CCHI-Core Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Community Interpreting - Correct answer-A specialization that facilitates access to
community resources
Medical Interpreting - Correct answer-Interpreting for patients, their families,
providers to facilitate access to healthcare
Communicative Autonomy - Correct answer-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 answer-
Medical
Requirements to become certified - Correct answer-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 answer-Certificate is the 40 hour class,
Certification requires the 4 requirements
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,Certification is provided by which two agencies - Correct answer-1. CCHI and
NBCMI
What does NBCMI stand for - Correct answer-National board of certification for
healthcare workers
What does CCHI stand for - Correct answer-Certification Commission for
healthcare interpreters
What are ethics vs standards - Correct answer-Ethics-what we do Standards-how
we do them
Ethics are defined as - Correct answer-A set of principles that govern the conduct
of practitioners of a profession
Standards of practice are defined as - Correct answer-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 answer-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
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, Do you interpret everything stated? - Correct answer-yes
What three things should you do if you know the client - Correct answer-1.
disclose to all parties 2. Offer to withdraw 3. decide if you can be impartial
Three steps to the say no module - Correct answer-1. gracious 2. offer choices 3.
reason why
working language - Correct answer-any language the interpreter works with
Source language - Correct answer-language the interpreter interprets from
target language - Correct answer-language you interpret in to
three stages of the encounter - Correct answer-1. pre prep/briefing 2.encounter 3.
debriefing
7 steps to the encounter - Correct answer-1. Prep 2. brief 3.professional intro 4.
interpreting 5. mediating 6. debriefing 7. analysis
4 interpreting protocols - Correct answer-1. positioning 2. professional intro 3.
first-person interpreting 4. turn-taking to manage flow
4 elements of the professional introduction - Correct answer-1. confidential 2. all
interpreted 3. speak to each other 4. pause for clarification
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Answers
Community Interpreting - Correct answer-A specialization that facilitates access to
community resources
Medical Interpreting - Correct answer-Interpreting for patients, their families,
providers to facilitate access to healthcare
Communicative Autonomy - Correct answer-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 answer-
Medical
Requirements to become certified - Correct answer-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 answer-Certificate is the 40 hour class,
Certification requires the 4 requirements
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,Certification is provided by which two agencies - Correct answer-1. CCHI and
NBCMI
What does NBCMI stand for - Correct answer-National board of certification for
healthcare workers
What does CCHI stand for - Correct answer-Certification Commission for
healthcare interpreters
What are ethics vs standards - Correct answer-Ethics-what we do Standards-how
we do them
Ethics are defined as - Correct answer-A set of principles that govern the conduct
of practitioners of a profession
Standards of practice are defined as - Correct answer-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 answer-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
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, Do you interpret everything stated? - Correct answer-yes
What three things should you do if you know the client - Correct answer-1.
disclose to all parties 2. Offer to withdraw 3. decide if you can be impartial
Three steps to the say no module - Correct answer-1. gracious 2. offer choices 3.
reason why
working language - Correct answer-any language the interpreter works with
Source language - Correct answer-language the interpreter interprets from
target language - Correct answer-language you interpret in to
three stages of the encounter - Correct answer-1. pre prep/briefing 2.encounter 3.
debriefing
7 steps to the encounter - Correct answer-1. Prep 2. brief 3.professional intro 4.
interpreting 5. mediating 6. debriefing 7. analysis
4 interpreting protocols - Correct answer-1. positioning 2. professional intro 3.
first-person interpreting 4. turn-taking to manage flow
4 elements of the professional introduction - Correct answer-1. confidential 2. all
interpreted 3. speak to each other 4. pause for clarification
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