BU Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation (CASLI) Practice Test

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• In planning an all-day training where the DeafBlind consumer receives information tactilely (not a ProTactile ASL user) and has Usher Syndrome Type 1, in an office setting with interpreters and Braille readers, what is the proper staffing?
• Casual register usage is best illustrated by talking with family and between friends.
• You should arrive ______ early before an assignment that involves a Deaf and hearing interpreting team.
• What is the best approach when working with an oral deaf individual?
• An example of the consultative register is _____.
• Which description best defines idiomatic interpretation?
• Which action best describes a recommended response when a team interpreter experiences a breakdown in coordination during a session?
• Interpreters need to 'take on' the character of the Deaf consumer in order to effectively produce the message. This practice is called?
• Do many Deaf people want interpreters to make decisions for them?
• When interpreting for a medical appointment with the patient lying down, what is the best position for the interpreter to stand?
• Educational interpreters are often the only language model for Deaf students. When selecting assignments, what should they prioritize?
• In a monthly staff meeting scenario where the speaker is soft-spoken and your team member does nothing, what is the best course of action?
• What is an appropriate action when there is a deafblind client who requires you to stand in a specific spot to be seen clearly?
• It is necessary for interpreters to warm up their hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, and neck before beginning any assignment, so they can work to prevent repetitive strain injuries.
• Is it necessary to adjust your cultural norms when interpreting for Deaf consumers from a different ethnic background?
• In a mixed-audience platform where there are Deaf presenters and both Deaf and hearing participants, what is a typical role for Deaf interpreters?
• A challenge described for viewing ASL on a 2D screen, while ASL is three-dimensional, relates to which aspect?
• If a conference has a Deaf person presenting, a DeafBlind person using tactile interpreting, all participants are Deaf ASL users, and there is no ASL to English interpretation, how should you staff this assignment?
• Which option best describes the relationship between the Deaf client and interpreting when message equivalency is not achieved?
• What should you ask for when interpreting an all-day orientation with an experienced team?
• Which CPC tenet is most directly related to how interpreters handle a colleague's unethical behavior?
• Signing part of an ASL sentence in Thai Sign Language is an example of which phenomenon?
• When interpreting from ASL into English, which item is NOT required?
• Which statement about independent contractor business practices is true?
• Many Deaf people prefer to be in control of their own lives and not have interpreters make decisions for them.
• During a weekly class interpretation where one team member stops communicating and there is ongoing miscommunication, what should the remaining interpreter do to address the situation moving forward?
• Which statement is NOT a reason not to interpret for friends and family?
• If a newer interpreter is scheduled for a two-hour assignment but later a different agency offers an all-day assignment that conflicts with it, what should they do?
• After a traumatic assignment, which action aligns with best professional practice?
• The CPC tenet violation in the described scenario is which?
• When interpreting in a medical setting it is important to know:
• What type of demand is described when you adjust seating or desk position to improve visibility but the adjustment worsens the situation?
• Which statement best describes the practice of 'assignment control'?
• After interpreting a medical appointment with negative news, you see the Deaf client at a community event. What should you do?
• When interpreters graduate from an ITP, they can be confident they've gained the skills they need to do almost any type of interpreting.
• In an academic interpretation scenario, if you interpret a teacher's hint about upcoming material and translate it as if it will be on the test without clarifying intent, this approach is best described as?
• Which description best defines casual (informal) register?
• If you are feeling burned out from constant interpreting at a busy workplace, what is an appropriate course of action?
• In interpreting, you should wait for full or complete thought to form proper English sentence or phrase.
• If you are a certified interpreter with no mental health training but you want to take mental health work, what should you do?
• A courthouse contacts you about a criminal trial. You are certified but have no formal training in legal interpreting. What should you do?
• In an all-day workshop with three DeafBlind attendees and a Deaf presenter, how many hearing interpreters are needed?
• Which scenario best illustrates casual register?
• The statement that interpreters should be lifelong learners, inquisitive, and observant about the Deaf community is
• When interpreting for a Deaf-Blind person, should you include environmental information such as others' actions in the environment?
