Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) Practice Test

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• In terms of cognitive development, students learn when there is a conflict between what they think and new information that they receive.
• Understanding a concept and being able to talk about it are the same.
• What causes most DHH students to be delayed in language development?
• The Deaf community views themselves as linguistic minority, and not as a ____________?
• Why are sign systems used?
• T/F Meeting minimum requirements established by a state or organization does mean that you are qualified to interpret in every situation
• What is language?
• Memorizing language without understanding its meaning typically:
• Which option best describes what helps students develop cognitive skills?
• Behavioral approaches to learning propose that positive behavior can be increased by the use of (positive/negative) re-enforcers.
• Which statement describes the relationship between world knowledge and reading in general education?
• Do hearing and DHH students not need explicit language instruction?
• Which statement about IEP development is accurate?
• Is it more important to have high interpreting skill for older children?
• To whom does the educational interpreter primarily owe responsibilities?
• How do class materials help interpreters?
• Education funding for deaf and hard-of-hearing students includes which funding mix?
• Which concept refers to the ability to understand and interact effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds?
• What happens when interpreters "invent" signs?
• Which statement about an IEP is true?
• The interpreter should base their interpretation on input from the IEP team.
• Which statement best describes why students are like little scientists?
• Which option best illustrates acculturation in a school setting?
• Who is responsible for educational planning, teaching, and evaluation for all students in the classroom?
• How does the Deaf community view cochlear implants?
• Providing students with repetition allows them to see which of the following?
• What is the Ally model of interpreting?
• Which term describes the process of adopting the cultural traits of another group?
• Deaf culture emphasizes which approach to access information?
• Space in ASL is used to show spatial relationships.
• T/F Not all language has a function.
• Which pair of terms are both related to adapting to cultures different from one's own?
• Which statement best defines cognitive development?
• Is making mistakes while learning language abnormal?
• Inventing signs may offend which group?
• Is the interpreter an essential member of the IEP team?
• Does iconicity make sign language easier to learn?
• What is a key consideration when interpreting test instructions for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing?
• Which statement describes the role of the interpreter in a general education classroom with Deaf students?
• Which statement about the effect of signers on typical development is correct?
• DHH students must have ____ done annually for their IEP.
• What is a problem with CC for deaf students?
• Which is an early example of decontextualized language?
• What does LRE stand for?
• Which statement about prosody is supported for ASL and sign systems?
• Which statement about Deaf name signs is true?
• What is the interpreter's role on the IEP team?
• In addition to signing, what logistical responsibilities may an educational interpreter have?
• What should interpreters align with in classroom instruction regarding student goals?
• Which term describes signs that look like what they refer to?
• A weak sense of which traits contributes to identity confusion and may leave youths unprepared for adulthood?
• What is Register?
• Systematic assessment should provide guidance in skill development.
• Which set represents the levels of abstraction in cognitive skills?
• Which classroom activity most supports cognitive development?
• How is academic language typically different from conversational language?
• Linguistic form? Linguistic function? The best pairing is which of the following?
• Interpreters may have more knowledge of ASL than a licensed teacher of the Deaf.
• What is the primary purpose of a relay system using VRI/VRS?
• How young can Deaf students learn fingerspelling? At that age do they understand the connection to English?
• What are criterion-referenced tests?
• In the context of Deaf education, what is a key goal of supporting literacy?
• Which statement best describes what happens when errors are made in learning?
• Prosody covers which aspects of language and signing?
• Should interpreters respond the same way to a student’s attentiveness as the student matures?
• T/F Encoding is message equivalency.
• Which are the three major dimensions of languages?
• When are hearing students able to use English morphology correctly most of the time?
• Which statement best summarizes the role of language in cognitive development for Deaf students?
• At approximately what age do students begin to produce their first words?
• Attending to classroom visual stimuli and attending to the interpretation requires...
• In bilingual education for deaf students, what is used as a first language?
• Which approach best illustrates interpreting to support concept learning rather than just translating signs word-for-word?
• Which statement aligns with the role of language in cognitive development?
• Which statement about reporting suspected student abuse is correct?
