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Signing Naturally Deaf Culture UNIT 5

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The drawing "Buy Me I Know Sign Language" by Shawn Richardson shows a Dog in a window signing to a man passing by.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The drawing "Buy Me I Know Sign Language" by Shawn Richardson shows a man not being too surprised that the dog is signing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The drawing "Buy Me I Know Sign Language" by Shawn Richardson depicts how Deaf people feel about their pets - they are their best friends and speak the same language.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

William Hoy was a famous Deaf basketball player from the 1950's.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

William Hoy was the reason why there are hand signals in baseball today.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

William Hoy played baseball in the late 1800's.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

William Hoy was at bat, his third base coach would use hand signals to tell him the number of players that were out.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

in America, several small villages on Matha's Vineyard were signing villages for more than 100 years.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Long ago on Martha's Vineyard, 1 in 6000 people were Deaf and all the inhabitants used Sign Language.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Clayton Valli was well known for his work in ASL poetry.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Clayton Valli was inspired to learn poetry because he thought he was being insulted by a young Deaf boy - but it was really a number poem.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Clayton Valli was born in Ohio and attended the Kansas School for the Deaf.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Clayton Valli believed that ASL and written poetry had very little in common.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Clayton Valli studied rhyme, rhythm, and meter found in ASL.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Clayton Valli's poetry did not include themes of oppression and being misunderstood in a world that was not always friendly.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Clayton Valli believed that ASL Poetry was something for all to create and enjoy.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Unfortunately, Clayton Valli passed away before he could publish any books.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Clayton Valli was a motivating force in the recognition of ASL poetry as a genre of literature in its own right.

a)

True

b)

False