2. Определите, какие утверждения соответствуют содержанию текста. (True or False)

1. Everyone who looks at writing and signatures notices the mistakes in spelling of the words and grammer.

2. An examiner will study all aspects of the questioned signature or writing.

3. An analogy to handwriting identification is that you have been given a general description of a person.

4. A scar on his forehead, a permanent limp and a tattoo of a rose on his left arm are considered to be common characteristics and many men fit that general description.

5. Some writing features are common, and some handwriting characteristics are considered uncommon.

6. The common features of writing are referred to as class characteristics.

7. Every document examiner can easily recognize class characteristics and avoid identifying an individual's writing solely on the basis of these common handwriting features.

8. In doing a comparison, an examiner studies characteristics, such as how letters are constructed and how they are connected.

2. Соотнесите слово и его определение.

1. signature	a. The act of the illegal production of something counterfeit.
2. slant	b. A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.
3. forgery	c. The writing characteristic of a particular person.
4. stroke	d. One's name as written by oneself.
5. letter	e. A distinguishing feature, as of a person's character.
6. handwriting	f. A line that is other than perpendicular or horizontal.
7. comparison	g. A single mark made by a writing or marking implement such as a pen.
8. trait	h. A statement or estimate of similarities and differences.

3. Напишите аннотацию текста.

4. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1. …. includes comparison, identification of handwriting, and analysis of questioned documents.

a) Graphology

b) Handwriting examination

c) Forensic science

d) Forensic linguistic

2. …. is the study and analysis of handwriting especially in relation to human psychology.

a) Graphology

b) Handwriting examination

c) Forensic science

d) Forensic linguistic

3. Handwriting features that examiners evaluate include ….

a) the analysis of semantic meaning in words and pragmatic meaning in words

b) the comparison of speech patterns

c) the size and slope of the writing, pen pressure, the spacing between words and letters, height, beginning and ending strokes, and line quality.

d) the physical evidence of a document

4. Everyone's writing consists of a combination of …

a) letters and sounds

b) class and individual characteristics

c) dots and commas

d) letters and numbers

5. …. studies all aspects of a document to determine its authenticity and origin, including handwriting, typewriting, fingerprinting, commercial printing, photocopies, inks and papers.

a) a graphologist

b) a criminalist

c) a forensic document examiner

d) a scientist

6. …. is a means of identifying forgery and establishing the authenticity of documents in dispute.

a) Crime scene examination

b) Speech examination

c) Handwriting examination

d) Document examination