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Court Reporting Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the exciting field of court reporting!

A multiple-choice quiz by Kislingbury. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Kislingbury

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,138

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1194

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Court reporters... Hint

Write articles on court cases

Are experts on typewriters

Try to determine if witnesses are lying

Take down the spoken word in a verbatim manner

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Question 2 of 10

2. What kind of machine do non-pen court reporters use? Hint

A small, silent typewriter

A Stenograph machine

A Stentorian writer

A 10-key machine

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the speed at which most court reporters are required to be certified, for question-and-answer testimony? Hint

120 words per minute

225 words per minute

400 words per minute

175 words per minute

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many keys does a typical shorthand machine have? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. The word 'testimony' appearing on the court reporter's paper tape would most likely look like: Hint

testimony

t--m-n

tes ta moenie

TEFT

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Question 6 of 10

6. The National Speed Contest, presented by the National Court Reporters Association, tests court reporting competitors at what top speed? Hint

260 words per minute

350 words per minute

300 words per minute

280 words per minute

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Question 7 of 10

7. The court reporting field has expanded so that top court reporters can now migrate into what field? Hint

Judges

Television closed-captioning

Court administrators

United Nations reporters

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Question 8 of 10

8. Computer technology has been embraced by the court reporting industry; some court reporters have become the 'ears' for the deaf and hard of hearing, in classroom settings, by... Hint

Transcribing what's said and later providing a transcript

Learning American Sign Language

Causing a speaker's words to appear instantly on a computer screen

Quickly taking notes in summarization

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Question 9 of 10

9. The court reporting profession is actually one of the oldest professions in the world, since it is basically the age-old position of the... Hint

Scribe

Secretary

Journalist

Author

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Question 10 of 10

10. Court reporters of the future may take advantage of ______ to aid them in their work. Hint

polygraph testing

voice recognition technology

DNA testing

digital video

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Court reporters...

Answer: Take down the spoken word in a verbatim manner

Court reporters are entrusted with making the official record of the verbatim proceedings in court cases.

2. What kind of machine do non-pen court reporters use?

Answer: A Stenograph machine

Stenograph is the maker of the vast majority of shorthand machines.

3. What is the speed at which most court reporters are required to be certified, for question-and-answer testimony?

Answer: 225 words per minute

225 words per minute (for question-and-answer testimony) is the most common minimum certification required to work in most states.

4. How many keys does a typical shorthand machine have?

Answer: 23

5. The word 'testimony' appearing on the court reporter's paper tape would most likely look like:

Answer: TEFT

The steno paper has all-capitalized letters of the alphabet, but still in a code that must be learned in order to read.

6. The National Speed Contest, presented by the National Court Reporters Association, tests court reporting competitors at what top speed?

Answer: 280 words per minute

The top tested speed for Q and A matter is 280wpm in the National Speed Contest.

7. The court reporting field has expanded so that top court reporters can now migrate into what field?

Answer: Television closed-captioning

8. Computer technology has been embraced by the court reporting industry; some court reporters have become the 'ears' for the deaf and hard of hearing, in classroom settings, by...

Answer: Causing a speaker's words to appear instantly on a computer screen

Many court reporters have worked hard to train themselves to write 'realtime,' meaning that as the words are spoken by a speaker, those words instantly translate from shorthand into English on a computer or television screen, allowing people to read those words within moments after they are spoken. Being able to provide realtime allows a court reporter to earn more money due to the difficulty of the new services he or she can provide.

9. The court reporting profession is actually one of the oldest professions in the world, since it is basically the age-old position of the...

Answer: Scribe

10. Court reporters of the future may take advantage of ______ to aid them in their work.

Answer: voice recognition technology

Voice-recognition technology may be used in the future, and in some cases is already being used today, by court reporters to help them either create or perfect their live transcripts.

Source: Author Kislingbury

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