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Question:
Vision can have different meanings.
One meaning of vision is the physical ability to see.
For example:
Eyeglasses were invented to improve the vision of people who cannot see well.
use of the eyes
use of the nose
ability to see
sight
Which answers are closest to this meaning of vision? Choose the 3 correct answers.
Response:
Vision can also mean a mental picture - something you see in your imagination, or a view of the future.
I have a clear vision of my wedding day. I will wear a long white dress and there will be red roses on every table.
a past event
an imagined scenario
a mental picture
an idea of what I want to happen in the future
Which answers are closest to this second meaning of vision? Choose the 3 correct answers.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an African-American civil rights activist in the 1950’s and 1960’s. In 1963, he delivered one of the most famous speeches in history.
Read this extract from his speech and answer the question below.
People of all religions and races would live together in peace.
An African-American would be the president of the USA.
Extract from Martin Luther King's speech:
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed (belief)… the truth that all men are created equal…When we let freedom ring…we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’ "
A vision is what leaders hope to see in the future. According to this speech, what was Martin Luther King's vision? Choose one correct answer.