• Which of the following is NOT an appropriate attention-getting strategy in the Deaf community?
• Cognitive schemes develop in many domains. Which is NOT listed as a domain in the material?
• Which statement best defines pragmatics in language use?
• Which statement about prosody and the speaker's intention is correct?
• Deaf students have the opportunity to gain metalinguistic knowledge of sign language.
• Who determines qualifications for interpreters?
• What does strict behaviorism not recognize?
• A school district's financial resources are typically related to which factor?
• What is a purpose of annual assessment?
• What stimulates cognitive development?
• How is the education of deaf and hard of hearing students funded?
• Are students who had a hearing loss before learning language the same as students who learned speech and language and then experienced a hearing loss?
• Assimilation involves which outcome?
• Interpreters must determine which classroom information is informative and which is extraneous.
• Educational interpreting is simply standing in the front of a classroom relaying information from the teacher to the student and vice versa.
• Which group can be an important resource for public schools, providing information about sign language, social opportunities, identity, resources for technology, and strategies for being a successful deaf or hard of hearing adult?
• There are factors that influence message equivalency, such as...
• Which statement best describes using sign language interpreters in standardized testing?
• Which statement best reflects confidentiality in a student/interpreter relationship?
• Which statement best distinguishes language from speech?
• When there is not message equivalency between the source text and the interpreting product- what happens with the student?
• Which statement best describes how children approach word learning?
• Which statement best reflects metalinguistic ASL instruction for Deaf students?
• What commonly leads to feelings of incompetence and inferiority in children?
• How is space used in ASL?
• Should the interpreter's input about a student's language use be included in team discussions about modifications to interpretation?
• Which statement best describes tutoring's focus relative to language development?
• Through which means is social and cognitive development primarily gained during the school years?
• Annual assessment can verify skills.
• What can be included in each interpreter's professional development plan?
• What is a path if conflicts with families cannot be resolved within the district?
• Interpreting for different age groups requires different skills; which group may need better skills?
• The statement 'The majority of deaf and hard of hearing students are born to hearing families who will provide them access to fluent language early' is true.
• Do students correct their peers' language?
• Intra-cultural conflicts occur within what?
• Which statement best describes the rules for a language?
• What does cognitive organization do?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of organizing a text spatially?
• Which of the following best describes the roles of an educational interpreter?
• Does learning sign language interfere with learning speech?
• Why do younger students need more skilled interpreters?
• What is the Local Education Agency (LEA) primarily responsible for in schools?
• Which statement about the relationship between sign systems and ASL is true?
• Which term specifically refers to the internal structure of a word in ASL?
• Around what age do students begin to combine two words or signs into a sentence?
• How can schools make sure an interpreter is qualified?
• What is a cognitive scheme?
• Which topics must be shared with school administration?
• Interpreters working in specialized domains such as physics or technology may require what?
• Which statement provides the strongest evidence that a student has learned a concept?
• How much can hard of hearing students hear?
• What is the interpreter's role for standardized educational assessments?
• Which statement about professional boundaries for interpreters is most accurate?
• Which concept encompasses signs that reveal information about appearance, handling, and spatial relationships?
• Which components are used to determine an interpreter's qualification under the EIPA?
• Are sign systems designed to represent English natural languages developed by the Deaf community?
• Are there more ASL arbitrary signs or iconic signs?
• What should provide information to determine where interpreting errors occur and guide skill development?
• Mainstreaming is another name for inclusion and describes educating a deaf or hard of hearing student where?
• Which entity requires states to provide a relay system for telephone communication between hearing and Deaf people, using a third party (VRI/VRS)?
• Language development in ASL parallels the development of spoken languages.
• In early language development, children talk about...
• The goal of education is to acquire thinking skills, not memorize facts.
• What is the overarching purpose of the educational interpreter in the classroom?
• Which statement best describes bonding between students and educational interpreters and the role of boundaries?
• How does classifier use develop in sign language?
• Do deaf or hard-of-hearing students have the same capability for cognitive development as hearing students?
• Which statement best describes mistakes in language learning?
• Where should an interpreter get assistance tutoring instruction?
