Final Exam Review – ASL 1: FALL
THE SIGNS!
UNIT 1
1. ABSENT
2. AFTERNOON
3. AGAIN, REPEAT
4. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
5. BATHROOM
6. BLANK FACE
7. BORED
8. BUSY
9. CAN, MAY
10. CAN’T
11. CONFUSED
12. DEAF
13. DON’T-KNOW
14. DON’T-LIKE
15. DON’T-UNDERSTAND
16. DUE, OWE
17. EVENING, NIGHT
18. EXCITED
19. EYE CONTACT
20. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
21. FAVORITE
22. FINE
23. FOCUS, PAY ATTENTION
24. FRIEND
25. GO
26. GOOD, WELL
27. GOOD-BYE
28. HAPPY
29. HARD OF HEARING
30. HE/SHE/IT
31. HEARING
32. HELLO
33. HI
34. HOLD ON
35. HOMEWORK
36. ME, I AM
37. DON’T-MIND, DO YOU MIND?
38. INTRODUCE
39. NOT ME, I AM NOT
40. KNOW
41. LAST
42. LATER
43. LEARN
44. LIKE
45. LOOK- AT-ME
46. MAD, ANGRY
47. ME TOO, SAME HERE
48. MEET
49. MORNING
50. MOVIE
51. MY NAME
52. NICE
53. NO
54. NO EYE CONTACT
55. NOTHING, NOT MUCH
56. PLEASE,
57. PRACTICE,
58. SAD
59. SAME-OLD, THE USUAL
60. SCARED, AFRAID
61. SCHOOL
62. SEE
63. SICK
64. SIGN, SIGN LANGUAGE
65. SLEEPY
66. SLOW, SLOW-DOWN
67. SO-SO
68. TAKE-CARE
69. THANK-YOU
70. THEY (ARE)
71. TIRED
72. TODAY, NOW
73. TOMORROW
74. TURN-OFF-VOICE
75. UNDERSTAND
76. WANT
77. WE(ARE) , US
78. WHAT’S UP
79. YES
80. YOU (ARE)
81. YOU ARE (PLURAL)
UNIT 2
82. ASK-ME (PLURAL)
83. ASK
84. BOOK
85. CHAT, HANG-OUT
86. CHURCH
87. CLEAR
88. CLOSE (DOOR)
89. TO CORRECT, GRADE
90. DAY
91. DEAF (HEARING-CLOSED)
92. DESK, TABLE
93. DO-DO
94. EAT, FOOD
95. ENJOY, HAVE-FUN
96. ERASE (BOARD)
97. ERASE(PAPER)
98. EVERYDAY
99. EXCUSE ME
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EXPLAIN
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FRIDAY
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GET BETTER
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GET UP, STAND-UP
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GET WORSE
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GIVE
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GRAB
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HAND OUT
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HELP ME
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HELP YOU
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HELP
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HOME
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HUNGRY
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I-ASK-EVERYONE
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I-ASK-YOU
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I-WALK
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IMPORTANT
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JUMP
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TAKE-IT-EASY, “CHILLAX”
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MEAN
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MONDAY
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MOSQUE
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MOVE
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NEED
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NONE
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NOT, DON’T, DOESN’T
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OPEN (DOOR)
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PAPER
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PARTY
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PEN, PENCIL
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PERSON-STANDING
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PLAY-SPORTS
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QUESTION-MARK
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READ
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READY
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RESTAURANT
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SATURDAY
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SIT-DOWN
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SLEEP
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SPOT, NOTICE
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STUDENT
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STUDY
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SUNDAY
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SURE
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TEACHER
TEMPLE
TEST, EXAM
THURSDAY, TUESDAY
TURN-OFF (LIGHTS)
TURN-ON (LIGHTS)
UNCLEAR
WALK
WARNING
WATER, WATER-FOUNTAIN
WEDNESDAY
WEEK
WEEKEND
WHAT
WHEN WHERE
WHICH
WHO
WHY, BECAUSE
WITH
WORK, JOB
WRITE
WRONG, ERROR
YESTERDAY
YOU-ASK-ME
YOU’RE-WELCOME
UNIT 3
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ACT, SHOW
ACTOR
ADDRESS
AMERICA
APRIL
AT (SYMBOL - @)
ATLANTA
AUGUST
AVENUE
BEACH
BIRTHDAY
BLACK
BLUE
BORN
BOSTON
BOULEVARD
BROWN
CANADA
CAR, TO-DRIVE
CELEBRATE
CHICAGO
CHRISTMAS
CITY, TOWN
CLOSE-TO , NEAR
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CLOUDY
COLD
COLOR
COMMENT
COOL
COURT
DARK
DECEMBER
DENVER
DEPENDS
DOT, PERIOD (.)
