ASL 102 Final Culture Reviewed
Exam Questions and Answers
What is English code? - Answer-show every word, prefix & suffix in spoken English,
used most often when teaching deaf people how to read
What is the sign "finish" used for? - Answer-then/after
How many movements do nouns typically have? - Answer-Multiple (airplane)
How many movements do verbs usually have? - Answer-one (fly)
What does the sign "have" show? - Answer-possession
(is have bathroom? -> is there a bathroom?)
What is the dominant cultural value in the Deaf community? - Answer-Collectivism,
shows group harmony, solidarity, and cooperation
What do you do when signing far away? - Answer-squint eyes, mouth AH, arm extends
all the way, finger traces the route
What do you sign for halfway? - Answer-normal eyes, mouth mmm, arm extends
halfway, finger traces the route
What do you sign for near? - Answer-normal eyes, mouth is chin to shoulder, arm is t-
rex, finger traces the route
What is the sign "wow" used for? - Answer-can be used alone as a response to
something, or to emphasize the information that precedes the sign
Difference between ASL, PSE, SEE - Answer-ASL = American Sign Language - fully-
developed natural language with its own grammar, syntax, and vocabulary
PSE = Pidgin Signed English - A contact language combining ASL signs with English
word order
SEE = Signing Exact English - A manually coded form of English meant to represent
spoken/written English exactly
What is the word "during" used for? - Answer-to talk about a nonspecific time (in, on)
Exam Questions and Answers
What is English code? - Answer-show every word, prefix & suffix in spoken English,
used most often when teaching deaf people how to read
What is the sign "finish" used for? - Answer-then/after
How many movements do nouns typically have? - Answer-Multiple (airplane)
How many movements do verbs usually have? - Answer-one (fly)
What does the sign "have" show? - Answer-possession
(is have bathroom? -> is there a bathroom?)
What is the dominant cultural value in the Deaf community? - Answer-Collectivism,
shows group harmony, solidarity, and cooperation
What do you do when signing far away? - Answer-squint eyes, mouth AH, arm extends
all the way, finger traces the route
What do you sign for halfway? - Answer-normal eyes, mouth mmm, arm extends
halfway, finger traces the route
What do you sign for near? - Answer-normal eyes, mouth is chin to shoulder, arm is t-
rex, finger traces the route
What is the sign "wow" used for? - Answer-can be used alone as a response to
something, or to emphasize the information that precedes the sign
Difference between ASL, PSE, SEE - Answer-ASL = American Sign Language - fully-
developed natural language with its own grammar, syntax, and vocabulary
PSE = Pidgin Signed English - A contact language combining ASL signs with English
word order
SEE = Signing Exact English - A manually coded form of English meant to represent
spoken/written English exactly
What is the word "during" used for? - Answer-to talk about a nonspecific time (in, on)
