Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Walsh Final ASL 1

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3590secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this famous Deaf model, dancer and activist?

a)

Nyle DiMarco

b)

Nile Javens

c)

Ricky DiMarco

d)

Clive Mason

e)

Paul Hubbard

2.

Who is this famous deaf inventor?

a)

Thomas Nickleby

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Thomas delaney

d)

Thomas Cartwright

3.

Who is this famous deaf composer?

a)

Mozart

b)

Bach

c)

Chopin

d)

Beethoven

4.

Who is this famous deaf American Actress

a)

Linda Grove

b)

Linda Stove

c)

Linda Bove

d)

Linda Love

5.

Who is this famous Deaf person?

He was in the movie, The Sandlot, when he was a little boy and in recent years on the TV show, Switched at Birth.

a)

Marlee Matlin

b)

Sean Berdy

c)

Linda Bove

d)

Thomas Gallaudet

6.

Who is this famous Deaf person?

She was the first Deaf actress to win an Academy Award for her role in the movie, Children of a Lesser God. She is also in the TV show, Switched at Birth.

a)

Heather Whitestone

b)

Linda Bove

c)

Katie Leclerc

d)

Marlee Matlin

7.

Who is this famous Deaf person?

He was the first teacher for the Deaf.

a)

Laurent Clerc

b)

Nyle DiMarco

c)

Thomas Gallaudet

d)

Sean Berdy

8.

Who is this famous Deaf person?

She won Miss America in 1995. She was the first woman with a disability to be crowned.

a)

Linda Bove

b)

Katie Leclerc

c)

Heather Whitestone

d)

Marlee Matlin

9.

Comedian, Actor, and Musician

a)

Curtis Pride

b)

C.J.Jones

c)

Andrew Foster

d)

Claudia Gordon

10.

Founded 31 schools for the Deaf in Africa

a)

Fred Beam

b)

Nathie Marbury

c)

Claudia Gordon

d)

Andrew Foster

11.

Who started the first school for the Deaf in America

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Thomas H Gallaudet

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Laurent Clerc

e)

George Bush

12.

Who was the first Deaf teacher in America?

a)

Laurent Clerc

b)

George Veditz

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Gallaudet

e)

None of these

13.

What percentage of Deaf children have hearing parents?

a)

10%

b)

35%

c)

50%

d)

90%

14.

What is the name of the world's only Deaf University?

a)

Sign Language University

b)

University of Northern Colorado

c)

Gallaudet University

d)

Clerc College for the Deaf

15.

This famous person supported oralism, not signed language.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Laurent Clerc

16.

This educational philosophy supported speech and lip-reading.

a)

Home schooling

b)

Manual Communication

c)

Oralism

17.

What does N.A.D. stand for?

a)

National Association of the Deaf

b)

Northern Association of the Death

c)

National Assimilation of Deafies

18.

What is a C.O.D.A.?

a)

Children with Differing Abilities

b)

Children of Death Adults

c)

Child of Deaf Adults

19.

What football formation did Deaf people create?

a)

Huddle

b)

Touch back

c)

Field goal

d)

Touchdown dance

20.

American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (pick 2)

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

e)

England

21.

American Sign language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through: )Pick 2)

a)

Deaf family members

b)

Deaf adults in the community

c)

Residential schools for the Deaf

d)

Sign Language teachers

e)

classroom teachers

22.

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in American Sign Language is primarily:

a)

grammatical

b)

sylistic

c)

emotive

d)

syntax

23.

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's:

a)

hands

b)

chest area

c)

face

24.

Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways? (more than one answer)

a)

interchangeably with any sign

b)

to specify brand names

c)

as an artistic form of signing

d)

to give names to people and places

25.

If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with one another you should:

a)

wait until they stop talking before you pass through

b)

bend down very low in order to avoid passing through their signing space

c)

go ahead and walk through

d)

find another path

26.

Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (pick all that apply)

a)

moving a person aside so you can pass through

b)

watching a signed conversation

c)

describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify him/her

d)

talking (using voice) in the presence of a Deaf person

27.

In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:

a)

speech and lipreading

b)

using Sign Language

c)

writing back and forth

d)

using interpreters

28.

Which of the following are valued in the Deaf community? (pick all that apply)

a)

for community to govern their own affairs

b)

being kept informed about the community and its members

c)

restoring one's hearing

d)

to have a sense of social obligation and duty to the group

e)

to develop long term relationships

29.

