b) sign for a runny nose (thumb and fingers touch nostrils 2-3 times as if wiping your nose)
What is the correct way to sign the word "cold" in this sentence: "Your teacher has a bad cold today."?
a) finger spell
b) sign for runny nose
c) sign for cold (shaking fists)
d) sign shivering
100
c) CL: CC
What is the classifier used to describe the size of a barrel?
a) CL: C
b) CL: OO
c) CL: CC
d) CL: 5
100
d) Subject-Verb-Object or Subject-Verb
What is the order or signs a normal sentence would follow?
a) Verb-Subject-Object
b) Subject-Object-Verb
c) Verb-Subject
d) Subject-Verb-Object
100
c) eyebrows are supposed to go up and your head is slightly forward.
What are your eyebrows supposed to do when asking a yes/no question?
a) furrow as in thinking
b) go down and tilt head down
c) go up and tilt head forward
d) stay the same
100
a) -for emphasis only
-AND, BUT, #OR
What are the basic conjunctions & their uses?
a) AND, BUT, #OR; for emphasis
b) AND, BUT, #OR; for explanation
c) HAPPEN, FRUSTRATE, FIND; for emphasis
d) HAPPEN, FRUSTRATE, FINE; for explanation
200
d) sign for the the word "same"
What is the correct way to sign the work "like" in the following sentence: "Our classroom smells like a bakery this morning."?
a)finger spell
b) sign for like
c) sign for love
d) sign for same
200
b) CL: 1-5
What is the classier used to describe three people walking together?
a) CL: X
b) CL: 1-5
c) CL: Y
d) CL: C
200
c) Time-Subject-Verb-Object or Time-Subject-Verb
What is the order of signs for a conversation when discussing past and future events?
a) Time-Verb-Object-Subject
b) Verb-Object-Time-Subject
c) Time-Subject-Verb-Object
d) Subject-Verb-Time
200
b) TOMORROW LIBRARY YOU GO?
What is the correct way to sign the following sentence: "Are you going to the library tomorrow?"
a) LIBRARY YOU GO TOMORROW?
b) TOMORROW LIBRARY YOU GO?
c) ARE YOU GOING TO THE LIBRARY TOMORROW?
d) YOU GO TOMORROW TO LIBRARY?
200
b) it means "all of a sudden", with surprises (can be positive or negative)
What is the specialized conjunction happen mean?
a) an obstacle
b) all of a sudden
c) find something out
d) none of the above
300
Sign for the word "become" (palms touch, one above the other, and then twist so alternate palm is on top).
What is the correct way to sign the word "turn" in the following sentence: "The red and yellow pain will turn orange when mixed."?
a) finger spell
b) sign for become
c) sign for come
d) sign for turn
300
c) CL: B, 1
What is the classifier used to describe a pen on a shelf?
a) CL: C, 5
b) CL: F, CC
c) CL: B, 1
d) CL: OO, B
300
a) BOY THROW BALL
What is the Topic-Comment sentence structure for the following sentence: "The boy threw the ball."?
a) BOY THROW BALL
b) THROW BALL BOY
c) BOY BALL THROW
d) THROW BOY BALL
300
a) Uses the WH-signs but with the YES/NO facial expression instead of the WH- face to indicate that you already know the answer.
What is the correct way to sign a rhetorical sentence and what does it indicate?
a) use Wh-signs with yes/no facial expression
b) use yes/no signs with yes/no facial expression
c) use Wh-signs with Wh- facial expression
d) none of the above
300
d) body movement
Which is not a parameter used in ASL?
a) location
b) movement
c) hand shape
d) body movement
400
a) Classifiers are signs that use hand shapes which are associated with specific categories such as size, shape, usage, or meaning.
What are classifiers?
a) hand shapes associated with size, shape, usage, meaning
b) hand shapes associated with past, present, and future
c) helps describe location
d) helps translate from ASL to English
400
a) CL: A
What is the classifier used to describe three lamps in a row?
a) CL: A
b) CL: B
c) CL: C
d) CL: CC
400
d) YOUR MOM? I MET YESTERDAY
What is the topicalized sentence structure for the following sentence: "I met your mom yesterday!" ?
a) I MET YESTERDAY YOUR MOM
b) I MET YOUR MOM YESTERDAY
c) I MET YESTERDAY, YOUR MOM?
d) YOUR MOM? I MET YESTERDAY
400
c) to place the main idea in front, followed by supporting details, so the listeners know what is being talked about quickly.
What is the purpose for topicalization?
a) to ask a rhetorical question
b) to grab attention
c) to place main idea in front, followed by supporting details
d) to describe a setting
400
a) the movement is different
What is the difference between the sign for YELLOW and the sign for the letter Y?
a) movement
b) orientation
c) hand shape
d) palm orientation
500
CL: X
What classifier hand shape would be used to describe a person or animal that is crouched or hunched over?
a) CL: X
b) CL: F
c) CL: CC
d) CL: bent 5
500
c) CL: bent 5, LL
What is the classifier used to describe 3 oranges on a plate?
a) CL: LL, 4
b) CL: bent 5, F
c) CL: bent 5, LL
d) CL: F, bent 5
500
c) they are supposed to furrow, as if you're thinking
What do your eyebrows do when asking a Wh- question?
a) raise up
b) stay same
c) furrow as in thinking
d) confused look
500
d) MILK RUN-OUT STORE ME GO BUY
What is the Topic-Comment sentence structure for the following: "I am going to the store to buy more milk."?
a) RUN-OUT ME GO BUY MILK AT STORE
b) MILK ME GO BUY RUN-OUT STORE
c) STORE ME GO RUN-OUT MILK BUY
d) MILK RUN-OUTSTORE ME GO BUY
500
c) the difference for those signs is the location at which they are signed at.
What is the difference between the sign for SUMMER and the sign for UGLY?
a) palm orientation
b) movement
c) location
d) facial expression