ASL 2 Midterm Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Federal Law requires equal access for all people (including Deaf people) to what two
things? - ANSWER-1. information
2. services
What is a popular way that Deaf people obtain equal access? - ANSWER-Through sign
language interpreters
Where was the first school for the deaf established in the US? - ANSWER-Hartford,
Connecticut
What year was the first school for the Deaf established? - ANSWER-1817
What are the three main options for educating deaf people? - ANSWER-a. manual
method
b. oral method
c. mainstream
Give an example of an initialized sign. - ANSWER-family
Who signed the charter for Gallaudet College? - ANSWER-President Abraham Lincoln
What year was Gallaudet College founded? - ANSWER-1864
I. King Jordan is most famous for what? - ANSWER-Being the first Deaf President of
Gallaudet
Where are time signs placed in a sentence (beginning, middle, or end)? - ANSWER-
beginning
Where is the Time Spot? - ANSWER-Where a person would typically wear a watch, on
the wrist of the non-dominant hand.
In ASL there are many signs for the word, "break" but to sign the correct sign, you need
to be able to distinguish between meanings and concepts of ideas and their signs. This
skill is known as: - ANSWER-Conceptually Accurate Signing
Because classifiers have different meaning, it is important to identify the object being
represented by a classifier? (true or false) - ANSWER-True
, Gallaudet University is located in ____ (Washington State, Washington D.C., Hartford
Connecticut) - ANSWER-Washington D.C.
Are hearing students accepted as undergraduates at Gallaudet University? (yes or no) -
ANSWER-Yes
Are there signs for "Mr." & "Mrs."? (yes or no) - ANSWER-No
What is the Agent Marker or What does it do? - ANSWER-Creates meaning of someone
that something does
Give an example of a sign that uses the agent marker: - ANSWER-teacher
At schools for the Deaf, many students stay at school during the week and return home
on weekends and vacations. (true or false) - ANSWER-True
There are usually several schools for the Deaf in every state. (true or false) - ANSWER-
False
Instead of signing "In the Spring" or "On the weekend" in ASL you use what sign? -
ANSWER-During
In the sentence "Are you on the team?" what replaces "on the" in ASL? - ANSWER-In
What does initialization mean? - ANSWER-Refers to meanings related to a particular
not sign, seen as the sign for math.
Other than math and science related signs, list an initialized sign. - ANSWER-Family,
class, water
When was Gallaudet started and who signed the charter? - ANSWER-Gallaudet was
founded in 1864 and chartered by President Abraham Lincoln
What is Gallaudet University? - ANSWER-It is the world's only liberal arts university
specifically designed for Deaf and hard of hearing students
Who attends Gallaudet? - ANSWER-Deaf and hard of hearing students, a limited
number of hearing undergraduate students if they can demonstrate fluency in ASL
Under what conditions do hearing students attend? - ANSWER-They are accepted each
year if they can demonstrate fluency in ASL, to study for a semester as a visiting
student, and many hearing graduate students pursue advanced degrees at Gallaudet.
Complete Solutions
Federal Law requires equal access for all people (including Deaf people) to what two
things? - ANSWER-1. information
2. services
What is a popular way that Deaf people obtain equal access? - ANSWER-Through sign
language interpreters
Where was the first school for the deaf established in the US? - ANSWER-Hartford,
Connecticut
What year was the first school for the Deaf established? - ANSWER-1817
What are the three main options for educating deaf people? - ANSWER-a. manual
method
b. oral method
c. mainstream
Give an example of an initialized sign. - ANSWER-family
Who signed the charter for Gallaudet College? - ANSWER-President Abraham Lincoln
What year was Gallaudet College founded? - ANSWER-1864
I. King Jordan is most famous for what? - ANSWER-Being the first Deaf President of
Gallaudet
Where are time signs placed in a sentence (beginning, middle, or end)? - ANSWER-
beginning
Where is the Time Spot? - ANSWER-Where a person would typically wear a watch, on
the wrist of the non-dominant hand.
In ASL there are many signs for the word, "break" but to sign the correct sign, you need
to be able to distinguish between meanings and concepts of ideas and their signs. This
skill is known as: - ANSWER-Conceptually Accurate Signing
Because classifiers have different meaning, it is important to identify the object being
represented by a classifier? (true or false) - ANSWER-True
, Gallaudet University is located in ____ (Washington State, Washington D.C., Hartford
Connecticut) - ANSWER-Washington D.C.
Are hearing students accepted as undergraduates at Gallaudet University? (yes or no) -
ANSWER-Yes
Are there signs for "Mr." & "Mrs."? (yes or no) - ANSWER-No
What is the Agent Marker or What does it do? - ANSWER-Creates meaning of someone
that something does
Give an example of a sign that uses the agent marker: - ANSWER-teacher
At schools for the Deaf, many students stay at school during the week and return home
on weekends and vacations. (true or false) - ANSWER-True
There are usually several schools for the Deaf in every state. (true or false) - ANSWER-
False
Instead of signing "In the Spring" or "On the weekend" in ASL you use what sign? -
ANSWER-During
In the sentence "Are you on the team?" what replaces "on the" in ASL? - ANSWER-In
What does initialization mean? - ANSWER-Refers to meanings related to a particular
not sign, seen as the sign for math.
Other than math and science related signs, list an initialized sign. - ANSWER-Family,
class, water
When was Gallaudet started and who signed the charter? - ANSWER-Gallaudet was
founded in 1864 and chartered by President Abraham Lincoln
What is Gallaudet University? - ANSWER-It is the world's only liberal arts university
specifically designed for Deaf and hard of hearing students
Who attends Gallaudet? - ANSWER-Deaf and hard of hearing students, a limited
number of hearing undergraduate students if they can demonstrate fluency in ASL
Under what conditions do hearing students attend? - ANSWER-They are accepted each
year if they can demonstrate fluency in ASL, to study for a semester as a visiting
student, and many hearing graduate students pursue advanced degrees at Gallaudet.
