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WorksheetsASL and South Africa
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
American Sign Language is most closely related to...
British Sign Language
French Sign Language
Japanese Sign Language
Canadian Sign Language
People who are Deaf prefer to be called...
Hearing Impaired
Deaf
Mute
Slight of Hearing
Interpreters are a legal right in all of the following areas except...
public schools
courts
churches
hospitals
What is American Sign Language?
A visual form of English
A language that relies on mime
A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
The only sign language used all of the world by Deaf people
American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:
Deaf family members
Sign language teachers
Classroom teachers
Interpreters
American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:
Deaf family members
Sign language teachers
Classroom teachers
Interpreters
If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:
Wait until they stop talking before you pass through
Bend down very low in order to avoid their signing space
Go ahead and walk through, while signing EXCUSE-ME
Get their attention and ask to pass through
Which of the following is valued in the Deaf Community?
For community to govern their own affairs as opposed to being viewed as not capable of making decisions.
Restoring one's hearing
Ability to speak well
Individual success as opposed to the group's success.
An example of Audism is:
An interpreter changing the information to "protect" the Deaf individual.
Teaching deaf children American Sign Language
Difficulty in social interactions
Learning American Sign that one may have the ability to interact directly with a Deaf person.
Who signs the diploma when students graduate from Gallaudet?
The President of the Student Body
The Majority leader of the House
The President of the United States
The President of the National Association of the Deaf
As a new signer, when communicating with a Deaf person, one should NOT:
Let the Deaf person know you know sign
Avoid spoken English or using voice without relaying information in ASL
Let the Deaf person set the communication mode.
Tell the Deaf person they are signing incorrectly
Where did Thomas Gallaudet first visit in Europe to learn about deaf education?
France
England
Italy
Greece
Where is the American School for the Deaf is located?
Hartford, Connecticut
Washington, D.C.
Columbus, Ohio
Rochester, New York
What year did Gallaudet meet Alice?
1817
1869
1815
1846
Where did Galluadet travel first?
Britain
France
Connecticut
Martha's Vineyard
Where did Gallaudet go after his first stop?
Britain
France
Connecticut
Martha's Vineyard
How did the two men travel to the US?
Plane
Bus
Boat
Car
In 1817, what did Gallaudet and Clerc do?
The closed a blind school.
They opened the first school for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
They opened a deaf/blind school
They opened a blind school.
What is the "new" name of the school?
American School for the Deaf
American School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
American School for the Disabled
American School for the Deaf and Blind
How did the children keep the language alive?
They signed behind their teachers backs.
They signed on the playground
They signed at lunch time.
All are correct
Most of south africa's landscapes are made up of plateaus
true
false
South Africa has one language
true
false
South africa won a world cup in 2010
true
false
South Africa nickname is rainbow nation
true
false
Children under 18 represents ⅖ of africa's population
true
false
Which is the longest river in South Africa?
Orange river
Yellow river
Pink river
White river
When is Mandela Day?
18th June
18th July
What raw mineral(s) was discovered during the 1800s?
gold & diamonds
crystals
oil
cotton
Who was elected president in 1994
F.W. de Klerk
Barack Obama
Nelson Mandela
Walter Sisulu
Who lost in the Battle of Ulundi?
Dutch
British
Zulu Empire
French
South Africa is...
one of the smallest country in the world
one of the biggest country in the world
