Unleash Your Lipreading Prowess

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Why do some people make lipreading difficult for themselves?

  • They have a tic-like degree of smiling and nodding
  • They view lipreading as a mysterious and complicated thing (correct)
  • They are naturally difficult to understand
  • They have nervous gestures and exaggerated expressions

What is the author's opinion about over-enunciating during lipreading?

  • It is a natural and beautiful process
  • It is necessary for understanding
  • It distorts the lips like a funhouse mirror (correct)
  • It helps in the lipreading process

What does the author sense about people who make lipreading difficult for themselves?

  • They freeze when asked for repetition
  • They are not at ease
  • They are afraid of not being understood (correct)
  • They are naturally difficult to understand

What do people who make lipreading difficult for themselves turn their behavior into?

<p>A failing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the author say about their own ability to understand when people are not at ease?

<p>They find it difficult to understand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characteristics makes it difficult for the author to lipread someone?

<p>People with thin lips (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does an accent have on the author's ability to lipread?

<p>It makes lipreading more challenging (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who among the following is NOT mentioned by the author as being difficult to lipread?

<p>People with expressive faces (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the author compare witnessing someone with an accent to?

<p>Taking a sip of clear water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the author dive into the unfamiliar contortions of the lips when encountering accented words?

<p>To push their way to some intelligible meaning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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