CASLI written UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abstract Classifiers - CORRECT ANSWER - Classifiers that are smaller than life sized,
the shape and movement of which does not necessarily have iconic features.
Abstract Language - CORRECT ANSWER - describes ideas and qualities, rather than
observable or specific things
adventitious deafness - CORRECT ANSWER - deafness that occurs after birth
Affect - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to emotions or feelings
A-Language or L1 - CORRECT ANSWER - One's first language
Anglicized ASL - CORRECT ANSWER - English and ASL sign blends (More ASL than
English)
AVLIC - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
Audism - CORRECT ANSWER - Attitude causing negative stigma toward anyone unable
to hear
Auditory feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER - The channel through which hearing
people hear (and monitor) their own voice as they speak
Aural-oral languages - CORRECT ANSWER - Languages based on a structured set of
linguistic rules in which the communication is based on sound
, Bicultural - CORRECT ANSWER - used to describe a person who crosses two cultures,
lifestyles, and sets of values
bilingual-bicultural philosophy of interpreting - CORRECT ANSWER - Based on the
belief that effective interpretation requires cultural and linguistic mediation in order to
accomplish speaker goals and maintain dynamic equivalence
B-Language or L2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to ones 2nd language learned
CDI - CORRECT ANSWER - certified Deaf Interpreter
Classifiers - CORRECT ANSWER - Designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body
pantomime used to represent nouns and verbs.
Cloze skills - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to mentally "fill in the blanks"
code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Principles of conduct within an organization that
guide decision making and behavior.
code switching - CORRECT ANSWER - the practice of changing language or dialect to
accommodate to the communication situation (unconscious)
code mixing - CORRECT ANSWER - using various combinations of words or phrases
from more than one language (conscious)
Communication dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - The way people in a communication
interaction react to or engage with one another and to the overall interaction
Communication facilitation philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of beliefs including
that Deaf people are handicapped, ASL as a means of communicating only with less educated
individuals
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abstract Classifiers - CORRECT ANSWER - Classifiers that are smaller than life sized,
the shape and movement of which does not necessarily have iconic features.
Abstract Language - CORRECT ANSWER - describes ideas and qualities, rather than
observable or specific things
adventitious deafness - CORRECT ANSWER - deafness that occurs after birth
Affect - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to emotions or feelings
A-Language or L1 - CORRECT ANSWER - One's first language
Anglicized ASL - CORRECT ANSWER - English and ASL sign blends (More ASL than
English)
AVLIC - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
Audism - CORRECT ANSWER - Attitude causing negative stigma toward anyone unable
to hear
Auditory feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER - The channel through which hearing
people hear (and monitor) their own voice as they speak
Aural-oral languages - CORRECT ANSWER - Languages based on a structured set of
linguistic rules in which the communication is based on sound
, Bicultural - CORRECT ANSWER - used to describe a person who crosses two cultures,
lifestyles, and sets of values
bilingual-bicultural philosophy of interpreting - CORRECT ANSWER - Based on the
belief that effective interpretation requires cultural and linguistic mediation in order to
accomplish speaker goals and maintain dynamic equivalence
B-Language or L2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to ones 2nd language learned
CDI - CORRECT ANSWER - certified Deaf Interpreter
Classifiers - CORRECT ANSWER - Designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body
pantomime used to represent nouns and verbs.
Cloze skills - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to mentally "fill in the blanks"
code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Principles of conduct within an organization that
guide decision making and behavior.
code switching - CORRECT ANSWER - the practice of changing language or dialect to
accommodate to the communication situation (unconscious)
code mixing - CORRECT ANSWER - using various combinations of words or phrases
from more than one language (conscious)
Communication dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - The way people in a communication
interaction react to or engage with one another and to the overall interaction
Communication facilitation philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of beliefs including
that Deaf people are handicapped, ASL as a means of communicating only with less educated
individuals
