Questions 26 - 30
26. An interpreter is in a hospital to interpret for a child with injuries consistent with child abuse. On 4 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
D. Contact the appropriate authorities
31. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 includes 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 disabled employees
D. State governments must provide rehabilitation services to disabled job seekers.
B. Qualified disabled individuals cannot be discriminated against by programs receiving federal funding
36. 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 a courtroom or other legal situation
D. does not use ASL
A. uses a foreign sign language
41. Which of the following general statements about interpretation is the most accurate?
A. Interpretation involves competence in a least 2 languages
B. Source languages are almost always the interpreter's weaker or second languages
C. Target languages are almost always the interpreter's weaker or second languages
D. Target languages are spoken languages.
A. Interpretation involves competence in a least 2 languages
46. 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
B. translation
27. 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
D. The interpreter and consumers are familiar with the subject
32. 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
B. Gestural/Visual Vernacular
37. 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.
D. It may incorporate features of ASL that enhance intelligibility.
42. 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
C. avoid fatigue
47. 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
C. all parties agree to use this method
28. 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 children
D. teach English to Deaf children
33. 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.
C. come from more than one angle.
38. When interpreting for a live television program, the interpreter should
A. sign slowly and fingerspell key words
B. focus primarily on lighting and peresonal appearance
C. offer to provide assistance regarding interpreter placement
D. recommend that the program to be interpreted be prerecorded
C. offer to provide assistance regarding interpreter placement
43. A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know then 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
C. consult with the Deaf consumer to establish a plan to facilitate participation
48. At a small staff meeting where there is one Deaf employee, teh Deaf employee signs that he has not completed a work assignment. The interpreter misses the negation and voices that the assignment has been completed. Upon realizing the error, the interpreter voices to the hearing staff that a mistake has been made and corrects the error. 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, re-voice the statement in its corrected form and continue interpreting
D. explain to the meeting participants why negations are sometimes easy to miss in interpretation
A. inform both the Deaf and hearing participants that an interpreter error was made and correct the error
29. 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 considerable 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
C. the source language message is "permanently available" to translators
34. 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 issues and cross-cultural mediation
D. communication issues and cross-cultural mediation
39. 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
D. interpret in a more consecutive mode.
44. 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
D. Cued Speech
49. 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.
B. The noun is signed using a smaller double movement.
30. 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
D. needs to include actual visual information
35. 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.
D. Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
40. 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
C. inform the two hearing persons that the interpreter cannot hear the speaker
45. To sociolinguists, the intimate register of discourse is characterized by
A. reliance on information that is sated 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 the mouth
B. reliance on information that is left implicit
50. 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
D. have available an array of visual aids