ASL 101 Signing Naturally Unit 3
Complete Solution
1. Q: Who is Douglas Tilden?
A: A deaf sculptor known as the "Michelangelo of the West."
2. Q: At what age did Tilden become deaf?
A: Age 4.
3. Q: What illness caused Tilden's deafness?
A: Scarlet fever.
4. Q: Where did Tilden study art abroad?
A: Paris, France.
5. Q: Where is the California School for the Deaf located (originally)?
A: Fremont, California.
6. Q: Who is Darby?
A: A character who lives in Fremont near the lake.
7. Q: Where does Ben live?
A: In Berkeley, near the college.
8. Q: Where does Joey live?
A: In Oakland, in the hills.
9. Q: What city is Joey’s house overlooking?
A: San Francisco.
10.Q: Is Darby’s house close to the college?
A: No, it’s far.
🔹 Locations & Directions
11.Q: What does the sign for “near” look like?
A: Two hands held close together.
12.Q: How do you sign “live”?
A: “L” hands move up the chest.
13.Q: What is the sign for “house”?
A: Two hands outline a roof and walls.
14.Q: How is “college” signed?
A: Flat hand circles and lands on the other.
, 15.Q: How do you indicate direction in ASL?
A: Use spatial referencing and classifiers.
16.Q: What is a classifier?
A: A handshape used to represent objects or people.
17.Q: How do you show “far”?
A: Push your dominant hand forward and away.
18.Q: What does “left of the building” use?
A: Contrastive structure.
19.Q: How do you ask “Where do you live?” in ASL?
A: YOU LIVE WHERE?
20.Q: How do you express “next to”?
A: Hold one hand beside the other.
🔹 Describing People
21.Q: How do you sign “short”?
A: Use a flat hand low near the body.
22.Q: How do you sign “tall”?
A: Palm rises above the head.
23.Q: What is the sign for “woman”?
A: Thumb touches chin, then chest.
24.Q: What’s the sign for “man”?
A: Thumb touches forehead, then chest.
25.Q: How do you describe someone with glasses?
A: Use a C-hand motion around the eyes.
26.Q: How do you show shirt color?
A: Point and use the color sign.
27.Q: What’s the sign for “curly hair”?
A: Use “claw” hands to make circular motions.
28.Q: What’s the sign for “beard”?
A: Trace a beard outline with hands.
29.Q: How do you show clothing?
A: Use flat hands near shoulders brushing downward.
30.Q: What is contrastive structure used for?
A: Comparing two or more people/things.
Complete Solution
1. Q: Who is Douglas Tilden?
A: A deaf sculptor known as the "Michelangelo of the West."
2. Q: At what age did Tilden become deaf?
A: Age 4.
3. Q: What illness caused Tilden's deafness?
A: Scarlet fever.
4. Q: Where did Tilden study art abroad?
A: Paris, France.
5. Q: Where is the California School for the Deaf located (originally)?
A: Fremont, California.
6. Q: Who is Darby?
A: A character who lives in Fremont near the lake.
7. Q: Where does Ben live?
A: In Berkeley, near the college.
8. Q: Where does Joey live?
A: In Oakland, in the hills.
9. Q: What city is Joey’s house overlooking?
A: San Francisco.
10.Q: Is Darby’s house close to the college?
A: No, it’s far.
🔹 Locations & Directions
11.Q: What does the sign for “near” look like?
A: Two hands held close together.
12.Q: How do you sign “live”?
A: “L” hands move up the chest.
13.Q: What is the sign for “house”?
A: Two hands outline a roof and walls.
14.Q: How is “college” signed?
A: Flat hand circles and lands on the other.
, 15.Q: How do you indicate direction in ASL?
A: Use spatial referencing and classifiers.
16.Q: What is a classifier?
A: A handshape used to represent objects or people.
17.Q: How do you show “far”?
A: Push your dominant hand forward and away.
18.Q: What does “left of the building” use?
A: Contrastive structure.
19.Q: How do you ask “Where do you live?” in ASL?
A: YOU LIVE WHERE?
20.Q: How do you express “next to”?
A: Hold one hand beside the other.
🔹 Describing People
21.Q: How do you sign “short”?
A: Use a flat hand low near the body.
22.Q: How do you sign “tall”?
A: Palm rises above the head.
23.Q: What is the sign for “woman”?
A: Thumb touches chin, then chest.
24.Q: What’s the sign for “man”?
A: Thumb touches forehead, then chest.
25.Q: How do you describe someone with glasses?
A: Use a C-hand motion around the eyes.
26.Q: How do you show shirt color?
A: Point and use the color sign.
27.Q: What’s the sign for “curly hair”?
A: Use “claw” hands to make circular motions.
28.Q: What’s the sign for “beard”?
A: Trace a beard outline with hands.
29.Q: How do you show clothing?
A: Use flat hands near shoulders brushing downward.
30.Q: What is contrastive structure used for?
A: Comparing two or more people/things.
