American Sign Language (ASL) Level 2 Test (v.2.1)

An ASL 2 level test to practice your receptive skills. Includes a various question types. (Yes/No, “Wh”, and rhetorical question types. Note that rhetorical “Wh”-type questions use raised eyebrows whereas standard “Wh”-type questions use lowered eyebrows.) Based for the most part on levels 1 and 2 of the Lifeprint curriculum.

Instructions:
Watch the video and write or type what you think is being signed.
Then after you have your answer list compare it with the answer list below to see how you did.

Answer Key:
01. YOU VISIT YOUR GRANDMA WHEN?
(When do you visit your grandma? or When did you visit your grandma?)

02. YOU THINK I NEED PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP?
(Do you think I need psychological help?)

03. I MAJOR BUSINESS
(I am majoring in business)

04. YOU WANT MAJOR RECREATION THERAPY?
(Do you want to major in recreational therapy?)

05. MY SISTER WHERE?
(Where is my sister?)

06. THOSE-THREE TEACHER PET!
(Those three are the teacher’s pets! (favorite students)])

07. YOU WORK END WHAT-TIME?
(What time do you get off work?)

08. I not-HAVE GIRLFRIEND.
(I don’t have a girlfriend. Why? She caught me dating another girl.)

09. MY SISTER WHERE? [rhet?] HER BOYFRIEND HOUSE.
(My sister is at her boyfriend’s house.) Note: In this question the signer is not asking you where his sister is, rather he is rhetorically asking you if you want to know where his sister is (yes or no) and then he is telling you she is at her boyfriend’s house. Compare the facial expression (raised eyebrows) in this sentence with the expression (lowered eyebrows) in question 5.

10. YOUR BEST-FRIEND you-TWO FRIEND how-LONG?
(How long have you and your best friend been friends?)

11. NOW-MORNING YOU WAKE UP WHAT-TIME?
(What time did you wake up this morning?)

12. YOUR BOSS HOW-MUCH EARN?
(How much does your boss earn?) or (How much does your boss make?)

13. WORK ENGINEER PAY WELL?
(Does being an engineer pay well?) or (Do engineers get paid well money?)

14. YOUR DENTIST HOW-MUCH CHARGE?
(How much does your dentist charge?)

15. McDONALDS HAMBURGER FRENCH FRIES COST how-MUCH?
(How much does a McDonalds’ hamburger and french fries cost?)

16. YOUR DOCTOR OFFICE WHERE?
(Where is your doctors office?)

17. OUR ASL TEACHER? FIRED!
(Our ASL teacher got fired!)

18. MAIL PERSON COME what-TIME?
(What time does the mail come?)

19. YOUR GRANDMA YOU NAME-[verb] SHE WHAT?
(What do you call your grandma?)

20. SCIENTIST bodyshift BIOLOGIST DIFFERENT HOW?
(How are scientists and biologists different?)