Question 1

An illustration of a man signing a word.This sign uses 2 hands. The palm of the left hand is parallel to the ceiling. The palm of the right hand is parallel to the floor. Both hands have the same handshape. The four fingers and the thumb are all extended straight upward, held together. The hands are held palm to palm. An arrow in the illustration indicates that the hands move to clap together twice.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

DOG
DOG

SCHOOL
SCHOOL

CAR
CAR
Question 2
An image of a man signing a pronoun.The man’s eyebrows are furrowed. The right palm is oriented to the left. The pinky, ring, and middle fingers are closed to make a fist. The thumb rests across these fingers, holding them in place. The index finger points straight out, towards the subject.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

HIS
HIS

YOU-AND-ME
YOU-AND-ME

ME
ME
Question 3
An image of a man signing.The palm is oriented away from the body. The pinky, ring, and middle fingers are closed to make a fist. The thumb rests across these fingers, holding them in place. The index finger points straight out to the right.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

ME
ME

YOU
YOU

HE
HE
Question 4
An animated image of a man signing a phrase.The palm is oriented towards the body. The pinky and ring fingers are bent at the knuckles, the tips resting at the base of the palm. The middle and index finger extend upward. The fingers are separated in a “V” shape with the middle finger slightly closer to the body. The thumb rests on the second knuckle of the middle finger. The hand moves in a rocking motion, first away from the body, then back to the chest.
A)What sign is shown in the animation?(1 point)
Responses

YOU AND ME
YOU AND ME

SHE
SHE

THEIR
THEIR
Question 5
A)
Using the sign for PAST is the way to add the equivalent of -ed to a signed word in ASL.
(1 point)
Responses

true
true

false
false
Question 6
An illustration showing a man signing a word.The right palm is oriented away from the body. The pinky and ring fingers are bent with tips resting on the base of the palm. The middle and index fingers both extend straight upward, held snuggly together. The thumb crosses the palm to rest gently across the ring and pinky fingers, holding them in place. The index finger is held next to the right temple. The fingers make a small, one inch circle starting backwards and returning to its starting position.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

DAD
DAD

UNCLE
UNCLE

GRANDFATHER
GRANDFATHER
Question 7
An illustration shows a side view of a man signing a word in A S L.A hand is shown at the left side of the image at a short distance from the man's chin. The right palm faces forward. All fingers extend straight up, with space between them. The thumb points away from the palm toward the man's chin. An arrow with two arcs extends from the center of the chin to the tip of the thumb.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

GRANDMOTHER
GRANDMOTHER

AUNT
AUNT

MOM
MOM
Question 8
An illustration showing a man signing a word.The sign uses two hands. The palm of the left hand is parallel to the ceiling. All the fingers and the thumb extend straight out, bent slightly at the second knuckle. The palm of the right hand is parallel to the floor. All the fingers and the thumb extend straight out, bent slightly at the second knuckle. The palms move together in a cupping or clasping motion.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

WIFE
WIFE

MARRIAGE
MARRIAGE

HUSBAND
HUSBAND
Question 9
An illustration of a man signing a word.The right palm is oriented left. All the fingers and the thumb are drawn together so that the fingertips touch. The hand begins with fingertips touching the mouth to represent that you eat there. The handshape remains the same, and moves to the cheek to represent a pillow because you sleep there.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

SCHOOL
SCHOOL

HOME
HOME

CHURCH
CHURCH
Question 10
An illustration of a man signing a word.This sign uses two hands. Both palms are oriented towards the body, fingers pointed down. Both hands have the same handshape. The pinky, ring, and middle fingers are closed to make a fist. The index finger extends straight down. The thumb rests across the front face of the other fingers, holding them in place. The hands are held together so that the extended index fingers are side by side. An arrow in the illustration indicates that the hands move up and down in an alternating.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

SOCKS
SOCKS

FORK
FORK

SHOES
SHOES
Question 11
An illustration showing a man signing a word.The sign uses two hands. The left palm is parallel to the ceiling. All fingers and the thumb are extended and held together. The right hand is oriented palm facing toward the left, fingers pointing forward, away from the body. The pinky, ring, middle, and index fingers bend gently to form the top of a curve. The thumb also bends gently to form the bottom of the curve. The finger tips do not touch. The left hand does not move. An arrow in the illustration indicates that the right hand moves to rest on the palm of the left hand.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

