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WorksheetsDeaf Awareness (not graded)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is American Sign Language? (2 answers)
a visual form of English
a language using picture-like gestures to express concepts
a language capable of expressing abstract ideas
a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
Historically, ASL is related to...
British Sign Language
Swedish Sign Language
French Sign Language
German Sign Language
ASL is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (2 countries)
Approximately what percent of Deaf people who are married to other Deaf people?
10%
25%
75%
90%
ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through: (2 answers)
deaf family members
deaf adults in the community
residential schools for the deaf
classroom/sign language teachers
The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL are primarily:
grammatical
stylistic
emotive
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's:
hands
face
chest area
Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways? (2 answers)
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: (choose 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 them on the shoulder
wave in their face
go around and stand in front of the person
If your path is blocked by two signers conversing (in a narrow hallway) with each other, you should:
wait until they stop talking before you go through
bend down very low to avoid passing through their space
go ahead and walk through
find another path
Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people?
moving a person aside so you can pass through
watching a signed conversation
describing a distinctive feature of the person to identify them
talking (using voice) in the presence of Deaf people
In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:
speech and lipreading
using Sign Language
writing back and forth
using interpreters
Which of the following are valued in the Deaf community? (Part 1; choose all that apply)
for the community to govern their own affairs
being kept informed about the community and its members
to restore one's hearing
ability to speak well
Which of the following are valued in the Deaf community? (Part 2)
to have a sense of social obligation and duty to the group
to be self reliant (rely on yourself)
to develop long term relationships
Other than the word "Deaf", a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people is:
deaf and dumb
hearing impaired
deaf and hard of hearing
deaf mutes
Did deaf schools experience segregation?
No they did not.
Yes they did.
Yes they did in the South
Yes they did in the North.
The Native Indians and Black/African American deaf people have their own language (independent or dialect).
True
False
