Sign Language Sign Language Handshapes and Classifiers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a 'V' handshape represent when used as a classifier?
- A vehicle
- Two legs or a person standing/walking (Correct answer)
- Two fingers pointing at someone
- The letter V for victory
Correct answer: Two legs or a person standing/walking
The V handshape classifier represents two legs and is used to show a person walking, standing, or moving.
Question 2: What classifier handshape is used to represent a vehicle (car, truck, bus)?
- The 3 handshape (Correct answer)
- The B handshape (flat hand)
- The C handshape
- The 5 handshape
Correct answer: The 3 handshape
The 3 handshape (thumb, index, and middle fingers extended) is used as a classifier to represent vehicles and can show their movement and location.
Question 3: What is the 'bent V' classifier typically used to represent?
- A crawling person or bent legs (Correct answer)
- A bird
- A claw or grabbing motion
- A person sitting down
Correct answer: A crawling person or bent legs
The bent V handshape classifier is used to represent a person with bent knees—someone crawling, crouching, or a different posture than the upright V.
Question 4: Which handshape classifier represents a small, round object?
- The F handshape
- The O handshape (Correct answer)
- The S handshape
- The 1 handshape
Correct answer: The O handshape
The O handshape (fingers and thumb curved to form a circle) is used as a classifier to represent small, round, or spherical objects.
Question 5: What is the 'B' handshape classifier typically used to represent?
- Books
- Flat, broad surfaces or objects like tables, floors, or walls (Correct answer)
- Body parts
- Buildings
Correct answer: Flat, broad surfaces or objects like tables, floors, or walls
The B handshape (flat hand) classifier represents flat, broad surfaces or objects such as tables, floors, pieces of paper, or walls.
Question 6: What does the 'A' handshape classifier represent in ASL?
- Animals
- A fist-like object or a person standing in profile (Correct answer)
- The letter A in various contexts
- An action or activity
Correct answer: A fist-like object or a person standing in profile
The A handshape (closed fist) can be used as a classifier to represent a solid, round object or a person seen from the side.
Sign Language Sign Language Handshapes and Classifiers 1
What does a 'V' handshape represent when used as a classifier?