CDI Mock Test PDF

CDI Mock test 1. In interpreting, closure includes A. having a process time of at least 5 seconds. B. being able to integrate seemingly irrelevant data. C. having a large short-term memory bank. D. being able to predict from a variety of clues. 2. If a deaf consumer is consistently...

CDI Mock test 1. In interpreting, closure includes A. having a process time of at least 5 seconds. B. being able to integrate seemingly irrelevant data. C. having a large short-term memory bank. D. being able to predict from a variety of clues. 2. If a deaf consumer is consistently asking to have words spelled out this is MOST likely indicates to the Certified Deaf Interpreter that the consumer A. is a late-deafened adult. B. wants to improve his/her speech. C. needs to improve his/her receptive skills D. prefers the interpreter to transliterate. 3. Increase in process time in the interpretation is likely to A. reduce syntactically-related mis-cues. B. reduce improvement in overall performance. C. increase short-term memory related miscues. D. increase anomalous utterances. 4. A CDI has a deaf co-worker. The deaf co-worker is involved in a serious problem at work and needs the services of a CDI. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. offer to find a hearing co-worker who signs well. B. decline, and offer to help look for an outside Certified Deaf Interpreter. C. accept but warn the party and the deaf consumer that he is not acting as a co-worker now, but as a Certified Deaf Interpreter. D. accept and ask for an advocate to be present. 5. After an assignment at a doctor’s office, the deaf consumer asks the Certified Deaf Interpreter to explain the doctor’s recommendations. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. reiterate the Certified Deaf Interpreter role and offer to interpret again. B. explain that the Certified Deaf Interpreter is in a hurry to get to the next job. C. reiterate what the doctor has just said. D. explain the doctor’s recommendations. 6. The steps of the interpreting process are made in the following order: A. Analyze speaker message; discard the form of the message; search for message equivalence; compose a new utterance.  B. Analyze speaker message; search for message equivalence; discard the form of the message; compose a new utterance. C. Discard the form of the message; analyze speaker message; search for message equivalence; compose a new utterance. D. Search for message equivalence; discard the form of the message; compose a new utterance; analyze speaker message. 7. The BEST advantage of consecutive interpretation is that it A. reduces CDI fatigue. B. enhances the CDI’s ability to keep up with the group process. C. allows the CDI to process information more completely. D. minimizes the CDI presence. 8. Which of the following should be the Certified Deaf Interpreter LEAST depend upon to assess the consumer’s comprehension of the message? A. The consumer nods his/her head. B. The consumer exhibits a blank facial expression. C. The consumer exhibits a confused facial expression. D. The consumer does not respond appropriately. 9. When a Certified Deaf Interpreter corrects an error, it is important for him/her to preface the correction by saying, “interpreter error” or “interpretation error” or “interpretation correction” because A. helps to avoid confusion as to who made the error. B. protects the Certified Deaf Interpreter from possible lawsuits. C. gives the Certified Deaf Interpreter more time to formulate correction. D. helps reduce the probability that such an error will be repeated. 10. Information on invoices for interpreting services MOST often includes A. Social Security or Federal Tax ID number, assignment information, and total fee. B. Liability insurance fees, travel expenses, and office rentals. C. Licensure fees, copying expenses, and pager costs. D. Consumer’s home address, car license plate number and car insurance agency. 11. A CDI is team interpreting in a lawyer’s office. During the assignment, the CDI repeatedly needs to ask the feed interpreter to sign more clearly. At the end of the assignment, the CDI should A. have a post session with the team interpreter to discuss your concerns. B. call the RID and advise them of the problems you encountered.  C. tell the lawyer that you have concerns about the quality of the interpretation. D. share your concerns with other interpreters. 12. A CDI is interpreting a college lecture. Another deaf student in the hallway signs to the deaf student through the doorway. The two of them have brief conversation. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. join the conversation. B. continue interpreting the lecture. C. ask the student to pay attention to the lecture. D. interpret what the students say. 13. Certified Deaf Interpreters are LEAST likely to use which of the following registers in their work? A. formal. B. consultative. C. informal. D. intimate. 14. When a Certified Deaf Interpreter takes in the source language, analyzes it for meaning and produces a message in the target language, this is considered to be A. the interpreting process. B. the sign process. C. the feedback process. D. the grammatical process. 15. When interpreting for a consumer who has been identified as minimal language skilled the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. be asked by the hearing interpreter to act as a monitor. B. refrain from repetitive use of signs. C. minimize the use of time references and tenses. D. use gestures, pantomimes and visual aids. 16. Often presenters may give their presentation at a rapid pace. To prepare for interpreting a speech or lecture, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should: A. ask the presenter to slow down his/her delivery. B. keep up with the rapid pace as best as s/he can. C. ask the presenter to pause from time to time in the presentation. D. explain to the consumers why they cannot keep up. 17. If the Certified Deaf Interpreter notices that the deaf person combines ASL with English-like word order, the CDI should use A. SEE2. B. the Rochester Method. C. gestures. D. contact signing. 18. A Certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical setting. The Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the deaf couple. Which type of interpreting is being used? A. mirror intepreting B. team interpreting C. shadow interpreting D. deaf-blind interpreting 19. A Certified Deaf Interpreter will be team interpreting for a foreign-born deaf person who has been in the U.S. for only two months. How would the CDI most likely characterize his or her teammate’s roles? A. A cued speech transliterator B. A certified Deaf Interpreter C. A tactile interpreter D. A communication ally 20. A Certified Deaf Interpreter has completed a challenging interpreting assignment. The CDI asks for feedback from a trusted colleague who is also a CDI. The colleague may do all of the following EXCEPT A. discuss the concepts/language specifics. B. share specific facts. C. present a parallel situation. D. discuss the cultural conflict. 21. Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like signed when the hearing interpreter A. is using a machine model. B. is experiencing difficulties seeing the interpreter. C. has trouble understanding the CDI. D. is unaccustomed to working with CDIs. 22. When a Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets the Pledge of Allegiance, the register would MOST likely be A. informal. B. frozen. C. intimate. D. consultative. 