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ASL Unit 7 - Questions with Complete Solutions Latest Update.
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true or false: "every" signs are part of the "when" group of signs, so they come first in sentences Correct Ans ~ true where do "every" signs appear in sentences? Correct Ans ~ first true or false: every signs can be interpreted as "every" or as "on" interchangeably and can be used with the sign "during" with them Correct Ans ~ false; don't use the sign during with them what signs are made using the hand shape for the day of the week, moving it down as if through each week on a calendar? Correct Ans ~ every signs when should you use the sign "between"? Correct Ans ~ only when signing about time, as in "I get up between 7:30 and 8:00" or "I have to see the nurse at 10 or 11" what is the name given when you use shoulder-shifting and the group sign to separate details into related groups? Correct Ans ~ spatial organization true or false: American Sign Language has a visual way of organizing information into groups of related thoughts, actions, or details Correct Ans ~ true true or false: when you want to add a series of details you need to add a new group and shoulder-shift Correct Ans ~ true when you want to sign several details what should you use? Correct Ans ~ spatial organization true or false: you use spatial organization to group related information together Correct Ans ~ true along with spatial organization you may also need to incorporate what technique? Correct Ans ~ the Listing and Ordering Technique what sign is a common expression to say you have a lot to do? Correct Ans ~ the "errands" sign what sign should you use to show you are busy in general or when describing specific errands? Correct Ans ~ the "errands" sign give an example of visual or vibrating device that alerts deaf people? Correct Ans ~ an alarm clock that flashes
true or false: many signs for common hygiene products use classifiers to depict their action or purpose Correct Ans ~ true what is an example of a common hygiene product that uses a classifier? Correct Ans ~ shampoo what sign is used to ask "What for?" and "Why did you do that?" Correct Ans ~ for-for what does NAD stand for? Correct Ans ~ the National Association of the Deaf what does NAD do? Correct Ans ~ they lobbied to have captioning offered on television, movie screens, and other locations accessible to the public true or false: captioning benefits the Deaf and not the hard of hearing or any hearing person Correct Ans ~ false; captioning benefits the Deaf, the hard of hearing, and the hearing in 1990 captioning became increasingly available and is now common on music videos, news broadcasts, commercials, and home videos and DVD's because of what group? Correct Ans ~ the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) to modify it's meaning, what should you do to the sign "to shave"? Correct Ans ~ change the location true or false: the x form of the sign to shave is used on the head Correct Ans ~ false; it is not used on the head true or false: signs for household activities do not incorporate classifiers Correct Ans ~ false; they do incorporate different classifiers for specific actions what is an example of classifier used to describe a household chore? Correct Ans ~ to mow (a lawn) what does the movement parameter change? Correct Ans ~ nouns into verbs true or false: many ASL nouns and verbs share every parameter; especially movement Correct Ans ~ false; they share every parameter except movement ASL nouns and verbs that share every parameter except movement are called what? Correct Ans ~ noun-verb pairs typically have a double back-and-forth movement Correct Ans ~ nouns
true or false: most code use one sign for one word, regardless of the meaning or concept of the English word and the sign Correct Ans ~ true how does a pidgin develop? Correct Ans ~ a pidgin develops when two separate, unrelated languages are mixed together true or false: the person speaking or signing a pidgen is never considered fluent in either language Correct Ans ~ true what is the key difference between ASL and Pidgen Sign English (PSE)? Correct Ans ~ the degree of interference or borrowing from English what refers to an artificial way of conveying information, like Morse Code or Braille? Correct Ans ~ code true or false: code is a system that must be memorized Correct Ans ~ true what is one code that represents each word in spoken or written English, including prefixes and suffixes? Correct Ans ~ Signing Exact English (SEE) true or false: for one word in spoken or written English there are multiple SEE signs to represent it, regardless of the concept underlying the word Correct Ans ~ false; there is only one SEE sign to represent it what is a well-known example of a SEE sign? Correct Ans ~ butterfly (butter and to fly) what refers to any code representing the English language? Correct Ans ~ Manually Coded English the topic-comment structure of what quickly established meaning and a visual concept? Correct Ans ~ ASL true or false: while using ASL signs in English word order, PSE is neither good English nor ASL Correct Ans ~ true true or false: in ASL the signer over-looks the preposition already included in "to go to" and signs "I go to to store" Correct Ans ~ false; this happens in PSE what signs use the first letter of the printed English word? Correct Ans ~ SEE signs true or false: In many ways, watching SEE is like "reading =" English on the hands Correct Ans ~ true
what is a common criticism when it comes to understanding codes? Correct Ans ~ people criticize that codes attempt to teach a language via a system that is itself not a language true or false: for many hearing signers, PSE is a convenient middle-ground between ASL and English since ASL's complicated grammar is ignored in favor of English structure Correct Ans ~ true what model emphasized ASL and English as distinct languages and cultures? Correct Ans ~ bilingual-bicultural what does the sign language continuum mean? Correct Ans ~ it means that there is a wide variety of signing among people true or false: as an ASL student, it is important to remember you are learning a foreign or second language and not simply a way to code English Correct Ans ~ true true or false: if you become fluent in ASL, you cant move from ASL to SEE Correct Ans ~ false; you will be able to move along the continuum from ASL to SEE and back again, and have a valuable skill true or falsE: those who learn PSE tend to struggle to understand or sign ASL Correct Ans ~ true true or false: Deaf people who learn SEE first tend to pick up ASL quickly Correct Ans ~ true what structure should you use to describe clothing? Correct Ans ~ topic-comment true or false: in topic-comment structure, the topic 9what is being described) comes first and with additional comments following Correct Ans ~ true true or false: when fluent signers interact the conversation flows with very few awkward pauses or stop Correct Ans ~ true what strategy do Deaf people use so that conversation flows smoothly? Correct Ans ~ turn-taking strategies what turn-taking strategies do we use in the spoken language? Correct Ans ~ raising one's voice and "talking over" another (though considered rude, making various sounds like "ahem" or waiting for a natural pause to interject a comment what turn-taking strategies do Deaf people use when signing? Correct Ans ~ watching for closing signals at the end of statements or questions to be ready to respond naturally,
true or false: because many signs and classifiers function as visual prepositions, ASL does not have many signs dedicated to that purpose Correct Ans ~ true