NIC Legal Settings 3

Question 1

In legal settings, 'hearsay' is defined as:

Accepted Answer

An out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted

Answer

Hearsay is an out-of-court statement introduced at trial to prove the truth of what it asserts, and it is generally inadmissible.

Question 2

When a judge sustains an objection to a question, the interpreter should:

Accepted Answer

Interpret the ruling and cease interpreting any answer that follows

Answer

When an objection is sustained, the witness should not answer, so the interpreter renders the ruling and stops, accurately following the court's direction.

Question 3

A 'continuance' granted in a court proceeding means:

Accepted Answer

The proceeding is postponed to a future date

Answer

A continuance postpones a scheduled court proceeding to a future date, often to allow additional preparation time.

Question 4

Simultaneous interpretation in a courtroom is most commonly used to:

Accepted Answer

Allow a non-English-speaking defendant to follow trial proceedings in real time

Answer

Simultaneous interpretation lets a defendant continuously follow the trial as it happens, fulfilling the constitutional due process right to understand proceedings.

Question 5

When a witness is asked a compound question, the interpreter should:

Accepted Answer

Interpret the question exactly as posed, preserving its compound structure

Answer

The interpreter must render the question exactly as stated; it is the role of attorneys and judges to handle objections to the form of a question.

(NIC) National Interpreter Certification Practice Test

(NIC) National Interpreter Certification Practice Test

NIC Legal Settings 3