23. The sign DEAF WORLD means A. culturally Deaf people. B. bilingually and biculturally Deaf people. C. the same as the sign DEAF CROWD. D. the same as the sign DEAF COMMUNITY. 24. When the team interpreters receive feedback from the consumer(s), they should A. analyze comments amongst themselves B. reject it as conflict of interest. C. inform the hiring agency immediately D. call another interpreter and discuss it. 25. When working with a developmentally disabled person with some language abilities, it may be useful to do the all of the following EXCEPT use A. any props in the room. B. pictures. C. fingerspelling. D. gestures. 26. Which one of the following statements best describes why processing time is important? A. it insures getting most of the pertinent information. B. it screens out most of the irrelevant information. C. it assures equivalency of messages. D. it helps to reduce the number of errors committed. 27. When interpreting for a deaf consumer applying for unemployment benefits, the appropriate register would be A. consultative. B. casual. C. formal. D. intimate. 28. A Certified Deaf Interpreter has been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the consumer asks you how s/he uses your services again, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. have him/her contact the hiring agency. B. give him/her a card with your personal phone number. C. ask him/her to contact the state RID chapter. D. encourage him/her to call you directly. 29. Which of the following situations is inappropriate according to RID’s Code of Ethics? A. declining an assignment for a funeral because of feelings of personal discomfort B. interpreting for an immediate family member in a legal setting C. accepting an assignment with a deaf consumer whom you know personally D. rejecting an assignment for a person that you have previously worked with 30. The federal law requiring equal access to Certified Deaf Interpreter services in federally funded programs is the A. Rehabilitation Act of 1973. B. Public Law 94- 142. C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. D. Civil Rights Act of 1964. 31. One protection available to interpreters from malpractice suits resulting from misinterpretations that cause harm is A. liability insurance. B. team interpreting. C. RID certification. D. legal training. 32. Which of the following situations is inappropriate according to RID’s Code of Ethics? A. declining an assignment for a funeral because of feelings of personal discomfort. B. interpreting for an immediate family member in a legal setting. C. accepting an assignment with a deaf consumer whom you know personally. D. rejecting an assignment for a person you have previously worked with. 33. A Certified Deaf Interpreter has completed a challenging interpreting assignment. The CDI asks for feedback from a trusted colleague who is also a CDI. The CDI may do all of the following EXCEPT A. discuss the concepts/language specifics. B. share specific facts. C. present a parallel situation.  D. discuss cultural conflicts. 34. In interpreting complex concepts into ASL, which of the following is the most helpful? A. Visualization B. Closure C. Predication D. Glossing 35. Often presenters may give their presentation at a rapid pace. To prepare for interpreting a speech or lecture, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. ask the presenter to slow down his/her delivery B. keep up with the rapid pace as best as he/she can C. ask the presenter to pause from time to time in the presentation D. explain to the consumers why they cannot keep up 36. A CDI is team interpreting in a lawyer’s office. During the assignment, the CDI repeatedly needs to ask the feed interpreter to sign more clearly. At the end of the assignment, the CDI should A. have a post session with the team interpreter to discuss your concerns. B. call the RID and advise them of the problems you encountered. C. tell the lawyer that you have concerns about the quality of the interpretation. D. share your concerns with other interpreters. 37. When a Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets the Pledge of Allegiance, the register would MOST likely be A. informal. B. frozen. C. intimate. D. consultative. 38. The BEST advantage of consecutive interpretation is that it A. reduces CDI fatigue B. enhances the CDI’s ability to keep up with the group process. C. allows the CDI to process information more completely. D. minimizes the CDI presence. 39. A Certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical setting. The Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the deaf couple. Which type of interpreting is being used?  A. mirror interpreting. B. team interpreting. C. shadow interpreting. D. deaf-blind interpreting. 40. When interpreting for a deaf consumer applying for unemployment benefits, the appropriate register would be A. consultative B. casual C. formal D. intimate 41. Which of the following general statements about interpreting is the most accurate? A. Interpretation involves competence in at least two languages. B. Source languages are most always the interpreter’s weaker or second language. C. Target languages are almost always the interpreter’s weaker or second language. D. Target languages are spoken languages. 42. Which of the following terms refers to philosophies underlying the education of Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing students that support communication in any way possible? A. Simultaneous Communication. B. Bilingual/Bicultural Education. C. Total Communication. D. Linguistics of Visual Language. 43. When working with a developmentally disabled person with some language abilities, it may be useful to do all of the following EXCEPT use A. any props in the room B. pictures C. fingerspelling D. gestures 44. An English word that approximates the most common meaning of an ASL sign is known as a A. root B. cognate C. gloss D. synonym 45. Which of the following has been shown to correlate most highly with the rate of occurance of interpretation miscues? A. Closure skills B. Concentration C. Process time D. Attention span 46. In interpreting, closure includes A. having a process time of at least 5 seconds. B. being able to integrate seemingly irrelevant data. C. having a large short-term memory bank. D. being able to predict from a variety of clues. 47. Which one of the following statements best describes why processing time is important? A. It insures getting most of the pertinent information. B. It screens out most of the irrelevant information. C. It assures equivalency of messages. D. It helps to reduce the number of errors committed. 48. When a team interpreters receives feedback from the consumer(s), they should A. analyze comments amongst themselves B. reject it as a conflict of interest. C. inform the hiring agency immediately. D. call another interpreter to discuss it. 49. When interpreting for a consumer who has been identified as minimal language skilled the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. be asked by the hearing interpreter to act as a monitor. B. refrain from repetitive use of signs. C. minimize the use of time references and tenses. D. use gestures, pantomimes and visual aids. 50. A CDI has a deaf co-worker. The deaf co-worker is involved in a serious problem at work and needs the services of a CDI. