ASL Exam 1 Review UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
define American sign language ASL is the language used by the majority of Deaf Americans and to the culture of
the Deaf World
eye contact _______________________________________________ means to look people in the eye when you sign to them or watch them
sign space _______________________________________________ is the area in which most signs are made in normal conversation
dominant hand _____________________________________________ is the hand that you use most often when you are signing
facial expressions conveys emotion, meaning, and ASL grammar
5 parameters of asl hand shape, palm orientation, location, movement, facial expression (nonmanual
signals)
common greetings in ASL hello, hi, what's up, how are you
practice signing busy, good, nothing, sleepy, tired, ,confused, same old, happy, fine
deixis means using the index finger to point
practice signing good morning, good afternoon, good night
hold on sign what you sign when you need to look away
practice signing eye contact, hold on, look at me, pay attention
pause slightly what do you do between fingerspelling the first and last name
completion/train of thought why do you need to point twice
closing signal using deixis at the end of a sentence is called
yes no there is no such thing as a ___ reply in asl
may have common friends, its a small community why do introductions in the deaf community include first and last names?
practice signing I want to introduce my friend, her name is
, background info: names, where they're from, school what info would be exchanged between during introductions between deaf
people?
deaf or hearing, how and where you learned/are learning what info would be exchanged between introductions of deaf and hearing
ASL people
practice signing deaf, hearing, hard of hearing, introduce, meet, nice, want
define American sign language ASL is the language used by the majority of Deaf Americans and to the culture of
the Deaf World
eye contact _______________________________________________ means to look people in the eye when you sign to them or watch them
sign space _______________________________________________ is the area in which most signs are made in normal conversation
dominant hand _____________________________________________ is the hand that you use most often when you are signing
facial expressions conveys emotion, meaning, and ASL grammar
5 parameters of asl hand shape, palm orientation, location, movement, facial expression (nonmanual
signals)
common greetings in ASL hello, hi, what's up, how are you
practice signing busy, good, nothing, sleepy, tired, ,confused, same old, happy, fine
deixis means using the index finger to point
practice signing good morning, good afternoon, good night
hold on sign what you sign when you need to look away
practice signing eye contact, hold on, look at me, pay attention
pause slightly what do you do between fingerspelling the first and last name
completion/train of thought why do you need to point twice
closing signal using deixis at the end of a sentence is called
yes no there is no such thing as a ___ reply in asl
may have common friends, its a small community why do introductions in the deaf community include first and last names?
practice signing I want to introduce my friend, her name is
, background info: names, where they're from, school what info would be exchanged between during introductions between deaf
people?
deaf or hearing, how and where you learned/are learning what info would be exchanged between introductions of deaf and hearing
ASL people
practice signing deaf, hearing, hard of hearing, introduce, meet, nice, want
