ASL 2 Written Exams - Mizzou Logan
Questions and Answers
70% - ANSWER-What percentage of Deaf children are raised in hearing families that do
not sign?
20% - ANSWER-What percentage of Deaf children are raised in families who use ASL
and embrace the culture?
8-10% - ANSWER-What percentage of families adopt ASL because of a Deaf child?
1960's - ANSWER-When was ASL recognized as a distinct language?
Hartford, Connecticut - ANSWER-Where was the first school for the Deaf founded?
1817 - ANSWER-When was the first school for the Deaf founded?
blending of indigenous sign language and French sign language - ANSWER-What
formed the basis for ASL?
1864 - ANSWER-When was Gallaudet founded?
my boi Honest Abe - ANSWER-Who signed the Gallaudet charter?
ASL is not a visual code for English, not comprised of pictures and pantomime, not
universal - ANSWER-What are some myths of ASL?
linguistic interference - ANSWER-When one language's structure, meaning, and
vocabulary hinders language students' ability to engage with the second language on its
own
thinking there is a one-to-one correspondence to English words, trying to sign and
speak at the same time - ANSWER-What are some linguistic interferences of ASL?
1. Build a language community.
2. Minimize reliance on English as you listen or converse in ASL.
3. Focus on meaning rather than individual signs.
4. Focus on the signer's face, not hands.
5. Show you understand the signer. - ANSWER-What are 5 habits to increase ASL
skills?
, a lot of grammar is in the facial expression, it is considered rude to look away from
signer's face - ANSWER-Why should you focus on the signer's face?
A, E, I, O, S, T, M, N - ANSWER-What are the eight fist letters?
1. Lost his hearing at age 11.
2. One of first 3 black students at Gallaudet
3. Founded the Christian Mission for the Deaf
4. Established 31 schools for the Deaf - ANSWER-What are 4 facts about my boi
Andrew Foster?
furrow brows together, lean forward slightly, hold last sign until answered - ANSWER-
What are the non-manual markers for wh-word questions?
signing, gestures, writing or typing, third person, lipreading and speech - ANSWER-
What are 5 strategies a Deaf person might use to communicate?
gender, brief description, point out person and glance at them, affirm - ANSWER-How
do you identify a person in ASL?
waving, tapping, intermediary - ANSWER-3 ways a Deaf person would get the attention
of others
raise brows, lean forward slightly, hold last sign - ANSWER-How to ask a yes-no
question in ASL
first and last names, Deaf or hearing, deepening the connection - ANSWER-What are 3
things commonly shared when meeting a Deaf person?
dominant hand - ANSWER-Which hand do you use for one-handed signs?
symmetrical and non-symmetrical - ANSWER-What are the two types of two-handed
signs?
1. offers 80 degrees
2. mascot is the Bison
3. the paper is the Buff and Blue
4. the president signs the diploma - ANSWER-4 facts of Gallaudet
B, C, D, F, K, L, R, U, V, W, X - ANSWER-What are the 11 up letters?
1. became Deaf at 14
2. lived on Gallaudet campus for 30 years
3. only Deaf artist to have a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian
4. has a plant and flower named after her - ANSWER-4 facts about my girl Regina
Olson Hughes
Questions and Answers
70% - ANSWER-What percentage of Deaf children are raised in hearing families that do
not sign?
20% - ANSWER-What percentage of Deaf children are raised in families who use ASL
and embrace the culture?
8-10% - ANSWER-What percentage of families adopt ASL because of a Deaf child?
1960's - ANSWER-When was ASL recognized as a distinct language?
Hartford, Connecticut - ANSWER-Where was the first school for the Deaf founded?
1817 - ANSWER-When was the first school for the Deaf founded?
blending of indigenous sign language and French sign language - ANSWER-What
formed the basis for ASL?
1864 - ANSWER-When was Gallaudet founded?
my boi Honest Abe - ANSWER-Who signed the Gallaudet charter?
ASL is not a visual code for English, not comprised of pictures and pantomime, not
universal - ANSWER-What are some myths of ASL?
linguistic interference - ANSWER-When one language's structure, meaning, and
vocabulary hinders language students' ability to engage with the second language on its
own
thinking there is a one-to-one correspondence to English words, trying to sign and
speak at the same time - ANSWER-What are some linguistic interferences of ASL?
1. Build a language community.
2. Minimize reliance on English as you listen or converse in ASL.
3. Focus on meaning rather than individual signs.
4. Focus on the signer's face, not hands.
5. Show you understand the signer. - ANSWER-What are 5 habits to increase ASL
skills?
, a lot of grammar is in the facial expression, it is considered rude to look away from
signer's face - ANSWER-Why should you focus on the signer's face?
A, E, I, O, S, T, M, N - ANSWER-What are the eight fist letters?
1. Lost his hearing at age 11.
2. One of first 3 black students at Gallaudet
3. Founded the Christian Mission for the Deaf
4. Established 31 schools for the Deaf - ANSWER-What are 4 facts about my boi
Andrew Foster?
furrow brows together, lean forward slightly, hold last sign until answered - ANSWER-
What are the non-manual markers for wh-word questions?
signing, gestures, writing or typing, third person, lipreading and speech - ANSWER-
What are 5 strategies a Deaf person might use to communicate?
gender, brief description, point out person and glance at them, affirm - ANSWER-How
do you identify a person in ASL?
waving, tapping, intermediary - ANSWER-3 ways a Deaf person would get the attention
of others
raise brows, lean forward slightly, hold last sign - ANSWER-How to ask a yes-no
question in ASL
first and last names, Deaf or hearing, deepening the connection - ANSWER-What are 3
things commonly shared when meeting a Deaf person?
dominant hand - ANSWER-Which hand do you use for one-handed signs?
symmetrical and non-symmetrical - ANSWER-What are the two types of two-handed
signs?
1. offers 80 degrees
2. mascot is the Bison
3. the paper is the Buff and Blue
4. the president signs the diploma - ANSWER-4 facts of Gallaudet
B, C, D, F, K, L, R, U, V, W, X - ANSWER-What are the 11 up letters?
1. became Deaf at 14
2. lived on Gallaudet campus for 30 years
3. only Deaf artist to have a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian
4. has a plant and flower named after her - ANSWER-4 facts about my girl Regina
Olson Hughes
