The golden transfer strategy involves:

C. Rethinking the SL message before converting it into TL

When should a name appear at the end of a quote in an English headline?

When it’s a well-known public figure

Which of the following is an unworkable transfer strategy in translation?

A. Translating SL into TL directly

Why should you study journalism to become a better translator?

To understand news writing styles and formats

Which of these is NOT a recommended practice for improving journalistic translation skills?

Avoiding news reading to stay unbiased

Which of the following is key in Arabic headlines unless the name is famous?

The person’s position or title

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1
The golden transfer strategy involves:
B. Translating SL into TL without rephrasing
D. Translating from TL to SL
C. Rethinking the SL message before converting it into TL
A. Translating the message word-for-word
2
It is a must to translate the news story paragraphs in the same order they appear in the source text
False
True
3
When should a name appear at the end of a quote in an English headline?
When it’s a direct quote and the person is not well-known
Never
When it’s a well-known public figure
Always
4
In Arabic news headlines, how are quotation marks used?
No quotation marks are used
Use double quotation marks
Use parentheses { } instead
Use single quotation marks
5
Journalistic translators should imitate English punctuation rules when translating into Arabic.
False
True
6
Which of the following is an unworkable transfer strategy in translation?
C. Considering cultural equivalence before translating
A. Translating SL into TL directly
B. Rethinking the message in SL first
D. Analyzing syntactic structures
7
In Arabic writing, is a comma typically used in listing a series of words?
True
False
8
Why should you study journalism to become a better translator?
To become a news achor
To understand news writing styles and formats
To get a press pass
To learn camera techniques
9
Which of these is NOT a recommended practice for improving journalistic translation skills?
C. Practicing under time constraints
Avoiding news reading to stay unbiased
D. Getting feedback from professionals
Building a glossary
10
Which of the following is key in Arabic headlines unless the name is famous?
The location of the event
The person’s position or title
Age of the person
The length of the article

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