Glossing
Communication
Deixis/Closing Signal
Fingerspelling
Vocabulary
100

What is ASL sentence order?

TIME TOPIC COMMENT

100

Which communication method should you always try to use when communicating with a Deaf person?

Signing

100

What is deixis?

Pointing

100

Cat

CAT

100
Bathroom

BATHROOM

200

When signing/glossing, what words should you NOT include?

Little words, such as: as, is, and, the, of, etc.

200

If you run into a Deaf person and want to chat with them, the first thing you should do it let them know ______.

You sign

200

What is closing signal?

Adding a pronoun to the end of your sentence in ASL.

200

Line

LINE

200

Hello

HELLO

300

When glossing, always write in

All capital letters

300

If you do not understand what is being said, whhat are three ways you can ask for clarification?

Sign AGAIN, SLOW, or I-DONT-UNDERSTAND. 

Ask them to fingerspell the sign.

Sign the specific word you did not understand with a questioning expression to ask for clarification.

300

Which type of pronoun uses the "1" handshape?

Personal

300

Front

FRONT

300

I don't understand

I-DONT-UNDERSTAND

400

What is the rule for glossing a fingerspelled word?

(fs)BOB

B-O-B

400

What are three ways you can communicate with a Deaf person if you do not know ASL.

Gestures, writing/typing, third person, lipreading and speech.

400

Which type of pronoun uses the "closed-5" handshape?

Possessive

400

Crafty

CRAFTY

400

Don't like

DONT-LIKE

500

What are the five sentence types in ASL and the letter that represents them when glossing?

Y - Affirmative 

N - Negative

WH - WH Question

Y/N - Yes or No Question

RH - Rhetorical Question

500

When communicating with a Deaf person, you should always let the Deaf person choose the....

Communication method

500

Which sentence type always requires closing signal?

Yes or no questions

500

Knocking

KNOCKING

500

Yesterday

YESTERDAY

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