria, it is uncertain whether a
similar effect would be observed.
Which of the following represent(s) the independent variable or variables used in the Watson and
Hughes study?
A.Prosody of dysarthric speech
B.F0 declination and final-word lengthening
C.Vocal loudness
D.Speech intelligibility and communicative effectiveness
Option (C) is correct. The researchers manipulated vocal loudness to determine its effect on prosodic F0
and durational variables.
This investigation was motivated by observations that when persons with dysarthria increase
loudness, their speech improves. Some studies have indicated that this improvement may be related
to an increase of prosodic variation. Studies have reported an increase of fundamental frequency (F0)
variation with increased loudness, but there has been no examination of the relation of loudness
manipulation to specific prosodic variables that are known to aid a listener in parsing out meaningful
information. This study examined the relation of vocal loudness production to selected acoustic
variables known to inform listeners of phrase and sentence boundaries: specifically, F0 declination and
final-word lengthening. Ten young, healthy women were audio-recorded while they read aloud a
paragraph at what each considered normal loudness, twice-normal loudness, and half-normal
loudness. Results showed that there was a statistically significant increase of F0 declination, brought
about by a higher resetting of F0 at the beginning of a sentence and an increase of final-word
, lengthening from the half-normal loudness condition to the twice-normal loudness condition. These
results suggest that when some persons with dysarthria increase loudness, variables related to
prosody may change, which in turn contributes to improvement in communicative effectiveness.
However, until this procedure is tested with individuals who have dysarthria, it is uncertain whether a
similar effect would be observed.
Watson and Hughes are cautious when suggesting that the speech of some persons with dysarthria
improves because of the prosodic changes that result from increasing vocal loudness. Of the following,
which is the most likely reason for this caution?
A.Only women were studied.
B.The prosody of persons with dysarthria may not show similar loudness effects.
C.Several acoustic variables related to speech prosody were not included.
D.Reciting a paragraph aloud is unlike spontaneous speech.
Option (B) is correct. At the end of the abstract, the researchers Hughes suggest a relationship between
increased vocal loudness and "improvement in communicative effectiveness" in some persons with
dysarthria. This relationship is not directly supported by their study, as individuals with dysarthria were
not tested.
This investigation was motivated by observations that when persons with dysarthria increase
loudness, their speech improves. Some studies have indicated that this improvement may be related
to an increase of prosodic variation. Studies have reported an increase of fundamental frequency (F0)
variation with increased loudness, but there has been no examination of the relation of loudness
manipulation to specific prosodic variables that are known to aid a listener in parsing out meaningful
information. This study examined the relation of vocal loudness production to selected acoustic
variables known to inform listeners of phrase and sentence boundaries: specifically, F0 declination and
final-word lengthening. Ten young, healthy women were audio-recorded while they read aloud a
paragraph at what each considered normal loudness, twice-normal loudness, and half-normal
loudness. Results showed that there was a statistically significant increase of F0 declination, brought
about by a higher resetting of F0 at the beginning of a sentence and an increase of final-word
lengthening from the half-normal loudness condition to the twice-normal loudness condition. These
results suggest that when some persons with dysarthria increase loudness, variables related to
prosody may change, which in turn contributes to improvement in communicative effectiveness.
However, until this procedure is tested with individuals who have dysarthria, it is uncertain whether a
similar effect would be observed.
From: Watson, P.J., & Hughes, D. (2006). The relationship of vocal loudness manipulation to prosodic
F0 and durational variables in healthy adults. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49,
636-644.
Which of the following best describes the experimental design of the Watson and Hughes study?
A.A multiple-baseline design
B.A between-subjects design
