General NIC Knowledge
How long do you have for the Knowledge Exam and how many questions are given?
What is 3 hours and 150 questions
"During an interpretation for a large audience, the light 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
How many vignettes are in the Interview Exam?
What is 2 vignettes.
How many vignettes are in the Performance Exam?
What is 5 vignettes.
In order to maintain certification what are the three requirements?
1) Maintain current RID membership
2) Meet the CEUs requirement
3) Follow the RID Code of Professional Conduct
What is the total length of time that it takes to complete the NIC Interview and the Performance exam?
What is a total of 60 minutes
"Which of the following is always true of an effective English-to-ASL interpretation?"
A) It is a pure ASL rendition
B) It consists of conceptually accurate signing
C) It uses minimal fingerspelling
D) It adapts to audience preference
What is "it adapts to audience preference".
What does the ethical "interview" vignettes assess?
What is the ability to evaluate ethical situations and apply the RID Code of Professional Conduct.
What is the time frame for receiving a score report?
What is an estimation of 90 days post the exam date (you will receive an email letting you know when you can download your report).
What are activities for which CEUs will not be awarded?
What is board/committee activities, meetings of the association, and professional service delivery, such as interpreting.
How are the NIC Interview and Performance Exams scored?
What is pass or fail. Failing candidates will not be advised of the scores earned but they will receive feedback from raters (areas in which to improve).
"According to RID, a certified interpreter can lose certification for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:"
A) Failing to pay current national dues
B) Failing to complete the Certification Maintenance Program
C) Failing to join an affiliate chapter
D) Violating ethical standards
What is "failing to join an affiliate chapter".
I'm a staff interpreter at a community college and have just finished interpreting a sociology class final exam. A good friend of mine has the same final later today, and she begs me to tell her some of the questions I remember on the test. Is it appropriate for the interpreter to share knowledge about the exam? Support your decision with the CPC.
What is unethical.
CPC-3.4 Comply with established workplace codes of conduct, notify appropriate personnel if there is a conflict with this Code of Professional Conduct, and actively seek resolution where warranted.
What are ways in which a candidate can be dismissed from the testing site?
What is being disrespectful, identity theft, using aids, tampering with equipment, and giving or receiving assistance of any kind.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
After the class and test has been completed, who will we continue to stalk?
Who is KATIE FITZPATRICK!!!
How much does the Knowledge Exam cost? How much does the Interview and Performance Exam cost?
What is $325 (for RID Members) and $425 (for Non-Members). What is $410 (for RID Members) and $510 (for Non-Members).
"Approximately what percentage of Deaf and hard of hearing children have hearing parents?"
A) Less than 25%
B) 25% to 45%
C) 55% to 75%
D) 85% to 95%
What is "85% to 95%"
It's been one of those days. My 8-year-old daughter decided to cut her own hair this morning, just in time for school pictures. Then I knocked over a pitcher of grape juice, so I not only had to scrub the floor, I had to change clothes. After all that, I am running late, and I ended up with a $150 speeding ticket. I gave the officer a piece of my mind, though. I finally get to my interpreting assignment in traffic court, and the officer called to the stand is the same one who just gave me a ticket. Is it appropriate for the interpreter to remain on the assignment? Support your decision with the CPC.
What is ethical.
CPC-3.5 Conduct and present themselves in an unobtrusive manner.
What does the interpreting "performance" vignettes assess?
What is skills in performing spoken English-to-ASL and ASL-to-spoken English interpreting.
How to earn RID CEUs?
1) Academic Coursework
2) Independent Study
3) Sponsor Initiated Activities
4) Participant Initiated NON-RID Activities (PINRA)
What is the most important thing to bring to the testing site?
What is your 'Token'.
"When you register and pay for your exam, the CASLI Exam System will email you with your uniquely assigned token connecting your name and RID Member Number with you to the test site. Failure to do so will result in forfeiting your exam and registration fees"
"While working, an interpreter is asked by on 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
What is the "conduit model".
A certified interpreter who is married to a deaf man did some interpreting for him before they were married. Now he is back in college for a second degree, and he has requested his wife to be one of his interpreters for all his classes. Is it appropriate for her to interpret his classes? Support your decision with the CPC.
What is unethical.
CPC-3.3 Avoid performing dual or conflicting roles in interdisciplinary or other settings.
In what circumstances can a candidate apply for an appeal?
What is test administrator error, equipment malfunction, damaged exam materials, and unavoidable catastrophic events.
What does CMP stand for? And why is it important for RID to have?
1) It stands for Certification Maintenance Program
2) It helps RID to be aware that practitioners maintain their skill levels and keep up with developments in the interpreting field. As well as, assuring consumers that certified interpreters provide quality interpreting services.