2nd bimester

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage. Then choose the best answers.
Technology Changes Family Communication
Until recently families sat together and chatted as they ate breakfast. They read the newspaper and
competed only with the television for the attention of their children.
Technology has certainly improved the way we live in a number of ways, but for many people it has
negatively affected their daily routines and the way that family members communicate. This has become an
increasing source of conflict for many parents who are concerned that technology is eating into family time.
An increasing number of people grab their cell phones and laptops immediately after waking up.Today,
families often start their mornings by checking e-mails and surfing the Net. Children do not think its unusual
to begin their mornings by sending text messages and playing video games.
Verizon Wireless reported that the number of text messages sent between 7 and 10 a.m. increased by 50
percent in July, compared with a year before. Arbor Networks, a Boston company that analyzes Internet use,
says that Web traffic in the United States gradually decreases from midnight to around 6 a.m., but then
sharply increases before 9 a.m.
Now families that used to fight over the shower or the television argue over access to the family
computer. What is the solution? Some families have tried to set limits on Internet use in the mornings. James
Harrell and his wife Kim no longer allow laptops or phones at the breakfast table. Sally Johnson lets her
children use the Internet only on Saturday mornings.
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1. What did families used to compete with for their children's attention?
a. the television
c. the Internet
b.
text messages

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2. What has become an increasing source of conflict for parents?

a. access to the family computer
c. technology is eating into family time
b.
analyzing Internet use

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3. What is the first thing that families do today when they wake up?
a. check e-mails
c. go to work and school
b.
eat breakfast

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4. Verizon Wireless reported that text messaging between 7 and 10 a.m. jumped by how much in one year?
a. 60 percent
c. 30 percent
b.
50 percent

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5. When does Web traffic decrease in the United States?

a. between midnight and 10 a.m.
c. between midnight and 6 a.m.
b.
between midnight and 9 a.m.

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6. What does Sally Johnson do to control her childrens use of the Internet?
a. She lets her children use the Internet only on Saturday mornings.
b. She lets her children use the Internet only at breakfast.
c. She lets her children use the Internet only at night.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer for each sentence.

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7. Sometimes it is difficult to __________ with people who don't speak your language.
a. inform (v.)
c. communicate (v.)
b.
solitary (adj.)

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8. What you can do with the Internet is __________.

a. reduction (n.)
c. relax (v.)
b.
boundless (adj.)

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9. My sister was __________ that she got accepted at Harvard.

a. thrilled (adj.)
c. solitary (adj.)
b.
relax (v.)

____ 10. I need more __________ about computers before I buy one.
a. technology (n.)
c. information (n.)
b.
relaxation (n.)
____ 11. I have a large __________ of people in technology that I can contact for work.
a. decrease (v.)
c. contact (n.)
b.
network (n.)
____ 12. The fact that they haven't been paid is my __________.
a. concern (n.)
c. communicate (v.)
b.
reduce (v.)
____ 13. James is very __________ because he spends most of his time alone.
a. solitary (adj.)
c. access (n.)
b.
thrilled (adj.)
____ 14. Did they __________ the students that tomorrow is a holiday?
a. relax (v.)
c. inform (v.)
b.
compete (v.)
____ 15. The only __________ to the building is through the back door.
a. access (n.)
c. boundless (adj.)
b.
network (n.)
DIRECTIONS: Read the paragraph. Then choose the correct answers.
What happens, though, to children who cannot hear? How do deaf children learn to communicate? Recently,
doctors have learned that deaf babies babble with their hands.
____ 16. A synonym for though is __________.
a. however
b.
if so

c. for example

____ 17. Communicate means to __________.

a. read
b.
talk

c. write

____ 18. Babble means to __________.

a. say meaningless sounds

c. say short sentences

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say their first words

DIRECTIONS: Read the paragraph. Then choose the correct answers.

Hearing infants start first with simple syllable babbling (dadada), then put more syllables together to sound
like real sentences and questions. Apparently, deaf babies follow this same pattern, too.
____ 19. Syllables are __________.
a. parts of words
b.
short words

c. long words

____ 20. Apparently means __________.

a. I know that
b.
its too bad that

c. it seems that

____ 21. A pattern is __________.

a. a motion
b.
a method

c. a meaning

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer for each sentence.

____ 22. Prefer means to __________.
a. like better
b.
seem like

c. produce

____ 23. A deaf person is someone who __________.

a. doesn't hear
b.
doesn't talk

c. doesn't see

____ 24. Equally means __________.

a. less
b.
the same amount

c. more

____ 25. An observation means __________.

a. different sounds
b. something important that you see and hear
c. different signs and movements
____ 26. Capacity means __________.
a. belief
b.
ability

c. language

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer for each underlined word.

____ 27. Before a baby starts using real words, it babbles for several months. Babbles is __________.
a. a noun
c. an adjective
b.
a verb
____ 28. Jennifer and Mary are sisters, but they look very different. Different is __________.
a. a verb
c. an adjective
b.
a noun
____ 29. I got to the theater ten minutes late, so I missed the beginning of the play. Beginning is __________.

a. a noun
b.

c. a verb
an adjective

____ 30. Julia is known for her persistence. Once she decides to do something, she never gives up. Persistence is
__________.
a. an adjective
c. a noun
b.
a verb
____ 31. Alice talks on the telephone with her friends for hours every day. Talks is __________.
a. a verb
c. an adjective
b.
a noun
____ 32. Did you look up the meaning of this word in the dictionary? Meaning is __________.
a. an adjective
c. a noun
b.
a verb
____ 33. If you want to get this job, it's important that you prepare for the interview. Important is __________.
a. an adjective
c. a verb
b.
a noun
Short Answer
DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions in complete sentences.
34. How has technology improved your life?
________________________________________________________________________________________
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35. Do you think that your family spends enough face-to-face time together? Why or why not?
________________________________________________________________________________________
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36. How much time do you spend surfing the Internet every day? What do you use it for?
________________________________________________________________________________________
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37. Would you like to learn American Sign Language (ASL)? Why or why not?
________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
38. Write your impressions about when you first heard English, before you understood it. Did it sound like
babbling? Was it pleasant or unpleasant? Explain your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage. Then read the statements and choose T (true) or F (false).

Advantages of Communicating Electronically

1. People across the world can share pictures, movies, music, messages, and computer programs.
Communication between people living in different parts of the word has increased. People no longer have to
travel or pay for expensive telephone conversations. People can even make free telephone calls over the
Internet.
2. Conversations are now more visual and textual. This is helpful mainly for hearing impaired people.
Electronic communication is much less challenging than it used to be.
3. With electronic communication, you can send a message, and it arrives within a few seconds. The speed of
conversation has increased, and this has resulted in faster processing of important information related to
business, finance, trade, and so on. For example, you no longer have to wait for days to receive something
through regular mail.
4. Messages can be read anytime, anywhere according to a persons convenience. As there are no restrictions
about time and place, people can sit at home and do their office work. This work arrangement is called
telecommuting.
5. Communicated messages can be stored permanently or temporarily on disks or tapes, or can even be
printed and stored in files. The process of learning has become simpler and more efficient as this stored
information can be easily retrieved.
____ 39. One advantage of communicating electronically is that people around the world can share information.
____ 40. People with hearing problems find electronic communication beneficial.
____ 41. The problem with electronic communication is that messages cant be stored.
____ 42. Most people can read their messages only at work.
____ 43. With electronic communication the process of learning has become simpler and more efficient.
____ 44. Telecommuting is working from home.
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage. Then read the statements and choose T (true) or F (false).
Characteristics of Sign Language
Sign languages are similar to spoken languages in a number of ways. They also have shared features
among themselves. Here are some of the main characteristics of sign language.
Many languages, not one. Like spoken languages, there is no universal sign language. Just as English is
different from German or French, American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL), and French
Sign Language (FSL) are all distinct languages. There are hundreds, possibly thousands of sign languages
around the world.

