ASL 1A FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ASL 1A FINAL EXAM
STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Key parts of most signs include handshape, the movement of your hand or arm, and po
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ASL has its own full written language separate from English. - ANSWERS-False
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Before there was an accepted standard sign language, members of the Deaf communit
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y began to develop their own signs at home in order to communicate with one another.
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- ANSWERS-True
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Why did Martha's Vineyard Sign Language develop? - ANSWERS-
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There was a hereditary form of deafness in the community.
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The social beliefs, traditions, art, history, and recreation that occur among people who
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are brought together by sign language and influenced by deafness.
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Home signing would most likely be used in which of the following scenarios? An ASL te
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acher visiting the home of one of their students, A Hard of Hearing person communicati
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ng with a Hearing person, Among a group of friends signing to each other after school,
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or Among Deaf family members who all live on an isolated island. - ANSWERS-
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Among Deaf family members who all live on an isolated island.
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What two states were integral in the origins of American Sign Language? - ANSWERS-
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a form of communication developed by a Deaf person who has no access to learning a
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The term "deaf" (or "Deaf") can be used both as a condition and as a proper noun. -
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ANSWERS-True
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The capitalized descriptor for a Deaf person is derived from the "Deaf Community," whi
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ch is a proper noun. - ANSWERS-True
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The sign for "married" works for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. -
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ANSWERS-True
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Most Deaf people have no functional use of their vocal cords at all. - ANSWERS-False
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The term "Hearing-Impaired" is interchangeable with "Hard of Hearing." - ANSWERS-
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False