Rule of 9
Sports and Activities
5 Parameters
Tenses
Surprise
100

Sign 5-HOURS

5-HOURS

100

Sign the following in ASL: I am very skilled at basketball.

BASKETBALL ME SKILLED ME.

100

T/F If 1 parameter is missing or wrong, the sign is still correct.

False

100

What is a tense marker?

Signs at the beginning of the sentence to show past and future

100

What football strategy did a Deaf man, Paul Hubbard invent?

The Huddle

200

Sign 36-MONTH

36-MONTH

200

Sign the following in ASL: Have you ever been skiing before?

YOU EXPERIENCE SKI YOU?

200

T/F Minimal pairs are synonyms in ASL

False

200

Sign the following in ASL: I used to live in California.

PAST CALIFORNIA ME LIVE

200

Who helped invent the baseball signs we still use today?

William "Dummy" Hoy
300

Sign the following sentence in ASL. I ate at a Mexican restaurant 3 days ago.

3-DAY AGO RESTAURANT MEXICAN ME EAT

300

Sign the following in ASL: In the summer, I like to swim.

DURING SUMMER ME LIKE SWIM ME.

300

Name the 5 parameters

Handshape, Palm orientation, Location, Movement, Non-manual markers/signals

300

Sign the following in ASL: When will you get married? In 4 years.

YOU MARRY WHEN? 4 YEARS FUTURE (Numerical incorporation)

300

Using English, explain what an ABC story is.

An ABC story is a type of ASL literature that uses the handshapes from each letter of the alphabet to tell a story.

400

Sign the following in ASL: I will graduate in three months.

FUTURE 3-MONTH ME GRADUATE ME

400

Sign the following in ASL: Do you prefer skydiving or bungee jumping?

YOU PREFER SKYDIVE (shift) BUNGEE JUMP WHICH?

400

T/F "ME" and "MY" share the same location

True

400
Sign the following in ASL: I was on a volleyball team 3 years ago
3-YEAR-AGO VOLLEYBALL TEAM ME INVOLVE
400

Sign the following in ASL: The dog jumped on me

DOG CL:Bent V "Jump on me"

500

Sign the following in ASL: I bought a new car 4 weeks ago.

4-WEEK-AGO CAR NEW ME BUY

500

Sign the following in ASL: In the future, I want to learn to surf

FUTURE ME WANT LEARN SURF ME.

500

Explain the 5 parameters of the sign SCHOOL

Handshape: 5 hands

Palm Orientation: n.d. palm up, d. palm down

Movement: d. hand taps on n.d. hand like a clap

Location: neutral signing space

NMM: neutral

500

Explain how the ASL timeline works in English with signs for example.

The body is a timeline with past events happening behind you, recent events happening close to the body, and future events happening in front of you.

500

Sign the following in ASL: Huge crowds went to the movie on Saturday.

SATURDAY MOVIE CROWDS-FLOCK-TO

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