ASL 2 Final Exam Questions with
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NUMBERS 20-30 - ANSWER-• 20: thumb and index tap
• 21: "You can buy a gun"
• 22: 2-2 Multiples of 11 tap
• 23: Palm out L+3 OR Palm out 3 wiggle middle
• 24: Palm out L+4
• 25: Palm out L+5 OR Palm out 5 wiggle middle
• 26: Palm out L+6
• 27: Palm out L+7
• 28: Palm out L+8
• 29: Palm out L+9
• 30: Palm out 3+0
Agent Markers - ANSWER-• Sign that changes a verb to a noun, or the country to the
person with that nationality.
• i.e. TEACH + Agent Marker (ER) = TEACHER
Ways to Negate - ANSWER-• Use NMM (Most Common)
• Frown eyebrows
• Lean Back
• Shake your head
• Every time we negate we use the NMM
• Use of Negative Sign
• NOT, NONE, #NO
• Abruptly throwing the sign away from your body
• We can only do this with 4 signs.
• WANT
• LIKE
• KNOW
• FINE
Plain Verbs: - ANSWER-• a regular verb in ASL.
• When using plain verbs the signer must designate the subject and the object before
the verb.
• i.e. play, jump, run
• *Plain verbs can only be signed in one direction*
Agreement verbs - ANSWER-• (AKA Inflective or Directional Verbs)
• The movement of the sign indicates the subject and the object of the verb.
,• i.e. me-GIVE-you, me-SEND-you, PAY-him, MEET-me
How to Ask "What's the Sign for...?" - ANSWER-• Point to object
• i.e. IX-loc "that apple"
• Draw the object
• i.e. "draw the shape of an apple"
• List items in categories
• i.e. LIST: 1) ORANGE 2) BANANA 3) APPLE
• Use opposites
• i.e. BLACK "negate" WHITE
• Describe/Act out
• i.e. "describe a tree and pick up the apple"
Negotiating a Signing Environment - ANSWER-• Walk through
• whenever possible walk around, but if there is no choice, pass quickly so the signer's
won't be interrupted. Don't hunch down or wait, it's more visually distracting
• Use touch
• press someone's shoulder or upper back, and they will move while remaining
engaged in their conversation(avoid tapping, that prompts the person to turn to you)
• Ask a person to move
• do so by pressing their shoulder in the direction would clear your view
Identity Numbers - ANSWER-¢ Numbers that are a part of a title
All produced palm-out
Hold and shake slightly
Ordinal Numbers - ANSWER-¢ Used to show rank/order
Twist #'s 1-9
Add ending to #'s 10-21
Twist second digit in #'s 22 and up
City Name Signs - ANSWER-¡ Name signs for the cities are normally originated in each
region.
¡ Very few of them are know nation wide.
¡ First fingerspell the name of the city, and then do the sign.
i.e. fs- ORLANDO, then do the sign for it
wh open 'B', dh flatten 'O' in a circular movement going forward
Non Manual Markers: Distance/Size/Shape/Time - ANSWER-¡ "CS"
shows that something is very close, small, narrow, or that will happen soon
i.e. just happened, right there
¡ "MM"
shows that something is at a moderate distance, of average size or shape, or that it is
in present tense
i.e. over there, she is medium sized
¡ "CHA"
, shows that something is very far, big, wide, or that happened a while ago
Conveying Distance - ANSWER-¡ Very Close "CS"
¢ Clench your teeth
¢ Index with your arm very close to your body
¡ Moderate "MM"
¢ Purse your lips
¢ Index with your arm moderately extended
¡ Far Away "CHA"
¢ Squint your eyes
¢ Open your mouth slightly
Index with your arm fully extended
LIVING SITUATIONS - ANSWER-¡ ASK WHERE YOUR PARTNER LIVES...
¢ YOU LIVE WHERE? Or YOUR HOME WHERE?
USE WH? NMM
¢ YOU LIVE __(FS/Sign City)____?
USE Y/N? NMM
¡ ASK WHAT KIND OF HOME...
¢ YOU LIVE IN APT, HOUSE, DORM WHICH?
USE WH? NMM
¢ YOU LIVE ____(PICK ONE)___?
USE Y/N? NMM
TRANSPORTATION QUESITONS - ANSWER-SCHOOL YOU COME-TO/ GO-TO
HOW++? Or YOU COME-TO SCHOOL HOW++?
YOU _(mode of transportation)_ HOW LONG?
Signing Space - ANSWER-¡ Signer's Perspective
Reading the signs from the Signers Point of View
Visualize things as if you were the one signing it
Classifier's - ANSWER-Descriptive (DCL) - describes the noun
¢ i.e. DCL:4 "stripes", DCL:9 "polka dots"
Locative (LCL) - shows where the noun is
¢ i.e. LCL:claw "a building", LCL:A "bottle"
Semantic (SCL) - illustrates the relationship between two nouns (tend to have
movement)
¢ i.e. SCL:3 "a vehicle", SCL:1 "a person walking"
• COMMON REFERENCE POINT (MARKING REFERENTS) - ANSWER-Establish
points of reference and give enough information with your directions so the
listener can visualize the route or location you describe.
