TVHS ASL 1: Unit 1 Study Guide Unit Test on: Name: 1. Know and practice all vocabulary from Unit 1 of your red Master ASL! Textbook (use the old quiz study guides and other tools from the website to help you study, including your textbook! 2. Know and practice fingerspelling A-Z and numbers 1-10 play the online games to practice these receptive skills you may also use your blue workbook to practice. 3. Study, study, study! 4. Define : Deixis (p. 6) Question-makers (p. 15) Head Nod/Shake (p. 28) Closing Signals (p. 9) Agent marker (p. 174) Hard-of-hearing (p. 12) Deaf Culture (see index for topics and read p. 22-23) Articles in English and why we Don t use them (p. 24) 5. Is ASL a universal language? 6. Can cochlear implants cure deafness? 7. How much of the English language is visible on the lips? (p. 16) 8. What is the difference between Little d deaf and Big D Deaf?
13. When are closing signals used within a signed sentence? (p. 9) 14. Breaking eye contact while in a signed conversation is: 15. List three examples of active listening behaviors : a. b. c. 16. What are the two best ways to become more proficient in ASL? (p. 22) a. b. 17. ASL uses what on a constant basis? (It is the most important of the 5 parameters) 18. When Deaf people are present and you are having a conversation with someone in English, the most respectful thing to do would be to: 19. During a signed conversation, you should always focus on the signer s and not their.
27. True or False? ASL is like English, except that it is signed instead of spoken. (p. 24) 28. What are the 5 parameters of ASL used to make up a sign? (p. xix-xxi) a. b. c. d. e. 29. What percentage of Deaf people have Hearing parents? (p. 22) 30. Waving your hand frantically in a Deaf person s face would be like doing what to a Hearing person? 31. The and of ASL are different from English. (p. 24) 32. Facial expressions should always match the and content of what you are signing. (p. 25)
Name: Unit 2 Notes 1. The sign TO-GRAB means to literally grab something, but you should also use it when talking about. 2. I don t need to sign ME or YOU when signing HELP-ME or HELP-YOU, because 3. When the meaning of a sign in ASL is changed because of the way the signs are moved is called. 4. 3 examples of iconic signs are: 5. 3 examples of Non-Iconic Signs are: 6. Deaf people prefer to be called, because Deaf people are proud to be. 7. Deaf don t like the phrase hearing-impaired, because 8. The difference between Deaf and hard of hearing is 9. If someone is culturally Deaf it means they. 10. A community is formed when. 11. What communities are you part of name at least 2?
12. Define Deaf Culture : 13. A variation in ASL is 14. Can you give some examples of English variations like POP and SODA? _ and and and 15. Deafness can be caused by 16. What is the difference between the cultural and medical model definitions of deaf? 17. Most Deaf individuals do not feel the need to be or. 18. The term Deaf World refers to 19. The signed question mark is best to be used between you and. 20. The signed question mark is NOT for these types of questions: 21. To ask a general question to more than one person you should probably use the. 22. Signs that show something happened come first in a sentence. 23. The DO-DO sign is used to ask these 3 questions:
24. 3 examples of visual signals are: 25. Why are visual signals important to the Deaf?
TVHS ASL 1 Unit 2 Test Review Name: 1. Know and practice all of Unit 2 Vocabulary 2. Know your numbers 1-30 3. Review Unit 2 Culture Notes in your book and the worksheet you completed in class 4. Define: a. Directionality b. Hearing impaired c. Hard-of-hearing d. Iconic signs e. Deaf culture f. Community g. Variations 5. What are visual signals? How are they used? 6. Where do signs that show WHEN something happened, like the day of the week, appear in a sentence? (beginning, middle, or end) 7. What three phrases does the DO-DO sign stand for? 8. How does one refer to someone who is culturally deaf? circle: D or d 9. When should you use the signed question mark? 10. How do you sign YOU RE-WELCOME in ASL? 11. What are three examples of signs that are iconic?
TVHS ASL 1: Unit 3 Study Guide Unit Test: 1. Know and practice all vocabulary from Unit 3 (p. 72 114) of your red Master ASL! Textbook (use the old quiz study guides and other tools from the website to help you study ). 2. Know and practice fingerspelling A-Z, fingerspelled words, and numbers 1-100 (there are games and helpful links on the website to help you practice or use each other!) 3. Define/Describe (write them on page 4 of this study guide or on a separate piece of paper): The Oh-I-See Sign (p. 76) Clapping in ASL (p. 83) Name Signs (p. 84) Arbitrary Name Signs (p. 84) Descriptive Name Signs (p. 84) Gestuno (p. 86) Basic ASL Structure (p. 88) SVO Structure (p. 88) Possessives (p. 92) 4. The two parameter differences between the signs family and important are and. (p. 66, 73) 5. The Oh-I-See sign is similar to sounds or phrases in English like,,,, and. (p. 76) 6. True or False? Even though they are only fingerspelled in the textbook, the words beach and season also have signs. (p. 77, 105) 7. Which U.S. state in the textbook is fingerspelled yet has a sign? (p. 78-79)
12. What are the 5 parameters of ASL used to make up a sign? (p. xix-xxi, 224) a. c. d. e. b. 13. True or False? The city of New York and the state of New York are signed using two different signs. (p. 82) 14. The sign that way is related to and is used to provide the of an object or location. (p. 83) 15. Having a shows you are accepted by the Deaf community because you made the effort to learn and. (p. 84) 16. The Mickey Mouse name sign is considered a name sign, while Ms. Brown s name sign is considered an name sign. (p. 84) 17. Deaf adults, jobs, social opportunities, Deafinterest agencies, schools for the Deaf, and interpreters are more plentiful in areas than in areas. (p. 85)
25. Don t use possessive signs with because using them instead of deixis results in ungrammatical sentences like Mine name Joe or Their name Ann and Tomas. (p. 92) 26., not possessive signs, conveys the verb. (p. 92) 27. To emphasize the depth or brightness of a color, swing the hand forming the color (p. 94): 28. Use love-it when signing about love for things or activities. (p. 94) 29. Since the word or implies a choice, ASL uses the sign to show options. (p. 95) 30. One of the pioneers of the internet and the World Wide Web is, who is hard-of-hearing. (p. 97) 31. allow two Deaf people to converse in ASL as naturally as having a conversation in person. (p. 101)
Write the definitions from page 1 below or on a separate piece of paper: