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The RPR exam has 120 questions and runs 1 hours 50 minutes.
These 10 free RPR questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Registered Professional Reporter blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
The CAT transcript is advancing on the reporter's laptop. CaseViewNet Cloud Gateway shows 'Connected,' but its text preview is blank and neither connected attorney receives text. Where should the reporter first look for the failed handoff?
Correct answer: C - Between CAT output and Cloud Gateway's virtual serial port.
While preparing for an unrelated deposition, a reporter finds that a familiar outline produces a company name from yesterday's case. The personal dictionary still contains the intended phrase. Yesterday's job dictionary is active, and this CAT setup gives job entries priority over personal entries. How should the reporter correct today's translation setup?
Correct answer: D - Remove yesterday's job dictionary from today's active translation dictionaries.
After a deposition, a CAT summary reports that 99.8% of the reporter's strokes matched dictionary entries. Verification against the record nevertheless reveals correctly spelled substitutions that change the witness's meaning. What does the reported percentage establish?
Correct answer: D - It measures dictionary matches, which may still produce wrong words.
While editing after hours, a reporter sees a ransom demand and transcript files acquiring unfamiliar extensions. The laptop can reach the firm's shared drive through Ethernet and Wi-Fi. No proceeding is in progress. What takes priority over scanning or attempting recovery?
Correct answer: C - Isolate the laptop by unplugging Ethernet and turning off Wi-Fi.
A reporter's writer charges over a direct USB connection but sends no strokes to CAT after the cable is replaced. Putting the original cable back immediately restores input, with the same laptop port and software settings. Which finding is best supported?
Correct answer: C - An unusable data connection through the replacement cable
During a deposition, one attorney announces an off-the-record discussion. Another immediately objects and continues speaking about the case. What should the reporter do under NCRA's professional guidance?
Correct answer: A - Continue reporting until all counsel agree to go off the record.
A scopist changes a witness's clearly recorded statement, 'There was two trucks,' to 'There were two trucks' to correct subject-verb agreement. How should the reporter handle that edit before certification?
Correct answer: B - Restore 'was' to preserve the witness's actual words.
A federal judge finds a 12-year-old competent to testify and directs the reporter to administer the oath or affirmation. The child understands the duty to tell the truth but is confused by the customary oath's wording. Which approach meets the oath requirement?
Correct answer: A - Use an understandable promise to testify truthfully and record the response.
After changing firms, a reporter is asked to issue another certified copy of a deposition she reported. Counsel supplies a file, saying it is unchanged. The reporter no longer has the original transcript file but retains the stenographic notes. How can she properly fulfill the request?
Correct answer: B - Check the file against the stenographic notes before certifying the verified transcript.
An NCRA member plans a thank-you basket for a law firm that sent work earlier in the year. The basket costs $95 and has a retail value of $175; eight staff members will share it. It is the firm's first gift this year and is not tied to future bookings. No stricter gift restriction applies. How does NCRA's gift limit apply?
Correct answer: A - Use the $175 retail value; the basket exceeds the permitted limit.
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