RID CERT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
You have been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the consumer
asks you how they can use your services again, the interpreter should - - ANS Have the
consumer contact the hiring agency directly
Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like signing when
the hearing interpreter - ANS Has trouble understanding the CDI
You have just completed a challenging interpreting assignment. You ask for feedback from a
trusted colleague who is also an interpreter you may do all of the following except -
ANS Share specific facts
A certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical setting.
The Certified Deaf Interpeter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the Deaf couple.
Which type of interpreting is being used? - ANS Team interpreting
An interpreter is in a hospital to interpret for a child with injuries consistent with child abuse.
On four other occasions the interpreter has been in other hospitals while the same child there
for similar injuries with different doctors. What should the interpreter do? - ANS Contact
appropriate authorities
During a meeting attended by a Deaf person and several hearing persons, two of the hearing
participants carry on a private conversation that interferes with the interpreters ability to
continue. What is the most appropriate action for the interpreter? - ANS Inform the speaker
that the interpreter cannot hear what the speaker is saying
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, A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it is
appropriate to interject comments. What is the best way for the interpreter to address this
concern? - ANS Consult with the Deaf consumer and establish a plan to facilitate
participation
Consectuive interpretation can be successfully used only when - ANS All parties agree to use
this method
At a small staff meeting where there is one Deaf employee, the Deaf employee signs that he has
not completed a work assignment. The interpreter missed the negation and voices that the
assignment has been completed. Upon realizing the error, the interpreter voices to the hearing
staff that a mistake has been made and corrects the error. What is a more appropriate way of
handling this situation? - ANS Inform both the Deaf and hearing participants that an
interpreter error was made and correct the error
When called to work with a Deaf person who has limited language competence, the interpreter
should - ANS have an array of visual aids
What is one of the goals of conflict resolution? - ANS To increase sensitivity to similarity and
common interests while minimizing differences.
At the end of a medical appointment, a Latino Deaf patient is given a card with the date
"9/10/98" for the next scheduled appointment. The interpreter is aware that Latin countries
usually write the date as "day/month/year" and that this different notation may lead to
confusion. What is the most appropriate way for the interpreter to handle this situation? -
ANS sight interpret the information
According to title IV of the ADA (telecommunication), telephone companies must provide Deaf
individuals with - ANS Both local and long-distance relay service 24 hours a day
Since Deaf people tend to share knowledge and experiences that may be unfamiliar to a hearing
audience, what should the interpreteter who is working from ASL to English do? -
ANS Present a meaningful interpretation of cultural-specific material
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
You have been hired through a hiring agency to provide interpreting services. If the consumer
asks you how they can use your services again, the interpreter should - - ANS Have the
consumer contact the hiring agency directly
Certified Deaf Interpreters may render the signed message into more English-like signing when
the hearing interpreter - ANS Has trouble understanding the CDI
You have just completed a challenging interpreting assignment. You ask for feedback from a
trusted colleague who is also an interpreter you may do all of the following except -
ANS Share specific facts
A certified Deaf Interpreter and hearing interpreter are working together in a medical setting.
The Certified Deaf Interpeter interprets between the hearing interpreter and the Deaf couple.
Which type of interpreting is being used? - ANS Team interpreting
An interpreter is in a hospital to interpret for a child with injuries consistent with child abuse.
On four other occasions the interpreter has been in other hospitals while the same child there
for similar injuries with different doctors. What should the interpreter do? - ANS Contact
appropriate authorities
During a meeting attended by a Deaf person and several hearing persons, two of the hearing
participants carry on a private conversation that interferes with the interpreters ability to
continue. What is the most appropriate action for the interpreter? - ANS Inform the speaker
that the interpreter cannot hear what the speaker is saying
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, A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it is
appropriate to interject comments. What is the best way for the interpreter to address this
concern? - ANS Consult with the Deaf consumer and establish a plan to facilitate
participation
Consectuive interpretation can be successfully used only when - ANS All parties agree to use
this method
At a small staff meeting where there is one Deaf employee, the Deaf employee signs that he has
not completed a work assignment. The interpreter missed the negation and voices that the
assignment has been completed. Upon realizing the error, the interpreter voices to the hearing
staff that a mistake has been made and corrects the error. What is a more appropriate way of
handling this situation? - ANS Inform both the Deaf and hearing participants that an
interpreter error was made and correct the error
When called to work with a Deaf person who has limited language competence, the interpreter
should - ANS have an array of visual aids
What is one of the goals of conflict resolution? - ANS To increase sensitivity to similarity and
common interests while minimizing differences.
At the end of a medical appointment, a Latino Deaf patient is given a card with the date
"9/10/98" for the next scheduled appointment. The interpreter is aware that Latin countries
usually write the date as "day/month/year" and that this different notation may lead to
confusion. What is the most appropriate way for the interpreter to handle this situation? -
ANS sight interpret the information
According to title IV of the ADA (telecommunication), telephone companies must provide Deaf
individuals with - ANS Both local and long-distance relay service 24 hours a day
Since Deaf people tend to share knowledge and experiences that may be unfamiliar to a hearing
audience, what should the interpreteter who is working from ASL to English do? -
ANS Present a meaningful interpretation of cultural-specific material
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