NIC Knowledge Practice Test | Expert
Verified Actual Questions & Answers
for Guaranteed Pass | Newest Update,
2026-2027.
Description
This CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam (formerly NIC Knowledge) is a
computer-based, 220+ question test evaluating ASL/English
interpreters' knowledge of ethical decision-making, interpreting
theories, cultural responsiveness, and professional practices. It includes
multiple-choice questions
Key Content Areas:
Applying the RID-NAD Code of Professional Conduct (CPC).
Interpreting situations, logistics, and purpose.
Cultural competence and responsiveness.
Discourse analysis, register, and linguistic equivalence.
Quiz_________________?
Which of the following certificates is STILL offered?
Select one:
1
, a. Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC)
b. Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
c. Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)
d. Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC) -
Answer
Certified Deaf Interpreter
Quiz_________________?
Which philosophical frame encompasses the belief that Deaf people are
incapable of fully understanding or participating in the world around
them?
Select one:
a. Language facilitation
b. Helper Correct
c. Conduit or machine
d. Bilingual-bicultural -
Answer
Helper
Quiz_________________?
Discourse Analysis is:
2
, Select one:
a. A field which analyzes formal texts
b. An analysis of foreign languages
c. A term for describing how writing is perceived
d. A field which studies human communicative interaction -
Answer
A field which studies human communicative interaction
Quiz_________________?
ASL most commonly employs a _________ sentence structure,
whereas English uses a subject-predicate format
Select one:
a. Predicate-verb
b. Topic-comment
c. Hold-movement-hold
d. Object-verb-subject -
Answer
Topic Comment
Quiz_________________?
3
, In which of the following settings would an interpreter be MOST likely
to use transliteration?
Select one:
a. A medical appointment with a recent deaf immigrant
b. A classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened
c. A job interview with a graduate of a residential school
d. A prison interview between an illiterate suspect and his attorney -
Answer
a classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened
Quiz_________________?
The common language of the Black Deaf Community is
Select one:
a. Black English
b. ASL
c. Signed English
d. Standard English -
Answer
ASL
Quiz_________________?
4
Verified Actual Questions & Answers
for Guaranteed Pass | Newest Update,
2026-2027.
Description
This CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam (formerly NIC Knowledge) is a
computer-based, 220+ question test evaluating ASL/English
interpreters' knowledge of ethical decision-making, interpreting
theories, cultural responsiveness, and professional practices. It includes
multiple-choice questions
Key Content Areas:
Applying the RID-NAD Code of Professional Conduct (CPC).
Interpreting situations, logistics, and purpose.
Cultural competence and responsiveness.
Discourse analysis, register, and linguistic equivalence.
Quiz_________________?
Which of the following certificates is STILL offered?
Select one:
1
, a. Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC)
b. Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
c. Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)
d. Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC) -
Answer
Certified Deaf Interpreter
Quiz_________________?
Which philosophical frame encompasses the belief that Deaf people are
incapable of fully understanding or participating in the world around
them?
Select one:
a. Language facilitation
b. Helper Correct
c. Conduit or machine
d. Bilingual-bicultural -
Answer
Helper
Quiz_________________?
Discourse Analysis is:
2
, Select one:
a. A field which analyzes formal texts
b. An analysis of foreign languages
c. A term for describing how writing is perceived
d. A field which studies human communicative interaction -
Answer
A field which studies human communicative interaction
Quiz_________________?
ASL most commonly employs a _________ sentence structure,
whereas English uses a subject-predicate format
Select one:
a. Predicate-verb
b. Topic-comment
c. Hold-movement-hold
d. Object-verb-subject -
Answer
Topic Comment
Quiz_________________?
3
, In which of the following settings would an interpreter be MOST likely
to use transliteration?
Select one:
a. A medical appointment with a recent deaf immigrant
b. A classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened
c. A job interview with a graduate of a residential school
d. A prison interview between an illiterate suspect and his attorney -
Answer
a classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened
Quiz_________________?
The common language of the Black Deaf Community is
Select one:
a. Black English
b. ASL
c. Signed English
d. Standard English -
Answer
ASL
Quiz_________________?
4