Other than the word "Deaf," a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:

a)

deaf and dumb

b)

deaf mutes

c)

hearing impaired

d)

deaf and hard of hearing

e)

none of the options

30.
If a child learns sign language, they won't learn to speak.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

What percent of the English language is visible on the lips?

(a)  

32.

How did Laurent Clerc get a scar on his face?

a)

A fire

b)

A dog bite

c)

A fight

d)

Born with it

33.

What is the FIRST name of the Deaf girl who lived next to the family of Thomas Gallaudet?

(a)  

34.

This sign means....

a)

GALLAUDET

b)

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

c)

ORAL

d)

MAINSTREAM

35.

This sign means....

a)

GALLAUDET

b)

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

c)

ORAL

d)

MAINSTREAM

36.

This sign means....

a)

GALLAUDET

b)

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

c)

ORAL

d)

MAINSTREAM

37.

This sign means....

a)

GALLAUDET

b)

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

c)

ORAL

d)

MAINSTREAM

38.

Each state usually has _____ school(s) for the Deaf.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

At a school for the Deaf, most of the students live on campus. (residential school)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

Oral schools believe that deaf people must learn to listen & speak in order to function in the "hearing world".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

Gallaudet University is located in...

a)

New York, New York

b)

Boston, MA

c)

Milwaukee, WI

d)

Washington, DC

42.

Interpreters are a legal right in all of the following areas except...

a)

public schools

b)

courts

c)

churches

d)

hospitals

43.
When asking in ASL for someone's name, an appropriate ASL gloss would be....
a)
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
b)
YOUR NAME IS WHAT?
c)
YOUR NAME WHAT?
d)
WHO ARE YOU?
44.

When asking in ASL "Where do you go to school?" The ASL glossed sentence that reflects the intended meaning the most is....

a)

SCHOOL YOU GO WHERE Q

b)

WHERE DO YOU GO-TO SCHOOL Q

c)

SCHOOL YOU Q

d)

YOUR SCHOOL NAME WHAT Q

45.
When asking questions that are "wh" in ASL, what non-manual markers do you use?
a)
Eyebrows Down
b)
Eyebrows Up
c)
Doesn't matter
d)
sad face
46.
Where do time signs usually occur in an ASL sentence?
a)
end
b)
middle
c)
beginning
d)
it doesn't matter
47.
The difference between the sign FATHER and MOTHER is based on which parameter?
a)
Location
b)
Movement
c)
Palm Orientation
d)
Handshape
48.
Which of the following is not a parameter of ASL?
a)
Finger Rotation
b)
Handshape
c)
Non-manual Markers
d)
Palm Orientation
49.

Choose the correct ASL Gloss for the following English sentence:

"Why weren't you here yesterday?"

a)

YESTERDAY, YOU NOT HERE, WHY?

b)

Yesterday, you not here, why?"

c)

YOU NOT HERE YESTERDAY, WHY?

d)

WHY YOU NOT HERE YESTERDAY?

50.

When asking in ASL if someone likes to travel, the most appropriate ASL gloss is...

a)

TRAVEL, YOU LIKE?

b)

TRAVEL, DO YOU LIKE?

c)

DO-YOU LIKE-TO TRAVEL?

d)

DO YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL?

51.
ASL gloss is the official written form of American Sign Language.
a)
True
b)
False
52.

When asking a yes/no question in ASL, you move your eyebrows up at the end of the question.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

If you do not look at a person signing to you it is considered what?

a)

polite

b)

rude

c)

nosey

d)

the Deaf thing to do.

54.

What is this sign?

a)

chat

b)

picture

c)

school

d)

practice

e)

finish

55.

What is this sign?

a)

cell phone

b)

cousin

c)

picture

d)

practice

e)

camera

56.

What is this sign?

a)

what

b)

who

c)

there

d)

here

e)

where

57.

What is this sign?

a)

positive

b)

south

c)

HI

d)

high school

e)

middle school

58.

What is this sign?

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

both

e)

gone

59.

What is this sign?

a)

French

b)

Friend

c)

Coat

d)

Spanish

e)

German

60.

What is this sign?

a)

water

b)

talk

c)

drink

d)

eat

e)

chat

61.

