CASLI Generalist Knowledge exam A
Tenet 1.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential
communication"?
Tenet 2.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters possess the professional skills and
knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 3.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner
appropriate to the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 4.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers"?
Tenet 5.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues,
interns, and students of the profession"?
Tenet 6.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters maintain ethical business practices"?
Tenet 7.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters engage in professional development"?
Pretend to not know what the teenager is talking about. - answerAn interpreter is asked
to interpret for a medical checkup involving a Deaf teenage consumer. During the
appointment, it's revealed that the Deaf teenage consumer is pregnant. After the
appointment is over, the consumer goes to her mother and falsely tells her she is not
pregnant. What should the interpreter do?
Discuss it with the Deaf supervisor to come up with the best approach. - answerAn
interpreter is interpreting a meeting with hearing participants and one Deaf supervisor.
The Deaf supervisor has concerns about the most appropriate way to interject during
the meeting. What do you do?
The interpreter informs every participant that the message was misinterpreted and
corrects their mistake. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a staff meeting with a
majority of hearing participants and one Deaf participant. The Deaf person announces
they haven't completed their assigned work. The interpreter misinterprets that they have
completed the work. How should the interpreter fix this situation?
Conduit Model - answerWhile working, the interpreter is asked by one of the hearing
participants how long it took to become an interpreter. Without responding, the
interpreter directs the question to the Deaf person. Under which model is the interpreter
functioning?
, Continue interpreting the lecture. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a college lecture.
A Deaf student in the hallway signs to another Deaf student through the doorway. The
two of them have a brief conversation. What actions should the interpreter take?
Follow the appropriate channels to report the abuse. - answerAn interpreter is
interpreting a medical appointment for a child they have worked with multiple times
before across different hospitals with different doctors. The child has displayed similar
injuries in the appointments that are indicative of child abuse. What should the
interpreter do?
Reiterate the interpreter's role and offer to interpret again - answerAfter an assignment
at a doctor's office, the Deaf consumer asks the interpreter to explain the doctor's
recommendations. What should the interpreter do?
Interpret the appointment card to the consumer explaining that the format is that of the
doctor's culture. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a doctor's appointment for a
Latino Deaf patient. After the appointment is over, the doctor hands the patient an
appointment card where the date does not match the cultural date format of the patient.
What should the interpreter do?
Have them contact the hiring agency. - answerAn interpreter has been hired through a
hiring agency to provide interpreting services. The consumer asks you how they can
use your services again. What should the interpreter do?
Continue interpreting, adding in important information from the side conversation into
the interpretation. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a meeting with a majority of
hearing participants and one Deaf participant. A couple of hearing participants are
having side conversations, distracting the interpreter. What is the most appropriate way
to handle this?
- type, degree and age of onset of hearing and vision loss
- whether current vision and/or hearing is stable, progressive or fluctuating
- level of language competencies in American Sign Language (ASL) or other signed
language systems and/or English
- family, ethnic, socio-economic and educational backgrounds
- physical, cognitive or other disabilities - answerWhat are factors that contribute to the
diversity in communication within the Deaf-Blind community?
- sign language at close visual range (less than 4 feet) and/or within a limited visual
space (often a small area including and just below the signer's chin to signer's chest)
- sign language at a greater visual range (4-8 feet) to accommodate those individuals
with limited peripheral vision
- sign language received at close visual range with the use of tracking [hand(s) is/are
placed on the interpreter's wrists/forearms for the receiver to maintain signs within their
visual range]
- sign language received by sense of touch with one or two hands (tactile)
Tenet 1.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential
communication"?
Tenet 2.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters possess the professional skills and
knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 3.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner
appropriate to the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 4.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers"?
Tenet 5.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues,
interns, and students of the profession"?
Tenet 6.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters maintain ethical business practices"?
Tenet 7.0 - answer What tenet is "Interpreters engage in professional development"?
Pretend to not know what the teenager is talking about. - answerAn interpreter is asked
to interpret for a medical checkup involving a Deaf teenage consumer. During the
appointment, it's revealed that the Deaf teenage consumer is pregnant. After the
appointment is over, the consumer goes to her mother and falsely tells her she is not
pregnant. What should the interpreter do?
Discuss it with the Deaf supervisor to come up with the best approach. - answerAn
interpreter is interpreting a meeting with hearing participants and one Deaf supervisor.
The Deaf supervisor has concerns about the most appropriate way to interject during
the meeting. What do you do?
The interpreter informs every participant that the message was misinterpreted and
corrects their mistake. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a staff meeting with a
majority of hearing participants and one Deaf participant. The Deaf person announces
they haven't completed their assigned work. The interpreter misinterprets that they have
completed the work. How should the interpreter fix this situation?
Conduit Model - answerWhile working, the interpreter is asked by one of the hearing
participants how long it took to become an interpreter. Without responding, the
interpreter directs the question to the Deaf person. Under which model is the interpreter
functioning?
, Continue interpreting the lecture. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a college lecture.
A Deaf student in the hallway signs to another Deaf student through the doorway. The
two of them have a brief conversation. What actions should the interpreter take?
Follow the appropriate channels to report the abuse. - answerAn interpreter is
interpreting a medical appointment for a child they have worked with multiple times
before across different hospitals with different doctors. The child has displayed similar
injuries in the appointments that are indicative of child abuse. What should the
interpreter do?
Reiterate the interpreter's role and offer to interpret again - answerAfter an assignment
at a doctor's office, the Deaf consumer asks the interpreter to explain the doctor's
recommendations. What should the interpreter do?
Interpret the appointment card to the consumer explaining that the format is that of the
doctor's culture. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a doctor's appointment for a
Latino Deaf patient. After the appointment is over, the doctor hands the patient an
appointment card where the date does not match the cultural date format of the patient.
What should the interpreter do?
Have them contact the hiring agency. - answerAn interpreter has been hired through a
hiring agency to provide interpreting services. The consumer asks you how they can
use your services again. What should the interpreter do?
Continue interpreting, adding in important information from the side conversation into
the interpretation. - answerAn interpreter is interpreting a meeting with a majority of
hearing participants and one Deaf participant. A couple of hearing participants are
having side conversations, distracting the interpreter. What is the most appropriate way
to handle this?
- type, degree and age of onset of hearing and vision loss
- whether current vision and/or hearing is stable, progressive or fluctuating
- level of language competencies in American Sign Language (ASL) or other signed
language systems and/or English
- family, ethnic, socio-economic and educational backgrounds
- physical, cognitive or other disabilities - answerWhat are factors that contribute to the
diversity in communication within the Deaf-Blind community?
- sign language at close visual range (less than 4 feet) and/or within a limited visual
space (often a small area including and just below the signer's chin to signer's chest)
- sign language at a greater visual range (4-8 feet) to accommodate those individuals
with limited peripheral vision
- sign language received at close visual range with the use of tracking [hand(s) is/are
placed on the interpreter's wrists/forearms for the receiver to maintain signs within their
visual range]
- sign language received by sense of touch with one or two hands (tactile)
