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NIC KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE EXAM -
{NATIONAL INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION
EXAM} | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
A common and ideal progression for skill development in interpreter
training is from translation, to ___________, to simultaneous
Select one:
a. transliteration
b. interpretation
c. alliteration
d. consecutive
consecutive
The EIPA guidelines for educational interpreters state that:
Select one:
a. Educational interpreters should become RID certified
b. Interpreters should assist teachers in disciplining deaf students
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c. Interpreters should be qualified before teaching sign language
d. Interpreters are not responsible for reporting threats to safety
Interpreters should be qualified before teaching sign language
A Deaf Interpreter is likely to work in all of the following environments
EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Deaf-Blind gathering
b. Court of law
c. College lecture
d. Theatre rehearsal
College lecture
Interpreting for children is different in that:
Select one:
a. Children do not benefit from ASL interpreting
b. Children may depend on interpreters for language modeling
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c. Children need help from interpreters in making decisions
d. It doesn't require training in the interpreting process
Children may depend on interpreters for language modeling
Interpreters probably would not find work:
Select one:
a. as freelance contractors
b. at a small company
c. in a school district
d. through an agency
at a small company
The most difficult type of source material to interpret is usually:
Select one:
a. casual speech
b. frozen text
c. a large meeting
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d. an interview
frozen text
Gloss is used to:
Select one:
a. preserve and present ASL literature
b. teach ASL to deaf children
c. approximate ASL on paper
d. teach ASL to gorillas
approximate ASL on paper
Which of the following traits is common in American hearing society
but not in American Deaf society?
Select one:
a. Interdependence
b. Individuality
c. Shared experience
NIC KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE EXAM -
{NATIONAL INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION
EXAM} | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
A common and ideal progression for skill development in interpreter
training is from translation, to ___________, to simultaneous
Select one:
a. transliteration
b. interpretation
c. alliteration
d. consecutive
consecutive
The EIPA guidelines for educational interpreters state that:
Select one:
a. Educational interpreters should become RID certified
b. Interpreters should assist teachers in disciplining deaf students
,Page 2 of 126
c. Interpreters should be qualified before teaching sign language
d. Interpreters are not responsible for reporting threats to safety
Interpreters should be qualified before teaching sign language
A Deaf Interpreter is likely to work in all of the following environments
EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Deaf-Blind gathering
b. Court of law
c. College lecture
d. Theatre rehearsal
College lecture
Interpreting for children is different in that:
Select one:
a. Children do not benefit from ASL interpreting
b. Children may depend on interpreters for language modeling
,Page 3 of 126
c. Children need help from interpreters in making decisions
d. It doesn't require training in the interpreting process
Children may depend on interpreters for language modeling
Interpreters probably would not find work:
Select one:
a. as freelance contractors
b. at a small company
c. in a school district
d. through an agency
at a small company
The most difficult type of source material to interpret is usually:
Select one:
a. casual speech
b. frozen text
c. a large meeting
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d. an interview
frozen text
Gloss is used to:
Select one:
a. preserve and present ASL literature
b. teach ASL to deaf children
c. approximate ASL on paper
d. teach ASL to gorillas
approximate ASL on paper
Which of the following traits is common in American hearing society
but not in American Deaf society?
Select one:
a. Interdependence
b. Individuality
c. Shared experience
