AAERT Study Guide Exam and All
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
What is a subpoena? - Answer A court order requiring someone to appear in court -- usually
to give testimony and/or provide documents)
What kind of microphone is this picture? - Answer boundary microphone
Within a digital court reporting software, the audio source is where? - Answer It is where
you set your microphone input.
How many channels should be used at a minimum? (According to AAERT) - Answer Four
channels
During a sidebar what are the two most important things the reporter needs to make sure
happens if it will be on the record? - Answer That the audio is clear of each speaker and that
they are making time-stamped speaker designations at the exact time the speaker changes. You
correctly checked this.
Which type of microphone is not recommend by AAERT? - Answer Ribbon microphone
What kind of microphone is in the picture? - Answer Gooseneck Microphone
What kind of microphone is recommended by AAERT? - Answer Condenser and dynamic
List the order of importance for annotation creation as indicated by AAERT.
-Time stamps during important events
-Proper nouns and spellings
-Speaker designations
-Lawyer objections and court rulings - Answer 1.) Speaker designations
2.) Proper nouns and spellings
3.) Lawyer objections and court rulings
4.) Time stamps during important events
Scenario: During a trial a lawyer asks the first round of questions. When this same lawyer comes
back to ask a second round of questions, what is it called? - Answer redirect examination
, Which of the following is NOT a commonly understood abbreviation?
obj means objection
sust means sustained
at means affidavit
o/r means overruled
yh means Your Honor
ty means thank you - Answer at is NOT commonly understood as affidavit according to
AAERT
Which term is correct? The court reporter was told she didn't need to put the (bench
conference/briefs) on the record. - Answer bench conference
Rank from most reliable to least reliable:
- .gov
- .org
- .com
- .net - Answer .gov
.org
.com
.net
What is the court reporter supposed to do when a lawyer says "strike that" on the record? -
Answer They keep everything that was said in the transcript.
Who should not be listed under "Also Present"?
- The interpreter.
- The videographer.
- The witness's spouse.
- The lawyer representing one of the parties. - Answer The lawyer representing one of the
parties.
True or False? The only purpose of annotating is to aid transcription. - Answer False
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
What is a subpoena? - Answer A court order requiring someone to appear in court -- usually
to give testimony and/or provide documents)
What kind of microphone is this picture? - Answer boundary microphone
Within a digital court reporting software, the audio source is where? - Answer It is where
you set your microphone input.
How many channels should be used at a minimum? (According to AAERT) - Answer Four
channels
During a sidebar what are the two most important things the reporter needs to make sure
happens if it will be on the record? - Answer That the audio is clear of each speaker and that
they are making time-stamped speaker designations at the exact time the speaker changes. You
correctly checked this.
Which type of microphone is not recommend by AAERT? - Answer Ribbon microphone
What kind of microphone is in the picture? - Answer Gooseneck Microphone
What kind of microphone is recommended by AAERT? - Answer Condenser and dynamic
List the order of importance for annotation creation as indicated by AAERT.
-Time stamps during important events
-Proper nouns and spellings
-Speaker designations
-Lawyer objections and court rulings - Answer 1.) Speaker designations
2.) Proper nouns and spellings
3.) Lawyer objections and court rulings
4.) Time stamps during important events
Scenario: During a trial a lawyer asks the first round of questions. When this same lawyer comes
back to ask a second round of questions, what is it called? - Answer redirect examination
, Which of the following is NOT a commonly understood abbreviation?
obj means objection
sust means sustained
at means affidavit
o/r means overruled
yh means Your Honor
ty means thank you - Answer at is NOT commonly understood as affidavit according to
AAERT
Which term is correct? The court reporter was told she didn't need to put the (bench
conference/briefs) on the record. - Answer bench conference
Rank from most reliable to least reliable:
- .gov
- .org
- .com
- .net - Answer .gov
.org
.com
.net
What is the court reporter supposed to do when a lawyer says "strike that" on the record? -
Answer They keep everything that was said in the transcript.
Who should not be listed under "Also Present"?
- The interpreter.
- The videographer.
- The witness's spouse.
- The lawyer representing one of the parties. - Answer The lawyer representing one of the
parties.
True or False? The only purpose of annotating is to aid transcription. - Answer False
