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Sir Winston Churchill opposed a spelling reform bill in British parliament in 1949. He felt 
that changing the appearance of words would "mess up the language of Shakespeare" 
If Mr. Churchill had understood the detrimental effect that needlessly complex spelling 
has on literacy, he would have realized that unreformed spelling ruins the language of 
Shakespeare because it prevents an extra 10% of the population from being literate 
enough to read t. That may be too high a price to pay.
Questions 14 
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Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet write
TRUE, if the statement is true
FALSE, if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN, if the information is not given in the passage.
14. The presence of unpronounced letters sometimes serves to connect meanings of 
words.
15. Some people already used new spelling systems to write books and magazines.
16. The problem lies not with the system of spelling but with the method of teaching.
17. Simplified spelling would not be immediately successful because we have grown 
accustomed to the flawed system.
18. The current spelling system may hinder children from developing logical thinking
19.The program initiated by the Federal Government aimed at eliminating illiteracy.
20. Shakespeare was both a good writer and speller
Questions 21-23
Complete the sentences below USING 
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
taken from 
the passage.
21. Spelling reform is based on an essentially _____ orthography
22.The spelling system we use today has a _____ effect on people's literacy.
23. Churchill feared that a spelling reform hill would _____ the language of 
Shakespeare.
Questions 24-27

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