Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology Practice Questions by Praxis II Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff

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b. An idiolectal variation

c. A dialectal variation

d. A regional variation

14. Tina’s family came here from China. In school, Tina consistently drops the –s endings from plural nouns. What is this MOST due to?

a. Tina’s lack of familiarity with English as a new language

b. The fact that Tina has an undiagnosed language disorder

c. An idiolectal variation present only in Tina’s English use

d. Transfer from Tina’s first language to her use of English

15. Which of the following statements is true about cultural differences in nonverbal communication?

a. Native American and Middle Eastern cultures require eye contact in conversations.

b. Vietnamese and Hmong cultures value admiration and compliments to their babies.

c. Asian and Hispanic cultures find it rude or disrespectful to make direct eye contact.

d. American and Asian cultures find it affectionate or friendly to pat a child on the head.

16. The study of speech perception has determined that the phonemes produced in human speech:

a. are linear or sequential in their production.

b. are invariant in waveform representations.

c. are influenced and varied by co-articulation.

d. are heard on a continuum as colors are seen.

17. Which of the following is true in physiological phonetics?

a. The sounds we hear and produce are all processed within the same hemisphere of the brain.

b. We process linguistic sounds in a different brain hemisphere than we process musical sounds.

c. Our processing of spatial information is in the same brain hemisphere as our math processes.

d. Analytical functions occur in the right hemisphere, while creative functions happen in the left.

18. In acoustic phonetics, sound waves are always:

a. longitudinal.

b. transverse.

c. sinusoidal.

d. complex.

19. In the anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanisms, where are the ossicles located?

a. Pinna

b. Middle ear

c. Ear canal

d. Inner ear

20. In human children, which of the following brain structures involved in language is the latest to complete its development?

a. Broca’s area

b. Wernicke’s area

c. The hippocampus

d. The prefrontal cortex

21. A phonological disorder is a ________ disorder that affects the ________ level, entailing _________ functions that organize speech sounds into contrasting patterns.

a. Language; phonemic; cognitive

b. Speech; phonetic; cognitive

c. Language; phonetic; motor

d. Speech; phonemic; motor

22. What is unclear articulation often observed in some students with Down syndrome caused by primarily?

a. Lower intelligence levels

b. Physiological stigmata

c. Behavioral problems

d. Unknown etiology

23. Which of the following is MOST accurate about the articulation of individuals with hearing loss who speak?

a. They must rely entirely on visual information.

b. They produce devocalized sounds more easily.

c. Vocalized speech sounds are easier to learn.

d. Voiced and unvoiced sounds are equally hard.

24. Which of these conditions include(s) consistent, overall hypernasality of voice as a characteristic?

a. Dysarthrias

b. Cleft palate

c. Speech apraxia

d. (A) and (B)

25. Children with genetically based linguistic processing deficits that affect their speech are:

a. among the majority of those referred to SLPs for help with their speech.

b. among the minority of those referred to SLPs for help with their speech.

c. among a smaller group than those having genetic speech motor deficits.

d. among a smaller group than those with conductive hearing loss etiology.

26. Miles has recently come to America from his native England. He pronounces

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