NIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM 2025 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECY
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
A new skill has been learned but not mastered - answersConscious competence
A skill has been performed and worked on long enough to have become an ingrained habit,
unconscious skill - answersUnconscious competence
General to Specific - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Concrete before abstract - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Spatial relationships - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Chronological order - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Name the 4 rules of logic: - answersChronological order, spacial relationship, concrete before
abstract, general to specific
Rule of Logic ex: I got scared when the dog barked at me - answersChronological order
Rule of Logic ex: The ball is in the box - answersSpatial relationship
Rule of Logic ex: The rose is beautiful - answersConcrete before abstract
Rule of Logic ex: The boy sat on a dock at the edge of the lake - answersGeneral to Specific
,YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, and LAST YEAR are all examples of what in ASL? - answersSpecific
Tense Indicator in ASL
Code of Professional Conduct Tenet 5 - answersInterpreters demonstrate respect for
colleagues, interns and students of the professions
Code of Professional Conduct Tenet 6 - answersInterprets maintain ethical business practices
Code of Professional Conduct Tenet 7 - answersInterpreters engage in professional
development
Sign Negotiation (Neologism or Protologism) - answersInterpreter and consumer agree to
temporaily use a "sign" coined ad hoc, for context-specific use.
Rhetorical Questions - answersA prosodic element of both English and ASL; however, used
differently in each language. Generally, a question not requiring an answer from the other
person because it will be answered by the speaker.
ADA definition of a Qualified Interpreter - answers"An interpreter who is able to interpret
effectively, accurately and impartially both receptively and expressively, using any necessary
specialized vocabulary".
Message equivalence - answersAccuracy, plus tone, intent, significant environmental factors,
etc.
Message accuracy - answersCorrectness and completeness of an interpreted message.
,Low-Context - answersRequires a low level of background/context to understand an
interaction. Discourse provides generous detail and related information.
High Context - answersRequires a high level of background/context to understand an
interaction. Discourse succinctly addresses the matter at hand, offering limited or no detail or
background information.
What does "NCIEC" stand for? - answersNational Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers
What does "EIPA" stand for? - answersEducational Interpreter Performance Assessment
A situation in which two languages (or two varieties of the same language) are used under
different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. Often one is viewed as
"high" or "prestige", and the other is "low" or "low prestige" (slang/wrong/etc) -
answersDiglossia
The smallest units of language that distinguishes one word from another. In ASL this is
comprised of 5 parameters: handshape, movement, location, palm orientation, and non-manual
markers. - answersPhoneme
What does "OVR" stand for? - answersOffice of Vocational Rehabilitation
What does "DOE" stand for? - answersDepartment of Education
What does "PSE" stand for? - answersPidgin Signed English
Another term for the contact language arising from English and ASL - answersPidgin Signed
English (PSE)
, What does "VR" stand for? (Not virtual reality:) - answersVocational Rehabilitation
Lexical items that are borrowed from other countries are called? - answersLoan words
Refers to individuals who have no language skills in any language. - answersMinimal Language
Competency (MLC)
The rhythm of a language including stress, inflection, intonation, pausing and phrasing that help
listeners determine meaning and predict what the speaker will say next. - answersProsidy
Identify the difference in parameter between the signs "INSTITUTE" and "ALCOHOL" -
answersHandshape
The part of speech that describes an action, occurrence, or indicates a state of being. -
answersVerb
The part of speech that expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone. -
answersInterjection
What does "SC-L" stand for? - answersSpecial Certificate-Legal
What does "HVO" stand for? - answersHighly Visual Orientation
A morpheme, the most basic unit of meaning, that can only appear as part of a larger word. -
answersBound morpheme
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
A new skill has been learned but not mastered - answersConscious competence
A skill has been performed and worked on long enough to have become an ingrained habit,
unconscious skill - answersUnconscious competence
General to Specific - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Concrete before abstract - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Spatial relationships - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Chronological order - answersRule of Logic (their are 4)
Name the 4 rules of logic: - answersChronological order, spacial relationship, concrete before
abstract, general to specific
Rule of Logic ex: I got scared when the dog barked at me - answersChronological order
Rule of Logic ex: The ball is in the box - answersSpatial relationship
Rule of Logic ex: The rose is beautiful - answersConcrete before abstract
Rule of Logic ex: The boy sat on a dock at the edge of the lake - answersGeneral to Specific
,YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, and LAST YEAR are all examples of what in ASL? - answersSpecific
Tense Indicator in ASL
Code of Professional Conduct Tenet 5 - answersInterpreters demonstrate respect for
colleagues, interns and students of the professions
Code of Professional Conduct Tenet 6 - answersInterprets maintain ethical business practices
Code of Professional Conduct Tenet 7 - answersInterpreters engage in professional
development
Sign Negotiation (Neologism or Protologism) - answersInterpreter and consumer agree to
temporaily use a "sign" coined ad hoc, for context-specific use.
Rhetorical Questions - answersA prosodic element of both English and ASL; however, used
differently in each language. Generally, a question not requiring an answer from the other
person because it will be answered by the speaker.
ADA definition of a Qualified Interpreter - answers"An interpreter who is able to interpret
effectively, accurately and impartially both receptively and expressively, using any necessary
specialized vocabulary".
Message equivalence - answersAccuracy, plus tone, intent, significant environmental factors,
etc.
Message accuracy - answersCorrectness and completeness of an interpreted message.
,Low-Context - answersRequires a low level of background/context to understand an
interaction. Discourse provides generous detail and related information.
High Context - answersRequires a high level of background/context to understand an
interaction. Discourse succinctly addresses the matter at hand, offering limited or no detail or
background information.
What does "NCIEC" stand for? - answersNational Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers
What does "EIPA" stand for? - answersEducational Interpreter Performance Assessment
A situation in which two languages (or two varieties of the same language) are used under
different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. Often one is viewed as
"high" or "prestige", and the other is "low" or "low prestige" (slang/wrong/etc) -
answersDiglossia
The smallest units of language that distinguishes one word from another. In ASL this is
comprised of 5 parameters: handshape, movement, location, palm orientation, and non-manual
markers. - answersPhoneme
What does "OVR" stand for? - answersOffice of Vocational Rehabilitation
What does "DOE" stand for? - answersDepartment of Education
What does "PSE" stand for? - answersPidgin Signed English
Another term for the contact language arising from English and ASL - answersPidgin Signed
English (PSE)
, What does "VR" stand for? (Not virtual reality:) - answersVocational Rehabilitation
Lexical items that are borrowed from other countries are called? - answersLoan words
Refers to individuals who have no language skills in any language. - answersMinimal Language
Competency (MLC)
The rhythm of a language including stress, inflection, intonation, pausing and phrasing that help
listeners determine meaning and predict what the speaker will say next. - answersProsidy
Identify the difference in parameter between the signs "INSTITUTE" and "ALCOHOL" -
answersHandshape
The part of speech that describes an action, occurrence, or indicates a state of being. -
answersVerb
The part of speech that expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone. -
answersInterjection
What does "SC-L" stand for? - answersSpecial Certificate-Legal
What does "HVO" stand for? - answersHighly Visual Orientation
A morpheme, the most basic unit of meaning, that can only appear as part of a larger word. -
answersBound morpheme
