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KNUTSFORD UNIBERSITY COLLEGE

BSc NURSING: END OF FIRST SEMETER EXAMINATION
2021/2022 LEVEL: 200
COURSE TITLE: KBS217 INTRODUCTION TO SIGN LANGUAGE
TIME ALLOWED: IHR 30 MIN (2 CREDITS)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A, B, C, D

2. ANSWER SECTION A, B,C AND D ON THE QUESTION PAPER
3. TOTAL MARKS: 70
4. TIME ALLOWED: FOURTY FIVE MINUTES (45M)
5. ANSWER SECTION B (ESSAY) IN THE ANSWER BOOKLET
6. TOTAL MARKS: 30
7. TIME ALLOWED FOR SECTION B: ONE HOUR (1HR)

SECTION A
1. Which one of the following could be described as the best way when communicating in sign
language with the Deaf?
A. Get the deaf attention by shouting
B. Maintain eye contact
C. Signing below the abdomen
D. Talking and Singing

2. According to the History of Sign Language, the first school for Deaf was established in a town
called ......................
A. Aburi
B. Adamorebe
C. Adjei-Kojo
D. Mampong –Akwapin

3. When the right L is striked against the left shoulder with palm in. This indicates a sign in Sign
Language meaning .................
A. Lazy
B. Left
C. Lie
D. Lost
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4. The sign that is used when someone wants to sign the word “Dirty” is ................
A. To place the thumb of the right hand under the chin and wiggle
B. To place the back of the right hand under the chin and the fingers wiggled.
C. The right hand fingers grabs the chin and pull down.
D. To rub the nose with the index finger several times.

5. When one places the flat hands on the chest and repeat slightly lower this stands for a sign
meaning:-
A. Big
B. Body
C. Full
D. Rest

6. Placing the ‘V’ in front of the face with the finger tips near the eyes and move the hand forward
stands for a simple Sign Language meaning:-
A. Blind
B. See
C. Sight
D. Spectacles

7. When the open fingers are down over the face into and ‘And’ position near the chin, with the
head slightly bowing stands a sign meaning.........
A. Awaken
B. Crying
C. Seeing
D. Sleeping

8. The cross of the index fingers and pulling them apart stands for a sign in Sign Language
meaning..................
A. Different
B. Friend
C. Opposite
D. The same

9. When the ‘S’ hands are held side by side, with palms down and with a sudden outward twist
means a sign for the word:-
A. Break
B. Make
C. More
D. Must

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10. The tip of the thumb with the tip of the middle finger touching each other stands for the
numeral:-
A. Eight
B. Eleven
C. Nine
D. Ten

11. When the ‘S’ hand is held in front of you (palm in) and snap the index and middle fingers up
stands a numeral namely:-
A. Eleven
B. Sixteen
C. Thirteen
D. Twelve

12. Placing the bent five hand in front of the face, palm facing in and circle slowly several times ,
this is a sign in Sign Language meaning:-
A. Beautiful
B. Dizzy
C. Drink
D. Ugly

13. The shake of the letter ‘C’ at the cheek in Sign Language stands for the word
A. Cake
B. Cousin
C. Family
D. Uncle

14. The touch of the lips with the fingers of the right hand and then turn the palm down shows a
sign in Sign Language meaning.
A. Bad
B. Good
C. Sugar
D. Tomatoes

15. A touch at the right side of the chin with the thumb of the ‘A’ and direct it slightly up and
forward in a semicircle indicates a sign for
A. Early
B. Girl
C. Tomorrow
D. Yesterday

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16. When fingers of the five hands palms interlock facing the body and tips pointing out and move
them in a semi-circular way from right to left stands for the sign for the Country:-
A. America
B. Italy
C. Mexico
D. Spain

17. The ‘A’ shape hand, when circle around your face in anti-clockwise position stands for the
continent
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Europe
D. North-America

18. If a deaf patient comes to the Hospital to complain of his or her sickness and use the sign
placing the curved “fives” of hands at the sides of the neck and move them away stands for a
kind of sickness known as........
A. Measles
B. Mumps
C. Neck pains
D. Pneumonia

19. When one draws the right index finger up along the left arm palm facing down and stretch
stands for a sign in Sign Language known as...........
A. Long
B. Pregnant
C. Tall
D. Sore

20. Placing the ‘S’ hand at the throat and then snap out the index and the middle fingers, ending in
a ‘V’ position that is pointing left stands for a sign in Sign Language
A. Frog
B. Pig
C. Thirsty
D. Turkey

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SECTION B

IDENTIFY THE ALPHABET AND WRITE IT EXACTLY UNDER TO FROM A

WORD. (1 MARK EACH =20MARKS)

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SECTION C

IDENTIFY THE IMAGES AND WRITE THEIR NAMES INSIDE THE BOXES
PROVIDED UNDER THEM
(1 MARK EACH) = 20 MARKS.

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4 9

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