ASL 1 Midterm

What are two ways to get a deaf person's attention?

• shoulder tap and yell

• shoulder tap and handwave

• shoulder tap and turn off voice

• Yell and flashing light

The hand you use most often to sign with is called the _________.

• non-dominant hand

• dominant hand

• both hands

• preferences hand

What are three examples of WH- face ?

• who

  what

• where

  why

• when

• How

  Can

True or False: ASL is English.

• True

• False

Use the index finger to point is called_______.

• WH-face

• Y/N

• Deixis

_____ are especially important when asking question using the question maker or the WH face.

• opening signal

• closing signal

• Y/N

When fingerspelling your complete name, you don't need to sign last name between the first and last name.

• True

• False

Raising your eyebrows forms the question maker, an expression that shows you are asking a question.

• True

• False

When you use deixis, look towards the area you are pointing to is called eye gaze.

• True

• False

The Deaf president Now Movement is not considered the breakthrough event that focused the world on the abilities, languages, culture, and community of the Deaf.

• True

• False