1. Semester 1 Final Test Review
ASL 1
Semester 1 Final Test
Review

2. What you need to know:
ALL Vocabulary from Lessons 1-5 (I will be signing 20 vocabulary words)
Numbers 1-99 (5 numbers)
Finger spelling (5 words)

3. Define Eye Gaze
When you use deixis (pointer/index finger), look toward the area you’re pointing to…
Eye gaze helps hold that location for the person or thing you’re signing about

4. Yes/No questions and Wh-questions
Q question, eye brows are UP…
YOU HUNGRY YOU?
Wh-question, eye brows are DOWN…
HOUSE WHERE?
Wh-questions go at the END

5. Head Nod vs Head Shake NMS is important answering questions (Q)
Head Shake…negative
Don’t need to sign DON’T or NOT

6. Closing Signals
Use the deixis at the end of a sentence to make it complete
Pointing back to yourself at the end of the sentence

7. If you don’t know a sign for something what should you do?
Use gestures and signs you do know to explain it as best as you can.

8. What is special about Gallaudet University?
It is the only University for the Deaf in the U.S.

9. What percent of deaf people have deaf parents?
Approximately ten percent

10. ASL is used by most deaf people in what countries?
Canada
United States

11. Historically, ASL is related to what sign language?
French sign language

12. Define American Sign Language
A language capable of expressing any abstract idea using movement and space.
NOT English
ASL has its OWN grammar and structure

13. Define: Hearing Impaired Hard-of-hearing Iconic signs Deaf culture
Community
variations

14. Hearing Impaired: prefer to be called deaf instead of hearing impaired.
Hard-Of-Hearing: a person can not hear perfectly but is not a part of deaf culture

15. Iconic signs: a sign that looks like what it means. (ex: Tree)
Deaf Culture: history, behaviors, beliefs, expectations, literature, and arts of deaf people.
Community: share a language, have common goals and interests
Variations: some signs are different depending on your region (ex: east coast V. west coast)

16. What are visual signals? How are they used?
Alarms and door bells through lights.

17. Where do signs that show when something happened, like the day of the week, appear in a sentence?
Beginning

18. What 3 phrases does the DO-DO sign stand for?
What did you do?
What are you doing?
What do you do?

19. What is deaf culture sometimes referred to?
The deaf way
Deaf world
The “D”
Deaf community

20. How do you sign YOUR-WELCOME in ASL?
Head nod
Say thank-you back to the person

21. What are 3 examples of iconic signs?
Tree
Baby
Drive
Telephone
Book

22. How is the “OH-I-SEE” sign used?
Similar to I understand; it is used to convey comprehension, sympathy, or concern.

23. What should you do before using an abbreviation or name sign unless you are talking about a large well known city or state?
You should first fingerspell the name of the city and then sign the name sign or abbreviation of it.

24. What is a name sign? What does it mean if you have one?
It is a combination of a persons name & a location on the head, torso, or hands where the sign is made.
Having one means that you have been accepted by the deaf community by learning asl and the deaf culture.
(only a deaf person can give you a name sign!) 

25. What 2 types of name signs are there? What is an example of each one?
1. descriptive- physical/ behavioral trait they’re known for
Ex-Katie: k at head for being smart 
2. Arbitrary- name with a place on the body.
Ex- Sean- s on head.

26. Where do most deaf people live? Why?
Most deaf people live near larger cities so that they can be around other deaf people.

27. Is ASL universal?
No, because there is no universal sign language for the deaf.

28. What are the 5 parameters used to make up a sign?
1. hand-shape
2. palm orientation
3. location
4. movement
5. NMS (non manual signals)

29. Describe how to make color signs into “bright” colors
To emphasize the depth or brightness, swing the hand forming the color away from you.
Sign bigger

30. Love signifies romantic emotions and feelings.
What is the difference between the signs “love” and “love-it” give example sentence of each one.
Love signifies romantic emotions and feelings.
EX- ME LOVE GO-TO SCHOOL.
Love-it shows an emotional or sentimental attachment to a place or thing.
Ex-SCHOOL LOVE-IT.

31. What are 3 different English words that the sign “during” can be translated to?On

32. Deaf Culture
Shared experience of deaf people that has it’s own value, social norms, a unique history, and a rich tradition of story telling.

33. What does S-V-O vs O-S-V stand for?
S-V-O subject verb object
ME LIKE COFFEE
O-S-V
COFFEE ME LIKE

34. Topic-comment: When signing topic raise eyebrows/tilt head forward
Pause and hold last sign
ME EXCITED
PARTY SATURDAY

35. Deaf President NOW
Breakthrough event that focuses on the DEAF and their abilities, language and culture
Difference in the Deaf and deaf

36. Pathological/medical vs. cultural model
Medical model focuses on the broken ear and wants to fix people that are deaf
Cultural model looks at the Deaf culture
Only persons who are self-identified as belonging to Deaf culture are referred to as Deaf.

37. Regional sign variations
Certain signs that vary from region to region.