An affidavit or declaration must be based on first-hand knowledge of the facts or:

Question 1          An affidavit or declaration must be based on first-hand knowledge of the facts or:

 

Question options:

 

A) First impression knowledge

 

B) Personal knowledge

 

C) Eye witness accounting

 

D) Video-recorded transcript

 

Question 2          This motion requests that the court render judgment before trial because there is no dispute over material facts:

 

Question options:

 

A) Summary judgment motion

 

B) Motion for relief

 

C) Motion to set aside a default

 

D) Statement of judgment

 

Question 3          Please identify which type of court issued this opinion:

 

In re Kim, 26 I&N Dec. 912 (BIA 2017)

 

Question options:

 

A) An Indiana limited jurisdiction court

 

B) A federal trial court

 

C) A trial court in the state of Baltimore

 

D) A federal administrative court

 

Question 4          A list of the sections of a document with the page on which they appear within the document is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Table of authorities

 

B) Table of rules

 

C) Table of contents

 

D) Rules of court

 

Question 5          What limits the availability of secondary sources on the free Internet is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Public

 

B) Copyright

 

C) Constitution

 

D) Government

 

Question 6          If there is no author to an online article, you should begin the citation with _______.

 

Question options:

 

A) The publisher of the article

 

B) The title of the article

 

C) The date of the first publication

 

D) The link

 

Question 7          A request for a court order in connection with a case that is pending in court is called:

 

Question options:

 

A) Request

 

B) Affidavit

 

C) Order

 

D) Motion

 

Question 8          Writing that predicts a legal outcome is called:

 

Question options:

 

A) Predictive writing

 

B) Persuasive writing

 

C) Thesis writing

 

D) Point heading

 

Question 9          A party who makes a motion is called:

 

Question options:

 

A) Plaintiff

 

B) Defendant

 

C) Moving party

 

D) Responding party

 

Question 10        Long sentences are good because they force the reader to pay close attention.

 

Question options:

 

                A) True

 

                B) False

 

Question 11        This lays a solid foundation by setting forth the client’s problem, the legal issues and briefly explains the legal rules and the conclusion:

 

Question options:

 

A) Topic sentence

 

B) Point heading

 

C) Summary paragraph

 

D) Thesis paragraph

 

Question 12        This document contains the decision from the court after hearing a motion:

 

Question options:

 

A) Order

 

B) Affidavit

 

C) Declaration

 

D) Notice of motion

 

Question 13        The following research sites are free:

 

Question options:

 

A) Lexis

 

B) Westlaw

 

C) Google

 

D) All of the above

 

Question 14        An ethical concern with documents sent by fax is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Confidentiality

 

B) Improper procedure

 

C) Billing

 

D) Transmittal

 

Question 15        A symbol used in a word that substitutes for any letter is a:

 

Question options:

 

A) Copyright

 

B) Hyperlink

 

C) Blog

 

D) Wildcard

 

Question 16        The best online source for information regarding voting and elections is:

 

Question options:

 

A) USA.gov

 

B) Gpoaccess.gov

 

C) Gogov.biz

 

D) Votesrus.com

 

Question 17        The legal protection of original works by authorship is called a:

 

Question options:

 

A) Copyright

 

B) Hyperlink

 

C) Blog

 

D) Wildcard

 

Question 18        Use of the following provides the reader with a detailed road map of the legal discussion or argument:

 

Question options:

 

A) Topic sentence

 

B) Point heading

 

C) Thesis statement

 

D) Front-loaded sentence

 

Question 19                       

 

This document provides the time, place and nature of the motion:

 

Question options:

 

A) Order

 

B) Affidavit

 

C) Declaration

 

D) Notice of motion

 

Question 20        This motion requests relief from a judgment or order:

 

Question options:

 

A) Summary judgment motion

 

B) Motion for contempt

 

C) Motion to set aside a default

 

D) Statement of judgment

 

Question 21        Passive voice is preferred in legal writing.

 

Question options:

 

                A) True

 

                B) False

 

Question 22        Formal correspondence from an attorney to a client to another attorney explaining an attorney’s interpretation of the law is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Memorandum of law

 

B) Issue statement

 

C) Opinion letter

 

D) Trial brief

 

Question 23        A discussion site where individuals can post comments about various topics is called a:

 

Question options:

 

A) Blog

 

B) Organizational website

 

C) Legislative history

 

D) Copyright

 

Question 24        The following type of client would most likely anticipate receiving periodic reports such as case summaries:

 

Question options:

 

A) Personal injury plaintiff

 

B) Corporate client

 

C) Insurance company

 

D) Divorce client

 

Question 25        Clicking on an item will take you directly to the desired source by way of a:

 

Question options:

 

A) Copyright

 

B) Hyperlink

 

C) Blog

 

D) Wildcard