EASTER
EMAIL
FALL
FAR
FEBRUARY
FROM
GRAY
GREEN
GROW-UP
HALLOWEEN
HANUKKAH
HERE
HIS/HERS/ITS
HOT
HOUSTON
HOW-MANY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
INSIDE
INTERNET
JANUARY
JULY
JUNE
KWANZAA
LABOR DAY
LIGHT
LISTEN
LIVE
LOS ANGELES
LOVE-IT
MARCH
MLK DAY
MAY
MEMORIAL DAY
MEXICO
MICKEY MOUSE
MONTH
MUSIC
MUSICIAN
MY, MINE
NOW ORLEANS
NEW YEAR’S
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NEW YORK
NEW
NOVEMBER
NUMBER
OCEAN
OCTOBER
OH, I SEE
OLD
ORANGE
OURS
OUTSIDE
PAGE
PAGER
PASSOVER
PHILADELPHIA
PINK
PURPLE
RAIN
RED
ROLLERBLADE
SALT LAKE CITY
SAN-FRANCISCO
SEASON
SEATTLE
SEPTEMBER
SKI
SNOW
SPRING
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
STREET
STREET (ST.)
SUMMER
SUNNY
TELEPHONE
TELEVISION
THANKSGIVING
THAT WAY
THEIR/THEIRS
TOPIC
TTY
UNITED STATES
VALENTINE’S DAY
VIDEOPHONE
VISIT
WARM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WATCH
WAVES
WEATHER
WEB PAGE
WHITE
WINDY
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WINTER
YEAR
YELLOW
YOUR, YOURS
YOURS(PLURAL)
UNIT 4
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ADULT
ALL, EVERYBODY
ANNOY, BOTHER
ANNOYED, SICK-OF
ARGUE
ARROGANT
AUNT
BABY
BEST-FRIEND
BIG, LARGE
BIRD
BORING
BOY
BOYFRIEND
BREAK-UP
BROTHER
BUT
CAT
CHILD
CHILDREN
COLLEGE
COUSIN (FEMALE
COUSIN (MALE)
COUSIN (GENERAL)
CUTE
DATE
DAUGHTER
DEAD, MISSING
DIVE-IN DEAF WORLD
DIVORCE
DOG
FALL-IN-LOVE
FAMILY
FATHER
FISH
FLIRT
FRIENDLY
FUNNY
GET
GET-ALONG
GET-TOGETHER
GIRL
GIRLFRIEND
GO-OUT, LEAVE
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GO-TO
GOOD-FRIEND
GRADUATE
GRANDFATHER
GRANDMOTHER
HAVE
HIGH SCHOOL
INTERESTING
LAUGH
LAZY
LICENSE
LIKE, SAME-AS
LOVE
MAN
MARRY
TO BE MEAN
MEDIUM
MISCHIEVOUS
MOTHER
MOTIVATED
NEGATIVE
NEPHEW
NIECE
OLDER
ONLY
OOPS
OUTGOING
PARENTS
PASS-DOWN, ANCESTOR
PEOPLE
POSITIVE
PRETTY
BEAUTIFUL
RELATIONSHIP
RELATIVES
SHORT
SHOULD
SHY
SINCE, FOR
SINGLE
SISTER
SLIP-MIND
SMALL
SMART
SMILE
SON
STEPSTUIPID
SWEETHEART, HONEY
TEENAGE
THOSE-FOUR
THOSE-THREE
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THOSE-TWO
TOGETHER
TOTAL
TWINS
UGLY
UNCLE
US-FOUR
US-THREE
US-TWO, WE-TWO
VERBAL-FIGHT
VOTE
WAVE-NO
WOMAN
WORK-HARD
YOU-FOUR
YOUNG
YOUNGER
YOU-THREE
YOU-TWO
UNIT 9
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ATM MACHINE
BROKE
BUY
CASH
CENT
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CHEAP
CHECK
COST, PRICE
CREDIT/DEBIT CARD
DIME
DOLLAR
EARN
EXPENSIVE
FREE
LEAVE (SOMETHING)
LEFT (DIRECTION)
MONEY
NICKEL
PAY
PENNY
QUARTER
SALE
TAX
TAXI
TIP
Concepts to know:
STUDY ALL OF YOUR UNIT QUESTIONS!
1. head nod
26. love vs. love-it
2. head shake
27. numbers: face out or in?
3. question maker face
28. technology available for deaf
4. shoulder tap
29. signing months
5. handwave
30. best way to read fingerspelling
6. deixis
31. dive in deaf world means…?
7. WH –face
32. Percentage of deaf children with hearing
8. Directional verbs
parents
9. Walking through people signing
33. Shoulder-shifting
10. Old terms for “deaf”
34. non dominant vs. dominant hand
11. variations
35. switching hands…good or bad?
