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Which of the following is stated in the text as an opinion, not a fact?

• Deaf people should learn to use a sign language.

• Global sign language is easier to learn than other sign languages.

• Sign language isn’t closely related to spoken language.

• Fingerspelling is useful in some situations.

According to the second paragraph,

• one sign language can have different signs for the same idea.

• the vocabulary of sign language is more important than the grammar.

• babies need grammar lessons to use a sign language correctly.

• sign languages have fewer rules than spoken languages.

ASL and BSL are different because

• the distance between the two countries hindered communication between teachers.

• deaf schools in the USA began later than in the UK.

• the first American school for the deaf employed French teaching techniques.

• many deaf children in the UK studied at home as school cost a lot.

In the fourth paragraph, the author says that

• the World Wide Web and networking sites are used a lot by deaf people.

• people think differently these days about signing and people who can’t hear.

• all TV programmes should have a sign language box to help deaf people.

• one role model is not enough to change people’s attitudes.

The author believes that

• there aren’t many sign language courses in the UK.

• families in the UK aren’t very good at helping the deaf.

• hearing school children will learn sign language in the future.

• anyone can learn sign language online.

There are several international sign languages.

• True

• False

Sign languages are a visual interpretation of the spoken language.

• True

• False

Sign languages and spoken languages have some things in common.

• True

• False

Sign languages have dialects.

• True

• False

Users of BSL and ASL find it very simple to communicate with each other.

• True

• False