Sign Language Sign Language Numbers and Time 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How is 'YESTERDAY' signed in ASL?
- Point backward over your shoulder with a thumb (Correct answer)
- Tap the chin twice
- Move the flat hand back from the forehead
- Slide the hand down the chin
Correct answer: Point backward over your shoulder with a thumb
YESTERDAY in ASL is signed by moving the thumb backward over the shoulder or touching the cheek and moving backward, indicating past time.
Question 2: How is 'TOMORROW' signed in ASL?
- Point forward with index finger
- Move the thumb forward from the chin or cheek (Correct answer)
- Tap the forehead and move forward
- Hold up one finger and move it forward
Correct answer: Move the thumb forward from the chin or cheek
TOMORROW in ASL is signed by placing the thumb on the cheek or chin and moving it forward, indicating time moving into the future.
Question 3: How is 'MONTH' signed in ASL?
- Draw a large circle in the air
- Slide one index finger down the other upright index finger (Correct answer)
- Tap the wrist once
- Hold up four fingers
Correct answer: Slide one index finger down the other upright index finger
MONTH in ASL is signed by sliding the dominant index finger downward along the non-dominant upright index finger, representing the weeks passing in a month.
Question 4: In ASL, where is time typically established in a sentence?
- At the end of the sentence
- At the beginning of the sentence (Correct answer)
- After the main verb
- Time is always shown through spatial movement only
Correct answer: At the beginning of the sentence
Time signs in ASL are typically placed at the beginning of a sentence to establish temporal context before the main content is signed.
Question 5: How is the number 100 signed in ASL?
- Fingerspell O-N-E-H-U-N-D-R-E-D
- Sign 1 followed by the letter C (Correct answer)
- Sign 1 followed by 2 zeros
- Hold up all ten fingers ten times
Correct answer: Sign 1 followed by the letter C
The number 100 in ASL is signed by making the number 1 handshape followed by the letter C handshape, as 'C' represents 'century' or hundred.
Question 6: How is 'LAST YEAR' expressed in ASL?
- Sign YEAR with a backward movement or combined with a past time marker (Correct answer)
- Fingerspell L-A-S-T then sign YEAR
- Sign YEAR twice
- Point over your shoulder and sign ONE
Correct answer: Sign YEAR with a backward movement or combined with a past time marker
LAST YEAR in ASL is expressed using the YEAR sign combined with a backward movement toward the past time region or a specific past time sign.
Sign Language Sign Language Numbers and Time 2
How is 'YESTERDAY' signed in ASL?