NIC ASL Proficiency 4

Question 1

Which type of ASL classifier represents a vehicle moving through space?

Accepted Answer

Entity classifier

Answer

Entity classifiers (also called handle classifiers) represent whole objects such as vehicles and depict their movement and location in space.

Question 2

In ASL, how is a conditional 'if-then' clause typically marked?

Accepted Answer

With raised brows and slight forward head tilt on the 'if' clause

Answer

Conditional clauses in ASL are marked with raised eyebrows and a slight forward head tilt on the condition portion, similar to yes/no question marking but in a subordinate clause.

Question 3

What does it mean when an ASL signer uses 'negative incorporation'?

Accepted Answer

The sign itself includes an outward twist or movement indicating negation

Answer

Negative incorporation is when negation is built into the sign itself through a modified movement (typically an outward flick or twist), as in WANT becoming DON'T-WANT.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an ASL directional (agreement) verb?

Accepted Answer

HELP

Answer

HELP is a directional verb in ASL; its movement changes to show who is helping whom (e.g., moving from subject's location to object's locus).

Question 5

In ASL discourse, what is the function of 'rhetorical questions'?

Accepted Answer

To introduce a topic and immediately provide the answer

Answer

Rhetorical questions in ASL are a discourse device where the signer asks a question and then immediately answers it, used to introduce and explain topics.

(NIC) National Interpreter Certification Practice Test

(NIC) National Interpreter Certification Practice Test

NIC ASL Proficiency 4