ASL 101 Final Literature Exam –
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1. Non-manual signals for YES/NO questions include ______ eyebrows. -
✓✓✓ raised
2. Non-manual signals for WH- questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
include ______ eyebrows. - ✓✓✓ lowered
3. The correct palm orientation when signing the numbers 1 through 5 (counting) is
______. - ✓✓✓ palm facing inward (toward the signer)
4. The correct palm orientation when signing the number 6 is ______. -
✓✓✓ palm facing outward
5. The sign for the number 23 is made by combining the signs for ______ and
______. - ✓✓✓ 2, 3
6. The sign for the number 19 can be made by signing ______ and then ______. -
✓✓✓ 10, 9
7. When signing a conditional sentence (if...then), the non-manual marker includes
______. - ✓✓✓ raised eyebrows and a slight head tilt
, 8. The "1" handshape classifier (CL:1) can represent a ______. Give one example.
- ✓✓✓ tall thin person standing, a pencil, a pole, a person walking
9. The "C" handshape classifier (CL:C) typically represents ______. - ✓✓✓ a
cylindrical object (cup, bottle, pipe)
10. The "5" handshape classifier (CL:5) can represent ______. Give one example. -
✓✓✓ a crowd of people, leaves scattering, or an explosion
11. In ASL, the sign "FINE" is also used to mean ______. - ✓✓✓ "OK" or
"well" (as in healthy)
12. The correct way to indicate past tense in ASL is to sign ______ before the
verb. - ✓✓✓ "FINISH" or "BEFORE" or a backward shoulder shift
13. The correct way to indicate future tense in ASL is to sign ______ before the
verb. - ✓✓✓ "WILL" or "FUTURE" or a forward shoulder shift
14. A rhetorical question in ASL is marked by ______. - ✓✓✓ raised eyebrows
and a slight head tilt forward
15. When fingerspelling a name, the hand should be held in ______. - ✓✓✓ a
neutral position in front of the shoulder, slightly off-center
16. Which of the following is a correct statement about ASL syntax?
a) ASL follows exact English word order.
b) ASL typically uses Subject-Verb-Object order but with topicalization.
c) ASL has no grammatical structure.
Recently Updated with 100% Accurate
Solutions
1. Non-manual signals for YES/NO questions include ______ eyebrows. -
✓✓✓ raised
2. Non-manual signals for WH- questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
include ______ eyebrows. - ✓✓✓ lowered
3. The correct palm orientation when signing the numbers 1 through 5 (counting) is
______. - ✓✓✓ palm facing inward (toward the signer)
4. The correct palm orientation when signing the number 6 is ______. -
✓✓✓ palm facing outward
5. The sign for the number 23 is made by combining the signs for ______ and
______. - ✓✓✓ 2, 3
6. The sign for the number 19 can be made by signing ______ and then ______. -
✓✓✓ 10, 9
7. When signing a conditional sentence (if...then), the non-manual marker includes
______. - ✓✓✓ raised eyebrows and a slight head tilt
, 8. The "1" handshape classifier (CL:1) can represent a ______. Give one example.
- ✓✓✓ tall thin person standing, a pencil, a pole, a person walking
9. The "C" handshape classifier (CL:C) typically represents ______. - ✓✓✓ a
cylindrical object (cup, bottle, pipe)
10. The "5" handshape classifier (CL:5) can represent ______. Give one example. -
✓✓✓ a crowd of people, leaves scattering, or an explosion
11. In ASL, the sign "FINE" is also used to mean ______. - ✓✓✓ "OK" or
"well" (as in healthy)
12. The correct way to indicate past tense in ASL is to sign ______ before the
verb. - ✓✓✓ "FINISH" or "BEFORE" or a backward shoulder shift
13. The correct way to indicate future tense in ASL is to sign ______ before the
verb. - ✓✓✓ "WILL" or "FUTURE" or a forward shoulder shift
14. A rhetorical question in ASL is marked by ______. - ✓✓✓ raised eyebrows
and a slight head tilt forward
15. When fingerspelling a name, the hand should be held in ______. - ✓✓✓ a
neutral position in front of the shoulder, slightly off-center
16. Which of the following is a correct statement about ASL syntax?
a) ASL follows exact English word order.
b) ASL typically uses Subject-Verb-Object order but with topicalization.
c) ASL has no grammatical structure.
