AAERT CDR TEST STUDY GUIDE
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1. cardioid - ANSWER ✔ -pick up pattern
heart shaped (kardioeides)
-reaches out from diaphragm
-single voice in front
-super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity
2. omnidirectional - ANSWER ✔ -all directions
-equal from all directions
-Multiple voices , one microphone
-more speakers than available recording channels
-switches allow for pu pattern change
condenser
-capsules can also be changed to switch Pu pattern
3. Dynamic Microphone - ANSWER ✔ -moving coil
-diaphragm, coil, magnet-
-diaphragm = flat plate @ The front of The Microphone
-Bulky
-energy-> diaphragm - > coil moves back & forth over magnet- electrical signal
travels through wires w/ in mic - > digital mixer
4. Voir Dire - ANSWER ✔ a preliminary examination where a witnesses
qualifications are disclosed
5. Curriculum Vitae - ANSWER ✔ list of professional accomplishments and
credentials
,6. lay witness - ANSWER ✔ strictly reciting the facts, not permitted to
express their opinions
aka Percipient witness
7. hearsay - ANSWER ✔ what a third party has told the witness
8. Surprise witness - ANSWER ✔ limited to plaintiffs rebuttal or defendants
surrebuttal evidence
-attempt to impeach evidence already presented
9. Official Record - ANSWER ✔ the total body of evidence
-oral, visual, documentary, phsycial
10.Plaintiff - ANSWER ✔ a person who brings a case against another in a
court of law.
-burden of proof
11.differences between civil and criminal trials - ANSWER ✔ 1.Presumption
of innocence is only applied to criminal trials
(civil-neither side's position is presumed in advance)
2.Civil matters are decided by preponderance of evidence where criminal
matters are decided by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
12.Is it appropriate for the reporter to interrupt after a witness has answered a
question non-verbally and ask the witness to answer out loud? - ANSWER
✔ Yes
13.In the event of an electronic failure, whose responsibiity is it to interrupt the
proceeding? - ANSWER ✔ The digital court reporter
14.Which is preferable when recording audio, a "live" or "dead" room? -
ANSWER ✔ Dead
15.Is it true consistency is not important when making annotations because the
transciptionist can usually figure it out? - ANSWER ✔ False
,16.What needs to happen when a certified question is requested? - ANSWER
✔ The digital reporter should make an annotation about the certified
question.
17.The ________ transcript is usually provided to the first attorney that orders
the transcript. - ANSWER ✔ Original
18.A cardioid pickup patter, aka unidirectional, is best when trying to capture...
- ANSWER ✔ A single speaking participant
19.Is it true an annotation is required when an exhibit is entered on the record,
as well as the exhibit's description if said out loud? - ANSWER ✔ True
20.Is it true every person present for a hearing or trail must be added to the
reporter's appearance sheet, including the onlookers seated in the gallery? -
ANSWER ✔ False
21.What is NOT one of the reasons a reporter is asked to play back? -
ANSWER ✔ To make sure the reporter is properly recording the audio of
the proceeding.
22.Should you be on the record if during a deposition, one of the lawyers says
to go off the record and no one responds in agreement or disagreement? -
ANSWER ✔ On the record
23.If there is an interpreter at the proceeding, when do you swear him/her in? -
ANSWER ✔ Before you swear in the witness
24.What is the correct order of examination? - ANSWER ✔ Direct
examination, cross-examination, redirect examination, recross-examination
25.Conflict of interest - ANSWER ✔ A situation in which a person in a
position of responsibility or trust has competing professional or personal
interests that make it difficult to fulfill his or her duties impartially.
26.What is the certificate page of a transcript? - ANSWER ✔ The certified
signature page at the end of the transcript that verifies accuracy
, 27.Certificate of Oath - ANSWER ✔ Certificate attached when witnesses are
sworn in
28.Where can jurisdiction/venue be found? - ANSWER ✔ In the case caption
(case style)
29.What is venue ? - ANSWER ✔ Location where the case is filed and heard
30.What are the theee levels of the federal court system - ANSWER ✔ 1. U.S.