• In evaluating a student, which elements should the interpreter consider?
• What is a curriculum in education?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of English sign systems?
• What are iconic signs?
• Will the LRE for all DHH students be the same?
• Technically, ____________ occurs when an interpreter conveys information following the conventions of American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
• Information enters the mind to stimulate cognitive development through the perception of which modalities?
• LRE decisions should consider the student's opportunities to interact with peers.
• What is the top goal for an educational interpreter?
• How is it decided if tutoring services are needed?
• What are interpreter breaks good for?
• Teacher's questions can require different levels of abstraction in terms of cognitive skills.
• If a student is watching the teacher instead of the interpreter, what should the interpreter do?
• Which model describes an interpreter conveying information with minimal personal/cultural input?
• Is gesture considered linguistic when used in communication with both adults and children?
• Gesture is used in communication with which groups?
• True or false: Concepts that are easy, or used often, are different than concepts that are new, abstract, or difficult.
• Which of the following is a characteristic of effective interpretation?
• In the Ally model, decisions are made within which sphere?
• In the case of unresolved conflicts, which option is available?
• A student's ability to repeat a concept means the student understands it.
• Which of the following is NOT a role described for an educational interpreter?
• Cultural identity is an important contributing factor related to self-esteem and self-awareness, and serves as a resource for which outcome?
• If a learner experiences conflicting information with prior beliefs, what process occurs?
• Which factor is not typically considered when assessing message equivalency?
• What is the key or goal of interpretation or transliteration?
• From age 6 to 11, which developmental theme is most commonly associated with this period?
• How can interpreting change when the student has a cochlear implant?
• Why would peers view a student as socially awkward?
• In a classroom that emphasizes inquiry and self-correction, students are encouraged to:
• Assessments for DHH students must be conducted in what language and mode?
• Are language, speech, and communication the same?
• Who made sign systems used to encode English?
• Who should conduct a language evaluation?
• Which statement about the major goals of general education is correct?
• What is the primary purpose of standardized educational tests?
• Which term describes the process by which a group becomes more like the dominant culture, potentially shedding its original cultural traits?
• Which approach best matches the recommended practice for interpreting with adolescents?
• Older and younger students require different skills.
• What does free and appropriate education (FAPE) entail for students with disabilities?
• What is the purpose of achieving message equivalency in interpretation?
• Cultural background affects cognition by helping to define four aspects. Which set lists the four aspects?
• Which resource is NOT typically included in a professional development plan?
• All classroom information is important for interpretation.
• The statement ‘The majority of deaf and hard of hearing students are born to hearing families who may not provide access to fluent language early’ is:
• Why does culture change?
• Which forms illustrate language play in ASL?
• Do colds and ear infections affect hearing ability?
• What is a key benefit of early access to fluent language for deaf or hard-of-hearing students?
• What are examples of different sign systems?
• Interpreters need to develop multicultural competencies so they can understand the __________, _________ and _______________ for individual and cultural groups
• When young students make language errors, what should adults do?
• In the cognitive skills taxonomy, which is the highest level?
• Which two areas do ties to the Deaf community support for interpreters?
• Deaf adults generally agree that students should be educated in an environment that allows what?
• The interpreter must know the student's...
• What is Syntax?
• When are deaf students learning ASL from their deaf families able to use verb agreement correctly much of the time?
• Do adult Deaf communities generally rely on sign systems designed to represent English in daily communication?
• Which organization sponsors an annual conference for Deaf and hard of hearing adolescents?
• What does IDEA guarantee for students with disabilities?
• Early language access for Deaf students can help language development become more age-appropriate.
• Which task best describes the typical product when working with a hard-of-hearing student?
• Which option is not listed as a modality that enters the mind to stimulate cognitive development?
• How does the role of 'tutor' for the interpreter entail?
• What is the first form of decontextualized language?
• Which sequence best describes the typical local-to-state governance path for education?
• What is IDEA?
• Which combination best describes factors that impact a student’s ability to learn new concepts?
• During the early elementary years, students are still learning to use language. True or False?
• Understanding acculturation can affect which of the following in interpreting contexts?
