Accent Steps
What is the most popular sign used by Deaf people? It is often used in conversation.
Oh-I-see
Is the sign Mickey Mouse descriptive or arbitrary?
Descriptive
Give me one reason why Deaf adults live in larger cities.
Jobs, social opportunities, Deaf-interest agencies, schools for the Deaf and availability of interpreters.
What is the sign for Houston and the sign for Texas?
Show me the sign - H handshape at the chin for Houston and X handshape moving in the direction of 7 for Texas.
Show me the sign for live and address.
They look very similar but the movement is different.
Give me two cities that have the letter "D" as a handshape.
Dallas and Denver
Give me one example of a descriptive name sign.
Santa Claus
What color uses the swing hand forming to show brightness or to emphasize the depth?
Blue, green or yellow
What is the sign for Internet?
Two middle fingers touching
Show me the sign for Kwanzaa
See page 106
What is the word called when you use your deixis to provide a general direction of an object or location.
That way, over there
Signs like mine, your, his, hers, theirs and ours are called what?
Possessives
When you fingerspell phone numbers, do you twist your hand towards you?
No, only for numbers 1-5.
Show me the sign for light and bright.
How do you know the difference between cold and winter?
Emphasis by facial expressions
When you use "Why", do you raise your eyebrows to make the Question-Maker face?
Give me an example of Topic-comment.
See page 88
Name 5 months that are fingerspelled.
March, April, May, June, July
Give me an example of using "Love it"
I love your shoes!
What is the sign for weather?
See page 109
True
True or False: New York City is the same sign as New York.
True
Give me five states that have a sign.
California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and New York
Give me three birthday variation signs
Birthday 1,2,3 - See page 103
Show me how you would sign SurfsUp@yahoo.com
See page 100