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. offer to find a hearing co-worker who signs well. B. decline, and offer to help look for an outside Certified Deaf Interpreter. C. accept but warn the party and the deaf consumer that he is not acting as a co-worker now, but as a Certified Deaf Interpreter. D. accept and ask for an advocate to be present. 51. Simultaneous Interpretation or transliteration is most appropriate when A. there has been no time for rehearsal prior to the assignment. B. the speaker has a prepared text. C. the speaker talks at a very fast rate. D. the interpreter and consumers are familiar with the subject. 52. The most effective way for interpreters to present complex material is to A. ask the speaker to simplify the information. B. refer to a written copy of the material while interpreting. C. ask the Deaf person at intervals whether he or she understands the information. D. interpret in a more consecutive mode. 53. A Certified Deaf Interpreter has been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the consumer asks you how s/he can use your services again, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. have him/her contact the hiring agency B. give him/her a card with your personal phone number C. ask him/her to contact the state RID chapter. D. encourage him/her to call you directly. 54. Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like signing when the hearing interpreter A. is using a machine model B. is experiencing difficulties seeing the interpreter C. has trouble understanding the CDI D. is unaccustomed to working with CDIs 55. Which of the following is LEAST indicative of register? A. Setting B. Subject matter C. Speaker’s attire D. Speaker’s accent 56. The sign DEAF WORLD means A. culturally Deaf people B. bilingually and biculturally Deaf people C. the same sign as DEAF CROWD D. the same sign as DEAF COMMUNITY 57. Most content adjustment that interpreters make are either linguistic or A. cultural B. spoken C. visual D. auditory 58. If a deaf consumer is consistently asking to have words spelled out this is MOST likely indicates to the Certified Deaf Interpreter that the consumer A. is a late-deafened adult. B. wants to improve his/her speech. C. needs to improve his/her receptive skills. D. prefers the interpreter to transliterate. 59. After an assignment at a doctor’s office, the deaf consumer asks the Certified Deaf Interpreter to explain the doctor’s recommendations. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. reiterate the Certified Deaf Interpreter role and offer to interpret again B. explain that the Certified Deaf Interpreter is in a hurry to get to the next job C. reiterate what the doctor has just said D. explain the doctor’s recommendations 60. Reasons for an African-American Deaf person using Southern Black signs include all of the following EXCEPT A. He or she is a member of an African-American Deaf club whose events are rarely attended by people who are not African-American. B. He or she interacts mainly with other African-Americans who know Southern Black signs. C. He or she attended a residential school that was segregated. D. He or she attended a mainstreamed school with African-American instructors. 61. The most important way in which interpreting for people who are Deaf/Blind differs from interpreting for people who are Deaf is that with Deaf/Blind persons the interpreter A. does not need to limit choice of clothing B. needs to determine the consumer’s preferred mode of communication C. needs to de-emphasize facial expression D. needs to include actual visual information 62. A Certified Deaf Interpreter will be team interpreting for a foreign-born deaf person who has been in the U.S. for only two months. How would the CDI most likely characterize his or her teammate’s role?  A. cued speech transliterator B. Certified Deaf Interpreter C. tactile interpreter D. communication ally 63. To sociolinguists, the intimate register of discourse is characterized by A. reliance on information that is stated explicitly B. reliance on information that is left implicit C. the use of furtive glances to see who might be eavesdropping D. cupping the hand at the side of the mouth 64. The setting in which it is LEAST likely that a Deaf person would be working as an interpreter is A. at an international conference on sign language research B. in settings where there are Deaf/Blind in the audience C. in a mainstream classroom D. in a courtroom 65. An interpreter will be best prepared for interpreting a lecture by learning something about the A. goal of the speaker B. lecture environment C. audience language preference D. discourse structure 66. The federal law requiring equal access to Certified Deaf Interpreter services in federally funded programs is the A. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 B. Public Law 94- 142. C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act D. Civil Rights Act of 1964 67. Increase in process time in the interpretation is likely to A. reduce syntactically-related mis-cues B. reduce improvement in overall performance C. increase short-term memory related miscues D. increase anomalous utterances 68. Which of the following linguistic features is found in ASL but not in English? A. Possessive pronouns  B. Object-verb Agreement C. Rhetorical questions D. Subject-Verb-Object word order 69. Information on invoices for interpreting services MOST often includes A. Social Security or Federal TAX ID number, assignment information, and total fee. B. Liability insurance fees, travel expenses, and office rentals. C. Licensure fees, copying expenses, and pager cost. D. Consumer’s home address, car license plate number and car insurance agency. 70. The steps of the interpreting process are made in the following order: A. Analyze speaker message; discard the form of the message; search for message equivalence; compose a new utterance. B. Analyze the speaker message; search for message equivalence; discard the form off the message; compose a new utterance C. Discard the form of the message; analyze the speaker message; search for a message equivalence; compose a new utterance D. Search for a message equivalence; discard the form of the message; compose a new utterance; analyze speaker message 71. When an interpreter is subpoenaed as an expert witness in court, the interpreter’s area of expertise is A. cultural and linguistic implications of deafness B. sociological aspects of the Deaf community C. political implications of deafness D. communication issuers and cross-cultural mediation 72. From a cultural perspective, the core Deaf Community is most appropriately thought of as a A. bilingual community B. disadvantaged and segregated group C. disabled group D. linguistic minority group 73. If the Certified Deaf Interpreter takes in the source language, analyzes it for meaning and produces a message in the target language, this is considered to be A. the interpreting process B. the sign process C. the feedback process D. the grammatical process 74. Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like signing when the hearing interpreter A. is using a machine model. B. is experiencing difficulties seeing the interpreter C. has trouble understanding the CDI D. is unaccustomed to working with CDIs 75. A Certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical setting. The Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the deaf couple. Which type of interpreting is being used? A. mirror interpreting B. team interpreting C. shadow interpreting D. Deaf-Blind interpreting 76. Which of the following is the best definition of the relationship between the source language (SL) and the target language (TL)? A. The wording of the SL and the TL are the same or similar B. The TL should be a simplified version of the SL C. The understanding of the TL consumer is the same as the understanding of the TL speaker D. The SL and TL consumers share the same understanding 77. When interpreting for a consumer who has been identified as minimal language skilled, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. be asked by the hearing interpreter to act as a monitor. B. refrain from repetitive use of signs. C. minimize the use of time references and tenses D. use gestures, pantomimes, and visual aids. 78. In which of the following settings would consecutive interpreting be LEAST appropriate? A. interpreting in a doctor’s office B. interpreting in a play C. interpreting the Miranda Warning D. interpreting the reading of a will 79. During an interpretation for a large audience, the lighting should A. be directed at the interpreter’s face  B. come from directly above the interpreter C. come from more than one angle D. come from directly behind the interpreter 80. During a meeting attended by a Deaf person and several hearing persons, two of the hearing participants carry on a private conversation that interferes with the interpreter’s ability to continue. The most appropriate action for the interpreter is to A. interpret the content of the private conversation B. inform the Deaf person that the two hearing persons are talking and continue as best as possible C. inform the two hearing persons that the interpreter cannot hear the speaker D. inform the speaker that the interpreter cannot hear what the speaker is saying 81. While working, the interpreter is asked by one of the hearing participants how long it took to become an interpreter. Without responding, the interpreter directs this question to the Deaf person. The interpreter is functioning under the A. helper model B. conduit model C. communication facilitator model D. bicultural mediator model 82. The scheduler at an interpreter referral agency needs to book interpreters for three events: a fundraiser for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, a conference on male sexual dysfunction, and the Synod of Catholic Bishops. Which of the following interpreter attributes does NOT need to be considered? A. Religion B. Gender C. Age D. Sexual orientation 83. All of the following statements regarding Total Communication are correct EXCEPT A. It is a method of oralism used to teach language B. It involves the use of fingerspelling, sign language, lipreading, auditory training, and written expression C. It is used in both mainstream and residential programs D. It is a philosophy for teaching Deaf students 84. One of the key differences between interpreters and translators is that A. translators do not make as many semantic errors as do interpreters  B. translators can work for considerably longer periods of time than can interpreters C. the source language message is “permanently available” to translators D. conference translators are usually paid by the page. 85. Which of the following is considered a universal form of communication? A. Mime B. ASL C. PSE D. MCE 86. The process of transmitting information from a form of English-like. Signing to spoken English is known as A. transliterating B. cueing C. interpretation D. translation 87. Mainstreaming became widespread in the U.S. primarily because of the A. enactment of Civil Rights legislation B. passage of Public Law 94- 142. C. 1973 Rehabilitation Act D. American Disabilities Act 88. Which of the following should a Certified Deaf Interpreter LEAST depend upon to assess the consumer’s comprehension of the message? A. The consumer nods his/her head B. The consumer exhibits a blank facial expression C. The consumer exhibits a confused facial expression D. The consumer does not respond appropriately 89. Which of the following is true regarding noun-verb pairs in ASL? A. The noun and verb are signed by the same because the meaning is understood from the context of the message. B. The noun is signed using a similar double movement. C. The noun is generally spelled and the verb is signed. D. Verbs are derived from gestures. 90. Certified Deaf Interpreters are LEAST likely to use which of the following registers in their work?  A. formal B. consultative C. informal D. intimate 91. When a Certified Deaf Interpreter corrects an error, it is important for him/her to preface the correction by saying, “interpreter error” or “interpretation error” or “interpretation correction” because A. helps to avoid confusion as to who made the error B. protects the Certified Deaf Interpreter from possible lawsuits C. gives the Certified Deaf Interpreter more time to formulate correction D. helps reduce the probability that such an error will be repeated 92. At the end of a medical appointment, a Latino Deaf patient is given a card with the date “9/10/98” for the next scheduled appointment. The interpreter is aware that Latin countries usually writes the date as “day/month/year” and this is different and may lead to confusion. The most appropriate way for the interpreter to handle this situation is to A. say nothing B. tell the hearing doctor about the Latin date notation C. tell the Deaf patient about American date notation D. sight translate the written information 93. A CDI is interpreting a college lecture. Another deaf student in the hallway signs to the deaf student through the doorway. The two of them have a brief conversation. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. join the conversation B. continue interpreting the lecture C. ask the student to pay attention to the lecture D. interpret what the student says 94. If the Certified Deaf Interpreter notices that the deaf person combines ASL with English-like word order, the CDI should use A. SEE2 B. the Rochester Method C. gestures D. contact signing 95. Consecutive interpretation can be successfully used only when A. the situation is casual  B. the situation is formal C. all parties agree to use this method D. a lecture is well-planned and rehearsed 96. Which of the following facts about a Deaf person would provide you with the LEAST information about how he or she is likely to sign? A. His or her educational experience B. Whether his or her parents are Deaf C. The hearing status of his or her children D. His or her level of involvement in the Deaf community 97. The primary reason that a Deaf/Blind consumer would use a combination of communication methods is to A. ensure accuracy B. ensure that all visual information is received C. avoid fatigue D. expand the interpreter’s communication options 98. The theory of interpretation as cultural and linguistic mediation includes all of the following EXCEPT A. facilitating communication in the most effective way possible B. determining source language meaning and intent and finding target language equivalents C. recognizing the language diversity that exists within the deaf community D. providing Deaf people with adequate language models 99. Which of the following linguistic features is found in English but not in ASL? A. Relative clauses B. Subject-verb agreement C. Gender distinctions in the pronoun system D. Subject-verb-object word order 100. Which of the following statements regarding Deaf culture and the Deaf community is NOT true? A. Interpreters are a part of the Deaf community but not necessarily members of the Deaf culture. B. A member of the core of the Deaf culture would be considered part of the Deaf community. C. The Deaf core culture and the Deaf community share similar goals but not necessarily similar values and experiences.  