• What is the typical chain of command in schools?
• Which term describes the internal structure of a word?
• Understanding process models of interpreting can help the interpreter to
• Contextualization is defined as?
• What elements are commonly borrowed from ASL by sign systems?
• If a student uses different language styles at home and at school, what is a likely classroom impact?
• Which statement most accurately reflects standardized testing for DHH students?
• Who develops the IEP?
• Interpreting a lesson makes it accessible.
• In ASL, facial expressions indicate grammatical information and unit boundaries.
• Why would peers view a student as socially awkward?
• If an English sign system is used with an interpreter and/or ToD, can it also be used with a Deaf adult or student?
• Is it possible to produce 100% message equivalency?
• Which statement describes the Helper model's view of the interpreter's role?
• An important aspect of Deaf culture is making sure that everyone has _____________ about news and events.
• How can the teacher provide information that will help the interpreter improve message equivalency?
• Which term uses the order of words to structure the sentence?
• Who should understand the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter, and how to interact within the interpreted classroom?
• What is pragmatics?
• Which statement best describes message equivalency on a consistent basis?
• Which statement about the relationship among language, speech, and communication is accurate?
• When teaching concepts to Deaf students, how may interpreters assist beyond verbatim translation?
• How can negative behavior be decreased?
• Which field studies how people adapt to and interact with cultures different from their own?
• The student does not have equal access to the classroom content if message equivalency is not achieved on a __________ basis.
• On the IEP team, the interpreter's role includes which of the following?
• Which statement best describes learning from exploration, making mistakes, and self-correction?
• Which approach assumes that cognitive development is independent from language development?
• Do Deaf and hard of hearing students who have ASL as their first language typically learn English from fingerspelling?
• Decontextualized language is best described as...
• Which option best reflects a primary consideration when evaluating the content knowledge needed for interpreting a lesson?
• Why does the Deaf community not like the term 'hearing impaired'?
• What should the interpreter know about the student to effectively support learning?
• Which statement about modifications to the classroom curriculum is true?
• Why is literacy emphasized as a major goal of general education?
• Which statement about geographical variation in languages is true?
• Around what age do students begin to produce complex language?
• To understand a student’s level of functioning, interpreters should:
• Direct interpretation of classroom content is always used in educational interpreting.
• What is a self-contained deaf education classroom?
• Enculturation refers to learning about one's own culture.
• How should tutoring be handled when the interpreter is involved?
• When interpreting for multiple DHH students, what approach should the interpreter take?
• What should interpreters base their support on when working with students?
• Which statement about behavior management responsibility is accurate?
• Intercultural conflicts occur between what?
• Common causes of hearing aid malfunctions include dead batteries and clogged ear molds.
• Why is early detection of hearing loss important for Deaf and hard of hearing students?
• How do ties to the Deaf community help interpreters?
• How do Deaf students typically develop their identity as a Deaf or hard of hearing person?
• What does the Conduit, or Machine model mean?
• Which statement accurately describes the need for interpreter skill with younger students?
• What health issue can come up from interpreting long periods of time without assistance?
• The gender of the interpreter has no impact on communication effectiveness.
• All students with disabilities are entitled to what kind of education?
• Why is early detection of hearing loss critical?
• There are multiple levels or layers to analyzing a message, including which of the following sets?
• What is a primary function of prosody for young language learners?
• Which entity regulates credentialing of teachers and establishes minimal curricular standards?
• Do all sign systems borrow elements from ASL?
• During early language development, which topic do children first discuss?
• What is a problem with classroom checklists for expected skills?
• Metalinguistic knowledge of sign language is commonly gained by Deaf students.
• Which action helps the interpreter align with teacher expectations?
• Interpreters should not teach formal ASL classes unless...
• Interpreters who work with students from diverse cultures need strategies for dealing with _____________ and ______________ conflicts.
• _______________ is the sum total of attainments of a community of people, including shared language, social norms, art forms, literature, beliefs, customs, tradition, and other related attainments
• Which statement is an example of a sign system?
• What causes most hearing aid issues?
• Transition and relational words and phrases occur in which languages?