• Which statement best describes how to respond when the Deaf client wants to chat during a dull moment and you are not participating?
• The statement 'Each time you interpret you only represent yourself. Your actions do not reflect on your colleagues, and their actions do not reflect on you' is
• According to CPC guidelines, when a Deaf patient asks you to listen and relay a message to family who may not arrive in time, what should you do?
• Coping strategies are methods or techniques adopted by interpreters to ensure that:
• In a middle school setting, a Deaf student shows bruises and signs possible abuse. You decide to tell the school guidance counselor. Which description best fits your decision?
• In a sensitive situation, a counselor asks you not to interpret the content but asks if the client understands what the counselor is saying. What should you do?
• Register determines all of the following except which?
• After interpreting in a post-secondary educational setting for over a year, you are asked to interpret weekly group sessions for Deaf adolescents in a mental health hospital, though you are not nationally certified. Which tenet applies?
• Which statement best captures the meaning of message equivalency in interpretation quality?
• Is it appropriate for you to interpret for a Deaf cousin who asks you personally to interpret to stay neutral?
• For optimal visibility, interpreters should position themselves where?
• In the context of hiring agencies and independent contractors, which statement about the IRS Form W-9 is accurate?
• During interpretation at a social service agency, the caseworker must leave the room and asks you to stay. What should you do?
• In a medical interpreting setting with a Deaf patient and non-English-speaking parents, which person should be prioritized to ensure access?
• For a semester-long course, what is the recommended staffing to maintain consistency?
• In a coordinated interpreting team, approximately how long does each interpreter interpret before switching?
• When a client asks for your contact information after an assignment, what is the recommended practice?
• During a particularly boring assignment, the Deaf client tries to strike up a conversation and becomes irritated when you do not participate. What is an appropriate response?
• For a 3-day training with a Deaf employee who has never previously requested an interpreter, what is the proper staffing?
• Which of the following is not a distracting interpreting behavior?
• When working with a hearing client the interpreter should take into account which of the following?
• In a medical appointment, when the doctor leaves and the Deaf client asks what they should do, what should you do?
• What action is appropriate when interpreting for a walking, talking tour guide on campus?
• Some deaf or hard of hearing people with low vision use American Sign Language or an English-based sign language, and may need signs signed more slowly for clarity. True or False?
• You are an ITP student attending a tryout for a show with your Deaf friend. A producer offers a large fee to interpret for your friend. What is the appropriate response?
• Asking the speaker for their handouts for a presentation when you arrive is an example of _____.
• Which statement best describes the appropriate handling of certification status during an assignment when results are pending?
• In Deaf interpreting contexts, what do DI and CDI stand for?
• Which factor is NOT listed as something to ask for when interpreting for the on-site warehouse training?
• After interpreting a therapy session, you realize you are experiencing trauma similar to what the client described. What is this phenomenon called?
• An adult Deaf patient with Spanish-speaking parents requests an interpreter for the parents, but none has arrived. What should the interpreter do?
• In a middle school setting, a Deaf student shows bruises. Which statement best describes your role?
• Paralinguistic information includes all of the following except:
• If content is partially difficult or dense, a team may be needed regardless of the time. Which option reflects this guidance?
• Are topic-related preparation and review of subject matter and ASL signs part of every interpreting assignment?
• A word-for-word interpretation is called
• Which statement about PL 94-142 is accurate?
• To become an interpreter, you should do all the following except:
• An HR person from a warehouse sends an email asking you to interpret for a 3-day training... what should you ask for?
• Which type of interpretation follows an acceptable structure of the target language?
• Waiting room chat is important because it gives interpreters the opportunity to understand the context better, learn the timeline of events, the main point from the Deaf client's perspective, examine the way they sign, and establish rapport.
• In a legal job where the client does not understand despite simpler language, which statement describes the interpreter's qualifications?
• In planning an all-day workshop with three DeafBlind attendees (one using tactile signing, one using tracking, and the third who is close-vision), how many interpreters are required?
• Interpreter's language, culture, and group memberships are brought to the interpreted event.
