AAERT CER FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH
___________ - Provides facts and/or opinions about the case
___________ - Fact witness that may not give an opinion
___________ - Speaks as to person's tendencies and personality
___________ - Testifies about something they observed
Percipient Witness
Character Witness
Lay Witness
Expert Witness
Answer: EXPERT WITNESS - Provides facts and/or opinions about
the case
LAY WITNESS - Fact witness that may not give an opinion
CHARACTER WITNESS - Speaks as to a person's tendencies and
personality
PERCIPIENT WITNESS - Testifies about something they observed
◉ True or False?
,Parties never exchange documents, so it is a secret what
information you have when you go to trial.
Answer: False
◉ TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH
Types of witnesses:
Lay ------>
Expert ------>
Character ------>
fact witness about the case
fact and opinion witness on a specific topic
testifies on if someone is a good person
Answer: LAY WITNESS ----> FACT WITNESS ABOUT THE CASE
EXPERT WITNESS ----> FACT AND OPINION WITNESS ON A
SPECIFIC TOPIC
CHARACTER WITNESS ----> TESTIFIES ON IF SOMEONE IS A
GOOD PERSON
◉ If the case is about a car accident on 10/19/2022, which term
describes that date?
A: Date of Injury
, B: Day of Injury
C: Day of Accident
D: Date of Loss
Answer: D: Date of Loss
◉ Can a lay witness give an opinion during their testimony?
A: No
B: Yes
Answer: A: No
◉ During trial the attorney who calls a witness gets to ask them
questions first. What is it called when that attorney is asking their
second round of questions?
A: direct examination
B: redirect examination
C: cross-examination
D: recross-examination
Answer: B: redirect examination
◉ Match the parties with their position in the case.
Defendant ---->
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH
___________ - Provides facts and/or opinions about the case
___________ - Fact witness that may not give an opinion
___________ - Speaks as to person's tendencies and personality
___________ - Testifies about something they observed
Percipient Witness
Character Witness
Lay Witness
Expert Witness
Answer: EXPERT WITNESS - Provides facts and/or opinions about
the case
LAY WITNESS - Fact witness that may not give an opinion
CHARACTER WITNESS - Speaks as to a person's tendencies and
personality
PERCIPIENT WITNESS - Testifies about something they observed
◉ True or False?
,Parties never exchange documents, so it is a secret what
information you have when you go to trial.
Answer: False
◉ TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH
Types of witnesses:
Lay ------>
Expert ------>
Character ------>
fact witness about the case
fact and opinion witness on a specific topic
testifies on if someone is a good person
Answer: LAY WITNESS ----> FACT WITNESS ABOUT THE CASE
EXPERT WITNESS ----> FACT AND OPINION WITNESS ON A
SPECIFIC TOPIC
CHARACTER WITNESS ----> TESTIFIES ON IF SOMEONE IS A
GOOD PERSON
◉ If the case is about a car accident on 10/19/2022, which term
describes that date?
A: Date of Injury
, B: Day of Injury
C: Day of Accident
D: Date of Loss
Answer: D: Date of Loss
◉ Can a lay witness give an opinion during their testimony?
A: No
B: Yes
Answer: A: No
◉ During trial the attorney who calls a witness gets to ask them
questions first. What is it called when that attorney is asking their
second round of questions?
A: direct examination
B: redirect examination
C: cross-examination
D: recross-examination
Answer: B: redirect examination
◉ Match the parties with their position in the case.
Defendant ---->