ASL 101 Exam #1 Question and
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
What are the general production rules for counting numbers? - correct answer ✔0 - palm forward
1-5 palm inwards
6-9 palm outwards (6 is your pinkie touching your thumb, then work your way up to the index finger for
9)
10 - thumb shake
What are the two types of name signs and their differences? - correct answer ✔Descriptive - based on
distinctive features of a person's appearance
Arbitrary - incorporate the first letter of a person's first and/or last name and are located in a neutral
area on the body (chest, wrist, forehead, chin, etc.)
What is the rule for developing name signs in the Deaf community? - correct answer ✔Name signs are
given by Deaf people
You earn a name sign from a Deaf person by being actively involved in the Deaf community
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signers _________ - correct
answer ✔face
True or False: American Sign Language is a universal language - correct answer ✔False
Different sign languages are used in different countries/regions
, Historically, ASL is related to ___________ - correct answer ✔French Sign Language
True or False: ASL has naturally evolved within the Deaf Community - correct answer ✔True
True or False: During an ASL conversation it is considered rude to drop eye contact with the signer -
correct answer ✔True
ASL is used by most Deaf people in which two countries? - correct answer ✔Canada and the United
States
True or False: ASL is a fully developed human language and not English on the hands - correct answer
✔True
_________ and ________ established the First School for the Deaf in America in _______, _________ on
April 15, ________ - correct answer ✔Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
Hartford, Connecticut
April 15, 1817
Which term would be the culturally appropriate way to identify a person who does not hear? - correct
answer ✔Deaf
True or False: ASL grammar is the same as English grammar except that ASL is visual - correct answer
✔False
An important way that a hearing person can be welcomed into the Deaf Community is by... - correct
answer ✔learning sign language
Building friendships with Deaf people through work, school, o community interactions
Understanding and supporting the values, beliefs, goals, behaviors and cultural beliefs of Deaf people
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
What are the general production rules for counting numbers? - correct answer ✔0 - palm forward
1-5 palm inwards
6-9 palm outwards (6 is your pinkie touching your thumb, then work your way up to the index finger for
9)
10 - thumb shake
What are the two types of name signs and their differences? - correct answer ✔Descriptive - based on
distinctive features of a person's appearance
Arbitrary - incorporate the first letter of a person's first and/or last name and are located in a neutral
area on the body (chest, wrist, forehead, chin, etc.)
What is the rule for developing name signs in the Deaf community? - correct answer ✔Name signs are
given by Deaf people
You earn a name sign from a Deaf person by being actively involved in the Deaf community
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signers _________ - correct
answer ✔face
True or False: American Sign Language is a universal language - correct answer ✔False
Different sign languages are used in different countries/regions
, Historically, ASL is related to ___________ - correct answer ✔French Sign Language
True or False: ASL has naturally evolved within the Deaf Community - correct answer ✔True
True or False: During an ASL conversation it is considered rude to drop eye contact with the signer -
correct answer ✔True
ASL is used by most Deaf people in which two countries? - correct answer ✔Canada and the United
States
True or False: ASL is a fully developed human language and not English on the hands - correct answer
✔True
_________ and ________ established the First School for the Deaf in America in _______, _________ on
April 15, ________ - correct answer ✔Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
Hartford, Connecticut
April 15, 1817
Which term would be the culturally appropriate way to identify a person who does not hear? - correct
answer ✔Deaf
True or False: ASL grammar is the same as English grammar except that ASL is visual - correct answer
✔False
An important way that a hearing person can be welcomed into the Deaf Community is by... - correct
answer ✔learning sign language
Building friendships with Deaf people through work, school, o community interactions
Understanding and supporting the values, beliefs, goals, behaviors and cultural beliefs of Deaf people
