NIC Knowledge Practice Test | Questions with 100%
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The common language of the Black Deaf Community is
Select one:
a. Black English
b. ASL
c. Signed English
d. Standard English - ANSWER -ASL
Which of the following is a community-based, non-profit organization
that works specifically with African-American Deaf persons to advocate
their rights?
a. BDA
b. RID-ITOC
c. AARP
d. AADB
e. DBA - ANSWER -BDA
The ADA was enacted and signed into law in which year?
a. 1990
b. 1980
c. 1973
d. 1999
e. 1994 - ANSWER -1990
The main responsibility of the interpreter in the classroom is to :
a. coordinate the best approach for deaf students to learn
b. facilitate communication
c. tutor the students
,d. help the students with their English
e. assure the student is learning - ANSWER -facilitate communication
The ADA of 1990 defines a "qualified interpreter" as:
a. impartial and accurate
b. licensed
c. nationally certified
d. state certified
e. has an earned bachelor's degree in interpreting - ANSWER -impartial
and accurate
Interpreting at a doctor's appointment is interpreting which linguistic
register?
a. frozen
b. consultative
c. formal
d. intimate
e. casual - ANSWER -consultative
Which of the following are certifications that the RID offered for
interpreters taking the exam in the 1980's and 1990's?
a. NIC advanced
b. CI and CT
c. IC and TC
d. CSC
e. Comprehensive - ANSWER -CI and CT
The appropriate grammatical markers that identify a yes/no question in
ASL include:
a. eyebrows are furrowed and head tilted slightly forward
,b. signer leans back
c. eyebrows raised and last sign is held, waiting for a response
d. last sign identifying the question is dropped immediately so the
response can be made
e. drop eyes to indicate question is completed - ANSWER -eyebrows
raised and last sign is held, waiting for a response
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet first went to a school in which country to
learn about deaf education?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. England
e. Spain - ANSWER -England
A substitution miscue can be defined as:
a. something in the source language that was not included in the target
language
b. something in the target language that was not included in the original
source language
c. using part of the source language when interpreting into the target
language
d. something in the target language that is not the same as the source.
e. the target language does not at all meet the source language. -
ANSWER -something in the target language that is not the same as the
source.
Applied linguistics is:
a. applying linguistics to understand how language affects a culture
b. applying the rules and structure to language for easier acquisition
, c. the application of linguistic methods to areas such as teaching,
national language policies, language use in translation, advertising,
courtrooms, etc.
d. applying linguistics when learning a new language
e. the study of how individuals apply their own knowledge of language
to a particular situation - ANSWER -the application of linguistic
methods to areas such as teaching, national language policies, language
use in translation, advertising, courtrooms, etc.
Which of the following correlates the greatest with the rate of
interpretation miscues?
a. processing time
b. cloze skills
c. contextual knowledge
d. concentration
e. attention span - ANSWER -processing time
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 - ANSWER -20
Deaf members of ethnic minorities in the United States have historically
Select one:
a. Been treated well by white Deaf people
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The common language of the Black Deaf Community is
Select one:
a. Black English
b. ASL
c. Signed English
d. Standard English - ANSWER -ASL
Which of the following is a community-based, non-profit organization
that works specifically with African-American Deaf persons to advocate
their rights?
a. BDA
b. RID-ITOC
c. AARP
d. AADB
e. DBA - ANSWER -BDA
The ADA was enacted and signed into law in which year?
a. 1990
b. 1980
c. 1973
d. 1999
e. 1994 - ANSWER -1990
The main responsibility of the interpreter in the classroom is to :
a. coordinate the best approach for deaf students to learn
b. facilitate communication
c. tutor the students
,d. help the students with their English
e. assure the student is learning - ANSWER -facilitate communication
The ADA of 1990 defines a "qualified interpreter" as:
a. impartial and accurate
b. licensed
c. nationally certified
d. state certified
e. has an earned bachelor's degree in interpreting - ANSWER -impartial
and accurate
Interpreting at a doctor's appointment is interpreting which linguistic
register?
a. frozen
b. consultative
c. formal
d. intimate
e. casual - ANSWER -consultative
Which of the following are certifications that the RID offered for
interpreters taking the exam in the 1980's and 1990's?
a. NIC advanced
b. CI and CT
c. IC and TC
d. CSC
e. Comprehensive - ANSWER -CI and CT
The appropriate grammatical markers that identify a yes/no question in
ASL include:
a. eyebrows are furrowed and head tilted slightly forward
,b. signer leans back
c. eyebrows raised and last sign is held, waiting for a response
d. last sign identifying the question is dropped immediately so the
response can be made
e. drop eyes to indicate question is completed - ANSWER -eyebrows
raised and last sign is held, waiting for a response
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet first went to a school in which country to
learn about deaf education?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. England
e. Spain - ANSWER -England
A substitution miscue can be defined as:
a. something in the source language that was not included in the target
language
b. something in the target language that was not included in the original
source language
c. using part of the source language when interpreting into the target
language
d. something in the target language that is not the same as the source.
e. the target language does not at all meet the source language. -
ANSWER -something in the target language that is not the same as the
source.
Applied linguistics is:
a. applying linguistics to understand how language affects a culture
b. applying the rules and structure to language for easier acquisition
, c. the application of linguistic methods to areas such as teaching,
national language policies, language use in translation, advertising,
courtrooms, etc.
d. applying linguistics when learning a new language
e. the study of how individuals apply their own knowledge of language
to a particular situation - ANSWER -the application of linguistic
methods to areas such as teaching, national language policies, language
use in translation, advertising, courtrooms, etc.
Which of the following correlates the greatest with the rate of
interpretation miscues?
a. processing time
b. cloze skills
c. contextual knowledge
d. concentration
e. attention span - ANSWER -processing time
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 - ANSWER -20
Deaf members of ethnic minorities in the United States have historically
Select one:
a. Been treated well by white Deaf people
