9/28/25, 8:33 AM CoreCHI Exam Practice 161-200 <span style="color:#000;font-weight:bold;">40+</span> (2025-2026 A+ Graded) Exam-Style Que…
CoreCHI Exam Practice with Answers
Question 1
While the provider is speaking, a husband and wife start a side conversation about
whether the husband should have a procedure. Which is the MOST appropriate action
for the interpreter to take?
A. Continue interpreting the provider's utterance in consecutive mode for consistency.
B. Keep this private conversation from the provider.
C. Switch to simultaneous mode.
D. Pause the session and ask everyone to speak one at a time.
Correct Answer
D
Question 2
What is another term for vertebral column?
Correct Answer
spine
Question 3
What is astigmatism?
Correct Answer
An anatomical malformation of the cornea or lens
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Question 4
In a follow-up visit, the physician finds that the patient continues to have a high level
of blood sugar. The physician is surprised that the treatment plan she prescribed is
not working. When the patient is asked if he has been following the prescribed diet
plan, the patient replies, "Yes. The only thing I have been eating has been rice and
beans." The physician then tells the patient to stop eating rice and beans, and the
patient becomes upset and says, "I won't stop eating rice and beans." Which principle
in the interpreter's code of ethics will BEST guide the interpreter's action?
Correct Answer
cultural awareness and responsiveness
Question 5
Removal of uterus, cervix and potentially other tissues
Correct Answer
hysterectomy
Question 6
The interpreter is interpreting for a patient with infectious hepatitis during an oral
surgery procedure. The interpreter will be standing very close to the patient's head
during the procedure. What protective gear should the interpreter use?
Correct Answer
protective gear against bloodborne and bodily fluids pathogens
Question 7
What is a common term for lumbar puncture?
Correct Answer
spinal tap
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CoreCHI Exam Practice with Answers
Question 1
While the provider is speaking, a husband and wife start a side conversation about
whether the husband should have a procedure. Which is the MOST appropriate action
for the interpreter to take?
A. Continue interpreting the provider's utterance in consecutive mode for consistency.
B. Keep this private conversation from the provider.
C. Switch to simultaneous mode.
D. Pause the session and ask everyone to speak one at a time.
Correct Answer
D
Question 2
What is another term for vertebral column?
Correct Answer
spine
Question 3
What is astigmatism?
Correct Answer
An anatomical malformation of the cornea or lens
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, 9/28/25, 8:33 AM CoreCHI Exam Practice 161-200 <span style="color:#000;font-weight:bold;">40+</span> (2025-2026 A+ Graded) Exam-Style Que…
Question 4
In a follow-up visit, the physician finds that the patient continues to have a high level
of blood sugar. The physician is surprised that the treatment plan she prescribed is
not working. When the patient is asked if he has been following the prescribed diet
plan, the patient replies, "Yes. The only thing I have been eating has been rice and
beans." The physician then tells the patient to stop eating rice and beans, and the
patient becomes upset and says, "I won't stop eating rice and beans." Which principle
in the interpreter's code of ethics will BEST guide the interpreter's action?
Correct Answer
cultural awareness and responsiveness
Question 5
Removal of uterus, cervix and potentially other tissues
Correct Answer
hysterectomy
Question 6
The interpreter is interpreting for a patient with infectious hepatitis during an oral
surgery procedure. The interpreter will be standing very close to the patient's head
during the procedure. What protective gear should the interpreter use?
Correct Answer
protective gear against bloodborne and bodily fluids pathogens
Question 7
What is a common term for lumbar puncture?
Correct Answer
spinal tap
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