Sign language The 14 questions of lesson 32 «Sign language» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 82 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the lesson at school .
t1 Your mate goes "sign language is just mime, innit, anyone gets it." What's true? right ✓ t2 Your cousin thinks there's "one world sign language". What would happen if she used BSL in New York? wrong ✗ t3 A Gen Alpha kid says "the interpreter on telly is lowkey sus, Deaf people can just read subs." ("Sus" means suspicious; "subs" means subtitles.) What's fairer? wrong ✗ t4 Your grandad shouts at a Deaf neighbour to be heard. What's better? right ✓ t5 In a cartoon, a signer keeps a totally blank face while asking a question. What's missing? wrong ✗ t6 Max's grandad from Cornwall says "'tis just waving about, my 'ansum." ("My 'ansum" is a friendly word, like dear.) What's the fair answer? wrong ✗ t7 Your American cousin fingerspells with one hand and says you're doing it wrong with two. Who's right? right ✓ t8 What would happen if a Deaf baby only ever saw sign language at home? right ✓ t9 Your Kiwi mate says "sweet as, my NZ signs work with BSL heaps." ("Sweet as" means great; "heaps" means a lot.) Is he right? wrong ✗ t10 Danylo's new classmates say "just sign in Ukrainian, we'll get it." What's the kind and true answer? right ✓ e1 Which of the following statements most accurately characterises British Sign Language? right ✓ · exam e2 Identify the function performed by raised eyebrows in sign languages. wrong ✗ · exam e3 Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning British and American Sign Languages. right ✓ · exam e4 In respect of fingerspelling, ascertain the number of hands employed in British and in American Sign Language respectively. wrong ✗ · exam ← previous
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