ASL Level 1 written final exam questions with
correct answers
Is sign language a universal language? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅No
Is pointing in ASL considered acceptable? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Yes
What are the rules regarding finger spelling your name - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Do your first and last
name don't bounce hand and don't look at hand
What information do you give to an individual who is deaf when introducing yourself? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Your name, your sign name, if your hearing or deaf, and if you are a beginner or not.
Can deaf people enjoy music? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Yes
In ASL a one-word answer is acceptable? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅yes
What technique is used when a signer needs to list and order techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Use
your fingers on non dominant hand
How is ASL grammar structured? Does it follow English grammar rules? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅No
Explain the culture of deaf culture (is it a close group or a distant, do a lot of individuals who are deaf know each
other)? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Deaf culture is a close group and yes a lot of individuals who are deaf
know each other
Which hand do you sign with, non dominant or dominant hand? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Dominant
Define arbitrary sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Signs where the relation between signifier and signified is
purely conventional and culturally specific
Define iconic sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Signs where the signifier resembles the signified
List arbitrary signs - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Socks, vacation, who, dog, play, apple
List iconic signs - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Fishing, drink, cup, fork, summer, door, grow, car
When did Deaf President Now take place? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Washington D.C. University of
Galluedet, 1988
Are the following terms appropriate to use? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Deaf (yes), Deaf Mute (no), Hearing
Impaired (no), Deaf and Dumb (no)
Which sentence type incorporates furrowed brows and a head shake? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅A negative
Galluedet persuaded Clerc to return with him to the states and in _________, the first American school for the
Deaf was established in the city of __________, Connecticut. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅1817, and Hartsford
Schools where deaf students can attend classes and live? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Residential school
What percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅90 percent
correct answers
Is sign language a universal language? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅No
Is pointing in ASL considered acceptable? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Yes
What are the rules regarding finger spelling your name - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Do your first and last
name don't bounce hand and don't look at hand
What information do you give to an individual who is deaf when introducing yourself? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Your name, your sign name, if your hearing or deaf, and if you are a beginner or not.
Can deaf people enjoy music? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Yes
In ASL a one-word answer is acceptable? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅yes
What technique is used when a signer needs to list and order techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Use
your fingers on non dominant hand
How is ASL grammar structured? Does it follow English grammar rules? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅No
Explain the culture of deaf culture (is it a close group or a distant, do a lot of individuals who are deaf know each
other)? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Deaf culture is a close group and yes a lot of individuals who are deaf
know each other
Which hand do you sign with, non dominant or dominant hand? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Dominant
Define arbitrary sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Signs where the relation between signifier and signified is
purely conventional and culturally specific
Define iconic sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Signs where the signifier resembles the signified
List arbitrary signs - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Socks, vacation, who, dog, play, apple
List iconic signs - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Fishing, drink, cup, fork, summer, door, grow, car
When did Deaf President Now take place? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Washington D.C. University of
Galluedet, 1988
Are the following terms appropriate to use? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Deaf (yes), Deaf Mute (no), Hearing
Impaired (no), Deaf and Dumb (no)
Which sentence type incorporates furrowed brows and a head shake? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅A negative
Galluedet persuaded Clerc to return with him to the states and in _________, the first American school for the
Deaf was established in the city of __________, Connecticut. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅1817, and Hartsford
Schools where deaf students can attend classes and live? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Residential school
What percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅90 percent
