The legal paper requiring you to appear in court to give your testimony is known as:

• A. Subpoena & Summons
• B. Writ
• C. Subpoena
• D. Summons

Answer: (C)

A subpoena is the legal instrument that specifically orders a person to appear in court to testify. It is the formal command used to compel a witness to show up at a set time and place, and it can also require the production of documents. A summons, by contrast, is mainly about notifying someone that a civil action or criminal proceeding has been filed and that they must respond or appear, but it does not by itself compel testimony in the same targeted way. A writ is a broader court order, not exclusively about forcing testimony. The combination of subpoena and summons isn’t a single standard document; when the goal is to secure testimony, the subpoena is the correct term.