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A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. There are many famous people whose lives are full of trials and __________.

(a) tributaries (b) tribulations (c) tributes (d) triacontane

2. __________, the Olympic gold medalist, was born without a right hand.

(a) Jim Abbott (b) Usain Bolt (c) Muhammad Ali (d) Tom Cruise

3. Tom Cruise suffers from __________.

(a) depression (b) dyslexia

(c) diphtheria (d) bi-polar disorder

4. John Milton, the poet, was __________.

(a) visually challenged (b) hearing impaired

(c) paralysed (d) a slow learner

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Beethoven, the famous music composer, was __________.

2. Stephen Hawkins, the famous astronomical physicist, suffered from __________.
3. Kevin Saunders, Federal Inspector and wheelchair athlete, has __________.

4. Franklin Roosevelt suffered from __________.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements.

1. Stephen Hawkins had motor neuron disease that confined him to a wheelchair.
2. Tom Cruise suffered from visual impairment.

3. Albert Einstein suffered from dyslexia.

4. Ann Bancroft was a famous adventurer.

D. Answer the following questions.

1. What condition did Alexander the Great suffer from?

2. What condition did Brian Grazer, popular Hollywood producer, suffer from?

3. What are the symptoms of dyslexia?

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