August 16, 2011

a.) a shortened form of English. b.) a language incorporating a lot of mime. c.) a sign language system that represents literal English order. d. )a unique and visual language with its own grammatical rules and syntax (sentence structure).

a.) a shortened form of English. b.) a language incorporating a lot of mime. c.) a sign language system that represents literal English order. d. )a unique and visual language with its own grammatical rules and syntax (sentence structure).

a.) True b.) False

a.) True b.) False

Sign Language is not a universal language - - each country has its own sign language, and regions have dialects, much like the many languages spoken all over the world.

a.) British Sign Language b.) Swedish Sign Language c.) French Sign Language d.) German Sign Language

a.) British Sign Language b.) Swedish Sign Language c.) French Sign Language d.) German Sign Language

a.) Canada b.) United States c.) Mexico d.) Brazil

a.) Canada b.) United States c.) Mexico d.) Brazil

a.) 10 percent b.) 25 percent c.) 50 percent d.) 75 percent e.) 90 percent

a.) 10 percent b.) 25 percent c.) 50 percent d.) 75 percent e.) 90 percent

a.) family b.) Deaf adult in the community c.) residential schools for the Deaf d.) Sign Language teachers

a.) family b.) Deaf adult in the community c.) residential schools for the Deaf d.) Sign Language teachers

a.) grammatical b.) stylistic c.) emotive d.) attention getting

a.) grammatical b.) stylistic c.) emotive d.) attention getting

a.) hands b.) chest area c.) face

a.) hands b.) chest area c.) face

a.) interchangeably with any signs b.) to specify brand names c.) as an artistic form of signing d.) to give names of people and places

a.) interchangeably with any signs b.) to specify brand names c.) as an artistic form of signing d.) to give names of people and places

a.) indicate sentence types b.) convey distances c.) contrast two people, places, things or ideas d.) express time concepts

a.) indicate sentence types b.) convey distances c.) contrast two people, places, things or ideas d.) express time concepts

a.) yell as loud as you can b.) tap him/her on the shoulder c.) wave in his/her face d.) go around and stand in front of the person

a.) yell as loud as you can b.) tap him/her on the shoulder c.) wave in his/her face d.) go around and stand in front of the person

a.) speech and lipreading b.) using Sign Language c.) writing back and forth d.) using interpreters

a.) speech and lipreading b.) using Sign Language c.) writing back and forth d.) using interpreters

a.) deaf and dumb b.) deaf mutes c.) hearing impaired d.) all of the above e.) none of the above

a.) deaf and dumb b.) deaf mutes c.) hearing impaired d.) all of the above e.) none of the above

a.) True b.) False

a.) True b.) False

On the contrary, people that belong to the Deaf Community dislike being considered “broken.” They’re considered as those who use a language other than English.

a.) True b.) False

a.) True b.) False

This is a very individual skill. Some are very proficient, others aren’t. Lip-reading is especially difficult because only approx. 30% of the words can be read on the lips.

a.) True b.) False

a.) True b.) False

Because of the difficulty in learning a sound- based language, those Deaf who learn to speak often do not speak clearly. This result in what is considered “deaf speech.” There is no correlation with this and mental impairment.

a.) True b.) False

a.) True b.) False

For a profoundly deaf person, a hearing aid only allows them to hear environmental sounds.

a. True b. False

a. True b. False

In fact, according to statistics from car insurance companies, studies have shown that Deaf people are actually better drivers than Hearing people percentage-wise due to the fact that Deaf people have enhanced peripheral vision. If you think about it, nothing about driving really requires you to be able to hear. After all, there’s a reason emergency vehicles have both sirens and flashing lights.

a. True b. False

a. True b. False

Some sign A.S.L. Some sign P.S.E. (basically signing in English order.) Some sign S.E.E. (signing every single English word including prefix and suffix. Often used with elementary school Deaf children). Some use cued speech. In fact, P.S.E., S.E.E. and cued speech are NOT real languages but are a communication tool. Some deaf people don’t sign at all. They rely on clear and understandable speech, lip reading, visual cues, and what is left of their hearing to get by, mostly used by old people who lost their hearing because of age.