AAERT CERTIFICATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2026/2027 WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+PASS GUARANTEED
Administrative Proceedings/Conferences - microphones - ANSWER Alternate
channel designations so that people sitting next to each other are not recorded on
the same channel
Given a typical four-channel system and the possibility of four microphones
feeding into each channel (using Y-adapters), 16 microphones can be
accommodated.
Beginning with the presiding official on channel 1-A, the series runs (to the left) 2-
A, 3-A, 4-A, then resumes the alternation with channel/microphone 1-B, 2-B, 3-B,
4B
Basic Troubleshooting - ANSWER The key to successful troubleshooting in the
field is based on the knowledge one has of the flow that audio travels from start to
end. Always start at the end, your headphones, and work your way to the
beginning.
The reporter should only interrupt the proceeding when: - ANSWER 1.
Inability to hear a speaker due to mumbling, soft-spoken voices, speaker walking
away from the microphone, extraneous loud noises, or simultaneous multiple
speakers.
,2. Inability to clearly understand a party reading too fast from a document you will
not have access to later.
3. Technical problems affecting the recording, such as a loss of power, radio
interference, or loss of a microphone channel.
4. Nonverbal responses by the witness. Annotations should be made in the log
notes, but it is appropriate to ask for a verbal response to the question.
Nonverbal Events parentheticals - ANSWER • Nods affirmatively/negative
head shake
• Indicating/marking/demonstrating/pointing
• Document proffered to witness/clerk/counsel
• No audible response (use only if there are no comments on the record or in the
annotations)
Interpreter and translator microphones - ANSWER To avoid mixing on same
channel, the interpreter should be supplied with a mic assigned to a channel other
than the witness.
Interpreter oath - ANSWER Do you solemnly {swear} or affirm that you will
interpret accurately and impartially to the best of your ability all of the questions,
all of the answers, and all of the comments made by the attorneys and the witness
from English to [the target language] and from [the target language] to English, {so
help you God}?
Step-by-Step Instructions for Annotating Playbacks - ANSWER • When a
request is made for a playback, note the request in the annotations.
• Find the requested portion through your headset to make sure you have the
appropriate portion requested.
,• Unplug your headset.
• Play the requested portion and note the start of the playback.
• Note that the playback ended.
• Continue recording and note where you are in the trial.
Annotations order of importance - ANSWER 1.) Speaker identification; 2)
Notes; 3) Timestamping
A discovery deposition - ANSWER Examination under oath of a witness by
opposing counsel.
An evidentiary deposition - ANSWER Examination under oath of an expert
witness by any party of record.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Depositions by Written Questions) -
ANSWER Rule 31
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule (Depositions by Oral Examination) -
ANSWER Rule 30
Rule 30 - duration - ANSWER Limits a deposition of one day to 7 hours
Papers Used During the Deposition - ANSWER Case Information Sheet/Log
Notes
Witness/Exhibit Sheets
, Summary of Witnesses/Exhibits
Special Terminology/Spelling Sheet Sample
A deposition is... - ANSWER An out-of-court testimony given under oath
If a deponent is religious, they may ________ to telling the truth -
ANSWER AFFIRM
What is a read and sign? - ANSWER A person may note errors (errata) in their
transcript and refute information
Or, they can waive
unsworn statements - ANSWER a statement an individual gives regarding a
certain matter
not under-oath, but can still be used to knock the credibility of a witness
declarations
corpus delecti (body of the crime) - ANSWER Body of the crime
When are you officially "on the record?" - ANSWER When a Judge calls a case
to be heard
QUESTIONS 2026/2027 WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+PASS GUARANTEED
Administrative Proceedings/Conferences - microphones - ANSWER Alternate
channel designations so that people sitting next to each other are not recorded on
the same channel
Given a typical four-channel system and the possibility of four microphones
feeding into each channel (using Y-adapters), 16 microphones can be
accommodated.
Beginning with the presiding official on channel 1-A, the series runs (to the left) 2-
A, 3-A, 4-A, then resumes the alternation with channel/microphone 1-B, 2-B, 3-B,
4B
Basic Troubleshooting - ANSWER The key to successful troubleshooting in the
field is based on the knowledge one has of the flow that audio travels from start to
end. Always start at the end, your headphones, and work your way to the
beginning.
The reporter should only interrupt the proceeding when: - ANSWER 1.
Inability to hear a speaker due to mumbling, soft-spoken voices, speaker walking
away from the microphone, extraneous loud noises, or simultaneous multiple
speakers.
,2. Inability to clearly understand a party reading too fast from a document you will
not have access to later.
3. Technical problems affecting the recording, such as a loss of power, radio
interference, or loss of a microphone channel.
4. Nonverbal responses by the witness. Annotations should be made in the log
notes, but it is appropriate to ask for a verbal response to the question.
Nonverbal Events parentheticals - ANSWER • Nods affirmatively/negative
head shake
• Indicating/marking/demonstrating/pointing
• Document proffered to witness/clerk/counsel
• No audible response (use only if there are no comments on the record or in the
annotations)
Interpreter and translator microphones - ANSWER To avoid mixing on same
channel, the interpreter should be supplied with a mic assigned to a channel other
than the witness.
Interpreter oath - ANSWER Do you solemnly {swear} or affirm that you will
interpret accurately and impartially to the best of your ability all of the questions,
all of the answers, and all of the comments made by the attorneys and the witness
from English to [the target language] and from [the target language] to English, {so
help you God}?
Step-by-Step Instructions for Annotating Playbacks - ANSWER • When a
request is made for a playback, note the request in the annotations.
• Find the requested portion through your headset to make sure you have the
appropriate portion requested.
,• Unplug your headset.
• Play the requested portion and note the start of the playback.
• Note that the playback ended.
• Continue recording and note where you are in the trial.
Annotations order of importance - ANSWER 1.) Speaker identification; 2)
Notes; 3) Timestamping
A discovery deposition - ANSWER Examination under oath of a witness by
opposing counsel.
An evidentiary deposition - ANSWER Examination under oath of an expert
witness by any party of record.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Depositions by Written Questions) -
ANSWER Rule 31
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule (Depositions by Oral Examination) -
ANSWER Rule 30
Rule 30 - duration - ANSWER Limits a deposition of one day to 7 hours
Papers Used During the Deposition - ANSWER Case Information Sheet/Log
Notes
Witness/Exhibit Sheets
, Summary of Witnesses/Exhibits
Special Terminology/Spelling Sheet Sample
A deposition is... - ANSWER An out-of-court testimony given under oath
If a deponent is religious, they may ________ to telling the truth -
ANSWER AFFIRM
What is a read and sign? - ANSWER A person may note errors (errata) in their
transcript and refute information
Or, they can waive
unsworn statements - ANSWER a statement an individual gives regarding a
certain matter
not under-oath, but can still be used to knock the credibility of a witness
declarations
corpus delecti (body of the crime) - ANSWER Body of the crime
When are you officially "on the record?" - ANSWER When a Judge calls a case
to be heard
