What is American Sign Language (ASL)?

What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (Circle two answers)

• A visual form of English

• A language that relies on mime

• A language capable of expressing abstract ideas

• A language using picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts

• A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

• British Sign Language

• Swedish Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• German Sign Language

American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries?

• Canada

• United States

• Mexico

• Brazil

• England

Approximately what percent of Deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people?

• 10 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

• 90 percent

American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:

• Deaf family members

• Deaf adults in the community

• Residential schools for the Deaf

• Sign Language teachers

• Classroom teachers

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in American Sign Language is primarily:

• Grammatical

• Stylistic

• Emotive (show emotion)

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's:

• Hands

• Chest area

• Face

Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways?

• Interchangeably with any sign

• To specify brand names

• As an artistic form of signing

• To give names to people and places

ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer’s body to: (Circle all that apply)

• Convey distance

• Contrast two people, places, things, or ideas

• Express time concepts

• Indicate sentence types

To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:

• Yell as loud as you can

• Tap him/her on the shoulder

• Wave in his/her face

• Go around and stand in front of the person