EIPA Test Questions and All Correct
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Hearing impaired - Answer Disliked term by the Deaf community because it implies, they are
broken and need to be fixed rather than simply being deaf
Perspective of Deaf adults - Answer Linguistic minority, and not handicapped
Deaf perspective of Cochlear Implants - Answer Deaf individuals need to be fixed and
become hearing
Learning about other deaf and hard of hearing individuals - Answer All deaf and hard of
hearing students should learn about other deaf and hard of hearing people and Deaf culture to
develop identity as a member of a minority population
Culture change - Answer Represent and integrate new experiences of members
Occurs as the needs and interests of members change
Cultural identity - Answer Related to self esteem and self awareness; serves as a resource for
decision making
Culture - Answer Total sum of attainments of a community of people, including shared
language, social norms, art forms, literature, beliefs, customs, traditions, etc.
Closed captioning - Answer A student can read the captions and watch the video
Literacy will affect accessibility.
Watching a program and reading captions is more difficult than listening and watching
JNAD - Answer Junior National Association of the Deaf
Deaf youth organization
Sponsors an annual conference for Deaf and HOH adolescents
, Appropriate attention getting strategies of the deaf - Answer Gently tapping someone,
waving a hand, or tapping a table
Inappropriate attention getting strategies - Answer Grabbing a person's chin, kicking, tapping
too hard
Name signs - Answer Conventions for developing name signs, including the fact that signs
are not typically based on a physical characteristics or personality traits
Deaf adults as resources - Answer Information about sign language, social opportunities,
identity, and strategies for being a successful deaf or hard of hearing adult
Diversity and deafness - Answer Deaf students from diverse cultures should learn about
diverse cultures and their culture in order to develop an identity as a deaf person of color
Interpreters and diverse deaf students - Answer Interpreters who work with students from
diverse cultures need strategies for dealing with intercultural and intracultural conflicts
Interpreters need to develop multicultural competencies so they can understand the
implications of acculturation, enculturation, and assimilation processes for individual and
cultural groups
Multicultural/multi lingual sign language interpreter - Answer An interpreter that possesses
the required cultural and linguistic competencies including the sensitivity, knowledge,
background, interpreting skills and/or language(s) necessary to provide equal communication
and cultural access, Both in content and affect, receptively and expressively, forgiven consumer
and situation
Linguistics - Answer The systematic study of language
Language - Answer A rule-governed system composed of symbols that is shared by a group
of people
A rule-governed system, including spoken and signed languages
Function, form, and use are the three dimensions of language.
Discourse - Answer Communication, in print or though the air
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Hearing impaired - Answer Disliked term by the Deaf community because it implies, they are
broken and need to be fixed rather than simply being deaf
Perspective of Deaf adults - Answer Linguistic minority, and not handicapped
Deaf perspective of Cochlear Implants - Answer Deaf individuals need to be fixed and
become hearing
Learning about other deaf and hard of hearing individuals - Answer All deaf and hard of
hearing students should learn about other deaf and hard of hearing people and Deaf culture to
develop identity as a member of a minority population
Culture change - Answer Represent and integrate new experiences of members
Occurs as the needs and interests of members change
Cultural identity - Answer Related to self esteem and self awareness; serves as a resource for
decision making
Culture - Answer Total sum of attainments of a community of people, including shared
language, social norms, art forms, literature, beliefs, customs, traditions, etc.
Closed captioning - Answer A student can read the captions and watch the video
Literacy will affect accessibility.
Watching a program and reading captions is more difficult than listening and watching
JNAD - Answer Junior National Association of the Deaf
Deaf youth organization
Sponsors an annual conference for Deaf and HOH adolescents
, Appropriate attention getting strategies of the deaf - Answer Gently tapping someone,
waving a hand, or tapping a table
Inappropriate attention getting strategies - Answer Grabbing a person's chin, kicking, tapping
too hard
Name signs - Answer Conventions for developing name signs, including the fact that signs
are not typically based on a physical characteristics or personality traits
Deaf adults as resources - Answer Information about sign language, social opportunities,
identity, and strategies for being a successful deaf or hard of hearing adult
Diversity and deafness - Answer Deaf students from diverse cultures should learn about
diverse cultures and their culture in order to develop an identity as a deaf person of color
Interpreters and diverse deaf students - Answer Interpreters who work with students from
diverse cultures need strategies for dealing with intercultural and intracultural conflicts
Interpreters need to develop multicultural competencies so they can understand the
implications of acculturation, enculturation, and assimilation processes for individual and
cultural groups
Multicultural/multi lingual sign language interpreter - Answer An interpreter that possesses
the required cultural and linguistic competencies including the sensitivity, knowledge,
background, interpreting skills and/or language(s) necessary to provide equal communication
and cultural access, Both in content and affect, receptively and expressively, forgiven consumer
and situation
Linguistics - Answer The systematic study of language
Language - Answer A rule-governed system composed of symbols that is shared by a group
of people
A rule-governed system, including spoken and signed languages
Function, form, and use are the three dimensions of language.
Discourse - Answer Communication, in print or though the air
