High National College

Comprehension assessment

Name: ---------------------------------------- Grade 6

Date: ---------------------------------------- Academic year 2022-2023

Check Understanding Unit nine: Talking About Language

Formative Test
A. Answer the following questions (5 pts.)

1. Identify the genre of the story and state the author’s purpose.
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2. State language most important need.
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3. Why are some languages called “dead”?
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4. Explain how does Braille work.
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5. Summarize the text using your own words.
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 B. Answer by true or false and correct the false statements (5 pts.)

1. Gestures is one way of expressing your feelings.

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2. There are more than 7000 languages around the world.
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3. English language is a dead language.
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4. Braille language is used for deaf people.
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5. Morse code is used to communicate over short distances.
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