The hand as the organ of "speech." All sign languages are based on movements of the hand. In spoken
language, a person's mouth (tongue, teeth, lips) shapes the sounds that are joined together to create
meaningful units. In sign language, the hand performs a similar function. There are four basic hand forms:
shape (open or closed fist), location (next to a particular part of the body, such as the chest, eyes, or forehead,
and so on), movement (up, down, in circles, and so on), and orientation (palm up or down). Like individual
sounds in spoken language (e.g., b, f, s), individual hand movements do not always have meaning. However,
they become meaningful in combination with other movements of the hand or of other parts of the body.
Ordering of units. In spoken language, the ordering of the basic units is sequential, that is, they follow
one another in time. In sign languages, individual units often occur together. For example, the left hand, the
right hand, and the eyebrows may all be moving at the same time. Each movement creates part of the
meaning.
Variations by region or by group. Large groups of users often modify a standard version of a sign
language and create their own "dialect." For example, five varieties of Swiss German Sign Language have
developed in different regions of German-speaking Switzerland.
____ 45. Sign languages are similar to each other in a number of ways.
____ 46. ASL and BSL are different sign languages.
____ 47. Like spoken languages, sign languages are based on movements of the mouth.
____ 48. There are four basic hand forms in sign language.
____ 49. "Location" as a hand form refers to the direction in which the hand moves.
____ 50. In sign language, many of the basic units may occur at the same time.
____ 51. The hands are the only part of the body used in sign language.
____ 52. There are five regional dialects of Swiss German Sign Language.
Completion
Complete each statement.
DIRECTIONS: Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. Use the correct tense of
the verbs. They may be either affirmative or negative. The nouns may be singular or plural.
compete (v.)

competition (n.)

relax (v.)

relaxation (n.)

reduce (v.)

reduction (n.)

53. We __________ in the race this weekend.

54. Simon thinks that surfing the Internet is a good way of __________.
55. The Olympics is an international __________.
56. I __________ last night. I had to study for an exam.
57. Last week, Nancy __________ the amount of time that she let her children watch television.

58. The employees are very concerned about the __________ in their salaries.
DIRECTIONS: Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box.
surfing

access

thrilled

face-to-face

access

59. Looking for interesting information in many different places on the Internet is called __________.
60. To be very happy and excited about something is being __________ about something.
61. Always being alone is being __________.
62. Having permission to use something is having __________.
63. Talking to someone in person is the same as having a __________ conversation.
Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with the statement.
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage. Then read the questions and answer yes or no.
American Sign Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is a non-spoken language used mostly by deaf people in the United
States. Like other sign languages, ASL expresses meanings by means of movements of the body, especially
the hands, rather than by spoken words.
ASL probably began with the earliest deaf people in America, who invented the language in order to
communicate with each other. We know that in the eighteenth century an early version of the language was in
use on Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts.
In the early nineteenth century, ASL was standardized by the American educator Thomas Gallaudet.
Gallaudet had studied teaching methods at the earliest school for the deaf in France, where the teachers used a
sign language now called Old French Sign Language (OFSL). Soon after his return to the United States,
Gallaudet opened the first American school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. For teaching purposes the
school developed its own sign language. This language was a mixture of the signs used in France with those
used by deaf people in America. Over half of the signs in modern ASL come from OFSL.
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, educators for the deaf actively discouraged the use of ASL.
They thought that deaf people should learn to read lips and to speak, so they could communicate more easily
with hearing people. However, deaf people continued to learn ASL informally and to use it among
themselves.
Today ASL is again widely used to teach deaf children. People understand that ASL is a rich and complex
language that can express meanings like English or any other spoken language.
____ 64. Is ASL a spoken language?
____ 65. Did deaf people invent ASL?
____ 66. Was Thomas Gallaudet a French teacher who established the first school for the deaf in the United States?
____ 67. Is it true that over half of the signs in ALS come from Old French Sign Language?

____ 68. Was the first school for the deaf in the United States established in Miami, Florida?
____ 69. Did educators for the deaf toward the end of the nineteenth century discourage the use of ASL because they
thought it was better for deaf people to learn to read lips and to speak?

____

70.

Is ASL a rich and complex language?

2nd bimester
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