Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.

Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.

Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.

To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.

The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.

He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.

   An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.

Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.

 

41. The whole text is mainly about _______.

A. different tribes have different languages

B. the Indians had many kinds of languages

C. how Indians communicated between different tribes

D. why the Indians used many languages

42. An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.

A. send messages in code 

B. get the attention of someone in the distance

C. warn someone of danger

D. to tell a friend from an enemy

43. Sign language is _______.

A. to write one’s signature        

B. a secret way of talking to some Indian tribes

C. a kind of gesture only for Indians 

D. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures

44. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.

A. they thought they could easily make themselves understood

B. they could use signals or sign language

C. different tribes lived far away and never met each other

D. they never communicated with one another

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