12. medical vs. cultural model of deafness
36. compound signs
13. Signed Question Mark
37. AGE spot
14. WH signs come where
38. home signs
15. Time signs come where
39. how to sign age
16. Visual signals used by the deaf
40. Listing and Ordering
17. Possessives
41. names of deaf artists
18. States and provinces (abbreviations/signs)
42. using GO with groups of people (WE
19. eye gaze
go/THEY go)
20. name signs
43. Agent Marker
21. where deaf people live and why
44. time signs go where in an ASL sentence
22. gestuno
45. NMS means?
23. Sign Language Universal?
46. Dollar Twist
24. topic +comment structure
25. my vs. mine
Signing money; Dollars and Cents
ASL 1- Fall Semester Exam Review
Master ASL Unit 1-4 + Money $$
Answer the following questions to prepare for your final exam. They start with Unit 1 and move
through the book to Unit 5.
1. Explain what deixis is.
2. Using deixis at the end of an ASL sentence is called a
______________________________________.
3. When signing your first and last name, do you need to sign “LAST NAME” before
Fingerspelling your last name?
4. What are appropriate ways of gaining a Deaf person’s attention?
5. What is the percentage of Deaf people that have Deaf parents and grow up where ASL is
used?
6. During which decade did ASL gain recognition as a unique language? (circle one)
a.1960s
b. 1920s
c. 1980s
d. It’s still not recognized as a language.
7. What is the best way to learn a foreign language?
8. What is the best way to learn the language and culture of the Deaf community?
9. NMS stands for ______________________________________________________.
10. Facial expressions are not important, and aren’t really needed in ASL. True
one)
11. What part of your body is used to show ASL adverbs?
12. What part of your body shows ASL adjectives?
False (circle
13. Hearing people can show their emotions through their tone of voice. What conveys your
“tone of voice” when you sign?
14. When you are “reading” sign language, what should you learn to watch?
15. There are many different signs used for “get.” Discuss three of these signs and how they
differ in meaning or concept from each other.
1)
2)
3)
16. When do you use the “WH-face”?
17. How do we sign “You’re welcome,” in ASL?
18. What is an “iconic” sign?
Give one example.
19. What is the difference between “deaf” and “Deaf?”
20. What is a “community?”
21. What is “Deaf Culture?”
22. What are sign language “variations?” Give one example.
23. What are the two models of deafness?
a. _____________________________
24. Deaf Culture is often called what?
b.____________________________
A signed _________________ _
_______________ can be used as a closing signal to
show that the signer has posed a question.
25. Give at least 2 examples of visual signals used by the Deaf in their homes.
26. List 6 different labels that have been applied to the Deaf. HINT: See the license plates!
27. What does the sign “OH-I-SEE” express?
28. Most states and provinces are signed by using ______ _______________________.
29. How is a name sign given?
a. Should you ask a Deaf person for a name sign?
30. What are the two types of name signs?
31. Why do most Deaf adults live in larger cities?
32. What is a famous quote by George Veditz about Deaf people and sign language? (HINT: It’s
in red.)
33. Do all countries use the same sign language system?
34. What wh-sign is used in the middle of a sentence as a connector often meaning “because?”
a. What facial movement accompanies the sign?
35. The sign DURING goes at the end of an ASL sentence. (circle one) True
36. What does the sign SINCE mean when using it in ASL?
37. What are the two different grammatical structures used in ASL sentences?
38. A flat, open palm facing toward yourself or another person shows what?
39. What is the sign for “web page?”
False
40. How do you differentiate between the signs “cold” and “winter?”
41. Where do we sign gender aspects of a sign?
42. What part of your face is:
a. Masculine? - ____________________________
b. Feminine? - ____________________________
43. What is a hearing child whose parents are Deaf called?
a. Abbreviation- ______________________
b. Full name____________________________________________________________________
44. It is okay if you switch hands from when signing. (circle one)
True
False
45. What do you use to distinguish several pieces of information in a signed sentence?
46. What is a “compound sign?” Give at least one example.
47. What are “home signs?”
a. Who usually uses them?
b. Is home signing a real language?
48. Where is your “age spot”?
49. Name the technique that makes a visual “list” of information such as names or ages.
50. When using the technique from question 9, which hand forms the “list”?
51. Give the names of two famous Deaf artists. (Unit 4)
52. Name two theater groups that feature Deaf actors, writers and visual themes? (Unit 4)
53. Name four signs used to correct mistakes.
1)
2)
3)
4)
54. What does “DIVE-IN DEAF-WORLD” mean?
55. What sign is used to show “for” when signing about a period of time as in “I’ve known him for
5 years?
56. What are the 4 forms money signs may take?
a.
_______________________________________________________________
b.
_______________________________________________________________
c.
_______________________________________________________________
d.
_______________________________________________________________
57. How is DOLLAR signed for numbers 1 – 9?
58. The sign “blow air” is used for phrases such as? List all 6.
a. _________________________________________________________
b.
_________________________________________________________
c.
_________________________________________________________
d.
_________________________________________________________
e.
_________________________________________________________
f.
_________________________________________________________
59. Where is the money spot?