ASL 1A Final Study

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In Deaf households, how do families alter alarms or other audible alerts so that they can be noticed by Deaf family members?

Adapt the alerts to create light or vibrate.

Which of the following technological tools could likely help a Deaf person in their daily activities?

A FitBit watch that vibrates on a person's wrist when someone calls their cell phone.

What term refers to a visual language used by Deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada that uses handshape, movement, and facial expression to convey meaning?

American Sign Language

Which letter in the American Manual Alphabet least resembles what the letter looks like when written on paper?

B

In the hearing world, what is the equivalent of touching another person's hands when having an ASL conversation in the Deaf community?

Covering a person's mouth while they are speaking.

Where did Dr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet travel to study methods for teaching the Deaf?

Europe

Right before your test on the ASL signs for family member relationships, your friend leans over and asks you to remind her what the sign for "father" is. How do you respond?

Extend all fingers in a "5" shape and place the thumb on your forehead.

Because the Deaf community has such a strong, positive, and unified culture, we can safely assume that most Deaf people prefer to be referred to as "Hearing-Impaired" rather than "Deaf."

False

Common-law marriage involves a religious ceremony.

False

For approximately 50 years, ASL was banned in most schools for the Deaf.

False

Manualism refers to the idea that Deaf children should be taught to understand and produce spoken language and sign language at the same time.

False

Most Deaf people have no functional use of their vocal cords at all.

False

Numbers 1-5 are signed with the palm facing outward, while 6-10 are signed with the palm facing inward.

False

Once ASL speakers have a significant vocabulary of signs, they do not need to fingerspell anymore.

False

The signs for "mother" and "daughter" both involve touching the forehead.

False

When you go to an event in the Deaf community, it is considered acceptable to speak and sign if you can do both.

False

What development in the history of sign language happened after Dr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet studied methods for teaching the Deaf?

He and Dr. Mason Cogswell founded a school for the Deaf.

Which of the following examples illustrates how communicating using sign language compares with communicating using spoken English?

It is considered rude to watch two people who are having a conversation in ASL, while it is somewhat more appropriate to glance at two people who are having a conversation in spoken English.

Which two letters of the American Manual Alphabet require you to move your hand to "draw" the shape of the letter?

J and Z

Which of the following scenarios is an example of a couple that falls under "common-law"?

Jody and Mike, who agreed to refer to each other as husband and wife even though they did not have a civil or religious marriage ceremony.

What term refers to the use of sign language to educate the Deaf?

Manualism

What initially helped ASL spread as a new language?

More schools for Deaf children were opened in the United States.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Deaf community?

Most people in the Deaf community understand their deafness to be a disability and have the expectation that those outside of the community will understand it that way as well.

What is the difference between oralism and manualism?

Oralism involves learning to understand and produce spoken language, while manualism refers to the use of sign language.

Which letter signs are produced with the wrist bent downward and fingers extended toward the floor?

P and Q

If you are crossing your fingers in the hope that something desirable will happen, which letter of the American Manual Alphabet are you making?

R

How do ASL speakers indicate that they are asking a question?

Raising or lowering their eyebrows and shrugging their shoulders.

What is the difference between sign language and ASL?

Sign language is any system of communication using visual gestures and signs, whereas ASL is a specific visual language used by Deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada that uses handshape, movement, and facial expression to convey meaning.

What is incorrect about the following definition:American Manual Alphabet: The letters of the English alphabet represented by hand signs, as used in various forms of sign language around the world.

The American Manual Alphabet is not used in various forms of sign language around the world but rather in ASL in the United States and Canada.

How do the signs for numbers 1-5 differ from the signs for 6-10?

The signs for 1-5 are made with the palm facing inward, while the signs for 6-10 are made with the palm facing outward.

What do the signs for "in-law," "nephew" and "divorced" have in common?

They all incorporate a letter shape into the sign somehow.

Why do signs that refer to females involve touching the chin?

This practice is based on the fact that women used to wear bonnets.

ASL has a different sentence structure than spoken English.

True

ASL relies heavily on non-verbal cues.

True

Lowered eyebrows and a slight shrug of the shoulders will indicate that you are asking a question in ASL.

True

Many people in the Deaf community view deafness as a different way of experiencing the world and not as a disability.

True

Most things are communicated directly (rather than being "sugar-coated") in ASL conversations.

True

Signing faster or slower can change the meaning of what you are communicating.

True

The only difference between the sign for the letter "V" and the sign for the number "2" is that the sign for the letter "V" is created with the palm facing outward and the sign for the number "2" is created with the palm facing inward.

True

The sign for "I" and "J" are the same EXCEPT your hand moves when signing the letter "J".

True

The sign for "married" works for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples.

True

The signs for "grandmother" and "grandfather" are simply the signs for "mother" and "father" with an extra movement to indicate that they are "one generation back."

True

The term "deaf" (or "Deaf") can be used both as a condition and as a proper noun.

True

What is the last step in creating the sign for "niece"?

Twist your hand forward.

name

What word is being signed?

What helps members of the Deaf community to see the details and nuances of sign language when working with an interpreter?

When all visual distractions have been removed from the area.

When do we refrain from capitalizing the "d" at the beginning of "deaf"?

When referring to deafness as a physical condition.

The signs for numbers 6-9 are identical except for which detail?

Which finger is touching the thumb

What is the difference between the sign for the letter "M" and the sign for the letter "N"?

Which fingers are draped over the thumb.

boy

Which word is being signed in this video?

dating

Which word is being signed in this video?

engaged

Which word is being signed in this video?

friend

Which word is being signed in this video?

granddaughter

Which word is being signed in this video?

grandfather

Which word is being signed in this video?

grandmother

Which word is being signed in this video?

woman

Which word is being signed in this video?

Which of the following items would a Deaf person most likely need to modify in their home?

doorbell

Which of the following is NOT considered a non-verbal cue?

signing

The signs for the letter "R" and the letter "U" are similar in the fact that two fingers are used BUT:

the fingers are crossed for the letter "R" and are held straight together for the letter "U."


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