4D INFERENCES

Decide whether each statement can be inferred (YES) or cannot be inferred (NO

from the reading selection.

1. The title of the essay suggests that it is sighted people, not blind

people, who cannot "see."

2. The author feels that he is greatly admired by people who meet him.

3. The author feels that he can make his point

more

effectively with

humor than with a stern lecture.

4. The author often eats in restaurants with his wife, Kit.

5. The author was highly entertained by the conversation in the

hospital between the elderly lady and the orderly

6.The author got good grades at Harvard Law School because he

was given special privileges reserved for blind students.

7. The April 10, 1976, Department of Labor regulations were enacted

because the author had complain publicly about the discrimi-

nation he experienced while looking for a job.

4E CRITICAL READING: FACT OR OPINION

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Decide whether each statement contains a FACT or an OPINION.

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1. From paragraph 1: "Blind from birth, I have never had the oppor

tunity to see myself [...]."

2. From paragraph 2: ". . ] the fear that if the dread word is spoken,

the ticket agent's retina will immediately detach ..J"

3. From paragraph 3. "I had been given a year's leave of absence from

my Washington law firm to study for a diploma-in-law degree at

Oxford University."

4. From paragraph 5: "I was turned down by over forty law firms

because of my blindness [...

5. From paragraph 6: "By and large, the business community's response

to offering employment to the disabled has been enthusiastic."

6. From paragraph 7: "Dad shot [the basketball] and missed the

garage entirely."