ASL Parameters
ASL Grammar
Sign what?
Deaf Culture
Opposite
100

What handshape "Clumsy, Awkward, no experience"?

3

100

YOU BAWLED-ME, I BAWLED-YOU, SHE BOTHERED-HIM.  All have different movement..... What are these called?  (two words)

Agreement Verbs

100

What is the sign for Texas?

HS - X  SLIDE up and down like upside down V

100

Who can invent the sign name?


If above answer is correct. 

200 points BONUS Question:  What are two types of name sign?

Deaf or HOH people

BONUS: Descriptive and Arbitrary name sign

100

What is the word opposite of Ego/Arrogant?  Sign the word.

Humble

200

What is the difference between "I know" and "I don't know"?

Palm Orientation

200

 Refers to a verb is expressed over time. This is shown through four different time frames: duration, repetition, duration over a long time, and repetition with more emphasis.  

This has two words.

EXAMPLE:  ALWAYS LATE, CONSTANTLY BOTHERING, ALWAYS TURN IN HOMEWORK, ALWAYS ON TIME

Temporal Aspect

200

How do you sign "Do you prefer hot or cold shower?"

YOU PREFER HOT, COLD SHOWER WHICH? (eyebrow down)

200

Who were two teachers that brought ASL in America?

give full names.


Bonus question:  Who was the first deaf girl that one teacher worked with in ASL, and she was the first to graduate from American School for the Deaf?

Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc


Alice Cogswell

200

What's the word opposite of talent/skillful/having the ability to do well? Sign the word

Inexperience/clumsy

or

Not having the skills/inept

300

What are two differences between "Late" and "Haven't"? 

Facial Expression, movement

300

One of the ways a narrator engages his audience is by using ________ ________ to draw attention to the topic that he/she will discuss next.

EX: MY NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK LIKE WHAT? QUIET, SAFE, SMALL TOWN.

Rhetorical Question.

300

What sign do you use in this sentence:

Have you been to Illinois?

ILLINOIS YOU TOUCH+FINISH YOU?

300

What two main colleges that most deaf/HoH students attended to have full accessibilities and Deaf culture?

Gallaudet University

RIT/NTID

300

What is the word opposite of Good judgement? Sign the word.

Foolish or make unwise decision

400

What is the difference between "Thrilled" and "Excited"?

Movement

400

What are two ASL conjunctions?

1.) What you forgot to do-Realized you forgot something. The idea or thought came to me. INDEX FINGER TOUCH SIDE OF FOREHEAD.


2.) Accidentally or unexpectedly happen. HS (Y) ON CHIN.

400

How do you sign this English sentence in ASL?


We are not allowed to talk in the Psychology class.

PSYCHOLOGY CLASS WE TALKING, PROHIBITED/NOT ALLOWED.  

400

For several centuries up until the 1950’s, practically every family had Deaf members, so everybody in this town “spoke sign language.” Deaf persons were viewed as “just Deaf” not handicapped. Also, was the first big Deaf community in the USA. What is the name of the town?

Martha's Vineyard
400

What is the opposite word of Flexible? 

Strict

500

What are two differences between the sign words "embarrass" and "worry"?

Palm Orientation and Handshape

500

To compare two people, use ______   _______.

Contrastive Structure

500

How do you sign this English sentence in ASL?

I didn't bring my yellow raincoat. Did you?

ME BRING MY YELLOW RAINCOAT HAVEN'T, YOU? (NOD and eyebrow up)

ME HAVEN'T BRING MY YELLOW RAINCOAT, YOU? (NOD and eyebrow up)

ME BRING YELLOW RAINCOAT NOT, YOU? (NOD and eyebrow up)


500

He is one of the founding artists of the De' VIA movement . He was a painter and he painted many pictures such as alligator, colors, whale, turtle, sunset all cooperate with ASL sign.  What is his full name? Fingerspell his name.

Chuck Baird

500

What is the word opposite of knowledgeable/well-informed? Sign the word.

Lacking knowledge or awareness . HS (O) on forehead.