CERTIFIED VERBATIM
REPORTER CVR PRACTICE
EXAM COMPLETE
Question 1: During a deposition, two attorneys begin speaking over each other and the reporter cannot capture both voices accurately. What should the reporter do �rst?
Choices:
1) Continue and reconstruct the overlap later 2) Interrupt and request one speaker at a time 3) Stop writing until the attorneys �nish 4) Rely on the videographer's audio
Correct Answer: Interrupt and request one speaker at a time
Explanation: A verbatim reporter must protect the record. When overlapping speech prevents accurate capture, the proper response is to interrupt promptly and ask the speakers to proceed one at a time.Page 1
Question 2: A witness uses an unfamiliar technical term that the reporter cannot understand. What is the best action?
Choices:
1) Guess from context and verify after the proceeding 2) Leave a blank in the notes 3) Ask for clari�cation or spelling at an appropriate pause 4) Replace the term with a generic description Correct Answer: Ask for clari�cation or spelling at an appropriate pause Explanation: Accuracy is more important than avoiding a brief interruption. The reporter should seek clari�cation or spelling when an unfamiliar term cannot be captured reliably.Question 3: Which practice best protects the integrity of a verbatim record when a speaker is talking too rapidly?
Choices:
1) Ask the speaker to slow down 2) Summarize the less important portions 3) Record only the key points 4) Wait for the transcript-editing stage
Correct Answer: Ask the speaker to slow down
Explanation: If speed jeopardizes accurate capture, the reporter should interrupt and ask the speaker to slow down rather than omit or summarize testimony.Page 2
Question 4: In a live proceeding, the reporter loses several words because of a
sudden equipment problem. What should the reporter do?
Choices:
1) Insert an inaudible parenthetical and continue 2) Immediately notify the participants and request repetition of the lost material 3) Reconstruct the missing language from memory at lunch 4) Ask counsel privately after the proceeding Correct Answer: Immediately notify the participants and request repetition of the lost material Explanation: A reporter should address a loss of the record when it occurs. The participants should be informed so the missing material can be repeated on the record.
Question 5: What is the principal purpose of a reporter's interruption for
clari�cation?
Choices:
1) To improve courtroom e�ciency 2) To protect the accuracy and completeness of the record 3) To assist counsel with objections 4) To advise the witness how to answer
Correct Answer: To protect the accuracy and completeness of the record
Explanation: An interruption for clari�cation is justi�ed when necessary to preserve a complete and accurate verbatim record, not to in�uence the substance of testimony.Page 3