EIPA Knowledge Test Questions with
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
What is one major affect hearing loss has on a child early on? - Answer The inability to
acquire language that is age-appropriate.
T/F: As students grow and develop they become more independent, confident and their social
skills mature. An interpreter should have a good understanding of these important
developmental stages, when they develop and the effects they have on a child in order to adjust
their interpreting accordingly? - Answer True.
The main reason children who are Deaf do not have access to a language early in development
is: - Answer Because most Deaf children have hearing parents.
T/F: Between the ages of 6-11 a child develops their confidence (ability to achieve) or feelings of
inferiority (inability to achieve). Experiences at school, at home and with peer's can effect a
child's development in these areas? - Answer True.
T/F: The capability to work and cooperate with others is not as important for a child as their
factual knowledge that they acquire in school? - Answer False.
T/F: During adolescence students naturally demonstrate more initiative; interpreters should
increase the amount of support in order to guide the student during this confusing time of life. -
Answer False.
T/F: When responding to a student's inattentiveness, the interpreter should consider the
student's level of maturity. - Answer True.
T/F: Interpreters should be aware that students who have a weak sense of trust, autonomy, or
initiative may be unprepared for the challenges of adulthood. - Answer False.
T/F: Higher skilled interpreters are better equipped to work with older children since their
vocabulary and skills can better match the older student than the younger. - Answer False.
T/F: In order to understand a student's current level of functioning, interpreters should meet
with past interpreters and teachers to gain as much insight as possible from them? - Answer
False.
, Y/N: Is it healthy for a student to create a bond with professionals they work with? - Answer
Yes.
T/F: Adolescents may be more comfortable with same-gender interpreters? - Answer True.
Peer relationships can have a big effect on what two developments throughout the student's
school year? - Answer Social and cognitive.
During middle school students develop friendships that are dependent on a great deal of
communication. If a student does not have age-appropriate pragmatic skills, what may their
peers view them as? - Answer Socially awkward.
What is cognitive development? - Answer The understanding of concepts, and the ability to
think and reason.
What approach to cognitive development assumes that cognitive development is independent
from language development? - Answer Piagetian approach.
Why is socialization important? - Answer It is an important aspect of cognitive development.
T/F: It is important for interpreters to be skilled and be able to communicate concepts that are
simple or used often, however it is not necessary to have the burden of handling the more
complex task of communicating concepts that are new, abstract or difficult. - Answer False.
Cognitive organization helps students store and remember concepts. Providing students with
repetition allows them to see ___________ which helps them learn. - Answer Patterns,
parallels, comparisons, and similarities.
In terms of cognitive development, what causes a student to learn? - Answer When there is
a conflict between what a student thinks and new information they receive.
What is the definition of cognitive scheme? - Answer A cognitive structure that organizes
information, making sense of the experience.
What different levels of abstraction in terms of cognitive skills can teachers questions require? -
Answer Demonstration of knowledge; Comprehension; Application; Analysis; Synthesis and
Evaluation.
Name three good supports that can aid students learning new concepts? - Answer Practice,
repetition, and experience.
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
What is one major affect hearing loss has on a child early on? - Answer The inability to
acquire language that is age-appropriate.
T/F: As students grow and develop they become more independent, confident and their social
skills mature. An interpreter should have a good understanding of these important
developmental stages, when they develop and the effects they have on a child in order to adjust
their interpreting accordingly? - Answer True.
The main reason children who are Deaf do not have access to a language early in development
is: - Answer Because most Deaf children have hearing parents.
T/F: Between the ages of 6-11 a child develops their confidence (ability to achieve) or feelings of
inferiority (inability to achieve). Experiences at school, at home and with peer's can effect a
child's development in these areas? - Answer True.
T/F: The capability to work and cooperate with others is not as important for a child as their
factual knowledge that they acquire in school? - Answer False.
T/F: During adolescence students naturally demonstrate more initiative; interpreters should
increase the amount of support in order to guide the student during this confusing time of life. -
Answer False.
T/F: When responding to a student's inattentiveness, the interpreter should consider the
student's level of maturity. - Answer True.
T/F: Interpreters should be aware that students who have a weak sense of trust, autonomy, or
initiative may be unprepared for the challenges of adulthood. - Answer False.
T/F: Higher skilled interpreters are better equipped to work with older children since their
vocabulary and skills can better match the older student than the younger. - Answer False.
T/F: In order to understand a student's current level of functioning, interpreters should meet
with past interpreters and teachers to gain as much insight as possible from them? - Answer
False.
, Y/N: Is it healthy for a student to create a bond with professionals they work with? - Answer
Yes.
T/F: Adolescents may be more comfortable with same-gender interpreters? - Answer True.
Peer relationships can have a big effect on what two developments throughout the student's
school year? - Answer Social and cognitive.
During middle school students develop friendships that are dependent on a great deal of
communication. If a student does not have age-appropriate pragmatic skills, what may their
peers view them as? - Answer Socially awkward.
What is cognitive development? - Answer The understanding of concepts, and the ability to
think and reason.
What approach to cognitive development assumes that cognitive development is independent
from language development? - Answer Piagetian approach.
Why is socialization important? - Answer It is an important aspect of cognitive development.
T/F: It is important for interpreters to be skilled and be able to communicate concepts that are
simple or used often, however it is not necessary to have the burden of handling the more
complex task of communicating concepts that are new, abstract or difficult. - Answer False.
Cognitive organization helps students store and remember concepts. Providing students with
repetition allows them to see ___________ which helps them learn. - Answer Patterns,
parallels, comparisons, and similarities.
In terms of cognitive development, what causes a student to learn? - Answer When there is
a conflict between what a student thinks and new information they receive.
What is the definition of cognitive scheme? - Answer A cognitive structure that organizes
information, making sense of the experience.
What different levels of abstraction in terms of cognitive skills can teachers questions require? -
Answer Demonstration of knowledge; Comprehension; Application; Analysis; Synthesis and
Evaluation.
Name three good supports that can aid students learning new concepts? - Answer Practice,
repetition, and experience.
