Watch your instructor sign a sentence followed by a question. You are to choose the best answer to the question.
1. a) ART
b) WHAT
c) WRITE
d) HERE
e) CLASS
2. a) I/ME
b) MY/MINE
c) PLEASE
d) SORRY
e) HAPPY
3. a) MORNING
b) NOON
c) AFTERNOON
d) EVENING
e) NIGHT
4. a) navy
b) light blue
c) bright blue
d) brown
e) dark brown
5. a) UT
b) HTU
c) SU
d) TSU
e) ACC
6. a) MONDAY
b) WEDNESDAY
c) FRIDAY
d) LATER
e) SOON
7. a) EASY
b) HARD
c) ALMOST
d) DOESN'T-MATTER
8. a) DEAF
b) HARD-OF-HEARING
c) in-a-HURRY
d) HIS/HER Initials NAME 'HH'
9. a) freshman
b) sophomore
c) junior
d) senior
e) none of the above
10. a) residential school for the deaf
b) regional day school for the deaf
c) public school (mainstreamed)
d) inclusion
Watch your instructor sign sentences and identify which type of sentence.
11. a) wh-question b) yes/no-question c) statement
12. a) wh-question b) yes/no-question c) statement
13. a) wh-question b) yes/no-question c) statement
14. a) wh-question b) yes/no-question c) statement
15. a) wh-question b) yes/no-question c) statement
Math: Watch your instructor sign a basic math equation and then choose the correct answer.
16. a) 9
b) 33
c) 6
d) 19
e) 18
17. a) 128
b) 20
c) 12
d) 8
e) 96
18. a) 23
b) 22
c) 12
d) 26
e) 20
19. a) 9
b) 15
c) 3
d) 6
e) 5.67
20. a) 50
b) 150
c) 75
d) 28
e) 26
Parameters: Watch your instructor sign and Identify the difference between two signs. Don’t worry about the meaning of the signs; just focus on the differences.
21. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
22. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
23. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
24. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
25. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
Parameters: Identify the error in a sign - choose the best answer.
26. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
27. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
28. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
29. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
30. a) handshape
b) movement
c) location
d) palm orientation
e) non-manual markers
Watch your instructor sign the word and choose the best answer that matches the signer’s intention.
31. a) Noun b) Verb
32. a) Noun b) Verb
33. a) Noun b) Verb
Watch your instructor give commands and choose the best answer.
34. a) b) c)
35. a) b) c)
Knowledge: Choose the best answer.
36. The best seating arrangement to learn ASL in the classroom is
a) circle
b) horseshoe
c) square
d) rows
37. Some of the proper attention-getting strategies are
a) gently tap the person's shoulder with open-bend-B handshape, wave your hand in the other person's face, and/or flick the lights.
b) gently tap the person's shoulder with index finger, stomp your foot and/or flick the lights.
c) gently tap the person's shoulder with open-bend-B handshape, stomp your foot, and/or getting the person next to the targeted person to direct her/him to you
d) gently tap the person's shoulder with index finger, stomp your foot and/or gently toss a small object in the target person's vision field.
38. The basic ASL grammar order is usually
a) Object-Subject-Verb
b) Object-Verb-Subject
c) Verb-Subject-Object
d) Noun-Verb-placement
39. Some of the higher educational institutions that serve a large number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are
a) University of Houston, NTID, CSUN, and Gallaudet University.
b) Lamar University, RICE University, SWCID, and RIT.
c) University of Houston, SWCID, NTID, and Gallaudet University.
d) Lamar University, McDaniel College, NTID, and Gallaudet University.
40. In English, one would lower the pitch at the end of the sentence to indicate a type of question, in this case, an open-ended question. How do you do it in ASL to indicate that you are asking an open-ended question?
a) eyebrows raised up, and title head backward slightly
b) furrow eyebrows, and title head backward slightly
c) furrow eyebrows, tilt head forward slightly
d) eyebrows raised up, and title head forward slightly
41. If I sign 'I LIKE HER' which handshape should I use for "HER"?
a) b) c) d)
42. The best way to sign the color of ivory/cream is
a) fingerspell IVORY or CREAM.
b) sign WHITE and raise your eyebrows along with normal sign movement.
c) sign WHITE and frown/eye squinted along with normal sign movement.
d) sign WHITE and eye widened along with big one movement.
e) there’s no sign for it in ASL
43. When you fingerspell two words, the best way to show the space between two words is to bounce your hand.
a) True
b) False
44. For 'Z', use your index finger to trace the 'Z'.
a) True
b) False
45. To fingerspell the double letters, there are three types of movements: slide, repeated contact, and bounce.
a) True
b) False
46. If you are ambidextrous, switching hands will make your signing more clear.
a) True
b) False
47. The signing space is from the top of your head to the hips and from shoulder to shoulder.
a) True
b) False
48. It is best to keep your eyes on the hands when the signer signs to you.
a) True
b) False
49. As of today, Gallaudet University still is the world's only Liberal Arts University where all programs and services are specifically designed for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
a) True
b) False
50. Noun-Verb pairs in ASL usually mean that both may use the same sign, differ with movements: Noun signs are usually signed once or directionally, and verb signs are usually signed repeatedly.
a) True
b) False
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