What is this sign?

a)

hello

b)

walk

c)

drums

d)

bird

e)

dance

62.

___________ is in the facial expression.

a)

Grammar

b)

Translation

c)

Emotion

d)

Description

63.

Being an active listener means you...

a)

nod to show you are following along

b)

look puzzled when confused

c)

reply with signs like "wow" or "really"

d)

all of the above

64.

What sign is this?

a)

Sick

b)

Tired

c)

Happy

d)

Fine

65.

What number?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

7

d)

6

e)

3

66.

What is this sign?

a)

When

b)

What

c)

Who

d)

Where

e)

Why

67.

What is this sign?

a)

School

b)

Meet

c)

Nice

d)

Name

e)

Paper

68.

What is this sign?

a)

One

b)

Meet

c)

Pay attention

d)

Date

e)

Hello

69.

a)

how

b)

who

c)

what

d)

why

e)

where

70.

a)

how

b)

who

c)

what

d)

where

e)

when

71.

a)

wiggle

b)

shake

c)

fingerspelling

d)

good

e)

color

72.

What sign is used for PAST tense?

a)

Finish

b)

No

c)

Will

d)

Yes

73.

Which is NOT considered ASL time ?

a)

Today

b)

Night

c)

When

d)

Hours

74.

Pick the correct translation for:

I am going to Hawaii next week.

a)

Hawaii next week i go

b)

Next week Hawaii i go.

c)

I go next week where Hawaii

75.

The sign for FAMILY is:

a)

One-handed

b)

Happens on the face

c)

Is initialized

d)

Happens on the forehead

76.

How many signs are "initialized?" "MY FAVORITE CUP COLOR PINK."

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

77.

If you don't know a sign for something, the FIRST thing you should do is:

a)

Fingerspell it

b)

Act it Out

78.
What sign is this?
a)
apple
b)
orange
c)
after
d)
candy
79.
What sign is this?
a)
ant
b)
aunt
c)
art
d)
act
80.
What sign is this?
a)
corn
b)
carrot
c)
brush teeth
d)
Popsicle
81.
What sign is this?
a)
carrot
b)
potato
c)
leaf
d)
banana
82.

What sign is this?

a)

Game Play

b)

Game

c)

Play

d)

Party

83.

What sign is this?

a)

Add

b)

Positive

c)

subtract

d)

negative

84.
a)

which?

b)

car/drive

c)

milk

d)

motorcycle

85.
a)

soda

b)

pepsi

c)

Mt. Dew

d)

Coke

86.
a)

orange

b)

orange juice

c)

drink

d)

milk

87.
a)

house

b)

mountain

c)

roof

d)

city

88.
a)

love

b)

lab

c)

lobby

d)

library

89.
a)

candy

b)

apple

c)

girl

d)

deaf

90.
What is this person saying?
a)
I have a coat
b)
I need a coat
c)
I do not have a coat
d)
I do not need a coat
91.
What is this person saying?
a)
the man have written two books
b)
the man have to write two books
c)
the man have not written two books
d)
the man will finish two books
92.
What is this person saying?
a)
my son have not bought a jacket
b)
my daughter have not bought a jacket
c)
my son does not have a jacket
d)
my daughter does not have a jacket
93.
What is this person saying?
a)
he have to wash his clothes
b)
I have to wash my dishes
c)
I have to wash my clothes
d)
I have to change my clothes
94.
What is this person saying?
a)
I went and picked my nephew and drove him to school
b)
I picked my niece up and went to school
c)
I picked my cousin and dropped him off at school
d)
I picked my nephew from school and drove him home
95.
What is this person saying?
a)
My children and I went to tournament
b)
I took the children to Disneyland
c)
My children took me to the circus
d)
I took the children to the fair
96.
What is this person saying?
a)
I drove to work
b)
I walked to work
c)
I walked to school
d)
I drove to school
97.
What is this person saying?
a)
After brushing teeth I will eat
b)
After eating I will brush my teeth
c)
After watching I will eat
d)
After watching I will brush my teeth
98.
What is this person saying?
a)
The woman drove me to work
b)
I drove the woman to work
c)
mom drove me to work
d)
I drove mom to work
99.

What is this sign?

a)

Watch

b)

Time

c)

Freckle

d)

Wrist

100.

What is this sign?

a)

Negative

b)

Electricity

c)

Positive

d)

Criticize