Sign Language
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English
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10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
British Sign Language vs American Sign Language
Back
very different
Answer explanation
American Sign Language (ASL), also used in much of Canada, is heavily influenced by French Sign Language.
British Sign Language (BSL) is similar to Australian Sign Language.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Fingerspelling is useful but lacks the depth of sign language because:
Back
All of these
Answer explanation
Sign language uses hand movements, facial expressions, and body language to communicate. Fingerspelling is not a language of its own and does not have grammatical structures and syntaxes.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In ASL, fingerspelling uses two hands.
Back
False
Answer explanation
In ASL, fingerspelling requires only one hand.
In BSL, letters are formed using both hands.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Sign language is communication using only hands.
Back
False
Answer explanation
Sign languages convey meaning through the positioning and expression of various parts of the body, including facial expressions, lip patterns and upper body and head movement.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Importance of spoken language in Deaf education?
Back
oralism
Answer explanation
Pressure to integrate deaf children into mainstream schooling can lead to an effectively oralist approach
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Sign languages convey complex ideas as effectively as spoken languages.
Back
True
Answer explanation
Poetry is written in sign languages, and jokes are told all the time!
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
British Sign Language has a sign for every common word in British English and shares the same grammar.
Back
False
Answer explanation
The grammar of BSL (and also of ASL) are very different to those of spoken English.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
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