CCHI-CORE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 2025-2026
Community Interpreting - CORRECT-ANSWERS A specialization that facilitates
access to community resources
Medical Interpreting - CORRECT-ANSWERS Interpreting for patients, their
families, providers to facilitate access to healthcare
Communicative Autonomy - CORRECT-ANSWERS The capacity of each party in
the encounter to be responsible for and control their own communication
Which area of interpreting has become more professional - CORRECT-ANSWERS
Medical
Requirements to become certified - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. 18 years old 2. HS
grad 3. Proof of language proficiency through third party tester 4.40 hr training
course
Certificate v.s. Certification - CORRECT-ANSWERS Certificate is the 40 hour class,
Certification requires the 4 requirements
Certification is provided by which two agencies - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. CCHI
and NBCMI
,What does NBCMI stand for - CORRECT-ANSWERS National board of certification
for healthcare workers
What does CCHI stand for - CORRECT-ANSWERS Certification Commission for
healthcare interpreters
What are ethics vs standards - CORRECT-ANSWERS Ethics-what we do
Standards-how we do them
Ethics are defined as - CORRECT-ANSWERS A set of principles that govern the
conduct of practitioners of a profession
Standards of practice are defined as - CORRECT-ANSWERS A set of formal
guidelines that practitioners use that offer clear strategies and course of action to
support professional conduct
What are the ethics that make up the code of ethics - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1.
Confidentiality 2. Accuracy 3. Impartiality 4. professional conduct 5. Transparency
6. intercultural communication 7. advocacy 8. professional boundaries 9.
professional development 10. Direct communication
Do you interpret everything stated? - CORRECT-ANSWERS yes
What three things should you do if you know the client - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1.
disclose to all parties 2. Offer to withdraw 3. decide if you can be impartial
Three steps to the say no module - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. gracious 2. offer
choices 3. reason why
, working language - CORRECT-ANSWERS any language the interpreter works with
Source language - CORRECT-ANSWERS language the interpreter interprets from
target language - CORRECT-ANSWERS language you interpret in to
three stages of the encounter - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. pre prep/briefing
2.encounter 3. debriefing
7 steps to the encounter - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. Prep 2. brief 3.professional
intro 4. interpreting 5. mediating 6. debriefing 7. analysis
4 interpreting protocols - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. positioning 2. professional intro
3. first-person interpreting 4. turn-taking to manage flow
4 elements of the professional introduction - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. confidential
2. all interpreted 3. speak to each other 4. pause for clarification
use third person interpreting when - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. children under 7 2.
dementia, intox, psychotic 3. emergencies
What steps to take if provider uses 3rd person - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1.
unobtrusive position and avoid eye contact 2. clarify role 3. use a hand gesture to
direct provider to client 4. interpret in 3rd person 5. mediate outside of session to
explain to provider that first person promotes direct communication
GRADED A+ LATEST 2025-2026
Community Interpreting - CORRECT-ANSWERS A specialization that facilitates
access to community resources
Medical Interpreting - CORRECT-ANSWERS Interpreting for patients, their
families, providers to facilitate access to healthcare
Communicative Autonomy - CORRECT-ANSWERS The capacity of each party in
the encounter to be responsible for and control their own communication
Which area of interpreting has become more professional - CORRECT-ANSWERS
Medical
Requirements to become certified - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. 18 years old 2. HS
grad 3. Proof of language proficiency through third party tester 4.40 hr training
course
Certificate v.s. Certification - CORRECT-ANSWERS Certificate is the 40 hour class,
Certification requires the 4 requirements
Certification is provided by which two agencies - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. CCHI
and NBCMI
,What does NBCMI stand for - CORRECT-ANSWERS National board of certification
for healthcare workers
What does CCHI stand for - CORRECT-ANSWERS Certification Commission for
healthcare interpreters
What are ethics vs standards - CORRECT-ANSWERS Ethics-what we do
Standards-how we do them
Ethics are defined as - CORRECT-ANSWERS A set of principles that govern the
conduct of practitioners of a profession
Standards of practice are defined as - CORRECT-ANSWERS A set of formal
guidelines that practitioners use that offer clear strategies and course of action to
support professional conduct
What are the ethics that make up the code of ethics - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1.
Confidentiality 2. Accuracy 3. Impartiality 4. professional conduct 5. Transparency
6. intercultural communication 7. advocacy 8. professional boundaries 9.
professional development 10. Direct communication
Do you interpret everything stated? - CORRECT-ANSWERS yes
What three things should you do if you know the client - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1.
disclose to all parties 2. Offer to withdraw 3. decide if you can be impartial
Three steps to the say no module - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. gracious 2. offer
choices 3. reason why
, working language - CORRECT-ANSWERS any language the interpreter works with
Source language - CORRECT-ANSWERS language the interpreter interprets from
target language - CORRECT-ANSWERS language you interpret in to
three stages of the encounter - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. pre prep/briefing
2.encounter 3. debriefing
7 steps to the encounter - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. Prep 2. brief 3.professional
intro 4. interpreting 5. mediating 6. debriefing 7. analysis
4 interpreting protocols - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. positioning 2. professional intro
3. first-person interpreting 4. turn-taking to manage flow
4 elements of the professional introduction - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. confidential
2. all interpreted 3. speak to each other 4. pause for clarification
use third person interpreting when - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1. children under 7 2.
dementia, intox, psychotic 3. emergencies
What steps to take if provider uses 3rd person - CORRECT-ANSWERS 1.
unobtrusive position and avoid eye contact 2. clarify role 3. use a hand gesture to
direct provider to client 4. interpret in 3rd person 5. mediate outside of session to
explain to provider that first person promotes direct communication