• During a police interrogation, if the Deaf client is subjected to misconduct, what should the interpreter do?
• PL 93-112 the Rehab Act of 1973 did what?
• In a mental health setting where the signer is signing incoherently, what should the interpreter do?
• Which languages are involved in the code-switching example described in the material?
• At the end of an assignment, a Deaf client asks for your business card. What should you do?
• At a corporate cocktail party, if the Deaf consumer says you may have wine to fit in, which CPC tenet governs your decision?
• Educational interpreters should have access to a child's IEP.
• Paralinguistic information includes all of the following EXCEPT?
• What best describes when an interpretation is considered ineffective?
• During a college freshman orientation that includes a walking campus tour, what should you do before you begin interpreting?
• Some deaf-blind people with restricted peripheral vision may prefer the signer to sign in a very small space, usually at chest level. Some signs located at waist level may need to be adapted... This type of deafblind consumer is typically described as:
• In the described conference with four DeafBlind consumers (two tactile ASL users, one close-vision user, and one Protactile user), how many interpreters are required?
• What is the recommended staffing for DeafBlind consumers in terms of interpreters per consumer?
• Which items should you request in advance for a multi-day training interpretation?
• What type of demand is described when an interpreter's attempt to improve visibility by adjusting the setup ends up making the situation worse?
• During a college-level course on a Saturday, if your team is late and the starting interpreter refuses to start, which tenet is not being followed?
• If asked to interpret for a criminal trial but you lack formal training in legal interpreting, which is the appropriate course of action?
• A university chemistry lecture runs 1.5 hours for the semester. How many interpreters are recommended for the semester?
• In a classroom setting, a teacher hints that material will appear on a test. Interpreting the remark verbatim without clarifying intent would be considered which approach?
• When working with a Deaf-Blind consumer with Usher Syndrome, which adjustments may be needed? (select all that apply)
• Coping strategies help interpreters minimize which of the following?
• Which educational setting tends to be better suited for newer interpreters?
• An example of intimate register is which scenario?
• At the end of an interpreting assignment, a Deaf client asks for your business card. What is the appropriate action?
• In an elementary setting, what principle should guide dressing professionally?
• What action is best when a teammate is distracted during a feed?
• When interpreting a formal ASL presentation to English, which strategies help ensure dynamic equivalence?
• What term describes adding extraneous information not present in the source message to the interpretation?
• In a mental health interpreting scenario, what is the recommended action if the doctor leaves the room?
• Which statement best describes the reason educational interpreters should access the IEP?
• What is the best action when a new speaker is introduced in a conversation?
• Which term describes a translation that faithfully renders the exact words of the source without paraphrase?
• If an interpreting assignment is estimated to be 1-2 hours or longer, you should request a team of interpreters. Which option best reflects this guidance?
• After a solo assignment where some aspects were not completely effective, which action should be included in your post-assignment controls?
• Which of the following best describes the ADA coverage areas?
• When you are teaming but you are currently the 'off' interpreter, you should:
• Which tenet addresses professional conduct in interpretation?
• If your college assignment team is leaving early and you have not addressed it, what should you do?
• What term describes the transformation of one's inner experience as a result of empathetic engagement with another's distress?
• Which statement about professional attitudes is accurate?
• Hiring agencies will always ensure assignments match your skills.
• What is the main purpose of a coordinated interpreting team?
• It is true that some deaf or hard of hearing people with low vision may need to sign or fingerspell more slowly for visibility.
• When a Deaf client asks for advice during a medical or legal discussion, what is the proper response?
• Which setting typically demonstrates formal register?
• In the described courtroom staffing, who sits at the table with the lawyer and the defendant?
• In a correctional facility counseling session, a deaf inmate says the accuser was at fault; what is the best decision based on the CPC?
• Which statement best describes challenges of working as a VRS interpreter?
• After a construction site safety briefing, what should you communicate to the agency for future interpreters?
• An example of Formal register is _____.
• PL 94-142 Education for All Handicapped Children Act had which statements?
