1. August 16, 2011

3. a.) a shortened form of English. b.) a language incorporating a lot of mime. c.) a sign language system that represents literal English order. d. )a unique and visual language with its own grammatical rules and syntax (sentence structure).

4. a.) a shortened form of English. b.) a language incorporating a lot of mime. c.) a sign language system that represents literal English order. d. )a unique and visual language with its own grammatical rules and syntax (sentence structure).

5. a.) True b.) False

6. a.) True b.) False

7. Sign Language is not a universal language - - each country has its own sign language, and regions have dialects, much like the many languages spoken all over the world.

9. a.) British Sign Language b.) Swedish Sign Language c.) French Sign Language d.) German Sign Language

10. a.) British Sign Language b.) Swedish Sign Language c.) French Sign Language d.) German Sign Language

12. a.) Canada b.) United States c.) Mexico d.) Brazil

13. a.) Canada b.) United States c.) Mexico d.) Brazil

15. a.) 10 percent b.) 25 percent c.) 50 percent d.) 75 percent e.) 90 percent

16. a.) 10 percent b.) 25 percent c.) 50 percent d.) 75 percent e.) 90 percent

18. a.) family b.) Deaf adult in the community c.) residential schools for the Deaf d.) Sign Language teachers

19. a.) family b.) Deaf adult in the community c.) residential schools for the Deaf d.) Sign Language teachers

21. a.) grammatical b.) stylistic c.) emotive d.) attention getting

22. a.) grammatical b.) stylistic c.) emotive d.) attention getting

24. a.) hands b.) chest area c.) face

25. a.) hands b.) chest area c.) face

27. a.) interchangeably with any signs b.) to specify brand names c.) as an artistic form of signing d.) to give names of people and places

28. a.) interchangeably with any signs b.) to specify brand names c.) as an artistic form of signing d.) to give names of people and places

30. a.) indicate sentence types b.) convey distances c.) contrast two people, places, things or ideas d.) express time concepts

31. a.) indicate sentence types b.) convey distances c.) contrast two people, places, things or ideas d.) express time concepts

33. a.) yell as loud as you can b.) tap him/her on the shoulder c.) wave in his/her face d.) go around and stand in front of the person

34. a.) yell as loud as you can b.) tap him/her on the shoulder c.) wave in his/her face d.) go around and stand in front of the person

36. a.) speech and lipreading b.) using Sign Language c.) writing back and forth d.) using interpreters

37. a.) speech and lipreading b.) using Sign Language c.) writing back and forth d.) using interpreters

39. a.) deaf and dumb b.) deaf mutes c.) hearing impaired d.) all of the above e.) none of the above

40. a.) deaf and dumb b.) deaf mutes c.) hearing impaired d.) all of the above e.) none of the above

41. a.) True b.) False

42. a.) True b.) False

43. On the contrary, people that belong to the Deaf Community dislike being considered “broken.” They’re considered as those who use a language other than English.

44. a.) True b.) False

45. a.) True b.) False

46. This is a very individual skill. Some are very proficient, others aren’t. Lip-reading is especially difficult because only approx. 30% of the words can be read on the lips.

47. a.) True b.) False

48. a.) True b.) False

49. Because of the difficulty in learning a sound- based language, those Deaf who learn to speak often do not speak clearly. This result in what is considered “deaf speech.” There is no correlation with this and mental impairment.

50. a.) True b.) False

51. a.) True b.) False

52. For a profoundly deaf person, a hearing aid only allows them to hear environmental sounds.

53. a. True b. False

54. a. True b. False

55. In fact, according to statistics from car insurance companies, studies have shown that Deaf people are actually better drivers than Hearing people percentage-wise due to the fact that Deaf people have enhanced peripheral vision. If you think about it, nothing about driving really requires you to be able to hear. After all, there’s a reason emergency vehicles have both sirens and flashing lights.

56. a. True b. False

57. a. True b. False

58. Some sign A.S.L. Some sign P.S.E. (basically signing in English order.) Some sign S.E.E. (signing every single English word including prefix and suffix. Often used with elementary school Deaf children). Some use cued speech. In fact, P.S.E., S.E.E. and cued speech are NOT real languages but are a communication tool. Some deaf people don’t sign at all. They rely on clear and understandable speech, lip reading, visual cues, and what is left of their hearing to get by, mostly used by old people who lost their hearing because of age.