MEDICAL INTERPRETER TRAINING
UNIT 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
70s in australia cuz immigration spike, then spread to europe, US, Japan, canada,
south africa, others, ppl got hurt cuz not serious profession yet, by 2000s community
interpreting sector expanded, mid 2000s ethics & standards - Correct Answers -History
18+, bilingualism, high school degree, 40+ hour certificate - Correct Answers –
qualifications
Limited English Proficiency (client usually), limited ability to read, write, speak, or
understand English - Correct Answers -LEP
Any agency, program, or service that receives fed funding must take reasonable steps
to provide equal access
At their own expense
Should advise LEP clients of their rights (e.g., with multilingual posters
If LEP brings an interpreter, agency must still offer a qualified interpreter of their own -
Correct Answers -Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 says what
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care - Correct Answers -NCIHC
active listening, message analysis & conversion, target language equivalence (idioms,
slang), familiarity with regional variations, maintaining register of speaker , strong
memory, self-assessment - Correct Answers -skills
community, social, medical, educational, social services, faith based, legal, conference,
business, media, escort, tourism, military, high-level gov - Correct Answers -sectors of
interpreting
Minor abuse, Elderly abuse, Domestic violence or family dispute that may lead to
homicide or suicide - Correct Answers -When can you break confidentiality?
By omitting names & country of origin & anything that could connect the story to specific
patient - Correct Answers -When can you talk about work experiences?
UNIT 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
70s in australia cuz immigration spike, then spread to europe, US, Japan, canada,
south africa, others, ppl got hurt cuz not serious profession yet, by 2000s community
interpreting sector expanded, mid 2000s ethics & standards - Correct Answers -History
18+, bilingualism, high school degree, 40+ hour certificate - Correct Answers –
qualifications
Limited English Proficiency (client usually), limited ability to read, write, speak, or
understand English - Correct Answers -LEP
Any agency, program, or service that receives fed funding must take reasonable steps
to provide equal access
At their own expense
Should advise LEP clients of their rights (e.g., with multilingual posters
If LEP brings an interpreter, agency must still offer a qualified interpreter of their own -
Correct Answers -Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 says what
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care - Correct Answers -NCIHC
active listening, message analysis & conversion, target language equivalence (idioms,
slang), familiarity with regional variations, maintaining register of speaker , strong
memory, self-assessment - Correct Answers -skills
community, social, medical, educational, social services, faith based, legal, conference,
business, media, escort, tourism, military, high-level gov - Correct Answers -sectors of
interpreting
Minor abuse, Elderly abuse, Domestic violence or family dispute that may lead to
homicide or suicide - Correct Answers -When can you break confidentiality?
By omitting names & country of origin & anything that could connect the story to specific
patient - Correct Answers -When can you talk about work experiences?
