CART Real-time Captioning Techniques 3

Question 1

What does a 'brief' refer to in stenographic realtime writing?

Accepted Answer

A short outline that writes a long word or phrase in one stroke

Answer

Briefs save strokes by writing long words or phrases in a single stroke.

Question 2

Writing common word groups like 'I don't know' in one stroke is called what?

Accepted Answer

Phrasing

Answer

Phrasing combines frequent word groups into single strokes to keep up with fast speech.

Question 3

The speaker suddenly speeds up past the provider's comfortable writing speed. What is generally the best CART technique?

Accepted Answer

Keep writing, use briefs and phrases, and stay as verbatim as possible

Answer

Steady writing with briefs and phrases keeps output continuous instead of leaving large gaps.

Question 4

Why do CART providers usually write numbers with a number bar or number-specific strokes?

Accepted Answer

So numbers translate correctly as digits or words according to the provider's style

Answer

Dedicated number strokes produce predictable digit output and avoid misreadings.

Question 5

An untranslate appears on the consumer's screen in raw steno. What is the best immediate response?

Accepted Answer

Keep writing and, if the word recurs, define it on the fly

Answer

Keeping pace matters most, and defining the outline on the fly stops it from happening again.

CART - Certified Communication Access Real-time Translation Provider Practice Test