S-LP Practice Exam Questions
1 - How does speech breathing differ from rest breathing?
A. Speech breathing has equal inspiratory and expiratory phases, whereas rest
breathing has a shorter inspiratory phrase.
B. Speech requires inspiring to higher lung volumes than rest breathing.
C. Rest breathing extends further into end-inspiratory lung volume.
D. Speech breathing often requires more active muscle contraction than rest
breathing.
2 - For children with language-based learning disabilities, deficiencies in which area
could explain the link between weak oral and written language skills?
A. Grapheme knowledge
B. Awareness of language structure
C. Metacognitive abilities
D. Environmental stimulation
3 - What is one of the earliest indicators of metalinguistic awareness?
A. Producing complex sentences
B. Looking at books right-side up
C. Retelling stories
D. Naming pictures
4 - What should be the first priority in improving functional communication for a six-
year-old child with severe childhood apraxia of speech?
A. Sound production in connected speech
B. Imitation of consonants in isolation
C. Building an intelligible core vocabulary
D. Drills to improve auditory discrimination
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5 - A client presents with severe apraxia of speech. What might be included in a
functional treatment approach?
A. Automatic speech tasks
B. Word repetition activities
C. Singing of familiar songs
D. Pairing gestures with words
6 - When writing an assessment report the speech-language pathologist may omit:
A. test scores obtained from other professionals.
B. social and environmental case history information.
C. subjective observations regarding the client’s behaviour.
D. statements regarding the client’s motivation.
7- Mary is a 4-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy. She is receiving occupational, physical
and speech-language pathology therapy services. She is being integrated into a
community day care. The S-LP will coordinate the follow-up concerning Mary’s
augmentative communication system, seating and activities to increase her motor
coordination. What service delivery model is being used?
A. Unidisciplinary
B. Multidisciplinary
C. Interdisciplinary
D. Transdisciplinary
8 - A transgender female is receiving voice training from S-LP. At the third
appointment she arrived in tears because the receptionist called out her legal
(male) name in a loud voice and referred to her with male pronouns. An
application for a formal name change is in process. What could the S-LP do to
promote systemic change?
A. Assure the client that once her name change goes through, the issue should
be resolved.
B. Write a letter to the government department that processes name
changes, advocating for timely service.
C. Speak to the receptionist about using a quieter voice and avoiding the use
of gender binary pronouns.
D. Approach administration about providing transgender and gender non-
conforming inclusiveness training for staff.
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9- A clinic has a lengthy waitlist and requires children to be prioritized based on
severity. A 3-year-old child is using /d/ for /s/. The child is stimulable for /s/ at
the word level with cueing from parents. What would be the most appropriate
recommendation?
A. Direct individual treatment
B. Group treatment
C. Home program
D. Monitoring by S-LP
10 - Which statement on the prognosis of a case would be consistent with the
requirements of the professional Code of Ethics?
A. By the time your child starts school he will have improved…
B. At this time we can predict…
C. All children with this disorder have improved…
D. This therapy program will improve your child’s…
Question Correct Answer Competency
1 D 1.1.a
2 B 1.1.a
3 C 1.1.a
4 C 1.2.1
5 D 1.2.1
6 A 2.b
7 D 3.a
8 D 4
9 C 6.a
10 B 7.b
