CASLI GENERALIST KNOWLEDGE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers"? - ANS Tenet 4.0
What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns, and students of the
profession"? - ANS Tenet 5.0
What tenet is "Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential communication"? - ANS Tenet
1.0
What tenet is "Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the specific
interpreting situation"? - ANS Tenet 3.0
What tenet is "Interpreters possess the professional skills and knowledge required for the
specific interpreting situation"? - ANS Tenet 2.0
What tenet is "Interpreters engage in professional development"? - ANS Tenet 7.0
What tenet is "Interpreters maintain ethical business practices"? - ANS Tenet 6.0
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,An 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? - ANS The interpreter informs every participant that the message was
misinterpreted and corrects their mistake.
While 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? - ANS Conduit Model
Continue interpreting the lecture.An 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? - ANS Continue interpreting the
lecture.
After an assignment at a doctor's office, the Deaf consumer asks the interpreter to explain the
doctor's recommendations. What should the interpreter do? - ANS Reiterate the interpreter's
role and offer to interpret again
An 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? -
ANS Have them contact the hiring agency.
What are factors that contribute to the diversity in communication within the Deaf-Blind
community? - ANS - 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
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, What are communication modes that individuals who are Deaf-Blind employ? - ANS - 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)
- fingerspelling received by sense of touch (tactile)
- Print-on-Palm (block letters drawn on the palm)
- speechreading at close visual range
- hearing with assistive listening devices
- reading via text-based devices and services (e.g., real-time captioning connected to a large
visual display or refreshable Braille output)
- sign supported speech
What components should be considered and may be incorporated during to the beginning of
the meeting/workshop/conference, dependent on the Deaf-Blind consumer's preference? -
ANS -the layout of the room (position of windows, color of walls/platform background,
tables, chairs, doors)
- specific visual background (signer's shirt in contrast to skin color, high-necked collar, minimal
jewelry/accessories)
- seating positions (need for distance or proximity; logistics for teaming)
- auditory factors (background noise; use of assistive listening devices)
- identify who is speaking and location of the speaker
- the speaker's emotional affect and gestures
- unspoken actions and reactions of people in the room
- information from handouts, Powerpoint slides, other audiovisual materials
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers"? - ANS Tenet 4.0
What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns, and students of the
profession"? - ANS Tenet 5.0
What tenet is "Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential communication"? - ANS Tenet
1.0
What tenet is "Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the specific
interpreting situation"? - ANS Tenet 3.0
What tenet is "Interpreters possess the professional skills and knowledge required for the
specific interpreting situation"? - ANS Tenet 2.0
What tenet is "Interpreters engage in professional development"? - ANS Tenet 7.0
What tenet is "Interpreters maintain ethical business practices"? - ANS Tenet 6.0
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,An 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? - ANS The interpreter informs every participant that the message was
misinterpreted and corrects their mistake.
While 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? - ANS Conduit Model
Continue interpreting the lecture.An 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? - ANS Continue interpreting the
lecture.
After an assignment at a doctor's office, the Deaf consumer asks the interpreter to explain the
doctor's recommendations. What should the interpreter do? - ANS Reiterate the interpreter's
role and offer to interpret again
An 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? -
ANS Have them contact the hiring agency.
What are factors that contribute to the diversity in communication within the Deaf-Blind
community? - ANS - 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
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, What are communication modes that individuals who are Deaf-Blind employ? - ANS - 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)
- fingerspelling received by sense of touch (tactile)
- Print-on-Palm (block letters drawn on the palm)
- speechreading at close visual range
- hearing with assistive listening devices
- reading via text-based devices and services (e.g., real-time captioning connected to a large
visual display or refreshable Braille output)
- sign supported speech
What components should be considered and may be incorporated during to the beginning of
the meeting/workshop/conference, dependent on the Deaf-Blind consumer's preference? -
ANS -the layout of the room (position of windows, color of walls/platform background,
tables, chairs, doors)
- specific visual background (signer's shirt in contrast to skin color, high-necked collar, minimal
jewelry/accessories)
- seating positions (need for distance or proximity; logistics for teaming)
- auditory factors (background noise; use of assistive listening devices)
- identify who is speaking and location of the speaker
- the speaker's emotional affect and gestures
- unspoken actions and reactions of people in the room
- information from handouts, Powerpoint slides, other audiovisual materials
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