TExES American Sign Language (ASL) (184) Practice Test

Reciprocal verbs express a mutual action between two entities, where each participant acts toward the other. This mutual, back-and-forth relationship is why the correct description involves two entities exchanging something or engaging with one another. Think of actions like helping each other, meeting each other, or giving to one another—these show both sides participating in the same interaction.

The other ideas describe something different: a single entity performing an action toward another (unilateral transfer), or two people doing actions that aren’t directed toward each other, or actions that happen again over time without implying mutual exchange.