NIC KNOWLEDGE/ CASLI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Approximately what percentage of Deaf and Hard of hearing children have hearing parents -
ANS 85-95
During an interpretation for a large audience, the lighting should - ANS Come from more than
one angle
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 includes which of the following provisions? -
ANS Qualified disabled individuals cannot be discriminated against by programs receiving
federal funding
When an interpreter is subpoenaed as an expert witness in court, the interpreter's area of
expertise is - ANS Communication issues and cross-cultural mediation
The focus of the cultural/humanistic view of Deaf people is on the - ANS The person rather
than the deafness
Which of the following is a community-based, non-profit organization that works specifically
with African American Deaf persons to advocate for their rights? - ANS BDA
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, According to RID, a certified interpreter can lose certification for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT - ANS Failing to join an affiliated chapter
To sociolinguists, the intimate register of discourse is characterized by - ANS reliance on
information that is left implicit.
While working, an interpreter is asked by one of the hearing participants how long it took to
become an interpreter. Without responding, the interpreter directs this question to the Deaf
person. The interpreter is functioning under the - ANS conduit model.
Which of the following is always true of an effective English-to-ASL interpretation - ANS It
adapts to audience preference.
From a cultural perspective the core deaf community is most appropriately thought of as ? -
ANS Linguistic minority group
The setting in which it is least likely that a Deaf person would be working as an interpreter is -
ANS In a mainstream classroom
Most content adjustments that interpreters make are either linguistic or - ANS Cultural
Mainstreaming became widespread in the U.S. primarily because of the - ANS Passage of
Public Law 94-142
Which of the following statements regarding Deaf culture and the deaf community is not true -
ANS Hearing interpreters who are not CODAs can become members of the core Deaf culture
by the process of acculturation
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Approximately what percentage of Deaf and Hard of hearing children have hearing parents -
ANS 85-95
During an interpretation for a large audience, the lighting should - ANS Come from more than
one angle
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 includes which of the following provisions? -
ANS Qualified disabled individuals cannot be discriminated against by programs receiving
federal funding
When an interpreter is subpoenaed as an expert witness in court, the interpreter's area of
expertise is - ANS Communication issues and cross-cultural mediation
The focus of the cultural/humanistic view of Deaf people is on the - ANS The person rather
than the deafness
Which of the following is a community-based, non-profit organization that works specifically
with African American Deaf persons to advocate for their rights? - ANS BDA
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, According to RID, a certified interpreter can lose certification for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT - ANS Failing to join an affiliated chapter
To sociolinguists, the intimate register of discourse is characterized by - ANS reliance on
information that is left implicit.
While working, an interpreter is asked by one of the hearing participants how long it took to
become an interpreter. Without responding, the interpreter directs this question to the Deaf
person. The interpreter is functioning under the - ANS conduit model.
Which of the following is always true of an effective English-to-ASL interpretation - ANS It
adapts to audience preference.
From a cultural perspective the core deaf community is most appropriately thought of as ? -
ANS Linguistic minority group
The setting in which it is least likely that a Deaf person would be working as an interpreter is -
ANS In a mainstream classroom
Most content adjustments that interpreters make are either linguistic or - ANS Cultural
Mainstreaming became widespread in the U.S. primarily because of the - ANS Passage of
Public Law 94-142
Which of the following statements regarding Deaf culture and the deaf community is not true -
ANS Hearing interpreters who are not CODAs can become members of the core Deaf culture
by the process of acculturation
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