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Non-manual signals, especially the mouth_, are used to emphasize the size of an object.

a. If something is small-____ooo___

b. Is something is average-_mmm____

c. If something is large-__cha_____

2. Where is the money spot? the temple

3. What sign can be used between clauses to indicate a sequence of events or as the English word “then”? FINISH

4. When talking about transportation, what sign can be used between clauses to indicate a sequence of events or as

the English word “then”? SWITCH, TRANSFER

5. CL: __Bent 5_ is used to show a large mass of people, animals, or objects over a large area.

6. Clauses, or two thoughts, expressing unexpected events can be joined by conjunctions (English- and, but, or, nor,

for, yet). ASL conjunctions include:

a. WRONG- ______something unfortunate happens___________

b. HAPPEN_- unexpected events

c. FIND- unexpectedly found out, discovered_______________________

d. FRUSTRATE__- for unexpected obstacles

e. POW/HIT_ - for lucking out and for unexpected change

7. Give examples of ASL sentences that use each: sentences vary

WRONG-

HAPPEN-

FIND-

POW-

FRUSTRATED-

8. Common fingerspelled abbreviations:

a. DS drugstore __

b. ___PO___ Post Office

c. HS ___High School______

9. What is apostrophe –s used for? To show a business name or official name like RUDY+APOSTROPHE-S

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Name:____________________________________ Period:________

10. You must always use apostrophe –s when showing possession in ASL. FALSE

11. LOCALE shows ______area or around the space you are talking about_______________________.

12. What is OH-I-SEE used to show? Comprehension, Sympathy, Concern

13. What are THREE examples of signs that do NOT use the agent-marker when showing the profession?

1- FIREMAN 2- NURSE 3- DOCTOR

SECRETARY SOLDIER POLICEMAN PRINCIPAL COACH/BOSS/OFFICER

14. What are the three parts of a narrative?

a. ___Introduction_________

b. Main Body_________________

c. Closing_____________________

15. What is the most common transition in a narrative? Pause

16. What is a When Clause? Transition in a narrative; Shows when something happens

17. A When Clause can be used in three different ways. What are they?

a. ______age_ ( When I was 2...)_______

b. ____year__(In 2001...)____________

c. ____event before it___(After I graduated...)______

18. TIME-PASS is a sign used to show ___amount of time going by example: 5 years later we moved

19. Choose the correct NMS used with the sign TIME-PASS.

a. Short- “cs”, Medium- open mouth, Long- “mm”

b. Short – “cs”, Medium- “mm” Long- open mouth

c. Short- “mm”, Medium- “cs”, Long- open mouth

20. What are two preferred ways to get another person’s attention?

a. ____shoulder-tap____

b. ____handwave__________

21. What is a Noun-Verb Pair? signs that look similar and are related except for the movement

22. In Noun-Verb pairs, like CHAIR/SIT, the noun is signed _______twice________, and the verb is signed

____once______________.

23. Showing frequency or duration of an action is called ___temporal aspect___________.

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Name:____________________________________ Period:________

24. What part of speech does inflection affect? ___verb____

25. How are these signed and what do they represent:

a. Uninflected –

i. Signed- _______once/normal__________

ii. Represents- ____something happening one time_______________

b. Recurring inflection-

i. Signed-_____repeated_______________

ii. Represents- something happening repeatedly, over and over again______________

c. Continuous inflection-

i. Signed- _____circular motion___________

ii. Represents- ____something happen for a continuous amount of time_________________

26. What is the inflection of the following sentences:

a. I take medicine every morning. _______recurring__________

b. My brother slept all day yesterday. ______continuous__________

c. I didn’t go to school this morning. ___________uninflected________

d. I stood there for 5 seconds. ______continous________

27. How do you convey distances between two places such as two buildings? CL: Claw 5

28. When do you use the sign “keep going”? when telling to drive for a while

29. When do you use the sign “ride a while”? when you ride in a vehicle for a while

30. The sign finish is used to show:

● limit on something

● you are done

● as “then”

31. What does TOUCH +FINISH show? you have been somewhere

32. Explain how FOR-FOR is used. a way of saying or asking WHY and it usually is for a purpose

33. The sign HAVE is used in two ways:

1- ______posession____________________

2- _____to show something exists __________________________

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Name:____________________________________ Period:________

34. .Practice getting to each place:

35. What sign is used for the underlined term in the following sentence? _____RIDE_______

I take the bus in the mornings.

36. What is an agent marker? Give three examples.

a. ______makes it a person or profession- it shows what they do and who they are_______________

b. Three examples are:

i. ____teacher_____________

ii. ____prisoner_________________________

iii. ___accountant___________________________

37. DO-DO can be used to ask:

a. ____What are you doing?____________

b. ___What do you do?___________

c. ___What did you do?________________

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Name:____________________________________ Period:________

38. How can DO-DO be used in the context of careers and jobs? to ask or show what a job does

39. What is this sign? ____BLOW-AIR___________

a. What is this sign used to show?

40. What sign is used for the phrase, “ I was wondering...”? _____CURIOUS________

41. What are the two ways WOW can used in a sentence?

a. ____to intensify a sign___(It is really cold...)_______

b. ____as a reaction______________________

42. The verb “to be”- Name three signs that can be used to show this concept, and give an example of a sentence that

uses the sign correctly.

a. Sign______BECOME_______- Sentence: _________I will be 20 next week.___________________

b. Sign_____WORK____________- Sentence: ________I want to be a doctor._________ ________

c. Sign_____ARRIVE___________- Sentence: ______He will be late. _____________________

43. What are these signs? JOIN CONFLICT STUCK

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Name:____________________________________ Period:________

Gloss this sentence: ____FINISH fs-BANK ME MEET YOU THERE_________________

What does this phrase mean in English? __________After the bank, I will meet you there. ________

44. What are these signs?

COST BUY MONEY EXPENSIVE CHEAP

45. What is collectivism? The group is closely connected and the “we is more important than me”

46. What is individualism? Social pattern or expectation that the individual is loosely connected to his/her

community. Personal goals conflict with group, beliefs, etc they will prioritize their own.

47. TRUE or FALSE Deaf Culture is considered a collectivist culture.

a. Support your answer. Why did you choose TRUE or FALSE? The Deaf culture tends to value and

support the same things. The way of the group is more important than the one person.

48. TRUE or FALSE Openly discussing income and lifestyle is an example of collectivism.

a. Support your answer. Why did you choose TRUE or FALSE? They do not care about money or status,

so they do not talk about it. On the other hand, they will openly talk about money and status

because it is not as important as the one person and it is considered rude to brag about it.