• LOCATIVE CLASSIFIERS (LCL) - ANSWER-Classifiers that we used to show the
location of objects. Examples: LCL:A (used for
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NUMBERS 20-30 - ANSWER-• 20: thumb and index tap
• 21: "You can buy a gun"
• 22: 2-2 Multiples of 11 tap
• 23: Palm out L+3 OR Palm out 3 wiggle middle
• 24: Palm out L+4
• 25: Palm out L+5 OR Palm out 5 wiggle middle
• 26: Palm out L+6
• 27: Palm out L+7
• 28: Palm out L+8
• 29: Palm out L+9
• 30: Palm out 3+0
Agent Markers - ANSWER-• Sign that changes a verb to a noun, or the country to the
person with that nationality.
• i.e. TEACH + Agent Marker (ER) = TEACHER
Ways to Negate - ANSWER-• Use NMM (Most Common)
• Frown eyebrows
• Lean Back
• Shake your head
• Every time we negate we use the NMM
• Use of Negative Sign
• NOT, NONE, #NO
• Abruptly throwing the sign away from your body
• We can only do this with 4 signs.
• WANT
• LIKE
• KNOW
• FINE
Plain Verbs: - ANSWER-• a regular verb in ASL.
• When using plain verbs the signer must designate the subject and the object before
the verb.
• i.e. play, jump, run
• *Plain verbs can only be signed in one direction*
Agreement verbs - ANSWER-• (AKA Inflective or Directional Verbs)
• The movement of the sign indicates the subject and the object of the verb.
,• i.e. me-GIVE-you, me-SEND-you, PAY-him, MEET-me
How to Ask "What's the Sign for...?" - ANSWER-• Point to object
• i.e. IX-loc "that apple"
• Draw the object
• i.e. "draw the shape of an apple"
• List items in categories
• i.e. LIST: 1) ORANGE 2) BANANA 3) APPLE
• Use opposites
• i.e. BLACK "negate" WHITE
• Describe/Act out
• i.e. "describe a tree and pick up the apple"
Negotiating a Signing Environment - ANSWER-• Walk through
• whenever possible walk around, but if there is no choice, pass quickly so the signer's
won't be interrupted. Don't hunch down or wait, it's more visually distracting
• Use touch
• press someone's shoulder or upper back, and they will move while remaining
engaged in their conversation(avoid tapping, that prompts the person to turn to you)
• Ask a person to move
• do so by pressing their shoulder in the direction would clear your view
Identity Numbers - ANSWER-¢ Numbers that are a part of a title
All produced palm-out
Hold and shake slightly
Ordinal Numbers - ANSWER-¢ Used to show rank/order
Twist #'s 1-9
Add ending to #'s 10-21
Twist second digit in #'s 22 and up
City Name Signs - ANSWER-¡ Name signs for the cities are normally originated in each
region.
¡ Very few of them are know nation wide.
¡ First fingerspell the name of the city, and then do the sign.
i.e. fs- ORLANDO, then do the sign for it
wh open 'B', dh flatten 'O' in a circular movement going forward
Non Manual Markers: Distance/Size/Shape/Time - ANSWER-¡ "CS"
shows that something is very close, small, narrow, or that will happen soon
i.e. just happened, right there
¡ "MM"
shows that something is at a moderate distance, of average size or shape, or that it is
in present tense
i.e. over there, she is medium sized
¡ "CHA"
, shows that something is very far, big, wide, or that happened a while ago
Conveying Distance - ANSWER-¡ Very Close "CS"
¢ Clench your teeth
¢ Index with your arm very close to your body
¡ Moderate "MM"
¢ Purse your lips
¢ Index with your arm moderately extended
¡ Far Away "CHA"
¢ Squint your eyes
¢ Open your mouth slightly
Index with your arm fully extended
LIVING SITUATIONS - ANSWER-¡ ASK WHERE YOUR PARTNER LIVES...
¢ YOU LIVE WHERE? Or YOUR HOME WHERE?
USE WH? NMM
¢ YOU LIVE __(FS/Sign City)____?
USE Y/N? NMM
¡ ASK WHAT KIND OF HOME...
¢ YOU LIVE IN APT, HOUSE, DORM WHICH?
USE WH? NMM
¢ YOU LIVE ____(PICK ONE)___?
USE Y/N? NMM
TRANSPORTATION QUESITONS - ANSWER-SCHOOL YOU COME-TO/ GO-TO
HOW++? Or YOU COME-TO SCHOOL HOW++?
YOU _(mode of transportation)_ HOW LONG?
Signing Space - ANSWER-¡ Signer's Perspective
Reading the signs from the Signers Point of View
Visualize things as if you were the one signing it
Classifier's - ANSWER-Descriptive (DCL) - describes the noun
¢ i.e. DCL:4 "stripes", DCL:9 "polka dots"
Locative (LCL) - shows where the noun is
¢ i.e. LCL:claw "a building", LCL:A "bottle"
Semantic (SCL) - illustrates the relationship between two nouns (tend to have
movement)
¢ i.e. SCL:3 "a vehicle", SCL:1 "a person walking"
• COMMON REFERENCE POINT (MARKING REFERENTS) - ANSWER-Establish
points of reference and give enough information with your directions so the
listener can visualize the route or location you describe.
• LOCATIVE CLASSIFIERS (LCL) - ANSWER-Classifiers that we used to show the
location of objects. Examples: LCL:A (used for
