The Influence of Alexander Graham Bell Adapted from Felicia Mode Alexander and Jack R. Gannon, Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook (1984): National Association of the Deaf, p. 12-14.
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Part 2
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and became a very famous man. He also wrote an article which he presented in 1883. His research paper was about deaf people.
In his article, Dr. Bell explained why there were so many deaf children. He believed that when deaf adults married each other, they would have deaf children. He thought that this was bad. Bell blamed the schools for the deaf for causing marriages between deaf people. He did not like the idea of these intermarriages and tried to think of ways to stop them. He would have preferred that deaf children be taught at hearing schools. He did not ____1______ schools for the deaf. Bell felt that deaf people would not mix with hearing people if they went to _____2_____ schools.
Bell was ____3______ about other things, too. He noticed that deaf people socialized with other deaf people. He felt that socializing with other deaf people was bad. Deaf people should socialize with hearing people, he thought. Bell tried to start a new law that would make it illegal for deaf people to marry each other. He ____4______ up his idea when he realized that such a law could not be enforced.
Bell also had strong feelings about the ____5______ of deaf children. He wanted deaf children to be with hearing children in school. He thought that the deaf children could learn normal behavior from the hearing children. Bell was against the use of deaf teachers, too, because he thought this added to the ____6______ of a deaf "race" in America .
Bell had another theory which he never proved. He believed that deaf children who signed would not have good English skills. He could never prove this, and now many people have tried to prove the opposite! A lot of new research shows that many deaf children whose parents sign (and are deaf) do _____7_____ schoolwork than deaf children who do not sign at home!
Choose the correct answer for each blank line.
The Influence of Alexander Graham Bell Cloze exercise - Level 58
1
Bell did not _________ schools for the deaf.
observe
describe
support
visit
study
2
Bell felt that deaf people would not mix with hearing people if they went to ________ schools.
larger
nicer
worse
older
separate
3
Bell was __________ about other things, too.
selfish
upset
shy
careless
unsure
4
Bell _______ up his idea when he realized that such a law could not be enforced.
fixed
gave
wrote
talked
printed
5
Bell also had strong feelings about the _________ of deaf children.
discipline
health
safety
effort
education
6
Bell was against the use of deaf teachers, too, because he thought this added to the _______ of a deaf "race" in America .
ability
loss
problem
cost
success
7
A lot of new research shows that many deaf children whose parents sign (and are deaf) do __________ schoolwork than deaf children who do not sign at home!
