RID CERT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 2026|
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
You have been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the
consumer asks you how they can use your services again, the interpreter should - -
Answers -Have the consumer contact the hiring agency directly
Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like
signing when the hearing interpreter - Answers -Has trouble understanding the CDI
You have just completed a challenging interpreting assignment. You ask for feedback
from a trusted colleague who is also an interpreter you may do all of the following
except - Answers -Share specific facts
A certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical
setting. The Certified Deaf Interpeter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the
Deaf couple. Which type of interpreting is being used? - Answers -Team interpreting
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 there for similar injuries with different doctors. What should the interpreter
do? - Answers -Contact appropriate authorities
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 interpreters
ability to continue. What is the most appropriate action for the interpreter? - Answers -
Inform the speaker that the interpreter cannot hear what the speaker is saying
A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it
is appropriate to interject comments. What is the best way for the interpreter to address
this concern? - Answers -Consult with the Deaf consumer and establish a plan to
facilitate participation
Consectuive interpretation can be successfully used only when - Answers -All parties
agree to use this method
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 missed 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. What is
a more appropriate way of handling this situation? - Answers -Inform both the Deaf and
hearing participants that an interpreter error was made and correct the error
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
You have been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the
consumer asks you how they can use your services again, the interpreter should - -
Answers -Have the consumer contact the hiring agency directly
Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like
signing when the hearing interpreter - Answers -Has trouble understanding the CDI
You have just completed a challenging interpreting assignment. You ask for feedback
from a trusted colleague who is also an interpreter you may do all of the following
except - Answers -Share specific facts
A certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical
setting. The Certified Deaf Interpeter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the
Deaf couple. Which type of interpreting is being used? - Answers -Team interpreting
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 there for similar injuries with different doctors. What should the interpreter
do? - Answers -Contact appropriate authorities
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 interpreters
ability to continue. What is the most appropriate action for the interpreter? - Answers -
Inform the speaker that the interpreter cannot hear what the speaker is saying
A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it
is appropriate to interject comments. What is the best way for the interpreter to address
this concern? - Answers -Consult with the Deaf consumer and establish a plan to
facilitate participation
Consectuive interpretation can be successfully used only when - Answers -All parties
agree to use this method
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 missed 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. What is
a more appropriate way of handling this situation? - Answers -Inform both the Deaf and
hearing participants that an interpreter error was made and correct the error
