Grammar Structures
What is the most common sentence structure?
A. Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
B. Object-Subject-Verb (OSV)
C. Topic-Comment (TC)
D.Verb-Subject-Object (VSO)
C. Topic-Comment (TC)
What classifier can represent vehicles?
A. CL: 1
B. CL: 3
C. CL: B BENT
D. CL: 4
B. CL: 3
What does LCL stand for?
A. Locative Classifier
B. Lock Classifier
C. Lucrative Classifier
D. Lousy Classifier
A. Locative Classifier
Where was Gallaudet University founded?
A. Rochester, Newyork.
B. West Hartford, Connecticut.
C. Hartford, Connecticut.
D. Washington, D.C.
What are the 5 aspects of ASL?
A. Handshape, Location, Movement, Orientation, and Palm direction.
B. Pronoun, Verb, Noun, Adjective, and Adverb.
C. Facial expressions, Body posture, Eye contact, and Head nods.
D. Tense, Aspect, Modality, Person, and Number.
A. Handshape, Location, Movement, Orientation, and Palm direction.
What does "th" mean as an adverb?
A. Finally, with great success.
B. Carelessly, sloppily, or lack of deliberation.
C. Moderately, or with ease.
D. Very Large, gigantic.
B. Carelessly, sloppily, or lack of deliberation.
What CL represents a person?
A. CL: 1
B. CL: 2
C. CL: A
D. CL: I
A. CL: 1
Define the E in ECL
A. Evil
B. Extra
C.Elemental
D. Elegant
C.Elemental
What year was Gallaudet University founded?
A. 1880
B. 1817
C. 1864
D. 1901
C. 1864
In what year did the "Deaf President now" protest happen?
A. March 1988
B. April 1982
C. March 1985
D. April 1987
A. March 1988
What is the correct facial expression for a "WH-Q"?
A. Eyebrows down
B. Eyebrows raised
C. Dead stare
D. Crazy face
A. Eyebrows down
Which phrase is an example of combo classifiers?
A. "I took a good look at him."
B. "A guy brushed by me..."
C. "There are a lot of people passing by me."
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
BPCL: V "I took a good look at him."
SCL: 1"A guy brushed by me..."
PCL: 5 "There are a lot of people passing by me."
Define the S in SCL.
A. Statistic Classifier
B. Super Classifier
C. Show Classifier
D. Semantic Classifier
D. Semantic Classifier
Where was ASL Conceived?
A. California School for the Deaf.
B. Paris, France, in the early 1800s.
C. Hartford, Connecticut, at the first permanent school for the Deaf.
D. Both B & C
D. Both B & C
Paris, France, in the early 1800s.
Hartford, Connecticut, at the first permanent school for the Deaf.
Fun Fact: the "I love you" sign is a combination of fingerspelled letters.
True or False
TRUE!
The "I love you" sign is a combo of I, L, Y fingerspelled letters.
Funfact
How should a sentence be structured compositionally?
A. Subject-verb-Object (SVO).
B. Time-Topic-Comment
C. Alwats following English Grammar rules
D. By placing the subject and the object before the verb.
B. Time-Topic-Comment
What can CL: 4 represent?
A. Curtains
B. Fences
C. Stripes
D. All of the Above
D. All of the Above
Fence, stripe, curtain.
What are BDCL's?
A. Blood Pressure CL's
B. Body Placement CL's
C. Body Part CL's
D. Bannana CL's
B. Body Placement CL's
Approximately what percentage of Deaf children are born into Deaf families?
A. 8-10%
B. 4-6%
C. 12-15%
D. 26-29%
A. 8-10%
Which linguist helped prove ASL is a true language?
A. Willam Labov
B. Noam Chomsky
C. William Stokoe
D. Charles Hockett
C. William Stokoe
Which ASL sentence order correctly expresses the English phrase, "If it rains, I will stay home"?
A. I stay home if rain.
B. If rain, I stay home.
C. Rain I stay home if.
D. Home stay I if rain.
B. If rain, I stay home.
Name the classifier that comes first in the following phrase: "I parked my bike next to the house."
A. CL: 3
B. CL: 5 claw
C. CL: 1
D. CL: 4
B. CL: 5 claw
What is the I in ICL?
A. Illustrative
B. Instrumental
C. Illusion
D.Incredible
B. Instrumental
What is an early historical example of naturally forming signing communities?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Lantz Mills in Shenandoah County.
C. Martha's Vineyard of Cape Cod.
D. Rochester, Newyyork.
C. Martha's Vineyard of Cape Cod.
Who was the first Deaf actress to win an Oscar?
A. Katie Leclerc
B. Deanna Bray
C. Lauren Ridloff
D. Marlee Matlin
D. Marlee Matlin
...award for Best Actress in 1987 for her role in Children of a Lesser God; she was 21 years old at the time of her win.