ASL Unit 4-6
Culture/Language/Grammar Test
Questions with Accurate Answers
Agreement verbs correct answer verb that indicates the subject (person doing the
action) and the object (person receiving the action) in its movement. usually the
verb moves from the subject towards the object
Clayton Valli correct answer Attained a PhD in ASL poetry and is recognized for
contribution to this field, as well as the field of ASL linguistics.
commonly finger spelled words correct answer 1) short, easy to fingerspell
(mostly nouns) 2) specific kinds in a group ex. type of bread (rye), kind of housing
(duplex), type of material (nylon)
Contrastive structure correct answer establish one topic on your non-dominant
side, nod and shift your body towards that side, orient signs about topic to that
side, then do the same for other topic (usually the opposite) on your dominant
side
designating locations for non-present people correct answer along a horizontal
arc in front of you starting on your non-dominant side, 1) orient signs toward the
designated location when discussing that person 2) be sure the personal
pronouns and posessive adjectives agree with the location when talking about the
person
Forming negative responses correct answer 1) begin with "no" sign, then give
negative statement OR 2) use "not" sign to state that something is not true or not
correct OR 3) use the sign "I don't have any" for a numerical question
Culture/Language/Grammar Test
Questions with Accurate Answers
Agreement verbs correct answer verb that indicates the subject (person doing the
action) and the object (person receiving the action) in its movement. usually the
verb moves from the subject towards the object
Clayton Valli correct answer Attained a PhD in ASL poetry and is recognized for
contribution to this field, as well as the field of ASL linguistics.
commonly finger spelled words correct answer 1) short, easy to fingerspell
(mostly nouns) 2) specific kinds in a group ex. type of bread (rye), kind of housing
(duplex), type of material (nylon)
Contrastive structure correct answer establish one topic on your non-dominant
side, nod and shift your body towards that side, orient signs about topic to that
side, then do the same for other topic (usually the opposite) on your dominant
side
designating locations for non-present people correct answer along a horizontal
arc in front of you starting on your non-dominant side, 1) orient signs toward the
designated location when discussing that person 2) be sure the personal
pronouns and posessive adjectives agree with the location when talking about the
person
Forming negative responses correct answer 1) begin with "no" sign, then give
negative statement OR 2) use "not" sign to state that something is not true or not
correct OR 3) use the sign "I don't have any" for a numerical question
