AAERT STUDY EXAMS GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Who is considered an Also Present?
A: The witness who is also one of the named parties.
B: A lawyer who is party to the case.
C: The witness.
D: Someone present for a deposition who is not a lawyer representing a party to the
case, not the witness, and not the reporter. - ✔✔D: SOMEONE PRESENT FOR A
DEPOSITION WHO IS NOT A LAWYER REPRESENTING A PARTY TO THE CASE,
NOT THE WITNESS, AND NOT THE REPORTER.
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the ways criminal and civil cases differ?
A: What kinds of punishment or penalty may be imposed.
B: How the cases are decided.
C: What standards of proof must be met.
D: Who may bring charges or file suit
E: Only criminal cases have a jury. - ✔✔E: Only criminal cases have a jury.
✔✔Fill in the blanks:
Who schedules EUOs? _______
Who holds the insurance policy? _______
Who files a claim with the insurance company? _____
For EUOs, what is used instead of a case number? _____
Who is the insurer? ______
During an EUO, the reporter should not ask about _______.
EUOs occur ______ a case is filed.
Depositions occur ______ a case is filed.
- The insured
- The insurance company
, - Read and sign
- After
- Before
- An investigator or attorney for the insurance company
- The claimant
- The claim number - ✔✔Who schedules EUOs? AN INVESTIGATOR OR ATTORNEY
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY
Who holds the insurance policy? THE INSURED
Who files a claim with the insurance company? THE CLAIMANT
For EUOs, what is used instead of a case number? THE CLAIM NUMBER
Who is the insurer? THE INSURANCE COMPANY
During an EUO, the reporter should not ask about READ AND SIGN.
EUOs occur BEFORE a case is filed.
Depositions occur AFTER a case is filed.
✔✔At the end of the EUO, should you ask the participants if the witness would like to
review the transcript?
A: No. Generally, the reporter should not ask about Read & Sign when covering an
EUO.
B: Yes. The reporter should ask about the Read & Sign for all EUOs. - ✔✔A: No.
Generally, the reporter should not ask about Read & Sign when covering an EUO.
✔✔True or False?
EUOs are taken in response to a claim the insured has filed with their insurance
company. - ✔✔True
✔✔A deposition is:
A: The taking of testimony in an action.
B: The taking of testimony outside of court.
C: The way in which a person feels on a certain day.
D: The recording of a matter. - ✔✔B: The taking of testimony outside of court.
✔✔________ are generally held to determine a court order or for some procedural
matters.
A: Arbitrations
B: Hearings
C: Trials
D: Depositions - ✔✔B: Hearings
✔✔True or False?
Cases can settle without making it to court. - ✔✔True
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Who is considered an Also Present?
A: The witness who is also one of the named parties.
B: A lawyer who is party to the case.
C: The witness.
D: Someone present for a deposition who is not a lawyer representing a party to the
case, not the witness, and not the reporter. - ✔✔D: SOMEONE PRESENT FOR A
DEPOSITION WHO IS NOT A LAWYER REPRESENTING A PARTY TO THE CASE,
NOT THE WITNESS, AND NOT THE REPORTER.
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the ways criminal and civil cases differ?
A: What kinds of punishment or penalty may be imposed.
B: How the cases are decided.
C: What standards of proof must be met.
D: Who may bring charges or file suit
E: Only criminal cases have a jury. - ✔✔E: Only criminal cases have a jury.
✔✔Fill in the blanks:
Who schedules EUOs? _______
Who holds the insurance policy? _______
Who files a claim with the insurance company? _____
For EUOs, what is used instead of a case number? _____
Who is the insurer? ______
During an EUO, the reporter should not ask about _______.
EUOs occur ______ a case is filed.
Depositions occur ______ a case is filed.
- The insured
- The insurance company
, - Read and sign
- After
- Before
- An investigator or attorney for the insurance company
- The claimant
- The claim number - ✔✔Who schedules EUOs? AN INVESTIGATOR OR ATTORNEY
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY
Who holds the insurance policy? THE INSURED
Who files a claim with the insurance company? THE CLAIMANT
For EUOs, what is used instead of a case number? THE CLAIM NUMBER
Who is the insurer? THE INSURANCE COMPANY
During an EUO, the reporter should not ask about READ AND SIGN.
EUOs occur BEFORE a case is filed.
Depositions occur AFTER a case is filed.
✔✔At the end of the EUO, should you ask the participants if the witness would like to
review the transcript?
A: No. Generally, the reporter should not ask about Read & Sign when covering an
EUO.
B: Yes. The reporter should ask about the Read & Sign for all EUOs. - ✔✔A: No.
Generally, the reporter should not ask about Read & Sign when covering an EUO.
✔✔True or False?
EUOs are taken in response to a claim the insured has filed with their insurance
company. - ✔✔True
✔✔A deposition is:
A: The taking of testimony in an action.
B: The taking of testimony outside of court.
C: The way in which a person feels on a certain day.
D: The recording of a matter. - ✔✔B: The taking of testimony outside of court.
✔✔________ are generally held to determine a court order or for some procedural
matters.
A: Arbitrations
B: Hearings
C: Trials
D: Depositions - ✔✔B: Hearings
✔✔True or False?
Cases can settle without making it to court. - ✔✔True
