Quiz: Ways of Communicating With Others

As you learn sign language, you might bump into a Deaf person at work, school, or on the street. You should let them know that you (a)   .

It is important to let the Deaf person be in the lead in setting the _____________ ____.

(a)  

Deaf people are very encouraging of new signers and will be patient with your _______ ______.

(a)  

If the (a)   is stalling, the Deaf person may switch to another strategy to help along the communication.

If signing in ASL doesn't work, the Deaf person may use easily understood (a)   to get their message across.

Examples of gestures are (a)   or acting things out.

For " ____ __ ____ " communication, messages can be typed out in a cell phone and shown to both the hearing and Deaf person.

(a)  

Avoid ______ _______ or using voice without relaying information in ASL.

(a)  

Lipreading and Speech Strategy is (a)   preferred since it often leads easily to misunderstandings.

Lipreading and Speech Strategy gives Deaf people (a)   exchanges of information.