Asl final Exam Questions and answers
2025
the .area .in .front .of .the .signer .in .which .signs .are .produced .- .ANS✓✓-
signing .space
does .your .hand .look .like .a .fist/ .a .1 .an .open .5? .- .ANS✓✓-handshape
5 .parameters .of .asl .- .ANS✓✓-
handshape .orientation .placement .movement .non .manual .markers
is .your .palm .up, .down, .facing .left, .right.. .- .ANS✓✓-orientation
is .your .hand .touching .your .chin, .is .it .front .of .your .chest, .touching .your .head .- .
ANS✓✓-placement
does .your .hand .shake, .does .it .move .up .and .down, .left .to .right .- .ANS✓✓-
movement
are .your .eyebrows .up, .are .you .leaning .forward.. .- .ANS✓✓-non .manual .markers
5 .types .of .sentences .- .ANS✓✓-statement .
affirmation .
y/n .question .
wh .question .
negation
a .sign .in .asl .that .is .produced .due .to .cultural .and .visual .significance .
ex: .movie, .soda, .coke .- .ANS✓✓-iconic .signs
signs .whose .handshape .is .determined .by .the .first .letter .of .the .English
.word/concept .it .is .associated .with .- .ANS✓✓-initialized
all .5 .parameters .are .the .same .on .both .hands .
both .hands .are .moving
ex; .teach .- .ANS✓✓-symmetrical .signs
dominant .hand .performs .the .sign .while .base .hand .stays .as .a .stationary .suppor
t.
, ex: .learn .- .ANS✓✓-asymmetrical .sign
pronouns .in .asl .are... .- .ANS✓✓-gender .neutral .and .number .specific
4 .types .of .pronouns .- .ANS✓✓-personal .possessive .dual .personal .honorific
pointing .with .your .index .finger .- .ANS✓✓-indexing
signs .given .to .individuals .by .members .of .the .Deaf .community .- .ANS✓✓-
name .signs
steps .for .identifying .a .person .- .ANS✓✓-gender, .index, .describe, .affirmation
giving .commands .
ex- .door .you .open .door .- .ANS✓✓-identify .the .object .
identify .the .subject .
command
the .first .deaf .teacher .in .the .us .- .ANS✓✓-laurent .clerc
opposed .to .asl .- .ANS✓✓-Alexander .graham .bell
the .first .deaf .president .of .Gallaudet .university .- .ANS✓✓-dr .I .king .Jordan
the .father .of .education .for .the .deaf .- .ANS✓✓-Charles .michel .de .lepee
first .school .for .the .deaf .- .ANS✓✓-
institut .national .de .jeunes .sourds .de .paris .1760
3cs .of .fingerspelling .- .ANS✓✓-context .configuration .closure
two .perspectives .of .deafness .- .ANS✓✓-pathological .and .cultural
sign .that .changes .a .verb .to .a .noun, .or .the .country .to .the .person .with .that .natio
nality .
ex; .teach .+ .er= .teacher .
america+er= .american .- .ANS✓✓-agent .markers
ways .to .negate .- .ANS✓✓-use .NMM(most .common)
every .time .we .negate .we .use .this .
use .of .negative .sign .
abruptly .throwing .the .sign .away .from .your .body
we .can .only .throw .sign .away .from .your .body .with .four .signs .- .ANS✓✓-
want ., .like, .know, .fine
2025
the .area .in .front .of .the .signer .in .which .signs .are .produced .- .ANS✓✓-
signing .space
does .your .hand .look .like .a .fist/ .a .1 .an .open .5? .- .ANS✓✓-handshape
5 .parameters .of .asl .- .ANS✓✓-
handshape .orientation .placement .movement .non .manual .markers
is .your .palm .up, .down, .facing .left, .right.. .- .ANS✓✓-orientation
is .your .hand .touching .your .chin, .is .it .front .of .your .chest, .touching .your .head .- .
ANS✓✓-placement
does .your .hand .shake, .does .it .move .up .and .down, .left .to .right .- .ANS✓✓-
movement
are .your .eyebrows .up, .are .you .leaning .forward.. .- .ANS✓✓-non .manual .markers
5 .types .of .sentences .- .ANS✓✓-statement .
affirmation .
y/n .question .
wh .question .
negation
a .sign .in .asl .that .is .produced .due .to .cultural .and .visual .significance .
ex: .movie, .soda, .coke .- .ANS✓✓-iconic .signs
signs .whose .handshape .is .determined .by .the .first .letter .of .the .English
.word/concept .it .is .associated .with .- .ANS✓✓-initialized
all .5 .parameters .are .the .same .on .both .hands .
both .hands .are .moving
ex; .teach .- .ANS✓✓-symmetrical .signs
dominant .hand .performs .the .sign .while .base .hand .stays .as .a .stationary .suppor
t.
, ex: .learn .- .ANS✓✓-asymmetrical .sign
pronouns .in .asl .are... .- .ANS✓✓-gender .neutral .and .number .specific
4 .types .of .pronouns .- .ANS✓✓-personal .possessive .dual .personal .honorific
pointing .with .your .index .finger .- .ANS✓✓-indexing
signs .given .to .individuals .by .members .of .the .Deaf .community .- .ANS✓✓-
name .signs
steps .for .identifying .a .person .- .ANS✓✓-gender, .index, .describe, .affirmation
giving .commands .
ex- .door .you .open .door .- .ANS✓✓-identify .the .object .
identify .the .subject .
command
the .first .deaf .teacher .in .the .us .- .ANS✓✓-laurent .clerc
opposed .to .asl .- .ANS✓✓-Alexander .graham .bell
the .first .deaf .president .of .Gallaudet .university .- .ANS✓✓-dr .I .king .Jordan
the .father .of .education .for .the .deaf .- .ANS✓✓-Charles .michel .de .lepee
first .school .for .the .deaf .- .ANS✓✓-
institut .national .de .jeunes .sourds .de .paris .1760
3cs .of .fingerspelling .- .ANS✓✓-context .configuration .closure
two .perspectives .of .deafness .- .ANS✓✓-pathological .and .cultural
sign .that .changes .a .verb .to .a .noun, .or .the .country .to .the .person .with .that .natio
nality .
ex; .teach .+ .er= .teacher .
america+er= .american .- .ANS✓✓-agent .markers
ways .to .negate .- .ANS✓✓-use .NMM(most .common)
every .time .we .negate .we .use .this .
use .of .negative .sign .
abruptly .throwing .the .sign .away .from .your .body
we .can .only .throw .sign .away .from .your .body .with .four .signs .- .ANS✓✓-
want ., .like, .know, .fine