• Which statement best describes the interpreter's involvement with language, culture, and group memberships at the interpreted event?
• Which statement best reflects professional conduct when a colleague consistently arrives late and does not want to start?
• Which of the following describes a proper boundary practice for interpreters?
• There are a few forms of tactile interpreting; they include all the following except: Tadoma.
• An interpretation that includes too much expansion and additions by the interpreter and is ineffective would be described as
• Which situations may require more than one interpreter team?
• Honoring the Deaf consumer's preference of a more English-based transliteration follows what tenant on the Code of Professional Conduct?
• After interpreting an all-day conference and relying on your team for clarification, which option is NOT recommended?
• Which statement is true about professional development when moving across settings?
• What does CPC stand for in interpreter practice?
• To prepare effectively, which action is recommended regarding materials for an assignment?
• For an all-day platform interpreting assignment with Deaf presenters and a mixed audience, which interpreter team arrangement is most appropriate?
• Which term describes ensuring Deaf consumers receive the same meaning and impact as the original message?
• Before starting a joint interpretation with Deaf and hearing participants, the hearing interpreters should ask the Deaf interpreters their preferred mode of receiving the message.
• At year-end, after collecting documentation for tax reporting, which action best protects confidential information?
• In a scenario where a Deaf client is offered the wrong amount of money at an arts show, which principle is illustrated by ensuring the client understands the correct amount?
• The role of an interpreter varies from setting to setting. Which of the following are not included in the interpreter's role?
• Independent contractors must do which of the following?
• ADA stands for which of the following?
• During a home-based assignment, you develop an allergic reaction to a family's dogs. What is the appropriate action?
• Best practices indicate that interpreters should position themselves:
• A courthouse calls you to interpret for a trial lasting one week. There is a Deaf person who is the defendant and several Deaf witnesses. The courthouse asks how many interpreters will be needed for this trial.
• In a school setting, what describes the interpreter's legal obligation if there is suspected abuse?
• Which term describes nonverbal cues such as tone of voice, pace, and facial expressions?
• The FCC is in charge of regulating:
• Before starting an interpreting assignment, members of a Deaf and hearing interpreting team should share information such as which of the following before an assignment starts?
• What is the term for a word-for-word interpretation?
• Refraining from presenting one's Certificate of completion of your interpreting program as a credential similar to NIC certification follows which CPC tenet?
• After completing a construction site safety talk, what should you do about future interpreter requirements?
• In a mental health setting, if the Deaf client is not making sense, what is the appropriate way to convey information to the doctor?
• What is your first course of action when you observe a colleague's choices to be blatantly unethical?
• When a hearing and Deaf team are working together, the hearing interpreter(s) should ask how the Deaf interpreter(s) prefer to receive the message in ASL, PSE, or SEE before the interpreting assignment begins.
• When interpreting for a deafblind consumer, which action is appropriate regarding billing and language preferences?
• In the described conference scenario, how many DeafBlind consumers used tactile ASL?
• Under the Rehab Act of 1973, a reasonable accommodation is:
• Which practice best reflects professional boundaries and agency guidelines in interpreter work?
• Educational interpreters being part of the educational team implies which of the following?
• In the described conference scenario, how many interpreters were assigned to the Protactile ASL user?
• In a courtroom staffing, what is the role of a personal hearing interpreter?
• An example of Frozen register is _____.
• The ADA covers Deaf people’s rights in relation to which areas?
• Which factor is most important when selecting an interpretation approach for a session?
• After an assignment, which practice supports ethical reflection by protecting client privacy?
• What driving principle is embodied in the Code of Professional Conduct for interpreters?
• When working with a Deaf-Blind person, please do
• A Deafblind person who does not know sign language may use which communication method?
• For interpreters who work as independent contractors, which practice is recommended?
• What is the purpose of waiting room chat?
• Which of the following would NOT be considered an adjustment when interpreting for a Deaf-Blind person with Usher Syndrome?
• When should interpreters request handouts or copies of materials to prepare for an assignment?
• In the described conference scenario, how many DeafBlind consumers required close-vision interpreting?