NIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM PREP/COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (GRADED A+) | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
NEWEST EXAM
Mime - (ANSWER)Universal form of communication
Why were manually represented English systems created? - (ANSWER)English
sign systems were created to teach d/Deaf children English
What is the focus of the cultural/humanistic view of Deaf people? -
(ANSWER)Focus is on the person, not the deafness
What does Title 5 of the ADA require telecommunications companies to do? -
(ANSWER)Provide local and long distance relay service 24/7
Is there a gender distinction within the pronoun system in ASL? - (ANSWER)NO
True or False...Object-Verb agreement is found in ASL but NOT in English? -
(ANSWER)True
Why do people struggle with ASL proficiency? - (ANSWER)It is difficult to gain
exposure to Deaf people using ASL.
What is the main value in a LOW-CONTEXT culture? - (ANSWER)Individuality
, What company has the greatest interest in phone relay services? -
(ANSWER)Telecommunications for the Deaf Inc.
In noun-verb pairs in ASL, how is a noun signed? - (ANSWER)A noun is signed
using a smaller double movement
What is diglossia? - (ANSWER)The use of two languages or two varieties of the
same language in a community in which one has a higher status than the other.
What do you call an English word that has the close approximate meaning to an
ASL sign? - (ANSWER)A gloss
When people adjust their language and the way that they are talking based on
whom they are speaking to. - (ANSWER)Shifting register
The best cue that a Deaf audience has misunderstood the English-to-ASL
interpretation. - (ANSWER)Confused copying of a sign.
What has been showed to correlate most with the rate of occurrences in
interpretation miscues? - (ANSWER)Process time
Subpoenaed interpreters are expert witnesses in court with an expertise in what?
- (ANSWER)Communication issues and cross-cultural mediation
STUDY GUIDE 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (GRADED A+) | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
NEWEST EXAM
Mime - (ANSWER)Universal form of communication
Why were manually represented English systems created? - (ANSWER)English
sign systems were created to teach d/Deaf children English
What is the focus of the cultural/humanistic view of Deaf people? -
(ANSWER)Focus is on the person, not the deafness
What does Title 5 of the ADA require telecommunications companies to do? -
(ANSWER)Provide local and long distance relay service 24/7
Is there a gender distinction within the pronoun system in ASL? - (ANSWER)NO
True or False...Object-Verb agreement is found in ASL but NOT in English? -
(ANSWER)True
Why do people struggle with ASL proficiency? - (ANSWER)It is difficult to gain
exposure to Deaf people using ASL.
What is the main value in a LOW-CONTEXT culture? - (ANSWER)Individuality
, What company has the greatest interest in phone relay services? -
(ANSWER)Telecommunications for the Deaf Inc.
In noun-verb pairs in ASL, how is a noun signed? - (ANSWER)A noun is signed
using a smaller double movement
What is diglossia? - (ANSWER)The use of two languages or two varieties of the
same language in a community in which one has a higher status than the other.
What do you call an English word that has the close approximate meaning to an
ASL sign? - (ANSWER)A gloss
When people adjust their language and the way that they are talking based on
whom they are speaking to. - (ANSWER)Shifting register
The best cue that a Deaf audience has misunderstood the English-to-ASL
interpretation. - (ANSWER)Confused copying of a sign.
What has been showed to correlate most with the rate of occurrences in
interpretation miscues? - (ANSWER)Process time
Subpoenaed interpreters are expert witnesses in court with an expertise in what?
- (ANSWER)Communication issues and cross-cultural mediation
