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Quiz about Sign Me Up American Sign Language

Sign Me Up: American Sign Language Quiz

How much do you know about American Sign Langugge (ASL)?

A multiple-choice quiz by mam711. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mam711

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
350,507

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the first number in ASL that requires two hands? Hint

1,000

100

1,000,000

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Question 2 of 10

2. The time (tense) indicator goes last in a sentence.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How is time indicated spatially? Hint

To the right is future; to the left is past.

In front of you is future; behind you is past.

To your dominant side is future; to your non-dominant side is past.

Up is future; down is past.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the most common sentence structure in ASL? Hint

Subject - Verb - Object

Subject - Object - Verb

Object - Subject - Verb

Topic - Comment

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Question 5 of 10

5. Repeating a sign can change its meaning.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What ASL mouthing means 'medium' or 'so-so' adverbially? Hint

fish

cha

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Question 7 of 10

7. What idiom means "have been to that place"? Hint

'touch finish'

'travel finish'

'past visit'

'been there, done that'

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Question 8 of 10

8. ASL is most closely related to what other sign language(s)? Hint

British Sign Language

French Sign Language (LSF)

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL)

Native American sign languages

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where is the time spot? Hint

On your chin

On your chest

On your temple (dominant side)

On the non-dominant wrist, where a watch face would be.

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Question 10 of 10

10. How do you sign '25'? Hint

Palm forward, fingers straight and spread, then bend and straighten the middle finger a few times.

'2' then '5'

'20' then '5'

Palm forward, thumb and index straight, other fingers bent, then '5' (all fingers straight)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the first number in ASL that requires two hands?

Answer: 1,000

For '1,000' or larger numbers, the dominant hand taps the palm of the non-dominant hand once for each comma. For example, for '2,000,000', sign '2', then tap twice. Hundreds are indicated by following the number with the 'C' handshape.

2. The time (tense) indicator goes last in a sentence.

Answer: False

When the tense changes, the tense indicator comes first (e.g. '2-weeks-ago', or 'tomorrow'). No indicator is needed if the previously-stated indicator is still correct.

3. How is time indicated spatially?

Answer: In front of you is future; behind you is past.

Farther in front is farther in the future, and farther to the rear is farther in the past. The present is close to the body.

4. What is the most common sentence structure in ASL?

Answer: Topic - Comment

The topic is indicated by raising the chin and eyebrows.

5. Repeating a sign can change its meaning.

Answer: True

Often, repeating a sign changes its meaning. Commonly, noun/verb pairs differ only in movement, e.g. 'chair' has a repeated movement, while 'sit' has the same movement only once.

6. What ASL mouthing means 'medium' or 'so-so' adverbially?

Answer: mm

'Cs' means 'a small amount', e.g. modifying 'near' to mean 'very-near'. 'Cha' means 'a large amount', e.g. modifying 'far' to mean 'very-far'. 'Fish' isn't used adverbially; it's required for the sign 'finish'.

7. What idiom means "have been to that place"?

Answer: 'touch finish'

'Finish' is generally used to indicate something completed or in the past.

8. ASL is most closely related to what other sign language(s)?

Answer: French Sign Language (LSF)

One of the co-founders of the first school for the Deaf in the United States was a Deaf Frenchman named Laurent Clerc, who was invited by Thomas Gaullaudet to come from Paris. ASL is approximately 60% common with LSF. The second largest influence was probably MVSL, because of the large number of native users of that language that attended that school (now the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, CT).

9. Where is the time spot?

Answer: On the non-dominant wrist, where a watch face would be.

For example, to sign 3:00, touch the '3' handshape to the time spot, then shake your dominant hand a couple of times (to indicate the ":00"). The age spot is on your chin, and the cents spot is on your temple.

10. How do you sign '25'?

Answer: Palm forward, fingers straight and spread, then bend and straighten the middle finger a few times.

The only sign in the twenties that includes the sign for '2' is '22'.

Source: Author mam711

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