Slp Praxis Ii Practice Questions

You have just administered a standardized test of articulation to a boy with speech sound disorders. You had decided that the test was appropriate for the child because children of the same background as the child were sampled in the normative standardization process. The child scored in the 50th percentile on the test. Which of the following statements is a correct interpretation of this score? A. The child is below average in speech sound production. B. The child's score is equivalent to the median in the normative sample. C. The child is above average in speech sound production. D. The test results suggest target speech productions for treatment. {Ans: B. The child's score is equivalent to the median in the normative sample.}Patients who have undergone total laryngectomy are not in danger of: A. Aspiration of food or liquid during swallow B. Pseudoepiglottis C. Lesions in pyriform sinus D. Swallowing difficulties {Ans: A. Aspiration of food or liquid during swallow}Johnny, a 23-year-old male, was riding his motorcycle at 60 mph on a highway. A truck pulled into his lane, and to avoid hitting the truck, he had to brake and swerve. Johnny lost control and was thrown from the