EIPA (Pt. 2) Test Questions and All
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
T/F: Sign systems designed to represent English are naturally developed, just as ASL is. The adult
Deaf community uses them both equally. - Answer False
Sign systems designed to represent English were developed by educators and are not naturally
developed languages. The adult Deaf community generally does not use them.
(Sign Systems)
T/F: D/HoH students in the educational system use an educational sign system in the classroom.
- Answer True
(Sign Systems)
T/F: D/HoH students who can communicate in the classroom with an Interpreter, or a techer of
the deaf, using an educational sign system means that they can communicate with other deaf
students and adults. - Answer False
Because a student can communicate in the classroom with an Interpreter, or a teacher of the
deaf, using an educational sign system does not mean that student can communicate with other
deaf students and adults.
(Sign Systems)
T/F: Educators who use sign systems believe that English signing is easier for hearing people to
learn. - Answer True
(Sign Systems)
T/F: English sign systems have some invented signs to represent words and morphemes that do
not occur in ASL. - Answer True
(Sign Systems)
What is a morpheme in English grammar? - Answer A morpheme is the smallest grammatical
unit in a language.
(Sign Systems)
T/F: All sign systems have borrowed elements from ASL. - Answer True
(Sign Systems)
, All sign systems have borrowed elements from ASL. What are some of these elements? -
Answer Prosody, fingerspelling, some elements of the use of space, and some grammatical
markers that appear on the face.
(Sign Systems)
What are two sign systems designed to represent English? - Answer Signing Exact English
(SEE II) and Signed English
T/F: A licensed teacher of the deaf will always have more knowledge of and skills in the use of
ASL than an Interpreter. - Answer False
Interpreters may have more knowledge of and skills in the use of ASL than a licensed teacher of
the deaf.
(Sign Systems)
The need for tutoring sevices is decided by the parents of the deaf/HoH student. - Answer
False
The need for tutoring services is decided during the IEP meeting by the educational team or by
the classroom teacher.
(Tutoring)
The goals of a student's tutoring must be clearly stated in the ____ . - Answer IEP
(Tutoring)
T/F: Interpreting services are always more appropriate than tutoring. - Answer False
Tutoring may be a more appropriate support service for deaf or hard of hearing students than
Interpreting services.
(Tutoring)
What are some of the problems that are not addressed solely by tutoring? - Answer
Language, communication, or problems with Interpretation
(Tutoring)
T/F: A student's ability to repeat a concept means that the student understands it. - Answer
False
A student's ability to repeat a concept does not mean the student understands it. Students can
memorize language without understanding what it really means.
(Tutoring)
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
T/F: Sign systems designed to represent English are naturally developed, just as ASL is. The adult
Deaf community uses them both equally. - Answer False
Sign systems designed to represent English were developed by educators and are not naturally
developed languages. The adult Deaf community generally does not use them.
(Sign Systems)
T/F: D/HoH students in the educational system use an educational sign system in the classroom.
- Answer True
(Sign Systems)
T/F: D/HoH students who can communicate in the classroom with an Interpreter, or a techer of
the deaf, using an educational sign system means that they can communicate with other deaf
students and adults. - Answer False
Because a student can communicate in the classroom with an Interpreter, or a teacher of the
deaf, using an educational sign system does not mean that student can communicate with other
deaf students and adults.
(Sign Systems)
T/F: Educators who use sign systems believe that English signing is easier for hearing people to
learn. - Answer True
(Sign Systems)
T/F: English sign systems have some invented signs to represent words and morphemes that do
not occur in ASL. - Answer True
(Sign Systems)
What is a morpheme in English grammar? - Answer A morpheme is the smallest grammatical
unit in a language.
(Sign Systems)
T/F: All sign systems have borrowed elements from ASL. - Answer True
(Sign Systems)
, All sign systems have borrowed elements from ASL. What are some of these elements? -
Answer Prosody, fingerspelling, some elements of the use of space, and some grammatical
markers that appear on the face.
(Sign Systems)
What are two sign systems designed to represent English? - Answer Signing Exact English
(SEE II) and Signed English
T/F: A licensed teacher of the deaf will always have more knowledge of and skills in the use of
ASL than an Interpreter. - Answer False
Interpreters may have more knowledge of and skills in the use of ASL than a licensed teacher of
the deaf.
(Sign Systems)
The need for tutoring sevices is decided by the parents of the deaf/HoH student. - Answer
False
The need for tutoring services is decided during the IEP meeting by the educational team or by
the classroom teacher.
(Tutoring)
The goals of a student's tutoring must be clearly stated in the ____ . - Answer IEP
(Tutoring)
T/F: Interpreting services are always more appropriate than tutoring. - Answer False
Tutoring may be a more appropriate support service for deaf or hard of hearing students than
Interpreting services.
(Tutoring)
What are some of the problems that are not addressed solely by tutoring? - Answer
Language, communication, or problems with Interpretation
(Tutoring)
T/F: A student's ability to repeat a concept means that the student understands it. - Answer
False
A student's ability to repeat a concept does not mean the student understands it. Students can
memorize language without understanding what it really means.
(Tutoring)
