ASL 2 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Spatial organization uses ______ and the group sign to seperate into related groups. -
ANSWER-Shoulder Shifting
The CL:_____ is used with cylindrical objects that fit into the handshape CL:C -
ANSWER-CL:C
For many years the _______ has lobbied to have captioning offered on television,
movie screens, and other locations accessible to the public. - ANSWER-Deaf
community
The ______ parameter changes ______ into verbs, or sentences, like the first into the
second. - ANSWER-Movement, Nouns
The sign _______ is used to ask "what-for" and "why did you do that"? - ANSWER-for-
for
3 examples of a noun-verb pair. - ANSWER-Chair,sit. call,telephone. car,drive.
Name an ASL turn taking strategy. - ANSWER-Eye contact, holding a sign
__________ structure means the topic- what is being described_comes first, with
additional comments following. - ANSWER-Topic comment
Signs for household activities incorporate different ______ for specific actions. -
ANSWER-signs.
What does the sign language continuum mean? - ANSWER-The range of signing - from
ASL to SEE
Describe the differences between ASL,PSE, and SEE - ANSWER-ASL = its own
language with its own grammatical structure.
Ex. Store boy go
PSE= Pidgin Sign Language- In between ASL and SEE
Ex. Boy go store
SEE= signed exact english
Ex. the boy goes to the store.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Spatial organization uses ______ and the group sign to seperate into related groups. -
ANSWER-Shoulder Shifting
The CL:_____ is used with cylindrical objects that fit into the handshape CL:C -
ANSWER-CL:C
For many years the _______ has lobbied to have captioning offered on television,
movie screens, and other locations accessible to the public. - ANSWER-Deaf
community
The ______ parameter changes ______ into verbs, or sentences, like the first into the
second. - ANSWER-Movement, Nouns
The sign _______ is used to ask "what-for" and "why did you do that"? - ANSWER-for-
for
3 examples of a noun-verb pair. - ANSWER-Chair,sit. call,telephone. car,drive.
Name an ASL turn taking strategy. - ANSWER-Eye contact, holding a sign
__________ structure means the topic- what is being described_comes first, with
additional comments following. - ANSWER-Topic comment
Signs for household activities incorporate different ______ for specific actions. -
ANSWER-signs.
What does the sign language continuum mean? - ANSWER-The range of signing - from
ASL to SEE
Describe the differences between ASL,PSE, and SEE - ANSWER-ASL = its own
language with its own grammatical structure.
Ex. Store boy go
PSE= Pidgin Sign Language- In between ASL and SEE
Ex. Boy go store
SEE= signed exact english
Ex. the boy goes to the store.
