ASL 101 FINAL EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which are not compounds in ASL? Circle all the wrong answers.
a) sister
b) parents
c) working
d) husband
e) brother
f) girlfriend
f) reading - Answer-c) working
f) reading
After completing a semester of ASL, you are now ready to interpret in any setting? True
or False - Answer-False
The Deaf Community values all of the following except...circle all the wrong answers.
a) being kept informed when you are late and need to leave early
b) being referred to as Deaf rather than hearing impaired
c) breaking eye contact
d) group cohesiveness
e) just getting up and leaving a room without telling where you are going
f) talking about personal information
g) throwing something to get their attention (formal situations) - Answer-c) breaking eye
contact, e) just getting up and leaving a room without telling where you are going, g)
throwing something to get their attention (formal situations)
What historical event significantly changed the lives of Deaf people?
______________________________________________________________ -
Answer-Gallaudet University
Label the non-manual signals (facial expressions) for distance below.
a) facial expression is cheek to shoulder (ee) means ___________
b) facial expression is squinted eyes and mouth is opened slightly (ah) means
___________
c) facial expression is closed lips (mm) means _____________________ - Answer-a)
facial expression is cheek to shoulder (ee) means close
, b) facial expression is squinted eyes and mouth is opened slightly (ah) means moderate
c) facial expression is closed lips (mm) means far away
What distinguishes the verb SIT from the noun CHAIR?
a) location
b) handshape
c) movement
d) palm orientation - Answer-c) movement
One way to change a verb (teach) to a noun (teacher) in ASL is by adding a
_____________________. - Answer-person affix
When giving directions you should visualize locations from the signer's perspective.
a) true
b) false - Answer-a) true
In ASL, possessive pronouns are signed with the index finger, for example "HER
BOSS."
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
The numbers 20 - 29 (except 22) are signed by using the "L" handshape.
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
Plurals are expressed in ASL by adding either a number or quantifiers such as few,
some, etc.
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
The "topic" part of a sentence is signed first with eyebrows down.
a) true
b) false (we did not discuss at length during class). - Answer-b) false (we did not
discuss at length during class).
Signs referencing males versus females were created the way they are because males
were considered more superior than females during that time.
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
When signing the concept of "no" in ASL as in "I have no children," you would use the
sign NONE rather than NO.
a) true
b) false - Answer-a) true
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which are not compounds in ASL? Circle all the wrong answers.
a) sister
b) parents
c) working
d) husband
e) brother
f) girlfriend
f) reading - Answer-c) working
f) reading
After completing a semester of ASL, you are now ready to interpret in any setting? True
or False - Answer-False
The Deaf Community values all of the following except...circle all the wrong answers.
a) being kept informed when you are late and need to leave early
b) being referred to as Deaf rather than hearing impaired
c) breaking eye contact
d) group cohesiveness
e) just getting up and leaving a room without telling where you are going
f) talking about personal information
g) throwing something to get their attention (formal situations) - Answer-c) breaking eye
contact, e) just getting up and leaving a room without telling where you are going, g)
throwing something to get their attention (formal situations)
What historical event significantly changed the lives of Deaf people?
______________________________________________________________ -
Answer-Gallaudet University
Label the non-manual signals (facial expressions) for distance below.
a) facial expression is cheek to shoulder (ee) means ___________
b) facial expression is squinted eyes and mouth is opened slightly (ah) means
___________
c) facial expression is closed lips (mm) means _____________________ - Answer-a)
facial expression is cheek to shoulder (ee) means close
, b) facial expression is squinted eyes and mouth is opened slightly (ah) means moderate
c) facial expression is closed lips (mm) means far away
What distinguishes the verb SIT from the noun CHAIR?
a) location
b) handshape
c) movement
d) palm orientation - Answer-c) movement
One way to change a verb (teach) to a noun (teacher) in ASL is by adding a
_____________________. - Answer-person affix
When giving directions you should visualize locations from the signer's perspective.
a) true
b) false - Answer-a) true
In ASL, possessive pronouns are signed with the index finger, for example "HER
BOSS."
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
The numbers 20 - 29 (except 22) are signed by using the "L" handshape.
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
Plurals are expressed in ASL by adding either a number or quantifiers such as few,
some, etc.
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
The "topic" part of a sentence is signed first with eyebrows down.
a) true
b) false (we did not discuss at length during class). - Answer-b) false (we did not
discuss at length during class).
Signs referencing males versus females were created the way they are because males
were considered more superior than females during that time.
a) true
b) false - Answer-b) false
When signing the concept of "no" in ASL as in "I have no children," you would use the
sign NONE rather than NO.
a) true
b) false - Answer-a) true
