WorksheetsIntroduction to Classifiers
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which statement best describes ASL classifiers?
Facial expressions that indicate emotions
Hand shapes showing size, shape, movement
Fixed gestures without role or variation
Specific signs for nouns and pronouns only
Which relationships between hand shapes and classifiers are accurate?
All hand shapes are classifiers
All classifiers are hand shapes
Some hand shapes are not classifiers
Classifiers never show movement
Which classifier represents a single motor vehicle using a 3 handshape held horizontally?
CI-1
CI-33
CI-3
CI-11
You need to show two cars moving side by side. Which classifier should you use?
CI-2
CI-1
CI-33
CI-3
Which classifier represents one person or one animal with a 1 handshape held vertically?
CI-11
CI-1
CI-33
CI-3
To depict two people walking together, which classifier is correct?
CI-3
CI-2 or CI-11
CI-33
CI-1
Match each situation to the correct classifier.
Two dogs running side by side
One person falling down
Two buses arriving together
Single car turning left
Which classifiers use the 3 handshape held horizontally?
CI-3 only
CI-33 only
CI-1 and CI-11
CI-3 and CI-33
Which option correctly pairs classifier with what it represents?
CI-3 — one motor vehicle
CI-33 — two motor vehicles
CI-11 — two people or animals
CI-1 — motor vehicle
You must depict two animals interacting. Which classifier choice is appropriate?
CI-33
CI-3
CI-11 or CI-2
CI-1
Which classifier best represents many people arranged in a single line moving past you?
CI-bent V
CI-V
CI-55
CI-44
You want to show a large quantity of animals moving toward the same place. Which classifier should you use?
CI-44
CI-55
CI-V
CI-bent V
Which classifier is used to depict a person who is standing or walking?
CI-55
CI-44
CI-bent V
CI-V
Which classifier most accurately shows a seated person or animal?
CI-44
CI-55
CI-V
CI-bent V
Choose all scenarios that correctly match CI-44.
Stream of people moving past
Horde of cars converging
A long line-up
Two people sitting together
Select all situations that fit CI-55.
Hordes of bicycles moving together
One person turning away
Horde of animals moving backward
A single person walking up stairs
Which option describes the CI-V classifier use most accurately?
Large quantity moving one direction
Many people forming a line
Person or animal seated
Person standing or walking
You need to show two seated dogs watching a parade. Which classifier and reasoning fit best?
CI-bent V because seated figures
CI-V because walking person
CI-44 because a long line
CI-55 because large crowd
Which classifier best represents a pen, pencil, straw, log, or telephone pole?
CI-1/ for cylindrical objects
CI-B for flat objects
CI-F for small round items
CI-LL for large round items
You need to show a bed, sheet of paper, tile, board, or leaf. Which classifier should you use?
CI-B for flat objects
CI-1/ for tall cylinders
CI-F for tiny round things
CI-C for small containers
Which classifier describes small, flat and round objects like a coin, button, medal, pendant, or watch?
CI-F for small flat and round
CI-LL for large round items
CI-B for broad flat surfaces
CI-1/ for cylindrical shapes
To depict a plate, steak, large hole, frisbee, or discus, which classifier fits best?
CI-1/ for vertical cylinders
CI-F for tiny round items
CI-LL for large flat and round
CI-B for thin flat sheets
Which option correctly matches classifier and typical examples?
CI-1/ — pen, straw, pole
CI-B — bed, paper, board
CI-F — coin, button, watch
CI-LL — plate, frisbee, discus
CI-C — large barrel container
Choose all classifiers that describe round objects (regardless of size).
CI-1/ cylindrical shapes
CI-B flat sheets
CI-F small flat and round
CI-LL large flat and round
Which statement about CI-B is accurate?
Indicates large round disks
Shows small container shapes
Represents flat objects
Used for cylindrical sticks
When showing a straw in a cup, which classifier setup applies to the straw itself?
CI-LL because straws are large circles
CI-F because straws are small and round
CI-B because straws are flat
CI-1/ because straws are cylindrical
Which pair is mismatched and therefore incorrect?
