STC Professional Evaluation 2

Question 1

When evaluating a translation for a legal contract, which criterion is considered most critical?

Accepted Answer

Terminological precision and legal equivalence

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Stylistic elegance

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Sentence length consistency

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Use of formal register throughout

Question 2

A professional evaluator notices a translator used 'sentencia' for both 'sentence' (prison) and 'sentence' (grammatical). This error is classified as:

Accepted Answer

A polysemy/disambiguation error

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A register error

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A syntax error

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A cultural adaptation error

Question 3

Which evaluation framework assigns weighted penalty points to errors based on their severity and impact on meaning?

Accepted Answer

The MQM (Multidimensional Quality Metrics) framework

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The Skopos theory

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The ASTM F2575 standard

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The ATA Division scoring rubric

Question 4

In a summative evaluation of a translation, what is the primary goal?

Accepted Answer

Determining whether the translation meets a defined quality threshold

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Coaching the translator on improvement strategies

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Identifying all errors for the translator's education

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Providing feedback for a future revision

Question 5

An evaluator finds that a medical translation omitted a contraindication present in the source text. This is categorized as a:

Accepted Answer

Critical accuracy error (omission)

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Fluency error

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Register error

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Terminology preference issue

Question 6

What does inter-rater reliability measure in translation evaluation?

Accepted Answer

The degree to which different evaluators assign the same scores to the same translation

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How consistently a single evaluator scores the same text over time

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The accuracy of automated quality estimation tools

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How well a translation matches its intended purpose

Question 7

When using a sampling approach for translation evaluation, the evaluator should prioritize which segments?

Accepted Answer

Segments that are statistically random plus high-risk sections such as technical or legal content

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The first and last paragraphs only

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The shortest segments to save time

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Segments the client specifically highlights as important