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The Praxis 5331 is a clinical-judgment exam wearing a multiple-choice costume, so the practice that transfers is working case vignettes and studying the reasoning behind each answer. Our free SLP Praxis practice quiz gives you 10 real questions from our 1,181-question bank — vignettes spanning dysphagia, pediatric language, aphasia, fluency, voice, AAC, and more — with instant scoring and a full rationale for every item.
This post walks through what the free quiz covers, the real exam’s format and scoring per ETS and ASHA primary sources, and how to convert practice questions into category-level readiness. The SLP Praxis exam prep page shows the full system, and if you want the difficulty picture first, start with how hard the SLP Praxis really is.
What’s inside the free SLP Praxis practice quiz?
- 10 real bank questions — clinical vignettes from our 1,181-question Praxis 5331 bank
- Ten distinct clinical areas — dysphagia, pediatric language, speech sound disorders, adult language and aphasia, fluency, voice and resonance, AAC, hearing and aural rehabilitation, cognitive communication, and professional practice
- Self-contained cases — each vignette gives you the client picture the way the real exam does, no outside chart needed
- Instant scoring — right or wrong the moment you answer
- A full rationale for every question — the evidence-based reason the key is correct, plus why each distractor fails
- Runs in your browser — no download, nothing to install
Every question in the bank is verified against ASHA scope of practice, evidence-based practice, and accepted developmental norms — and the rationales spell out the norm or principle at stake. On the Praxis, distractors are typically defensible-sounding clinical moves that are wrong for this client: the right assessment at the wrong age, an intervention that skips a diagnostic step, a referral that isn’t yet indicated. The rationale is where that discrimination gets built.
What does the real Praxis 5331 format look like?
Per ETS, the exam is 132 selected-response questions in 150 minutes, delivered by computer either at a test center or at home, and it may contain some questions that don’t count toward your score. Scores are reported on a 100–200 scale, and ASHA requires a 162 for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP). In the 2024–25 test year, 83.0% of the 10,410 scores reported nationally met or exceeded that mark, with a national mean of 172, per ASHA’s national summary report.
| Element | Praxis 5331 |
|---|---|
| Questions | 132 selected-response (some may be unscored) |
| Time | 150 minutes |
| Delivery | Computer — test center or at home |
| Score scale | 100–200 |
| ASHA passing score (CCC-SLP) | 162 |
| 2024–25 pass rate | 83.0% of 10,410 scores (mean 172) |
| Content categories | 3, equally weighted (~33% each) |
Your state may not use 162. ASHA’s 162 applies to the CCC-SLP. State licensure boards set their own Praxis passing requirements, and school-based licensing can run through a separate agency. Verify your state on the ETS Praxis state requirements page before you register.
How should you use SLP Praxis practice questions?
The 5331 content outline splits the exam into three equally weighted categories of roughly 44 questions each — Foundations and Professional Practice (33%), Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis (33%), and Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment (33%) — with questions spanning the Big Nine communication and swallowing areas. The even split changes your strategy: there’s no high-yield category to gamble on, so a score near the line usually means one category is dragging the other two down. Track your practice accuracy by category, not just overall, and rebuild the weakest one first.
Then review rationale-first. For every miss — and every lucky guess — read the full explanation and name the norm, milestone, or clinical principle you were missing. A wrong answer traced to “I don’t know the age range for that milestone” is a fixable flashcard; a wrong answer you never diagnose repeats on test day. With a national mean of 172 against a 162 bar, most candidates pass with room to spare — the roughly 17% who don’t are typically underprepared in one specific category rather than globally, as our Praxis passing-score breakdown shows.
Aim above 162, not at it. The 100–200 scale is not a percent-correct score, so a practice percentage that “feels like passing” proves nothing by itself. The safer signal is consistent category-level accuracy with margin — if your practice performance hovers near the threshold, the national data says you’re in the at-risk zone.
What does the full SLP Praxis system add after the free quiz?
Ten vignettes will surface your weakest areas; they can’t rebuild them. The full PrepSolution SLP Praxis system carries the same case style across 1,181 practice questions tagged to the three official content categories and the Big Nine areas, plus three full-length 132-question timed mocks that mirror the real form, and 502 flashcards for norms, milestones, and anatomy underneath the judgment layer. Category-level analytics tell you exactly which third of the exam needs work. Here’s why candidates choose PrepSolution for question-first prep.
Start with the free 10. If your reasoning holds up across all ten clinical areas, you’re on track. If two or three areas wobble, you just found your study plan’s first month — for free.
Elena R.
PrepSolution Content Editor, Speech-Language Pathology
Reviewed for the current exam blueprint.
References
- [1] ETS (Educational Testing Service) (2026). Praxis Speech-Language Pathology (5331) — Test Page. praxis.ets.org, source for the 132-question, 150-minute format and delivery options. Link
- [2] ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) (2026). About the Speech-Language Pathology Praxis Exam. asha.org, source for the 162 passing score requirement for the CCC-SLP. Link
- [3] ASHA Surveys and Analysis Unit (2025). National Summary Report for Praxis Data in Speech-Language Pathology (prepared October 2025). asha.org (official PDF), source for the 2024–25 pass rate of 83.0%, mean 172, and 10,410 scores. Link
- [4] ETS (Educational Testing Service) (2026). Praxis State Requirements. ets.org, official listing of each state’s Praxis passing requirements. Link
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You get 10 real clinical vignettes from our Praxis 5331 bank with instant scoring and a full rationale for every answer. The questions span ten clinical areas, from dysphagia and pediatric language to AAC and cognitive communication.
The Praxis 5331 is 132 selected-response questions in 150 minutes, delivered by computer at a test center or at home. The exam may contain some questions that do not count toward your score, and you cannot tell which, so answer every item as if it is scored.
For ASHA certification (CCC-SLP), the passing score is 162 on a 100–200 scale. State licensure boards set their own passing requirements, which may differ, so verify your specific state on the ETS Praxis state requirements page before assuming 162 covers your license.
For the 2024–25 test year, ASHA’s national summary report shows 83.0% of the 10,410 reported scores met or exceeded 162, with a national mean of 172 and a standard deviation of 12. That figure covers all participants, not first-time test takers only.
Three equally weighted categories of roughly 44 questions each: Foundations and Professional Practice, Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis, and Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment — about 33% each, spanning the Big Nine communication and swallowing areas. Because no category dominates, a near-miss score usually means one category is weak, so track practice accuracy by category.
Not directly — the 100–200 scale is not a percentage of questions answered correctly, so no practice percentage converts cleanly to a scaled score. What practice scores do reliably show is relative readiness by category. Consistent, comfortable accuracy across all three categories is the signal that transfers; hovering near the passing line in practice is a warning, not a pass prediction.
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