D. Hearing interpreters who are not CODAs can become members of the core Deaf culture by the process of acculturation. 101. Deaf audience members leave a lecture understanding all of the facts given by the lecturer. Their impression of the lecturer is that she was ill-prepared and distant, when in fact she was highly prepared and genuinely warm. The interpreter erred in conveying which of the following elements of the presentation. A. Content B. Context C. Affect D. Meaning 102. The process of rendering a message from one written language to another written language is known as A. interpretation B. translation C. transcodification D. transliteration 103. Which of the following is the best cue that a Deaf audience has failed to comprehend a voice-to-sign interpretation? A. Head nodding B. Lack of facial expression C. Confused copying of a sign D. Yawning 104. When people adjust their language and the way they talk based on whom they are speaking to, they are shifting A. register B. modality C. meaning D. intent 105. According to RID, a Certified Interpreter can lose certification for all the following reasons EXCEPT A. failing to pay current national dues B. failing to complete the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) C. failing to join an affiliate chapter D. violating ethical standards 106. Which of the following is true of an effective transliteration? A. It must be an exact one-to-one encoding of source language material in the target language form. B. It requires little or no process time C. It is predictable in form D. It may incorporate features of ASL that enhance intelligibility. 107. Which of the following is most valued in a low-context culture? A. Interdependence B. Individually C. Shared experience D. An intuitive approach to decision-making 108. Which of the following linguistic features is found in English but not in ASL? A. Relative clauses B. Subject-verb agreement C. Gender distinctions in the pronoun system D. Subject-verb-object word order 109. The use of a Deaf relay interpreter is most likely when the Deaf consumer A. uses a foreign sign language B. belongs to an ethnic group different from that of the hearing interpreter C. is involved in courtroom or other legal situation D. does not use ASL 110. “Qualified interpreter means an interpreter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary.” This statement is contained in A. the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) B. Public Law 94- 142 (Education for all Handicapped Children) C. Public Law 95-539 (The Court Interpreters Act) D. the ADA (Regulations) 111. Which of the following is most valued in a low-context culture? A. Interdependency B. Individuality C. Shared experience D. An intuitive approach to decision making. 112. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the role of the Certified Deaf Interpreter? A. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should function as a conduct to pass on exactly what is said by both deaf and hearing consumers. B. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should consider the needs of the deaf consumer first. C. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should consider the needs of the hearing consumer first. D. The Certified Deaf Interpreter should accommodate both deaf and hearing linguistic and cultural norms. 113. When interpreting for a live television program, the interpreter should A. sign slowly and fingerspell key words B. focus primarily on lighting and personal appearance C. offer to provide assistance regarding interpreter placement D. recommend that the program to be interpreted be prerecorded 114. Which of the following is always true of an effective English-to-sign interpretation? A. It is pure ASL rendition B. It adapts to audience preference C. It consists of conceptually accurate signing D. It uses minimal fingerspelling 115. To which of the following factors sign language transliterators generally give LEAST consideration? A. Linguistic Structure B. Regional dialects C. Variations in manual codes D. Register 116. Since Deaf people tend to share knowledge and experiences that may be unfamiliar to a hearing audience, the interpreter working from ASL to English would A. answer audience questions concerning culture-specific material B. present a meaningful interpretation of culture-specific material C. suggest to Deaf presenters that they explain culture-specific material D. encourage the audience to ask questions of the presenter about any culture-specific material that is not understood 117. Which of the following statements regarding Deaf culture and the deaf community is NOT true?  A. Interpreters are a part of the Deaf community but not necessarily members of the Deaf culture. B. A member of the core of the Deaf culture would be considered part of the Deaf community. C. The Deaf core culture and the deaf community share similar goals but not necessarily similar values and experiences. D. Hearing interpreters who are not CODAs can become members of the core Deaf culture by the process of acculturation. 118. If an interpreter accepts an assignment in another state and a different region, it is NOT appropriate to A. ascertain from the Deaf consumers what their regional signs are before the assignment. B. use only the accepted regional signs from the interpreter’s area C. incorporate any regional signs being fed to the interpreter during the process of interpreting. D. review regional signs with local interpreters from that region. 119. The process of transmitting information from a form of English-like signing to spoken English is known as A. transliteration B. cueing C. interpretation D. translation 120. When a message is rendered from English to ASL, the most accurate description of the communication process is A. consecutive interpreting B. simultaneous transliterating C. voice-to-sign transliterating D. voice-to-sign interpreting 121. Which of the following facts about a Deaf person would provide you with the LEAST information about how he or she is likely to sign? A. His or her educational experience B. Whether his or her parents are Deaf C. The hearing status of his or her children D. His or her level of involvement in the Deaf community 122. An English word that approximates the most common meaning of an ASL sign is known as  A. root B. cognate C. gloss D. synonym 123. Which of the following is LEAST indicative of register? A. Setting B. Subject matter C. Speaker’s attire D. Speaker’s accent 124. Which of the following is true of an effective transliteration? A. It must be an exact one-to-one encoding of source language material in the target language form. B. It requires little or no process time C. It is predictable in form D. It may incorporate features of ASL that enhance intelligibility 125. The process of rendering a message from written language to another written language is known as A. interpretation B. translation