District Courts
2. U.S. Court of Appeals
3. U.S. Supreme Court
31.Cardioid Microphone/Pattern - ANSWER ✔ A microphone pickup pattern
that picks up mainly from the front (best for single speaker)
32.Omnidirectional microphone - ANSWER ✔ microphone that captures
equally from all directions
33.Ambient noise - ANSWER ✔ background noise
34.Recommended bit depth - ANSWER ✔ 16 bits or higher
35.Bit depth - ANSWER ✔ Amount of information collect per sample
36.What sampling rate should DR's use ? - ANSWER ✔ 44.1 kHz +
37.Sampling rate - ANSWER ✔ The number of times audio is measured per
second
38.Analog audio - ANSWER ✔ Continuous sound waves
39.Normal human hearing range - ANSWER ✔ 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
40.Arbitration - ANSWER ✔ settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the
decision of an impartial outsider
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. cardioid - ANSWER ✔ -pick up pattern
heart shaped (kardioeides)
-reaches out from diaphragm
-single voice in front
-super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity
2. omnidirectional - ANSWER ✔ -all directions
-equal from all directions
-Multiple voices , one microphone
-more speakers than available recording channels
-switches allow for pu pattern change
condenser
-capsules can also be changed to switch Pu pattern
3. Dynamic Microphone - ANSWER ✔ -moving coil
-diaphragm, coil, magnet-
-diaphragm = flat plate @ The front of The Microphone
-Bulky
-energy-> diaphragm - > coil moves back & forth over magnet- electrical signal
travels through wires w/ in mic - > digital mixer
4. Voir Dire - ANSWER ✔ a preliminary examination where a witnesses
qualifications are disclosed
5. Curriculum Vitae - ANSWER ✔ list of professional accomplishments and
credentials
,6. lay witness - ANSWER ✔ strictly reciting the facts, not permitted to
express their opinions
aka Percipient witness
7. hearsay - ANSWER ✔ what a third party has told the witness
8. Surprise witness - ANSWER ✔ limited to plaintiffs rebuttal or defendants
surrebuttal evidence
-attempt to impeach evidence already presented
9. Official Record - ANSWER ✔ the total body of evidence
-oral, visual, documentary, phsycial
10.Plaintiff - ANSWER ✔ a person who brings a case against another in a
court of law.
-burden of proof
11.differences between civil and criminal trials - ANSWER ✔ 1.Presumption
of innocence is only applied to criminal trials
(civil-neither side's position is presumed in advance)
2.Civil matters are decided by preponderance of evidence where criminal
matters are decided by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
12.Is it appropriate for the reporter to interrupt after a witness has answered a
question non-verbally and ask the witness to answer out loud? - ANSWER
✔ Yes
13.In the event of an electronic failure, whose responsibiity is it to interrupt the
proceeding? - ANSWER ✔ The digital court reporter
14.Which is preferable when recording audio, a "live" or "dead" room? -
ANSWER ✔ Dead
15.Is it true consistency is not important when making annotations because the
transciptionist can usually figure it out? - ANSWER ✔ False
,16.What needs to happen when a certified question is requested? - ANSWER
✔ The digital reporter should make an annotation about the certified
question.
17.The ________ transcript is usually provided to the first attorney that orders
the transcript. - ANSWER ✔ Original
18.A cardioid pickup patter, aka unidirectional, is best when trying to capture...
- ANSWER ✔ A single speaking participant
19.Is it true an annotation is required when an exhibit is entered on the record,
as well as the exhibit's description if said out loud? - ANSWER ✔ True
20.Is it true every person present for a hearing or trail must be added to the
reporter's appearance sheet, including the onlookers seated in the gallery? -
ANSWER ✔ False
21.What is NOT one of the reasons a reporter is asked to play back? -
ANSWER ✔ To make sure the reporter is properly recording the audio of
the proceeding.
22.Should you be on the record if during a deposition, one of the lawyers says
to go off the record and no one responds in agreement or disagreement? -
ANSWER ✔ On the record
23.If there is an interpreter at the proceeding, when do you swear him/her in? -
ANSWER ✔ Before you swear in the witness
24.What is the correct order of examination? - ANSWER ✔ Direct
examination, cross-examination, redirect examination, recross-examination
25.Conflict of interest - ANSWER ✔ A situation in which a person in a
position of responsibility or trust has competing professional or personal
interests that make it difficult to fulfill his or her duties impartially.
26.What is the certificate page of a transcript? - ANSWER ✔ The certified
signature page at the end of the transcript that verifies accuracy
, 27.Certificate of Oath - ANSWER ✔ Certificate attached when witnesses are
sworn in
28.Where can jurisdiction/venue be found? - ANSWER ✔ In the case caption
(case style)
29.What is venue ? - ANSWER ✔ Location where the case is filed and heard
30.What are the theee levels of the federal court system - ANSWER ✔ 1. U.S.
District Courts
2. U.S. Court of Appeals
3. U.S. Supreme Court
31.Cardioid Microphone/Pattern - ANSWER ✔ A microphone pickup pattern
that picks up mainly from the front (best for single speaker)
32.Omnidirectional microphone - ANSWER ✔ microphone that captures
equally from all directions
33.Ambient noise - ANSWER ✔ background noise
34.Recommended bit depth - ANSWER ✔ 16 bits or higher
35.Bit depth - ANSWER ✔ Amount of information collect per sample
36.What sampling rate should DR's use ? - ANSWER ✔ 44.1 kHz +
37.Sampling rate - ANSWER ✔ The number of times audio is measured per
second
38.Analog audio - ANSWER ✔ Continuous sound waves
39.Normal human hearing range - ANSWER ✔ 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
40.Arbitration - ANSWER ✔ settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the
decision of an impartial outsider
