Can You Pass The Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment Test? Educational interpreters are charged with translating classwork for students that have a hard time when it comes to hearing or is deaf. If you think you are well prepared for the exam for your certificate, all you need to do is take this quiz. Give it a shot and see if it is true.
Lexical
Phrasal
Sentential
Discourse
Didactical
Repetitive motion injuries
Stress
Decreased Cognitive fatigue
Decreased Listlessness
Control Lighting
Tell the deaf/HH student where to sit
Closing windows/blinds
Positioning of interpreter
True: The interpreter can do both, Interpret and tutor, the student will always understand the difference.
False: These roles are different and need to be clearly defined.
True: The interpreter knows the student and what the IEP has recommended for their success.
False: The interpreter can and should interpret for a hearing tutor when the interpreter is not knowledgeable in the subject area.
Parent / Guardian
Mainstream Teacher
Off-site Interpreters
IEP Team
True: The interpreter is bound by confidentiality and must not discuss personal information with anyone.
False: You are an employee of the school and must follow the districts policies regarding personal information. It is important to inform your student of your responsibility to inform the administration about this type of information.
Hearing impaired
Deaf
Hard of Hearing
Celebrations
Religions
Holidays
History
Social dynamics
True: Interpreters should be able to recognize and resolve Intercultural and Intracultural conflicts. .
False: The teacher for the deaf will specify in the IEP how to deal with these conflicts not the interpreter.
True: ASL is a visual Gestural language and can lead to earlier language development.
False: ASL and English parallel each other when it comes to language development.
2 years old
3 years old
4 years old
5 years old
True: The interpreter is the one that works with the student on a regular basis and therefore more uniquely qualified to assess the student’s language.
False: Language evaluations should be conducted by a professional who has training specific to the language being evaluated.
True: Through language we communicate.
False: They are not the same concept.
True
False
True
False
True
False
The students may not be able to read at the level or pace of the program.
Even though watching the TV and reading the captioning are equal to listening and watching the TV, the deaf students eyes will tire more rapidly.
Children who are deaf or hard of hearing may lack the written vocabulary necessary to understand the captioning.
Watching the captioning and the movie can be more difficult than listening and watching the movie.
TV captioning
TTY / VRS
Safety alarms
Baby monitoring devices
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
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