C. transcodifcation D. trans 126. An interpreter will be best prepared for interpreting a lecture by learning something about the A. goal of the speaker B. lecture environment C. audience language preference D. discourse structure 127. A Certified Deaf Interpreter has completed a challenging interpreting assignment. The CDI asks for feedback from a trusted colleague who is also a CDI. The CDI may do all of the following EXCEPT A. discuss the concepts/language specifics B. share specific facts C. present a parallel situation D. discuss a cultural conflict 128. The use of two languages or of two varieties of the same language is a community in which one has a higher status than the other is known as A. diglossia B. bilingualism C. lexical borrowing D. code switching 129. Which of the following has been shown to correlate most highly with the rate of occurance of interpretation miscues? A. Closure skills B. Concentration C. Process time D. Attention span 130. Deaf audience members leave a lecture understanding all of the facts given by the lecturer. Their impression of the lecturer is that she was ill-prepared and distant, when in fact she was highly prepared and genuinely warm. The interpreter erred in conveying which of the following elements of the presentation. A. Content B. Context C. Affect D. Meaning 131. Which of the following is the best cue that a Deaf audience has failed to comprehend a voice-to-sign interpretation? A. Head nodding B. Lack of facial expression C. Confused copying of a sign D. Yawning 132. Public Law 94- 142 mandates that, to the extent possible, Deaf children should be A. educated in residential schools B. educated in the least restrictive environment C. placed in classes with an interpreter D. placed in a mainstreamed environment 133. Which of the following is considered a universal form of communication? A. Mime  B. ASL C. PSE D. MCE 134. When people adjust their language and the way they talk based on whom they are speaking to, they are shifting A. register B. modality C. meaning D. intent 135. Historically, Deaf culture has been passed from one generation to another primarily at A. mainstreamed schools B. Gallaudet University C. Deaf clubs D. residential schools 136. If an interpreter accepts an assignment in another state and a different region, it is NOT appropriate to A. ascertain from the Deaf consumers what their regional signs are before the assignment B. use only the accepted regional signs from the interpreter’s area C. incorporate any regional signs being fed to the interpreter during the process of interpreting D. review regional signs with local interpreters from that region 137. The primary reason hearing people have difficulty becoming fluent in ASL is that A. ASL has become standardized only in recent years B. the use of ASL is restricted to residential schools and Deaf clubs C. ASL is not a written language D. it is difficult to gain sufficient exposure to Deaf people using ASL 138. Reasons for an African-American Deaf person using Southern Black signs include all of the following EXCEPT A. He or she is a member of an African-American Deaf club whose events are rarely attended by people who are not African-American B. He or she interacts mainly with other African-Americans who know Southern Black signs C. He or she attended a residential school that was segregated D. He or she attended a mainstreamed school with African-American instructors. 139. One protection available to interpreters from malpractice suits resulting from misinterpretations that cause harm is A. liability insurance B. team interpreting C. RID certification D. legal training 140. An interpreter will be best prepared for interpreting a lecture by learning something about the A. goal of the speaker B. lecture environment C. audience language preference D. discourse structure 141. Approximately what percentage of Deaf and hard-of-hearing children have hearing parents? A. less than 25% B. 25-35% C. 50-60% D. 85-95% 142. The use of two languages or of two varieties of the same language in a community in which one has a higher status than the other is known as A. diglossia B. bilingualism C. lexical borrowing D. code switching 143. At the end of a medical appointment, a Latino Deaf patient is given a card with the date “9/10/98” for the next scheduled appointment. The interpreter is aware that Latin countries usually write the date as “day/month/year” and this is different and may lead to confusion. The most appropriate way for the interpreter to handle this situation is to A. say nothing B. tell the hearing doctor about the Latin date notation C. tell the Deaf patient about American date notation D. sight translate the written information 144. The focus of the cultural/humanistic view of Deaf people is on the A. disadvantaged person B. person rather than the deafness  C. overall communication process D. effect of the disability 145. Which of the following is true regarding noun-verb pairs in ASL? A. The noun and verb are signed the same because the meaning is understood from the context of the message. B. The noun is signed using a smaller double movement C. The noun is generally spelled and the verb is signed D. Verbs are derived from gestures 146. One of the goals of conflict resolution is to A. increase sensitivity to similarity and common interests while minimizing differences. B. change participants attitudes toward one another and reduce the tendency to exploit other participants needs. C. distract participants from the conflict by assigning tasks that will keep them mentally occupied. D. emphasize the expectations of one of the conflicting parties while minimizing the expectations of the other party. 147. In interpreting complex concepts into ASL, which of the following is the most helpful? A. Visualization B. Clozure C. Predication D. Glossing 148. Which of the following general statements about interpreting is the most accurate? A. Interpretation involves competence in at least two languages. B. Source languages are almost always the interpreter’s weaker or second language. C. Target languages are almost always the interpreter’s weaker or second language. D. Target languages are spoken languages. 149. When called upon to work with a Deaf person with limited language competence, the interpreter should A. begin with a simultaneous interpretation B. prepare a disclaimer in case misunderstandings occur C. advise the Deaf consumer that he or she should use a Deaf intermediary interpreter D. have available an array of visual aids 150. At a small staff meeting where there is one Deaf employee, the Deaf employee signs that he has not completed a work assignment. The interpreter misses the negation and voices that the assignments has been completed. Upon realizing the error, the interpreter voices to the hearing staff that a mistake has been made and corrects the errors. A more appropriate way of handling the situation is to A. inform both the Deaf and hearing participants that an interpreter error was made and correct the error B. sign to the Deaf person that an interpreter error was made and let the Deaf person decide whether to correct it C. without drawing attention to the error, revoice the statement in its corrected form and continue interpreting D. explain to the meeting participants why negations are sometimes easy to miss in interpretation 151. A Certified Deaf Interpreter has