The Family Tree
Grammar
Ranking
Negate or Confirm
Numbers
100

Please sign .... GRANDMOTHER, GRANDFATHER, PARENTS, AUNT, UNCLE, NIECE, NEPHEW, COUSIN

proper formation of the signs according to the 5 parameters. 

100

Please sign the following ...

I do not have a motorcycle.

I have a helicopter. 

NE NONE MOTORCYCLE, ME

head shake _______neg

ME HAVE HELICOPTER, ME

 head nod  _______nod

100

3 siblings in a family - Transcribe to ASL.

My sister is the middle sibling, my brother is the youngest sibling.  I am the oldest. 

Non-dominant hand is a 3.  Dominant hand points to thumb for ME, middle finger for SISTER, LAST for youngest brother

100

Sign the answer to this question - YOU DEAF, YOU (q)

NO, ME NOT DEAF ME

100

Count by 10s from 10 - 100

proper formation of numbers

200

What vocabulary could you use in a sentence to describe a man & a woman who fell in love & decided to get married. 

BOY+FRIEND, GIRL+FRIEND, LEAVE-for-fs-date, FALL-IN-LOVE, ENGAGED, WEDDING, MARRIED, HUSBAND, WIFE 

200

Please sign the following...

I have 2 sisters and 3 cousins (boys) 

      ___________lf    ___________rt

ME HAVE-2 SISTER,  HAVE-3 COUSIN (boy)

200

You have one sister.  You two are close.  How do you sign that? 

ME HAVE-1 SISTER. Non-dominant hand 2 - point to sister, then me.  US-TWO be-CLOSE.

200

Sign the answer to this question - YOU HAVE CHILDREN, YOU (q)

NO, ME NONE CHILDREN, ME (neg)

200

Sign the following numbers properly - 

67, 68, 69, 78, 79, 89

sign 'low to high' moving 'in'

300

What are the signs for - step-father, step-mother, step-son, step-daughter

STEP followed by MOTHER and FATHER.  fs-step followed by SON and DAUGHTER

300

Please sign the following ...

That man over there is her uncle. 

 MAN IX-loc   IX-girl GIRL,  POSS-her UNCLE

300

You have a middle baby brother.  You are the oldest.  You are sort of close to your brother.  How do you sign that. 

ME HAVE-2 SIBLINGS.  non-dominant hand 3 - point to thumb ME, second finger SISTER, LAST BROTHER - BROTHER, ME SO-SO-CLOSE

300

Sign the answer to this question - YOU LEARN ASL, YOU (q)

YES, ME LEARN ASL, ME (nod)

300

Sign the following numbers properly - 

86, 87, 96, 97, 98

high to low, twist 'out'



400

How would you explain twins that are identical and twins that are fraternal?

TWINS TWO-of-THEM LOOK-SAME, TWINS TWO-of-THEM LOOK-DIFFERENT

400
Please sign the following...


That boy is not my son.  Is he your son? 

BOY IX-there, NOT MY SON.  IX-boy, POSS-your SON 

400

How would you sign this statement - I have two sisters and one brother. 

I HAVE 2-SISTER (left/nod) 1-BROTHER (right/nod)

400

Sign the answer (negate and confirm) to this question - IN-FUTURE, YOU WANT CHILDREN, YOU (q)

YES IN-FUTURE ME WANT CHILDREN ME (nod)

NO IN-FUTURE ME NOT-WANT CHILDREN ME (neg)

400

Please sign the following...  

How old are you?  I am 9. 

HOW-OLD YOU (whq)

ME OLD 9, ME

500

How would you sign this in ASL - His father is my uncle.

IX-man, MAN poss ’man’  FATHER, MY UNCLE

500

How would you transcribe this into English - 

She lives in France.  Her parents live in England.

IX-woman WOMAN LIVE IX-loc FRANCE. POSS ‘woman’ MOTHER + FATHER, TWO-of-THEM  LIVE IX-loc ENGLAND

500

How would you sign this - There are four siblings. I am the oldest, the two middle are twin girls, the youngest is a boy.

non dominant hand 4 - point to first finger ME, point to two middle fingers GIRLS !TWINS!, point to last finger LAST BOY

500

Sign the answer to this question - YOU HAVE LIBRARY BOOKS, YOU (q)

NO ME NONE LIBRARY BOOKS, ME (neg)

500

Please sign the following...

How old is the baby?  The baby is 10 months old.

BABY HOW-OLD (whq)

BABY OLD 10 MONTHS