WorksheetsASL 1 Signing Naturally Unit 4-6 Benchmark
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
In Unit 3, you learned to use contrastive structure to ask "which" You can also use contrastive structure to compare and contrast two things by doing which of the following?
Sign both topics in the center space without shifting your body
Establish one topic on your non-dominant side then do the same for the other topic
Finger spell both topics first, then alternate eye gaze between the two
Use role-shift only, without assigning spatial locations to each topic
Forming Negative Responses: Which of the following signs are negative response (Pick all that apply)
Deaf actors were free to play any role in the Silent Movies popular through what years?
1870-1900
1900-1930
1930-1960
1960-1990
She was a determined but gentle warrior in the fight to have Deaf children learn through ASL.
Agatha Tiegel Hanson
Alice Cogswell
Marie Jean Philip
Nathie Marbury
Ranking: To indicate your ranking among siblings, do the following:
Indicate the total number of siblings using fingers on the dominant hand, assign each sibling, point to the finger that represents you
Establish siblings using fingerspelling, then use ordinal numbers (First, Second, Third) to show your ranking
Use contrastive structure to tell siblings, non dominant hand to list siblings in order, lastly list yourself in the rank
Show family size with number signs, usse role shift to identify each siblings, and finish by signing your position in the family
In ASL, possessive adjectives are made with a single movement of the "open B" hand followed by a noun. Which of the following is an example?
You parents?
Your parents?
Parents you?
Have parents?
When several people are engaged in a conversation in ASL, it's best to sit in a circle so everyone can see or be seen. This is known as
Turn-taking
Fingerspelling space
Personal signing space
Clear sightlines
To correctly ask a "when" question in ASL, which of the following describes the proper structure and non-manual signs?
Ask "when" first, raise brows, then name the activity
Name the activity with raised brows, then ask "when" leaning the head forward while holding last sign
Name the activity, lower brows throughout, and end with a head tilt
Ask "when" while raising brows and immediately drop the hands
To ask what a person did or will do on a specific day in ASL, which of the following correctly describes the proper structure and non-manual signals?
Name the day with raised brows, then ask with lowered brows, leaning forward while holding last sign
Ask what the person did or will do first, then name the day while lowering brows
Name the day with lowered brows, then ask what the person did or will do while raising brows
Ask what the person did or will do using only one hand, without non-manual signals
An agreement verb is a verb that indicates the subject (the person doing the action) and the object (the person receiving the action) in its movement. Which of the following is an English example of the signed shown?
Give me
Send me
Ask me
Tell me
In ASL, how do you refer to more than two non-present people who are not in a rank order?
Use contrastive structure and limit references to two people
Use ranking structure and assign each person a numbered order
Assign each person a location along a horizontal arc, pronouns, and possessive toward each location
Finger spell each person's name every time they are mentioned
Which Deaf baseball player introduced hand signals into Major League Baseball, leading to the signals still used today for balls and strikes?
Jackie Robinson
William Ellsworth Hoy
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
In ASL, how can you describe activities you did or will do on a specific day using space?
Fingerspell each activity and keep all signs in one location
Assign each activity a different location in signing space, use a transition sign between activities, show verb agreement and correct NMM.
Assign each activity a different location in signing space, use a transition sign between activities, keep verb movement neutral while raising brows
Sign activities in random locations without adjusting verb movement
When responding in ASL to a question about what has been happening in your life, what is the most effective way to describe an out-of-the-ordinary experience?
List only the unusual activity and skip background details
Describe your daily routine in detail and avoid personal commentary
Explain what happened, who you were with, what you did with enough details, and end with a comment
Explain what happened and what you did in detail, but omit who you were with and end without commenting on the experience
In ASL, how are plural pronouns used to show that you and others did something together?
By signing "I/me" first then naming each person involved
By using a plural pronouns without naming the other people
By fingerspelling each person's name every time you refer to the group
By naming the other person and then using the appropriate plural pronouns, which already includes yourself
Although it is possible to fingerspell every English word, only some words are commonly borrowed into ASL. When trying to understand fingerspelled words, which strategy is most effective?
Focus on each individual letter and ignore the sentence context
Watch movement of the letters, use context to understand, and identify first and last letter
Ask the signer to slow down and repeat each letter separately
Translate the fingerspelled word directly into written English
Which Statement best describes the historical signing communities that once existed in the United States?
In some Martha's Vineyard villages, both Deaf and hearing residents used sign language
Sign language was used only by Deaf residents in isolated schools
Deaf people were evenly distributed across the mainlands at the same rate as on Martha's Vineyard
Sign language was discouraged in early American communities
He used his natural gift for eloquent ASL, his curiosity and drive, to study his language and make a lasting contribution to ASL poetry and Linguistics, who was he?
William Ellsworth Hoy
Bernard Bragg
Clayton Valli
Laurent Clerc
In ASL storytelling, what is the purpose of a one-person role shift, and what is required for it to be effective?
To list events in order using only facial expression
To describe a character by naming actions without changing role shifting
To show a character's action, behavior, and feelings by becoming the character
To compare two characters using contrastive structure
In ASL narratives, how does a two-person role shift help tell a story, such as the interaction between the lumberjack and the doctor in "Timber"?
By describing both characters at the same time without shifting body position
By focusing on one character while briefly mentioning the other
By using only facial expressions to show interactions
By shifting between two established locations in signing space to show each character's actions, dialogue, feelings