been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the consumer asks you how s/he can use your services again, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. have him/her contact the hiring agency B. give him/her a card with your personal phone number C. ask him/her to contact the state RID chapter D. encourage him/her to call you directly 152. A Certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical setting. The Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the deaf couple. Which type of interpreting is being used? A. mirror interpreting B. team interpreting C. shadow interpreting D. deaf-blind interpreting 153. Which of the following situations is inappropriate according to RID’s Code of Ethics? A. declining an assignment for a funeral because of feelings of personal discomfort B. interpreting for an immediate family member in a legal setting C. accepting an assignment with a deaf consumer whom you know personally D. rejecting an assignment for a person you have previously worked with 154. The sign DEAF WORLD means A. culturally Deaf people B. bilingually and biculturally Deaf people  C. the same sign as DEAF CROWD D. the same sign as DEAF COMMUNITY 155. Which of the following is true regarding noun-verb pairs in ASL? A. The noun and verb are signed by the same because the meaning is understood from the context of the message B. The noun is signed using a smaller double movement C. The noun is generally spelled and the verb is signed D. Verbs are derived from gestures 156. When a Certified Deaf Interpreter interprets the Pledge of Allegiance, the register would MOST likely be A. informal B. frozen C. intimate D. consultative 157. Consecutive interpretation can be successfully used only when A. the situation is casual B. the situation is formal C. all parties agree to use this method D. a lecture is well-planned and rehearsed 158. Which one of the following statements best describes why processing time is important? A. It insures getting most of the pertinent information B. It screens out most of the irrelevant information C. It assures equivalency of messages D. It helps to reduce the number of errors committed 159. Often presenters may give their presentation at a rapid pace. To prepare for interpreting a speech or lecture, the Certified Deaf Interpreter should A. ask the presenter to slow down his/her delivery B. keep up with the rapid pace as best as he/she can C. ask the presenter to pause from time to time in the presentation D. explain to the consumers why they cannot keep up 160. A Certified Deaf Interpreter will be team interpreting for a foreign-born deaf person who has been in the U.S. for only two months. How would the CDI most likely characterize his or her teammate’s roles?  A. A cued speech transliterator B. A Certified Deaf Interpreter C. A tactile interpreter D. A communication ally 161. Which of the following should a Certified Deaf Interpreter LEAST depend upon to assess the consumer’s comprehension of the message? A. The consumer nods his/her head B. The consumer exhibits a blank facial expression C. The consumer exhibits a confused facial expression D. The consumer does not respond appropriately 162. A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it is appropriate to interject comments. The best way for the interpreter to address this concern is to A. establish ground rules for turn-taking and announce them to the group B. tell the Deaf consumer when it is his or her turn to speak C. consult with the deaf consumer to establish a plan to facilitate participation D. instruct the group about the process time involved in interpreting 163. When a team interpreters receives feedback from the consumer(s), they should A. analyze comments amongst themselves B. reject it as a conflict of interest C. inform the hiring agency immediately D. call another interpreter to discuss it 164. When interpreting for a deaf consumer applying for unemployment benefits, the appropriate register would be A. consultative B. casual C. formal D. intimate 165. To sociolinguists, the intimate register of discourse is characterized by A. reliance on information that is stated explicitly B. reliance on information that is left implicit C. the use of furtice glances to see who might be eavesdropping D. cupping the hand at the side of the mouth 166. The use of handshapes to represent manner and place of articulation in order to reduce ambiguities in speechreading is known as which of the following? A. Seeing Essential English B. Visible Speech C. The Rochester Method D. Cued Speech 167. In interpreting complex concepts into ASL, which of the following is the most helpful? A. Visualization B. Closure C. Predication D. Glossing 168. Which of the following linguistic features is found in English but not in ASL? A. Relative clauses B. Subject-verb agreement C. Gender distinctions in the pronoun system D. Subject-verb-object-word order 169. From a cultural perspective, the core Deaf Community is most appropriately thought of as a A. bilingual community B. disadvantaged and segregated group C. disabled group D. linguistic minority group 170. The setting in which it is LEAST likely that a Deaf person would be working as an interpreter is A. at an international conference on sign language research B. in settings where there are Deaf/Blind in the audience C. in a mainstream classroom D. in a courtroom 171. Most content adjustment that interpreters make are either linguistic or A. cultural B. spoken C. visual D. auditory 172. Mainstreaming became widespread in the U.S. primarily because of the  A. enactment of Civil Rights legislation B. passage of Public Law 94- 142. C. 1973 Rehabilitation Act D. American Disabilities Act 173. A major reason Deaf people value residential schools is that residential schools are where A. Deaf people experience the greatest academic challenge B. adult deaf role models exist in abundance C. people fully accept Deaf culture D. social identity and language competence are developed 174. The steps of the interpreting process are made in the following order: A. Analyze speaker message; discard the form of the message; search for message equivalence; compose a new utterance B. Analyze the speaker message; search for message equivalence; discard the form of the message; compose a new utterance C. Discard the form of the message; analyze the speaker message; search for a message equivalence; compose a new utterance D. Search for a message equivalence; discard the form of the message; compose a new utterance; analyze speaker message. 