GoTranscript - gotranscript test answers

                        GoTranscript - gotranscript test answers

  

1) How should you transcribe spoken contractions (Y'all, ain't, can't, don't, it's) in Clean Verbatim?

a) You all, are not, cannot, do not, do not, it is. 

b) Y'all, ain't, can't, don't, it's

2) If there is a combination of single-digit numerals and all other numerals in the same sentence (For example, "I have 1 pen and 15 pencils transcribe it?

a) I have one pen and 15 pencils.

b) I have one pen and fifteen pencils.

c) I have 1 pen and 15 pencils (this way improves readability since 1 and 15 are on the same line).

d) I have 1 pen and fifteen pencils.

3) What is the correct way to mark False Starts in Full Verbatim?

a) I went to-- I slept well last night.

b) There is no need to mark a false start in a full verbatim file.

c) I went to bed--- and slept well last night.

4) Which sentence is correctly capitalized and punctuated?

a) She came to me and said, "I am not tired. I am exhausted. Why don't you leave me alone"? 

b) she came to me and said: "I am not tired. I am exhausted. Why don't you leave me alone?"

c) She came to me and said. "I am not tired. I am exhausted. Why don't you leave me alone?"

d) she came to me and said "I am not tired. I am exhausted. Why don't you leave me alone?"

 e) She came to me and said. "I am not tired. I am exhausted Why don't you leave me alone?"

5) What should a correct sentence look like?

a) They took me to the hospital 2 weeks 4 weeks ago.

b) They took me to the hospital 24 weeks ago.

c) They took me to the hospital 2 weeks ago- no. 4 weeks ago.

d) They took me to the hospital 2-4 weeks ago

6) Which sentence is written correctly?

a) I have never forgot my mother advice.

b) I have never forgotten my mothers advise.

c) I have never forgotten my mother's advise.

d) I have never forgotten my mother's advice.

7) Which sentence/sentences is/are correctly capitalized and punctuated?

a) Jack tried a new diet, but he still gained weight. 

b) jack tried a new diet, but he still gained weight.

c) jack tried a new diet, but still gained weight. 

d) Jack tried a new diet but still gained weight.

8) What should you do with curse words?

a) Transcribe it word for word

b) Leave the curse words out.

9) If there is a sound of laughter made not by the speaker but by other people, should, if at all, it be included in the transcription? Full Verbatim

a) It should always be written on a separate line and in the format of laughter]. b) It should always be written on a separate line and in the format of [laughter]

c) It should always be written on a separate line in the format of (laughter).

d) It should always be on the same line in the format of (laughter)

e) It should always be written on the same line and in the format of [LAUGHTER] f) It should always be written on a separate line in the format of [LAUGHTER

10) if there is a comment next to the audio file saying, "Please use the embedded time" or "burned-in time", what do you have to do?

a) Putting the correct form of timestamping IS an essential part of a transcriber's job. Please download a file and follow the time on the screen in order to correctly put the burned-in timestamps.

b) Timestamping will be done automatically on the GoTranscript tool, so you do not have to do anything extra.