CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam and Answers.
Tenet 4.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers"?
Tenet 5.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns,
and students of the profession"?
Tenet 1.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential
communication"?
Tenet 3.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate
to the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 2.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters possess the professional skills and
knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 7.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters engage in professional development"?
Tenet 6.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters maintain ethical business practices"?
Pretend to not know what the teenager is talking about. correct answers An 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. correct answers An
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. correct answers 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?
Conduit Model correct answers 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?
Continue interpreting the lecture. correct answers 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?
, Follow the appropriate channels to report the abuse. correct answers An 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 correct answers 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?
Interpret the appointment card to the consumer explaining that the format is that of the doctor's
culture. correct answers An 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. correct answers 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?
Continue interpreting, adding in important information from the side conversation into the
interpretation. correct answers An 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 correct answers What 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)
- 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 correct answers What are communication modes that individuals who
are Deaf-Blind employ?
Tenet 4.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers"?
Tenet 5.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns,
and students of the profession"?
Tenet 1.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters adhere to standards of confidential
communication"?
Tenet 3.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate
to the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 2.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters possess the professional skills and
knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation"?
Tenet 7.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters engage in professional development"?
Tenet 6.0 correct answers What tenet is "Interpreters maintain ethical business practices"?
Pretend to not know what the teenager is talking about. correct answers An 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. correct answers An
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. correct answers 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?
Conduit Model correct answers 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?
Continue interpreting the lecture. correct answers 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?
, Follow the appropriate channels to report the abuse. correct answers An 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 correct answers 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?
Interpret the appointment card to the consumer explaining that the format is that of the doctor's
culture. correct answers An 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. correct answers 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?
Continue interpreting, adding in important information from the side conversation into the
interpretation. correct answers An 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 correct answers What 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)
- 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 correct answers What are communication modes that individuals who
are Deaf-Blind employ?