• Which of the following is a primary reason peers view a student as socially awkward?
• How are words best learned?
• Which statement best describes Deaf identity development?
• Which of the following is NOT typically on an IEP?
• How often does IDEA require IEPs to be reviewed?
• What is a problem with intelligence tests for Deaf or hard of hearing students?
• Which term describes how students interpret the world and their experiences?
• A student's language use at home and the language use at school may differ—how does this affect the student?
• What may help a student organize the text cognitively?
• What is most effective for learning new words?
• Which statement best captures how cultural background shapes cognition?
• Which practice best supports accessibility during classroom assessment?
• What is linguistics?
• Which term describes speech sounds or the individual parts of a sign?
• When should the interpreter negotiate logistics of the interpreting environment?
• The term that describes variation by audience and setting is called?
• Metalinguistic knowledge of language means that you can discuss and think about language.
• Who is responsible for developing the philosophy of behavior management and communication with parents?
• Which concept is required for semantic equivalency in a Bilingual-Bicultural model of interpreting?
• What are arbitrary signs?
• Which entity is primarily responsible for implementing state and federal requirements at the local level?
• When do language demands typically increase in textbooks?
• Which term describes the process of learning and maintaining one's own culture within a group?
• Which period is important to identity formation?
• Which of the following best describes the difference between academic and conversational language?
• What is the SEA and what does it do?
• The ___________ also is responsible for promoting student participation in classroom discussions and activities, addressing discipline problems and procedures, as well as concerns related to a student's needs, and educating others regarding the implications of hearing loss.
• How are facial expressions used in ASL?
• What is a major problem with standardized tests for Deaf or hard of hearing students?
• Iconic signs are easier for students to learn.
• What are the outcomes of the Helper model?
• Which statement about decontextualized language is true?
• What does 'interpreting' refer to in the context of educational interpreting?
• The Deaf community views themselves as a _______________, and not a ________________?
• What happens when interpreters invent signs?
• Why do Deaf or hard-of-hearing students often experience language delays?
• Which statement best describes cognitive schemes?
• What are Classifiers?
• What is the process for learning linguistic rules?
• Having an adult present during peer-to-peer interactions affects the interaction by?
• What effect does a teacher's understanding of a student's knowledge have on learning?
• What should the interpreter do with the curriculum?
• Which statement regarding sharing information with the educational team is consistent with confidentiality guidelines?
• Tutoring within a subject matter area does not directly address language, communication or problems with interpretation.
• How can a student show that they understand a concept, according to the material?
• Which approach describes learning as a process where learners test ideas through exploration?
• Which term describes the grammatical structure of language?
• When there is a conflict between what they think and new information, what does a student do?
• Metalinguistic knowledge means the ability to discuss language.
• Who is credited with creating sign systems used to encode English?
• The __________________________ is an organization of Deaf youth that sponsors an annual conference for all deaf and hard of hearing adolescents.
• Interpreters should work with ____________ to understand the student's current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.
• Interpreting a concept makes it accessible to the student. True or False?
• The difference in pragmatics between peer interactions and adult interactions is due to differences in?
• What additional services may be on an IEP?
• A skilled educational interpreter must be able to handle which of the following tasks?
• Which statement best describes adolescence in relation to identity formation?
• Around which ages do morphology and verb agreement typically become correct most of the time?
• What is a major goal of Deaf Education?
• As a student matures, interpreters should:
• Do all DHH students necessarily follow the exact same curriculum?
• Which term refers to whether a language is spoken, written, or signed?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as part of culture's attainments?
• What is the sequence for learning linguistic rules?
• What role does the classroom teacher play in tutoring goals?
• How are cognitive schemes developed?
• Language has the same rules for all discourse levels.
• Which statement is true about interpreting a test when the goal is content knowledge rather than literacy?
• What concepts are involved in the Helper model?
• Who does the interpreter work for?
• What affects our language rules of interaction and our beliefs about the role of communication in daily life?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between social interaction and cognitive development?
• Which of the following are ways for language play in ASL?
• What is the recommended way for an interpreter to learn about a student's hearing loss?