ASL Exam 1 Review Questions and
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define American sign language - ANSWERS-ASL is the language used by the majority of Deaf
Americans and to the culture of the Deaf World
eye contact - ANSWERS-____ means to look people in the eye when you sign to them or watch
them
sign space - ANSWERS-_____ is the area in which most signs are made in normal conversation
dominant hand - ANSWERS-______ is the hand that you use most often when you are signing
facial expressions - ANSWERS-conveys emotion, meaning, and ASL grammar
5 parameters of asl - ANSWERS-hand shape, palm orientation, location, movement, facial
expression (nonmanual signals)
common greetings in ASL - ANSWERS-hello, hi, what's up, how are you
practice signing - ANSWERS-busy, good, nothing, sleepy, tired, ,confused, same old, happy, fine
deixis - ANSWERS-means using the index finger to point
practice signing - ANSWERS-good morning, good afternoon, good night
, hold on sign - ANSWERS-what you sign when you need to look away
practice signing - ANSWERS-eye contact, hold on, look at me, pay attention
pause slightly - ANSWERS-what do you do between fingerspelling the first and last name
completion/train of thought - ANSWERS-why do you need to point twice
closing signal - ANSWERS-using deixis at the end of a sentence is called
yes no - ANSWERS-there is no such thing as a ______ reply in asl
may have common friends, its a small community - ANSWERS-why do introductions in the deaf
community include first and last names?
practice signing - ANSWERS-I want to introduce my friend, her name is
background info: names, where they're from, school - ANSWERS-what info would be exchanged
between during introductions between deaf people?
deaf or hearing, how and where you learned/are learning ASL - ANSWERS-what info would be
exchanged between introductions of deaf and hearing people
practice signing - ANSWERS-deaf, hearing, hard of hearing, introduce, meet, nice, want
palm to chest - ANSWERS-use _____ for "my" when signing my name is
Answers9
define American sign language - ANSWERS-ASL is the language used by the majority of Deaf
Americans and to the culture of the Deaf World
eye contact - ANSWERS-____ means to look people in the eye when you sign to them or watch
them
sign space - ANSWERS-_____ is the area in which most signs are made in normal conversation
dominant hand - ANSWERS-______ is the hand that you use most often when you are signing
facial expressions - ANSWERS-conveys emotion, meaning, and ASL grammar
5 parameters of asl - ANSWERS-hand shape, palm orientation, location, movement, facial
expression (nonmanual signals)
common greetings in ASL - ANSWERS-hello, hi, what's up, how are you
practice signing - ANSWERS-busy, good, nothing, sleepy, tired, ,confused, same old, happy, fine
deixis - ANSWERS-means using the index finger to point
practice signing - ANSWERS-good morning, good afternoon, good night
, hold on sign - ANSWERS-what you sign when you need to look away
practice signing - ANSWERS-eye contact, hold on, look at me, pay attention
pause slightly - ANSWERS-what do you do between fingerspelling the first and last name
completion/train of thought - ANSWERS-why do you need to point twice
closing signal - ANSWERS-using deixis at the end of a sentence is called
yes no - ANSWERS-there is no such thing as a ______ reply in asl
may have common friends, its a small community - ANSWERS-why do introductions in the deaf
community include first and last names?
practice signing - ANSWERS-I want to introduce my friend, her name is
background info: names, where they're from, school - ANSWERS-what info would be exchanged
between during introductions between deaf people?
deaf or hearing, how and where you learned/are learning ASL - ANSWERS-what info would be
exchanged between introductions of deaf and hearing people
practice signing - ANSWERS-deaf, hearing, hard of hearing, introduce, meet, nice, want
palm to chest - ANSWERS-use _____ for "my" when signing my name is
