MEDICAL INTERPRETER MIDTERM
PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Sitting in a triangle is the best formation for the interpretation process:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
The interpreter may influence the opinion of the client by telling them what action to
take:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
Triadic encounter in interpreting is a meeting of:
a. interpreter/provider
b. provider/client
c. provider/client/family
d. client/provider/interpreter - Answer-d. client/provider/interpreter
Interpreters lay the groundwork for successful communication in the:
a. post-session
b. follow-up activities
c. private consultation with the provider
d. pre-session with patient and provider - Answer-d. pre-session with patient and
provider
The most recommended role for the health care interpreter is:
a. conduit
b. patient advocate
c. cultural broker
d. clarifier - Answer-a. conduit
Register is a professional term that refers to:
a. level of interpreting skill
b. fee for interpreting services
c. language level
d. understanding a message - Answer-c. language level
,When an interpreter does not understand what the provider said, she/he should say:
a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
b. can you explain that to the patient?
c. the patient won't understand
d. can you break it down? - Answer-a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
An interpreter will act as a clarifier when:
a. the interpreter did not hear what was said
b. the interpreter did not understand the meaning of what was said
c. the patient appears to not have understood what was said
d. all of the above - Answer-d. all of the above
The interpreter acting as an advocate is most effective when:
a. taking direct action in a session to confront a provider
b. arranging for the patient to be seen by a different provider
c. exposing injustices in a public forum
d. working within organizational guidelines to assist the patient - Answer-d. working
within organizational guidelines to assist the patient
The interpreting session begins:
a. when the doctor arrives
b. when the patient undresses
c. at the first meeting between interpreter and patient
d. when the medical assistant takes the patient's vital signs - Answer-a. when the doctor
arrives
Interpreters should use primarily which modes when interpreting in the medical setting:
a. third person
b. first person
c. consecutive mode
d. both B & C - Answer-d. both B & C
When an interpreter intervenes when there is misunderstanding resulting from
differences in cultural views:
a. message clarifier
b. cultural broker/clarifier
c. patient advocate - Answer-b. cultural broker/clarifier
The pre-session normally does not include the patient's medical history:
, a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The flow of a session is the responsibility of:
a. the provider
b. the patient
c. the interpreter
d. the appointment maker - Answer-c. the interpreter
The best way to position the interpreter, patient, and provider is in a triangle:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The pre-session with the provider and patient is important for effective communication:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
When one speaker says a few sentences, pauses while the interpreter interprets:
a. simultaneous
b. consecutive
c. summarize
d. remote - Answer-b. consecutive
When one person speaks at length and the interpreter summarizes:
a. summarization
b. consecutive
c. simultaneous
d. remote - Answer-a. summarization
Interpreter takes a written document and reads it out loud in the target language:
a. summarization
b. sight
c. simultaneous
d. remote - Answer-b. sight
Interpreter interprets at the same time the speaker is speaking:
a.summarization
b. sight
PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Sitting in a triangle is the best formation for the interpretation process:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
The interpreter may influence the opinion of the client by telling them what action to
take:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
Triadic encounter in interpreting is a meeting of:
a. interpreter/provider
b. provider/client
c. provider/client/family
d. client/provider/interpreter - Answer-d. client/provider/interpreter
Interpreters lay the groundwork for successful communication in the:
a. post-session
b. follow-up activities
c. private consultation with the provider
d. pre-session with patient and provider - Answer-d. pre-session with patient and
provider
The most recommended role for the health care interpreter is:
a. conduit
b. patient advocate
c. cultural broker
d. clarifier - Answer-a. conduit
Register is a professional term that refers to:
a. level of interpreting skill
b. fee for interpreting services
c. language level
d. understanding a message - Answer-c. language level
,When an interpreter does not understand what the provider said, she/he should say:
a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
b. can you explain that to the patient?
c. the patient won't understand
d. can you break it down? - Answer-a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
An interpreter will act as a clarifier when:
a. the interpreter did not hear what was said
b. the interpreter did not understand the meaning of what was said
c. the patient appears to not have understood what was said
d. all of the above - Answer-d. all of the above
The interpreter acting as an advocate is most effective when:
a. taking direct action in a session to confront a provider
b. arranging for the patient to be seen by a different provider
c. exposing injustices in a public forum
d. working within organizational guidelines to assist the patient - Answer-d. working
within organizational guidelines to assist the patient
The interpreting session begins:
a. when the doctor arrives
b. when the patient undresses
c. at the first meeting between interpreter and patient
d. when the medical assistant takes the patient's vital signs - Answer-a. when the doctor
arrives
Interpreters should use primarily which modes when interpreting in the medical setting:
a. third person
b. first person
c. consecutive mode
d. both B & C - Answer-d. both B & C
When an interpreter intervenes when there is misunderstanding resulting from
differences in cultural views:
a. message clarifier
b. cultural broker/clarifier
c. patient advocate - Answer-b. cultural broker/clarifier
The pre-session normally does not include the patient's medical history:
, a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The flow of a session is the responsibility of:
a. the provider
b. the patient
c. the interpreter
d. the appointment maker - Answer-c. the interpreter
The best way to position the interpreter, patient, and provider is in a triangle:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The pre-session with the provider and patient is important for effective communication:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
When one speaker says a few sentences, pauses while the interpreter interprets:
a. simultaneous
b. consecutive
c. summarize
d. remote - Answer-b. consecutive
When one person speaks at length and the interpreter summarizes:
a. summarization
b. consecutive
c. simultaneous
d. remote - Answer-a. summarization
Interpreter takes a written document and reads it out loud in the target language:
a. summarization
b. sight
c. simultaneous
d. remote - Answer-b. sight
Interpreter interprets at the same time the speaker is speaking:
a.summarization
b. sight
