If a person or object is not visible, point to an empty space and continue signing. Using the index finger to point is called what?
What is Deixis
100
Maintaining eye contact does not mean staring. If you must look away, make the __________ on sign first.
What is Hold
100
If you are ....Deaf, Hard of hearing, or Hearing..., background information like where you goes or went school is exchanged.
What is Deaf
100
If you are.....Deaf, Hard of hearing, or Hearing...., then you will be introduced as a hearing person who knows or is learning ASL.
What is Hearing
100
Gently tapping the Deaf person's should is called what?
What is Shoulder Tap
200
Raising your eyebrows forms the ___________ , an expression that shows you are asking a question.
What is Question-Maker
200
True or False. Slowly shake your head during sentence beginning with no.
What is True.
200
Only about ...(how many percent).....of the English language can be lipread.
What is 30%
200
Approximately how many percent of Deaf people have Deaf parents?
What is 10%
200
ASL has its own ________, structure, and nuances that are designed for the eye, not for the ear, unlike spoken language.
What is grammar.
300
Using deixis at the end of a sentence is called a what?
What is Closing Signal
300
Look towards the area you are pointing to is called what.
What is Eye gaze.
300
When signing to a friend, sign _________, but with adults or people you don’t know well, use the more formal _________
What is HI, Hello.
300
The grammar and ___________ of ASL is different from English.
What is Syntax
300
Facial expression, which conveys your tone of ________ while you sign.
What is "voice"
400
ASL gained recognition as a unique language different from English in what decade in the 1900s?
What is in the 1960s
400
ASL became the fastest growing language offered as a second or foreign language, a trend that continues today. By what decade did this happen?
What is by the 1990s
400
Schools for the Deaf began using ASL to teach their students in what decade in the 1900s?
What is 1970s.
400
Name two facts about deaf (versus Deaf)
What is does not use ASL, does not socialize with Deaf people, relies solely on speech/lipreading for communication, or views Deafness as something that needs to be fixed.
400
What does NMS stand for?
What is non-manual signals
500
The Deaf community was considered a cultural minority rather than a group of disabled persons in which decade in the 1900's?
What is By the 1980s
500
Name two facts about Deaf (versus deaf).
What is Belongs to the Deaf community, Uses ASL, Socializes with other Deaf, Attends a school for the Deaf, and Deafness is a difference - a characteristic, not a disability.
500
Without facial expression you cant sign __________, show interest, or carry on a satisfying conversation.
What is questions.
500
ASL adjectives use the _________, tongue and lips.
What is mouth
500
ASL verbs are made by the ________ and ___________.