ASL FINAL REVIEW, SEMESTER 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELABORATIONS
How would you fingerspell a name like "Dr. Angelou"?
Answers Fingerspell DR pause briefly, raise your eyebrows, shift slightly
outwards, and then spell ANGELOU.
How would you sign the apostrophe for a store named "Mara's Shirts"?
Answers Twist your wrist as you sign the S at the end of the name, Mara
How would you sign the apostrophe for this phrase "Haben's book"?
Answers Sign this way: HABEN THEIR BOOK
Which of the following is correct?
Answers The sign for THIRD in "third door on the left" would be on the left,
while THIRD as in "third floor" would be signed a bit higher up.
English uses the same word for "second" as in "second in line", "second door on
the right", and "second floor of a building" while ASL signs SECOND differently
in each of the phrases.
Answers True
How do you know which number the signer is referring to in particular?
Answers When they open their eyes, raise their eyebrows
Which of the following is true about using names in conversations?
Answers For English sentences like "Hello, Tar" and "See you later, Jia" in ASL, it
is signed HELLO and SEE YOU LATER.
, Which of the following is true about using names with titles in conversations?
Answers For names like "Ms. Marie Jean Philip" and "Mrs. Ruth Bader Ginsburg"
- in ASL, sign names are used.
Which of the following is a typical ASL greeting?
Answers HELLO HOW YOU?
Which sign is used for CIRCLE in this English sentence "My son enjoys drawing
circles."
Answers Pinch together your thumb and pointing finger to draw circle in the air.
Which sign is used for CIRCLE in this English sentence "There's a big blue circle
in the painting."
Answers Hold your base pointer finger on the top of the shape itself, then use your
dominant hand pointer finger to trace the shape.
The same ASL sign is used for RUNNING in "She is running now" and "My nose
is running."
Answers No - in ASL if the meanings are different, usually there's a different sign.
ASL signs are like a "one-size-fits-all" regardless of it's meaning. For example, you
can use the "BREAK" sign for both "physically breaking an object" and "Spring
break."
Answers False
In ASL Noun-Verb pairs, how are nouns usually produced?
Answers With two movements
ELABORATIONS
How would you fingerspell a name like "Dr. Angelou"?
Answers Fingerspell DR pause briefly, raise your eyebrows, shift slightly
outwards, and then spell ANGELOU.
How would you sign the apostrophe for a store named "Mara's Shirts"?
Answers Twist your wrist as you sign the S at the end of the name, Mara
How would you sign the apostrophe for this phrase "Haben's book"?
Answers Sign this way: HABEN THEIR BOOK
Which of the following is correct?
Answers The sign for THIRD in "third door on the left" would be on the left,
while THIRD as in "third floor" would be signed a bit higher up.
English uses the same word for "second" as in "second in line", "second door on
the right", and "second floor of a building" while ASL signs SECOND differently
in each of the phrases.
Answers True
How do you know which number the signer is referring to in particular?
Answers When they open their eyes, raise their eyebrows
Which of the following is true about using names in conversations?
Answers For English sentences like "Hello, Tar" and "See you later, Jia" in ASL, it
is signed HELLO and SEE YOU LATER.
, Which of the following is true about using names with titles in conversations?
Answers For names like "Ms. Marie Jean Philip" and "Mrs. Ruth Bader Ginsburg"
- in ASL, sign names are used.
Which of the following is a typical ASL greeting?
Answers HELLO HOW YOU?
Which sign is used for CIRCLE in this English sentence "My son enjoys drawing
circles."
Answers Pinch together your thumb and pointing finger to draw circle in the air.
Which sign is used for CIRCLE in this English sentence "There's a big blue circle
in the painting."
Answers Hold your base pointer finger on the top of the shape itself, then use your
dominant hand pointer finger to trace the shape.
The same ASL sign is used for RUNNING in "She is running now" and "My nose
is running."
Answers No - in ASL if the meanings are different, usually there's a different sign.
ASL signs are like a "one-size-fits-all" regardless of it's meaning. For example, you
can use the "BREAK" sign for both "physically breaking an object" and "Spring
break."
Answers False
In ASL Noun-Verb pairs, how are nouns usually produced?
Answers With two movements
