CT Study Guide 2026
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📋 CT Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CT Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample CT Questions & Answers
1. A CT professional transitioning to self-employment should prioritize which business practice to maintain ethical standards?
Professional liability insurance protects both the practitioner and the consumer, while clear contracts establish mutual expectations and reduce disputes.
2. A Sikh name ends in 'Singh' for a male and 'Kaur' for a female. These are religious titles, not family names. A transliterator should:
Singh and Kaur are integral parts of Sikh names and must be preserved in transliteration; their cultural/religious function should be noted if the document requires field-level name classification.
3. When transliterating Thai for US official documents, which romanization system is most commonly specified?
The Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS) is the official system endorsed by the Royal Institute of Thailand and used in Thai passports and most US official document contexts.
4. Which statement best describes the ISO 9 standard for Cyrillic romanization?
ISO 9 is a reversible transliteration standard covering a broad range of Cyrillic scripts from various languages, using diacritics to achieve a one-to-one character mapping.
5. The phonetic concept of 'minimal pairs' is important in transliteration because:
Minimal pairs (e.g., Hindi 'pal' vs. 'pāl') demonstrate phonemic contrasts—transliteration systems must represent these distinctions to avoid ambiguity.
6. When preparing for a realtime captioning assignment, why should a captioner request speaker word lists in advance?
Pre-loading speaker names, technical terms, and acronyms into the CAT dictionary prevents untranslated strokes during the live session.