Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
111 English I
Practice Reading Test
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Questions for Comprehension and Discussion
1. Explain the phrase "turning disability on
its head."
2. Why does Hugh Herr mention
moving walkways at airports?
3. In your own words, what caused Herr to become a double amputee?
4. What was Herr’s initial
inspiration?
5. True (T) or False (F)? Provide a short quote from the report to support your answer.
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b) The bionic ankle is inexpensive.
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b) Herr feels he has achieved his goals as a designer.
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b) There are many people who want to buy Herr’s product.
6. Do you think Herr’s ambitions
for society, that we will ‘largely eliminate disability’
this century are likely? Why or why not?
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Last updated November 1, 2016