NIC KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS | 2026
| ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following certificates is STILL offered?
Select one:
a. Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC)
b. Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
c. Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)
d. Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC) - Answers -Certified Deaf Interpreter
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 - Answers -Helper
Discourse Analysis is:
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 - Answers -A field which
studies human communicative interaction
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 - Answers -Topic Comment
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 - Answers -a
classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened
,The common language of the Black Deaf Community is
Select one:
a. Black English
b. ASL
c. Signed English
d. Standard English - Answers -ASL
Under the RID certification maintenance program, certified interpreters must complete
an average of ___ hours of continuing education per year (0.1 CEU equals one hour)
Select one:
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40 - Answers -20
Deaf members of ethnic minorities in the United States have historically
Select one:
a. Been treated well by white Deaf people
b. Been subject to the same kinds of discrimination as non-Deaf minorities
c. Had their own separate signed languages instead of ASL
d. Never been fully integrated into schools for the Deaf - Answers -Been subject to the
same kinds of discrimination as non-Deaf minorities
Which of the following is NOT one of the five parameters of a sign?
Select one:
a. Location
b. Movement
c. Handshape
d. Morpheme - Answers -Morpheme
When an interpreter figures out what she missed in the speaker's utterance, she is
using
Select one:
a. Prediction
b. Logic
c. Cloze skills
d. Intuition - Answers -Cloze skills
The term used in linguistics to refer to elements of a language that convey mood, style,
emphasis, contrast, focus, and emotion is:
Select one:
a. Semantics
b. Dialect
c. Prosody
d. Grammar - Answers -prosody
,In processing models, the term deverbalization refers to:
Select one:
a. Comprehension of the source message
b. Formulation of the target message
c. Monitoring the process
d. Discarding the source language - Answers -Discarding the source language
RID was established in 1964 with the following goals, except:
Select one:
a. Publishing a registry of interpreters
b. Keeping non-native signers out of the profession
c. Investigating evaluation and certification systems
d. Informing the public about interpreting services - Answers -Keeping non-native
signers out of the profession
Deaf-Blind people have used which method of communication LEAST?
Select one:
a. Tactile signing
b. Close-range signing
c. The Tadoma method
d. Print-on-palm - Answers -The Tadoma method
Each of the following is an actual American Deaf organization, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. National Asian Deaf Congress
b. Deaf Women United
c. Association of Late-Deafened Adults
d. American Deaf-Mute Society - Answers -American Deaf-Mute Society Correct
All of the following are important for transliteration, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Clear and consistent mouthing
b. Classifiers and ASL grammar
c. Supplementary fingerspelling
d. Eye gaze and use of space - Answers -Classifiers and ASL grammar
Which of the following should an interpreter consider MOST when deciding whether to
accept an assignment?
Select one:
a. Whether or not the deaf person is pleasant
b. Whether or not the assignment sounds like fun
c. Whether or not there is someone who might do a better job
d. Whether or not the interpreter can get there on time - Answers -Whether or not the
interpreter can get there on time
, Which form of interpreting should be used in a medical appointment with a recent
immigrant?
Select one:
a. Consecutive
b. Simultaneous
c. Transliteration
d. Tactile - Answers -Consecutive
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why a triangle configuration is ideal
among a deaf consumer and the two interpreters in a classroom or auditorium?
Select one:
a. So the interpreters can see each other
b. So the hearing speaker can see both interpreters
c. So the deaf consumer can see both interpreters
d. So the "on" interpreter can see both the deaf consumer and the other interpreter -
Answers -So the hearing speaker can see both interpreters
When a team of interpreters is voicing for a deaf presenter, they should:
Select one:
a. Make sure they can see each other
b. Make sure the deaf presenter can see both of them
c. Make sure they are seated very closely together
d. Make sure the audience can see them well - Answers -Make sure they are seated
very closely together
All of the following are true about Deaf-Blind interpreting, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Hearing interpreters often work with deaf interpreters
b. It is more tiring for interpreters and consumers than sighted interpreting
c. It is always done using tactile signing
d. It may require a large number of interpreters - Answers -It is always done using
tactile signing
A term an interpreter could use when explaining the challenges of interpreting for a deaf
person with minimal language skills:
Select one:
a. Language-challenged
b. Mentally impaired
c. Language-delayed
d. Idiosyncratic - Answers -Idiosyncratic
An interpreter doing voice-to-sign interpreting does not typically need to convey the
hearing speaker's:
Select one:
a. Dialect
b. Style
| ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following certificates is STILL offered?
