Midterm Sutdy Tips Units 1-7 (Oct. 28)

Study Guide for Receptive and Written Midterm
Units 1-7


*The Receptive and Written Exam will cover units 1-7 and all information covered in class. This includes information that was not in your book (lectures, films, media clips). There will be specific sections on the exam. These sections are:

•Vocabulary section
•Grammar section (be able to identify specific grammar)(wh?, yes/no?, topics, modals, directional verbs, noun/verb pairs, verb pairs etc.) answer specific questions
•Parameters section testing your vocab knowledge
• Structure, grammar, and culture (True & false, fill in, essay and multiple choice)
• Classifier section: Be sure to be able to identify the concept of a classifier



Half of the exam will be live (instructor (s) will be signing. The other half will be written questions *For all units, be sure to read all grammar and culture notes in your book, review sentence structure and grammar, and review your vocabulary. I recommend studying with a group or a partner. You may want to give each other practice exams. What is listed below is important for the exam however there may be additional information that is not listed here.

Unit 1
Yes/no? Facial grammar
Wh? Facial grammar
Nodding and head shaking
Difference between live and from (culture)
Introductions (names) (culture)

Unit 2
Use of Oh-I-See for feedback
Repeating in your responses
Understanding parameters (rules of signs) (lecture)

Unit 3
Verbs change movement to show meanings (help, show, tell, etc.)
Topic statements – eyebrows raised for topic and appropriate for comment
Signing excuse me and walking between speakers (culture)
Signs are in present time unless you state otherwise
Noun/verb pairs

Unit 4
Colors can appear before or after the noun
Compound sign: look-like
It is always appropriate to describe a person as they look (culture)

Unit 5
Verb pairs
Noun verb pairs (know the movements)
Getting Deaf people’s attention (culture)
Polite ways to ask for help: don’t mind, for me, and don’t care (lecture)

Unit 6
The difference between some noun/verb pairs (nouns are smaller/repeated verbs are larger/one movement)
The concept of all with day, morning, afternoon, evening and all night
Showing emotions
Negatives of like, know and want
Modals showing how something is done

Unit 7
Classifiers (be sure to review websites as well)
Classifiers concepts need to be memorized not labels
Quantifiers..how are they used?
Number incorporation with min, week, month year