CI-F — medal
CI-LL — leaf
CI-B — kite
CI-1/ — telephone pole
CI-F and CI-LL differ mainly in which aspect?
Movement rather than shape
Material composition used
Handshape orientation rules
Object size within round, flat
Which classifier represents larger container-like objects using two C handshapes outlining a container?
CI-A stationary object
CI-CC with two C handshapes
CI-C with one C handshape
CI-BB with two B handshapes
You need to show a tabletop or a stage as a flat surface. Which classifier should you use?
CI-BB flat surfaces
CI-G small amount
CI-L medium amount
CI-CC large container
Which classifier is used for a small amount of liquid or the small height of a stack of things?
CI-L medium amount
CI-G small amount
CI-BB/ large amount
CI-C small container
A garbage can or large bowl is best represented with which classifier?
CI-CC larger container
CI-C small container
CI-A stationary object
CI-BB flat surface
To show the amount of water in a container is medium, which classifier should be used?
CI-A stationary object
CI-G small amount
CI-L medium amount
CI-BB/ large amount
Which option correctly pairs classifier to typical examples?
CI-CC: paint can, pumpkin
CI-BB: floor, shelf, tabletop
CI-C: glass, bottle, cup
CI-G: large quantity of sand
When representing a long table or a wavy floor, what handshape configuration is used?
Two B handshapes pulled apart
Single G handshape level
Single L handshape height
Two C handshapes outlining
CI-BB/ indicates which kind of amount?
Medium amount of solid
Stationary object location
Large amount or height
Small amount of liquid
CI-A is used to represent what type of thing?
Moving container-like object
Flat surface spreading
Stationary object placement
Small insect passing by
A melon or pumpkin growing larger would be best shown with which classifier?
CI-G small amount
CI-C small container
CI-BB flat surface
CI-CC larger container
Which classifier uses a G handshape and can show a small insect?
CI-G small amount
CI-L medium amount
CI-BB flat surfaces
CI-CC larger container
To compare the height of two piles of paper with a medium level, which classifier fits?
CI-A for stationary item
CI-G for small height
CI-L for medium height
CI-BB/ for large height
Which classifier best represents stationary objects like a house or lamp using a handshape with the thumb up?
CI-A
CI-4>
CI-44/
CI-BB/
A running tap showing water moving up and down is represented by which classifier and motion description?
CI-4>, vertical handshape moving up and down
CI-A, static handshape held still
CI-44/, two hands move back and forth
CI-BB/, stacked handshapes held above
Which scenario calls for CI-44/ rather than CI-4>?
Logs moving down a river as individual objects
A statue placed in a garden
Water cascading from a fountain
Two houses built side by side
Select all examples correctly matched to their classifier.
Conveyor belt with boxes flowing — CI-44/
Running water shown as objects — CI-44/
Two lamps apart from each other — CI-A
Bleeding nose indicating liquid — CI-4>
What is the key difference between CI-4> and CI-44/?
CI-4> is for buildings; CI-44/ is for plants
CI-4> shows stationary items; CI-44/ shows liquids
CI-4> shows liquid flow; CI-44/ shows object flow
CI-4> uses two hands; CI-44/ uses one hand
Which description matches CI-A handshape usage?
Thumb-up handshape representing stationary objects
Vertical ‘4’ handshape moving up and down
Two ‘B’ handshapes stacked for height
Two ‘4’ handshapes moving side to side
In the sentence "I see CL:3 — wow, look pretty," what does the classifier CL:3 most likely represent in context?
a vehicle or long thin object
three small moving objects
a classifier for large flat surfaces
a handshape for quantity three
Which sentence correctly uses CL:33 based on the example showing fear of a crash?
CL:33 indicates two vehicles colliding
CL:33 marks excitement about homework
CL:33 shows a person’s facial expression
CL:33 represents a stack of papers
Choose all sentences that appropriately use CL:G to describe small, thin items like a piece of paper edge or a strand.
CL:G to show the thin edge of a card
CL:G to indicate a narrow gap between books
CL:G to show a large flat table
CL:G to represent a person walking
