RID SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS | 2026 |
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which feature is found in ASL but not in English? - Answers -Object-verb agreement
From a cultural perspective, what is the core Deaf community most appropriately
thought of as? - Answers -A linguistic minority group.
Which setting is LEAST likely that a Deaf person would be working as an interpreter? -
Answers -In a mainstream classroom.
What are most of the content adjustments that interpreters make? - Answers -Linguistic
or cultural.
Why did mainstreaming become widespread in the U.S.? - Answers -Primarily because
of the passage of Public Law 94-142.
True or False: Hearing interpreters who are not CODAs can become members of the
core Deaf culture by the process of acculturation. - Answers -False
When people adjust their language and the way they talk based on whom they are
speaking to, what are they shifting? - Answers -Register.
What is the one protection available to interpreters from malpractice suits that result
from misinterpretations that cause harm? - Answers -Liability insurance.
If an interpreter accepts an assignment in another state and a different region, what is
NOT appropriate to do? - Answers -Use only the accepted regional signs from the
interpreter's area.
What is the process of transmitting information from a sign of English-like signing to
spoken English called? - Answers -Transliteration.
What is not included in the theory of interpretation as cultural and linguistic mediation? -
Answers -Providing Deaf people with adequate language models.
Which organization has as its main objective the providing of information about hearing
loss, communication, assistive listening devices, and communication strategies for oral
Deaf persons? - Answers -SHHH
What is NOT a dynamic of hearing/Deaf cross-cultural interactions? - Answers -
Acoustically-oriented/silence-oriented
, What is easier for most spoken languages interpreters to interpret from? - Answers -
From their B language into their A language.
What is the term that refers to philosophies underlying the education of Deaf and hard-
of-hearing students that support communication in any way possible? - Answers -Total
communication
What is the primary reason hearing people have difficulty becoming fluent in ASL? -
Answers -It is difficult to gain sufficient exposure to Deaf people using ASL.
What reason would an African-American Deaf person not use Southern Black signs? -
Answers -He or she attended a mainstreamed school with African-American instructors.
Which of the following is most valued in a low-context culture? - Answers -Individuality
Historically, how has Deaf culture been passed from one generation to another? -
Answers -Primarily at residential schools.
What is considered a universal form of communication? - Answers -Mime
What is the best cue that a Deaf audience has failed to comprehend a voice-to-sign
interpretation? - Answers -Confused copying of a sign
What does Public Law 94-142 mandate? - Answers -To the extent possible, Deaf
children should be educated in the least restrictive environment.
What has been shown to correlate most highly with the rate of occurrence of
interpretation miscues? - Answers -Processing time
Deaf audience members leave a lecture understanding all of the facts given by the
lecturer. Their impression is that she was ill-prepared and distant, when in fact she was
highly prepared and genuinely warm. The interpreter erred in conveying what element
of the presentation? - Answers -Affect
What is the major reason Deaf people value residential schools? - Answers -
Residential schools are where social identity and language competence are developed.
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 was there for similar injuries but with different doctors. What should the
interpreter do? - Answers -Contact the appropriate authorities.
When is simultaneous interpretation or transliteration most approprate for? - Answers -
When the interpreter and consumers are familiar with the subject.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which feature is found in ASL but not in English? - Answers -Object-verb agreement
From a cultural perspective, what is the core Deaf community most appropriately
thought of as? - Answers -A linguistic minority group.
Which setting is LEAST likely that a Deaf person would be working as an interpreter? -
Answers -In a mainstream classroom.
What are most of the content adjustments that interpreters make? - Answers -Linguistic
or cultural.
Why did mainstreaming become widespread in the U.S.? - Answers -Primarily because
of the passage of Public Law 94-142.
True or False: Hearing interpreters who are not CODAs can become members of the
core Deaf culture by the process of acculturation. - Answers -False
When people adjust their language and the way they talk based on whom they are
speaking to, what are they shifting? - Answers -Register.
What is the one protection available to interpreters from malpractice suits that result
from misinterpretations that cause harm? - Answers -Liability insurance.
If an interpreter accepts an assignment in another state and a different region, what is
NOT appropriate to do? - Answers -Use only the accepted regional signs from the
interpreter's area.
What is the process of transmitting information from a sign of English-like signing to
spoken English called? - Answers -Transliteration.
What is not included in the theory of interpretation as cultural and linguistic mediation? -
Answers -Providing Deaf people with adequate language models.
Which organization has as its main objective the providing of information about hearing
loss, communication, assistive listening devices, and communication strategies for oral
Deaf persons? - Answers -SHHH
What is NOT a dynamic of hearing/Deaf cross-cultural interactions? - Answers -
Acoustically-oriented/silence-oriented
, What is easier for most spoken languages interpreters to interpret from? - Answers -
From their B language into their A language.
What is the term that refers to philosophies underlying the education of Deaf and hard-
of-hearing students that support communication in any way possible? - Answers -Total
communication
What is the primary reason hearing people have difficulty becoming fluent in ASL? -
Answers -It is difficult to gain sufficient exposure to Deaf people using ASL.
What reason would an African-American Deaf person not use Southern Black signs? -
Answers -He or she attended a mainstreamed school with African-American instructors.
Which of the following is most valued in a low-context culture? - Answers -Individuality
Historically, how has Deaf culture been passed from one generation to another? -
Answers -Primarily at residential schools.
What is considered a universal form of communication? - Answers -Mime
What is the best cue that a Deaf audience has failed to comprehend a voice-to-sign
interpretation? - Answers -Confused copying of a sign
What does Public Law 94-142 mandate? - Answers -To the extent possible, Deaf
children should be educated in the least restrictive environment.
What has been shown to correlate most highly with the rate of occurrence of
interpretation miscues? - Answers -Processing time
Deaf audience members leave a lecture understanding all of the facts given by the
lecturer. Their impression is that she was ill-prepared and distant, when in fact she was
highly prepared and genuinely warm. The interpreter erred in conveying what element
of the presentation? - Answers -Affect
What is the major reason Deaf people value residential schools? - Answers -
Residential schools are where social identity and language competence are developed.
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 was there for similar injuries but with different doctors. What should the
interpreter do? - Answers -Contact the appropriate authorities.
When is simultaneous interpretation or transliteration most approprate for? - Answers -
When the interpreter and consumers are familiar with the subject.
