NIC Knowledge Practice Test

NIC Knowledge Practice Test Which of the following certificates is STILL offered? Select one: a. Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC) b. Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L) c. Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) d. Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC) - Certified Deaf Interpreter Which philosophical frame encompasses the belief that Deaf people are incapable of fully understanding or participating in the world around them? Select one: a. Language facilitation b. Helper Correct c. Conduit or machine d. Bilingual-bicultural - Helper Discourse Analysis is: Select one: a. A field which analyzes formal texts b. An analysis of foreign languages c. A term for describing how writing is perceived d. A field which studies human communicative interaction - A field which studies human communicative interaction ASL most commonly employs a _________ sentence structure, whereas English uses a subject- predicate format Select one: a. Predicate-verb b. Topic-comment c. Hold-movement-hold d. Object-verb-subject - Topic Comment In which of the following settings would an interpreter be MOST likely to use transliteration? Select one: a. A medical appointment with a recent deaf immigrant b. A classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened c. A job interview with a graduate of a residential school d. A prison interview between an illiterate suspect and his attorney - a classroom with a deaf student who is late-deafened The common language of the Black Deaf Community is Select one: a. Black English b. ASL c. Signed English d. Standard English - ASL Under the RID certification maintenance program, certified interpreters must complete an average of ___ hours of continuing education per year (0.1 CEU equals one hour) Select one: a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40 - 20 Deaf members of ethnic minorities in the United States have historically Select one: a. Been treated well by white Deaf people b. Been subject to the same kinds of discrimination as non-Deaf minorities c. Had their own separate signed languages instead