175. An interpreter is in a hospital to interpret for a child with injuries consistent with child abuse. On four other occasions, the interpreter has been in other hospitals while the same child was there for similar injuries but with different doctors. The interpreter should A. keep all information strictly confidential regardless of the circumstances B. subtly and gently question the family about possible child abuse C. ask the admittance staff to hire an interpreter who has no previous experience with the family D. contact the appropriate authorities 176. Consecutive interpretation can be successfully used only when A. the situation is casual B. the situation is formal C. all parties agree to use this method D. a lecture is well-planned and rehearsed 177. The process of rendering a message from one written language to another written language is known as A. Interpretation  B. Translation C. Transcodification D. Transliteration 178. To sociolinguists, the intimate register of discourse is characterized by A. reliance on information that is stated explicitly B. reliance on information that is left implicit C. the use of furtive glances to see who might be eavesdropping D. cupping of the hand at the side of that mouth 179. The use of hand shapes to represent manner and place of articulation in order to reduce ambiguities in speechreading is known as which of the following? A. Seeing Essential English B. Visible Speech C. The Rochester Method D. Cued Speech 180. A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it is appropriate to interject comments. The best way for the interpreter to address this concern is to A. establish ground rules for turn-taking and announce them to the group B. tell the Deaf consumer when it is his or her turn to speak C. consult with the deaf consumer to establish a plan to facilitate participation D. instruct the group about the process time involved in interpreting 181. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 include which of the following provisions? A. Employers in businesses with more than 50 employees cannot discriminate against the disabled. B. Qualified disabled individuals cannot be discriminated against by programs receiving federal funding. C. Employers must provide rehabilitation services to disable employees D. State governments must provide rehabilitation services to disabled job seekers. 182. The primary reason that a Deaf/Blind consumer would use a combination of communication methods is to A. ensure accuracy B. ensure that all visual information is received. C. avoid fatigue. D. expand the interpreter’s communication options. 183. The most effective way for interpreters to present complex material is to A. ask the speaker to simplify the information B. refer to a written copy of the material while interpreting C. ask the Deaf person at intervals whether he or she understands the information D. interpret in a more consecutive mode 184. Which of the following is true of an effective transliteration? A. It must be an exact one-to-one encoding of source language material in the target language form B. It requires little or no process time C. It is predictable in form D. It may incorporate features of ASL that enhance intelligibility 185. Which of the following organizations has the greatest interest in phone relay services? A. National Association of the Deaf B. Alexander Graham Bell Association C. National Technical Institute for the Deaf D. Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. 186. When an interpreter is subpoenaed as an expert witness in court, the interpreter’s area of expertise is A. cultural and linguistic implications of deafness B. sociological aspects of the Deaf community C. political implications of deafness D. communication issuers and cross-cultural mediation 187. According to Title IV (Telecommunications) of the ADA, telephone companies must provide Deaf individuals with A. both local and long distance relay services 24 hours a day B. all telecommunications devices that are available C. relay services at a low monthly charge D. interstate, but not intrastate, relay services 188. Which of the following is a type of signing that is similar to ASL? A. Linguistics of Visual English (L.O.V.E.) B. Gestural/Visual Vernacular C. Simultaneous Communication D. Pidgin Sign English 189. The most important way in which interpreting for people who are Deaf/Blind differs from interpreting for people who are Deaf is that with Deaf/Blind persons the interpreter A. does not need to limit choice of clothing B. needs to determine the consumer’s preferred mode of communication C. needs to de-emphasize facial expression D. needs to include actual visual information 190. The use of a Deaf relay interpreter is most likely when the Deaf consumer A. uses a foreign sign language B. belongs to an ethnic group different from that of the hearing interpreter C. is involved in courtroom or other legal situation D. does not use ASL 191. One of the key differences between interpreters and translators is that A. translators do not make as many semantic errors as do interpreters B. translators can work for considerably longer periods of time than can interpreters C. the source language message is “permanently available” to translators D. conference translators are usually paid by the page 192. Systems for manually representing English were developed primarily to A. substitute for the use of ASL B. better allow English speakers to converse with Deaf persons C. teach English to multi-handicapped children D. teach English to Deaf Chilldren 193. Simultaneous Interpretation or transliteration is most appropriate when A. there has been no time for rehearsal prior to the assignment B. the speaker has a prepared text C. the speaker talks at a very fast rate D. the interpreter and consumers are familiar with the subject 194. Which of the following is a community-based, non-profit organization that works specifically with African-American Deaf persons to advocate their rights? A. BDA B. RID-ITOC C. AARP D. AADB 195. At an Individual Educational Program (IEP) meeting, a Deaf student becomes upset with proposed goals and objectives that the team is suggesting for her. The Deaf student directs her anger at the interpreter. The psychological term for the student’s behavior to A. regression B. avoidance C. transference D. code switching 196. All of the following are methods commonly used for communication with Deaf/Blind people EXCEPT A. Tadoma Method B. Palm Writing C. Tactile fingerspelling and signing D. Cued speech 197. The insurance company formed by the Deaf community in 1901 is the A. National Fraternal Society of the Deaf B. Golden Hills Society C. National Society of the Deaf D. World Federation of the Deaf 198. One of the goals of conflict resolution is to A. increase sensitivity to similarity and common interests while minimizing differences B. change participants attitudes toward one another and reduce the tendency to exploit other participants needs C. distract participants from the conflict by assigning tasks that will keep them mentally occupied D. emphasize the expectations of one of the conflicting parties while minimizing the expectations of the other party. 199. RID Written Exam Practice Question A. It insures getting most of the pertinent information B. It screens out most of the irrelevant messages C. It assures equivalency of messages D. It helps to reduce the number of errors committed. 200. Which of the following most accurately distinguishes Translations from Interpretation? A. Translation involves the use of conceptually accurate sign choices, in English order with full sentences on the mouth, while interpretation involves the conversion of spoken English to American Sign Language. B. Translation involves the conversion of written text into a face-to-face from of the same language, while interpretation involves conversion of any text in one language into a face-to-face form of another language. C. Translation converts a written text in one language into another written text in another language, while interpretation converts a face-to-face text in one language into another face-to-face text in text in another language. D. Translation is the process of converting of a spoken language into a signed language or a signed language into a spoken language.