NBCMI Exam - Questions With Fully Explained
Solutions
Ad Hoc Correct Answer - "for this"
Ad Hoc interpreter Correct Answer - Lacks the appropriate
training but steps in as an improvised language assistant to resolve
a communication problem.
Translator Correct Answer - converts reading material from
one language to another.
Interpreting modes Correct Answer - 1. SIGHT TRANSLATION
2. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING
3. CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING
LEP Correct Answer - Limited English Proficient. The patient
HCP Correct Answer - The Healthcare Provider
VRI Correct Answer - Video Remote Interpreting
Syntax Correct Answer - arrangement of a sentence and how
people put words in a certain order to convey their intended
meaning.
two branches of linguistics that study meaning Correct Answer -
1. Semantics focuses on the literal meaning of words we can find in
the dictionary.
2. Pragmatics focuses on meaning that can be inferred beyond the
simple and logical meaning of words.
Register Correct Answer - level of formality
,Denotation vs. Connotation Correct Answer - Denotation
refers to the standard definition of a word you can find in a
dictionary.
Connotation is concerned with the ideas or feelings a word can
evoke.
Achaques Correct Answer - Aches and pains
Adormecido, dormido Correct Answer - Numb
Afligido Correct Answer - Very worried
Aliviarse o Componerse Correct Answer - To give birth
Almorranas Correct Answer - Hemorrhoids
Amodorrado Correct Answer - Drowsy
Anginas Correct Answer - Tonsils
Basca Correct Answer - Nausea
Canilla Correct Answer - Shin (forearm)
Carnosidad Correct Answer - Fleshy growth
Chamorro, camote, batata Correct Answer - Calf
Chiches, chichis Correct Answer - Tits
Chichón Correct Answer - Lump
,Cognates Correct Answer - Words that look and sound similar
in English and Spanish and mean the same thing.
Similes Correct Answer - type of figure of speech that directly
compares two unrelated things or concepts by connecting them with
the words "like" or "as." For example, "You are tough as nails." or "I
slept like a baby." An example in Spanish would be, "Quedé flaco
como un esqueleto."
Metaphors Correct Answer - similar to similes, but without
connecting the two words directly or explicitly. A metaphor
describes something as being something else to help explain an idea.
For example, "Life is a rollercoaster"
Euphemisms Correct Answer - figure of speech that is used to
replace expressions that are normally considered rude,
embarrassing, unpleasant, or taboo
Hyperboles Correct Answer - use exaggeration to intensify a
message.
Idioms Correct Answer - common phrases or expressions that
may not make a lot of sense if the words in them are taken literally.
i.e., Let's give it a shot!
Cogote Correct Answer - Neck
Comadrona, matrona, partera Correct Answer - Midwife
Corva Correct Answer - Back of the knee
Cuadril Correct Answer - Hip
Curandero Correct Answer - Folk healer
, Empachar Correct Answer - Get an upset stomach
Encarnado Correct Answer - Ingrown
Engarrotar Correct Answer - Get stiff
Escozor Correct Answer - Stinging
Gaznate Correct Answer - Throat
Greñas Correct Answer - Hair
Hormigueo Correct Answer - Tingling
procedure to see blood vessels Correct Answer - Angiogram
Injection applied within the skin Correct Answer - Intradermal
Bilis Correct Answer - Bilis is a condition caused by
suppressed excessive anger or intense and prolonged emotional
upset
Caida de Mollera Correct Answer - La mollera (fontanel) is the
soft spot on top of a baby's head
Empacho Correct Answer - indigestion
Mal de Ojo Correct Answer - The symptoms of mal de ojo (evil
eye) on a baby may be fever, incessant crying, restlessness, and lack
of appetite. The most common believed cause of mal de ojo is when
someone gazes or stares at someone else with admiration, jealousy
or envy.
Solutions
Ad Hoc Correct Answer - "for this"
Ad Hoc interpreter Correct Answer - Lacks the appropriate
training but steps in as an improvised language assistant to resolve
a communication problem.
Translator Correct Answer - converts reading material from
one language to another.
Interpreting modes Correct Answer - 1. SIGHT TRANSLATION
2. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING
3. CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING
LEP Correct Answer - Limited English Proficient. The patient
HCP Correct Answer - The Healthcare Provider
VRI Correct Answer - Video Remote Interpreting
Syntax Correct Answer - arrangement of a sentence and how
people put words in a certain order to convey their intended
meaning.
two branches of linguistics that study meaning Correct Answer -
1. Semantics focuses on the literal meaning of words we can find in
the dictionary.
2. Pragmatics focuses on meaning that can be inferred beyond the
simple and logical meaning of words.
Register Correct Answer - level of formality
,Denotation vs. Connotation Correct Answer - Denotation
refers to the standard definition of a word you can find in a
dictionary.
Connotation is concerned with the ideas or feelings a word can
evoke.
Achaques Correct Answer - Aches and pains
Adormecido, dormido Correct Answer - Numb
Afligido Correct Answer - Very worried
Aliviarse o Componerse Correct Answer - To give birth
Almorranas Correct Answer - Hemorrhoids
Amodorrado Correct Answer - Drowsy
Anginas Correct Answer - Tonsils
Basca Correct Answer - Nausea
Canilla Correct Answer - Shin (forearm)
Carnosidad Correct Answer - Fleshy growth
Chamorro, camote, batata Correct Answer - Calf
Chiches, chichis Correct Answer - Tits
Chichón Correct Answer - Lump
,Cognates Correct Answer - Words that look and sound similar
in English and Spanish and mean the same thing.
Similes Correct Answer - type of figure of speech that directly
compares two unrelated things or concepts by connecting them with
the words "like" or "as." For example, "You are tough as nails." or "I
slept like a baby." An example in Spanish would be, "Quedé flaco
como un esqueleto."
Metaphors Correct Answer - similar to similes, but without
connecting the two words directly or explicitly. A metaphor
describes something as being something else to help explain an idea.
For example, "Life is a rollercoaster"
Euphemisms Correct Answer - figure of speech that is used to
replace expressions that are normally considered rude,
embarrassing, unpleasant, or taboo
Hyperboles Correct Answer - use exaggeration to intensify a
message.
Idioms Correct Answer - common phrases or expressions that
may not make a lot of sense if the words in them are taken literally.
i.e., Let's give it a shot!
Cogote Correct Answer - Neck
Comadrona, matrona, partera Correct Answer - Midwife
Corva Correct Answer - Back of the knee
Cuadril Correct Answer - Hip
Curandero Correct Answer - Folk healer
, Empachar Correct Answer - Get an upset stomach
Encarnado Correct Answer - Ingrown
Engarrotar Correct Answer - Get stiff
Escozor Correct Answer - Stinging
Gaznate Correct Answer - Throat
Greñas Correct Answer - Hair
Hormigueo Correct Answer - Tingling
procedure to see blood vessels Correct Answer - Angiogram
Injection applied within the skin Correct Answer - Intradermal
Bilis Correct Answer - Bilis is a condition caused by
suppressed excessive anger or intense and prolonged emotional
upset
Caida de Mollera Correct Answer - La mollera (fontanel) is the
soft spot on top of a baby's head
Empacho Correct Answer - indigestion
Mal de Ojo Correct Answer - The symptoms of mal de ojo (evil
eye) on a baby may be fever, incessant crying, restlessness, and lack
of appetite. The most common believed cause of mal de ojo is when
someone gazes or stares at someone else with admiration, jealousy
or envy.