SPOON
SPOON

FORK
FORK

CUP
CUP
Question 12
An illustration showing a man signing a word.The palm is oriented away from the body. The pinky, ring, and middle fingers are bent in, tips resting at the base of the palm. The index finger extends straight out, parallel to the ground. The thumb is positioned directly below the index finger, parallel to the ground. The thumb and index finger touch the mouth like a beak. Arrows in the illustration indicate that the index finger taps the and thumb several times, very quickly.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

CAT
CAT

BIRD
BIRD

HORSE
HORSE
Question 13
An illustration of a man signing a word.The palm is oriented towards the body. All fingers and the thumb are extended, fingertips pointed straight down. Arrows in the illustration show the movement. The palm taps the right thigh, bounces off, and snaps.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

BIRD
BIRD

CAT
CAT

DOG
DOG
Question 14
An illustration showing a man signing a word.The palm is oriented away from the body. The pinky, ring,middle, and index fingers close to make a fist. The thumb is inserted between the middle and index fingers, at the first segment. Lines in the illustration indicate that the hand shakes from left to right, very quickly.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

STORE
STORE

BATHROOM
BATHROOM

SCHOOL
SCHOOL
Question 15
A)
What type of sentence are you signing when you also shake your head back and forth?
(1 point)
Responses

statement
statement

question
question

negative
negative
Question 16
A)
In ASL the suffix –ed can be added to a word by using the sign for PRESENT.
(1 point)
Responses

true
true

false
false
Question 17
A)
A nonmanual marker is when you point to something instead of signing it's name.
(1 point)
Responses

true
true

false
false
Question 18
An illustration showing a man signing a word.The palm is oriented to the left. The four fingers and thumb are all extended straight upward. The thumb touches the middle of the forehead.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

DAD
DAD

BOY
BOY

UNCLE
UNCLE
Question 19
An illustration showing a man signing a word.This sign uses two hands. Both hands have the same palm orientation and handshape. The palms are oriented towards the body. The pinky, ring, middle, and index fingers are closed to make fists. The thumbs rest snuggly against the other fingers. Both hands are placed at the base of the neck, thumbs touching the collar bone. Arrows in the illustration indicate that the hands move in unison downward until they are in front of the stomach. This movement is much like miming the act.
A)What sign is shown in the picture?(1 point)
Responses

SHIRT
SHIRT

SOCKS
SOCKS

COAT
COAT
Question 20
A)
What sign means "one who does"?
(1 point)
Responses

WHO
WHO

AGENT
AGENT

TEACHER

1 answer

Here are the answers to the questions based on the descriptions you provided:

  1. Question 1: DOG (The described hand movement matches the sign for 'dog'.)

  2. Question 2: HIS (The illustration's description fits the sign for 'his'.)

  3. Question 3: YOU (The handshape and orientation described correspond to the sign for 'you'.)

  4. Question 4: YOU AND ME (The described movement with the handshape matches the sign for 'you and me'.)

  5. Question 5: true (Using PAST to signify -ed is a valid concept in ASL.)

  6. Question 6: DAD (The handshape and movement match the sign for 'dad'.)

  7. Question 7: MOM (The description corresponds to the sign for 'mom'.)

  8. Question 8: MARRIAGE (The clasping hand movement aligns with the sign for 'marriage'.)

  9. Question 9: HOME (The gesture indicating both eating and sleeping pertains to 'home'.)

  10. Question 10: SHOES (The described hand movement corresponds to the sign for 'shoes'.)

  11. Question 11: CUP (The description indicates the sign for 'cup'.)

  12. Question 12: BIRD (The motion of tapping your mouth with a 'beak'-like gesture refers to the sign for 'bird'.)

  13. Question 13: CAT (The movement and the tapping imply the sign for 'cat'.)

  14. Question 14: BATHROOM (The shaking of the fist indicates the sign for 'bathroom'.)

  15. Question 15: negative (Shaking your head typically indicates a negative sign.)

  16. Question 16: false (In ASL, the suffix -ed does not use the sign for PRESENT.)

  17. Question 17: false (Nonmanual markers include facial expressions and other cues, not just pointing.)

  18. Question 18: UNCLE (The hand touching the forehead and palm orientation is typical for 'uncle'.)

  19. Question 19: SHIRT (The motion described aligns with the sign for 'shirt'.)

  20. Question 20: AGENT (The term "one who does" corresponds with the sign for 'agent'.)

Feel free to ask any follow-up questions or for clarifications!