ASL 2 Fall Semester Exam Review
Questions and Answers
What is American Sign Language? - ANS-a visual 3D language that uses hands, used
by Deaf people
What is the "dominant hand"? - ANS-the hand that you write with, your primary signing
hand
What is the "non-dominant hand"? - ANS-The hand you don't use for writing, only used
when sign requires 2 hands
What is fingerspelling? - ANS-when you sign the letters, like spelling
What is a lexicalized fingerspelled word? - ANS-a word that has been fingerspelled so
many times that it has become a sign.
Which numbers tend to be signed palm in? - ANS-1-5
What are the 5 exceptions to the palm in rule? - ANS-ages, dates, time, phone
numbers, addresses
How do you sign 100? - ANS-1C
How do you sign 1,000? - ANS-Tap hand, every tap represents a comma
What is the gramatical rule regarding time and why is it important? - ANS-Time first, so
the person will know what tense you are talking about
What is "written ASL" called? Is it really ASL? - ANS-Gloss, no
Do you conjugate verbs in ASL? - ANS-No
What does it mean to a conjugate a verb? - ANS-To put a tense into it
How are verbs written in ASL? - ANS-deconjugated
What are noun verb pairs? - ANS-When a sign has all the same parameters but
movement
, What is the movement for the noun in the noun-verb pair? - ANS-2 times
What is the movement for the verb in the noun-verb pair? - ANS-1 times
Common NMM for doing something regularly - ANS-Fish Hook
In the sign timeline where are you standing? - ANS-Present
In the sign timeline what is in front of you? - ANS-Future
In the sign timeline what is behind you? - ANS-Past
What are some different different ways to get a Deaf person's attention? - ANS-
Clapping, Waving hand, flashing lights, stomping
Who is the French priest who started Deaf education in France? - ANS-Abbe Sacard
Who followed Abbe Sacard? - ANS-Abe de La Eppe
When did "modern ASL begin"? - ANS-1817, The American School for the Deaf
Outline Thomas Gallaudet's trip to Europe - ANS-England-Braidswood, France-flyer,
back to us with clerc
Who established the first school for the Deaf in the US - ANS-Gallaudet and Clerc
Why did they establish the American School for the Deaf? - ANS-To spread religion to
Alice
What is deaf? - ANS-a medical term used to describe a person with a hearing loss
What is Deaf? - ANS-the label given to a person with a hearing loss who is a member of
the Deaf community
What is culture? - ANS-the shared attitudes, values, goals, beliefs, and history of a
group of people
What is Deaf culture? - ANS-the shared attitudes, values, goals, beliefs, and history of
Deaf people as a cultural group
What is signed English? - ANS-There is a sign for every english word, not a foreign
language, literal translations
What is numerical incorporation? - ANS-incorporating number handshapes into words to
show quantity (how much)
Questions and Answers
What is American Sign Language? - ANS-a visual 3D language that uses hands, used
by Deaf people
What is the "dominant hand"? - ANS-the hand that you write with, your primary signing
hand
What is the "non-dominant hand"? - ANS-The hand you don't use for writing, only used
when sign requires 2 hands
What is fingerspelling? - ANS-when you sign the letters, like spelling
What is a lexicalized fingerspelled word? - ANS-a word that has been fingerspelled so
many times that it has become a sign.
Which numbers tend to be signed palm in? - ANS-1-5
What are the 5 exceptions to the palm in rule? - ANS-ages, dates, time, phone
numbers, addresses
How do you sign 100? - ANS-1C
How do you sign 1,000? - ANS-Tap hand, every tap represents a comma
What is the gramatical rule regarding time and why is it important? - ANS-Time first, so
the person will know what tense you are talking about
What is "written ASL" called? Is it really ASL? - ANS-Gloss, no
Do you conjugate verbs in ASL? - ANS-No
What does it mean to a conjugate a verb? - ANS-To put a tense into it
How are verbs written in ASL? - ANS-deconjugated
What are noun verb pairs? - ANS-When a sign has all the same parameters but
movement
, What is the movement for the noun in the noun-verb pair? - ANS-2 times
What is the movement for the verb in the noun-verb pair? - ANS-1 times
Common NMM for doing something regularly - ANS-Fish Hook
In the sign timeline where are you standing? - ANS-Present
In the sign timeline what is in front of you? - ANS-Future
In the sign timeline what is behind you? - ANS-Past
What are some different different ways to get a Deaf person's attention? - ANS-
Clapping, Waving hand, flashing lights, stomping
Who is the French priest who started Deaf education in France? - ANS-Abbe Sacard
Who followed Abbe Sacard? - ANS-Abe de La Eppe
When did "modern ASL begin"? - ANS-1817, The American School for the Deaf
Outline Thomas Gallaudet's trip to Europe - ANS-England-Braidswood, France-flyer,
back to us with clerc
Who established the first school for the Deaf in the US - ANS-Gallaudet and Clerc
Why did they establish the American School for the Deaf? - ANS-To spread religion to
Alice
What is deaf? - ANS-a medical term used to describe a person with a hearing loss
What is Deaf? - ANS-the label given to a person with a hearing loss who is a member of
the Deaf community
What is culture? - ANS-the shared attitudes, values, goals, beliefs, and history of a
group of people
What is Deaf culture? - ANS-the shared attitudes, values, goals, beliefs, and history of
Deaf people as a cultural group
What is signed English? - ANS-There is a sign for every english word, not a foreign
language, literal translations
What is numerical incorporation? - ANS-incorporating number handshapes into words to
show quantity (how much)
