ASL Test Study Guide

Who signs the diploma when students graduate from Gallaudet?

Current U.S. President

What letters bounce when fingerspelling twice?

B, (C), L, R, K

What letters slide when fingerspelling twice?

A, E, I, O, U

What hand shape is used when doing numbers 20-29?

L

Who is Paul Hubbard?

He is a deaf football player at Gallaudet University in 1984 who is credited for inventing the huddle.

What is the least effective way of communicating with a deaf person?

Lip reading/Verbal communication

What most effective ways to communicate with deaf people?

Writing/typing, signing

Where is the first college for the deaf?

Washington DC and the college was Gallaudet University

Who is Regina Olson Hughes?

She is the most renowned Deaf scientific illustrator. She became deaf at the age of 14. She is mostly self-learned at botany. She is the only deaf artist to have a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian

What is the correct structure to identify a person?

Point to where they are, sign what they are doing and what they are wearing.

What is the world's largest archive about deaf history?

The Gallaudet Archives

What is a classifier?

A handshape used to describe something. It isn't a actual sign.

What are the 4 parameters of ASL?

Hand shape, palm orientation, location, movement

When do you raise your eyebrow?

When changing the subject

When describing where something is, what location do you use?

Real world location

What are possessive pronoun handshapes?

The possessive pronouns, MY, YOUR, HIS/HERS, OUR, THEIR, are produced with the 'B' handshape.

Why are facial expressions important?

Facial expressions express context, such as size, and grammar

What are the fist letters?

A, E, I, O, S, T, M, N

When was Gallaudet University founded?

April 8, 1864

What should you expect to share when meeting a Deaf person?

Your name, if you are hearing or deaf, your teacher, and how you're connected to the deaf community

What would answering a question without nonmanual behaviors be equivalent to in English?

Speaking in monotone

Who is Thomas Gallaudet?

He's the person who founded Gallaudet University and the university's first principal

When do you furrow your eyebrows?

At "WH" words. (example: who, where, what)

What signs are considered active listening/feedback signs?

Oh I see, okay, really/true, rame

How do you ask for a sign?

Write it/ Draw it
Act it
Categorize it
Point to it
Use Opposites

How do you negotiate a signing environment?

walk right through