Select one:
a. Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC)
b. Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
c. Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)
d. Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC) - Answers -Certified Deaf Interpreter
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 - Answers -Helper
Discourse Analysis is:
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 - Answers -A field which
studies human communicative interaction
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 - Answers -Topic Comment
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 - Answers -a
classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened
,The common language of the Black Deaf Community is
Select one:
a. Black English
b. ASL
c. Signed English
d. Standard English - Answers -ASL
Under the RID certification maintenance program, certified interpreters must complete
an average of ___ hours of continuing education per year (0.1 CEU equals one hour)
Select one:
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40 - Answers -20
Deaf members of ethnic minorities in the United States have historically
Select one:
a. Been treated well by white Deaf people
b. Been subject to the same kinds of discrimination as non-Deaf minorities
c. Had their own separate signed languages instead of ASL
d. Never been fully integrated into schools for the Deaf - Answers -Been subject to the
same kinds of discrimination as non-Deaf minorities
Which of the following is NOT one of the five parameters of a sign?
Select one:
a. Location
b. Movement
c. Handshape
d. Morpheme - Answers -Morpheme
When an interpreter figures out what she missed in the speaker's utterance, she is
using
Select one:
a. Prediction
b. Logic
c. Cloze skills
d. Intuition - Answers -Cloze skills
The term used in linguistics to refer to elements of a language that convey mood, style,
emphasis, contrast, focus, and emotion is:
Select one:
a. Semantics
b. Dialect
c. Prosody
d. Grammar - Answers -prosody
,In processing models, the term deverbalization refers to:
Select one:
a. Comprehension of the source message
b. Formulation of the target message
c. Monitoring the process
d. Discarding the source language - Answers -Discarding the source language
RID was established in 1964 with the following goals, except:
Select one:
a. Publishing a registry of interpreters
b. Keeping non-native signers out of the profession
c. Investigating evaluation and certification systems
d. Informing the public about interpreting services - Answers -Keeping non-native
signers out of the profession
Deaf-Blind people have used which method of communication LEAST?
Select one:
a. Tactile signing
b. Close-range signing
c. The Tadoma method
d. Print-on-palm - Answers -The Tadoma method
Each of the following is an actual American Deaf organization, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. National Asian Deaf Congress
b. Deaf Women United
c. Association of Late-Deafened Adults
d. American Deaf-Mute Society - Answers -American Deaf-Mute Society Correct
All of the following are important for transliteration, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Clear and consistent mouthing
b. Classifiers and ASL grammar
c. Supplementary fingerspelling
d. Eye gaze and use of space - Answers -Classifiers and ASL grammar
Which of the following should an interpreter consider MOST when deciding whether to
accept an assignment?
Select one:
a. Whether or not the deaf person is pleasant
b. Whether or not the assignment sounds like fun
c. Whether or not there is someone who might do a better job
d. Whether or not the interpreter can get there on time - Answers -Whether or not the
interpreter can get there on time
, Which form of interpreting should be used in a medical appointment with a recent
immigrant?
Select one:
a. Consecutive
b. Simultaneous
c. Transliteration
d. Tactile - Answers -Consecutive
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why a triangle configuration is ideal
among a deaf consumer and the two interpreters in a classroom or auditorium?
Select one:
a. So the interpreters can see each other
b. So the hearing speaker can see both interpreters
c. So the deaf consumer can see both interpreters
d. So the "on" interpreter can see both the deaf consumer and the other interpreter -
Answers -So the hearing speaker can see both interpreters
When a team of interpreters is voicing for a deaf presenter, they should:
Select one:
a. Make sure they can see each other
b. Make sure the deaf presenter can see both of them
c. Make sure they are seated very closely together
d. Make sure the audience can see them well - Answers -Make sure they are seated
very closely together
All of the following are true about Deaf-Blind interpreting, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Hearing interpreters often work with deaf interpreters
b. It is more tiring for interpreters and consumers than sighted interpreting
c. It is always done using tactile signing
d. It may require a large number of interpreters - Answers -It is always done using
tactile signing
A term an interpreter could use when explaining the challenges of interpreting for a deaf
person with minimal language skills:
Select one:
a. Language-challenged
b. Mentally impaired
c. Language-delayed
d. Idiosyncratic - Answers -Idiosyncratic
An interpreter doing voice-to-sign interpreting does not typically need to convey the
hearing speaker's:
Select one:
a. Dialect
b. Style
