RC Drill Set 2, Question 4
Studying West African symbol systems may clarify some(460 more words not shown)
By calling Njoya's writing system(15 more words not shown)
- Athere is no(13 more words not shown)
- Bit did not(9 more words not shown)
- Cit did not(10 more words not shown)
- Dits symbols are(12 more words not shown)
- Eit served to(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
“Independent” appears alongside “original” as the text introduces Njoya's invention. The surrounding account explains how he created the system from pictures supplied by his subjects. The relevant independence concerns where the system's material came from, not whether its symbols represent speech.
Working the answers
- A
This conflicts with the later description of 80 characters, each corresponding to a spoken syllable (paragraph 3). There was a direct connection to sounds.
- BCorrect
Calling the system independent and original distinguishes creating its material from borrowing another writing system. The final comparison reinforces that distinction: Njoya admired Arabic writing without taking it as a model (paragraph 4).
- C
This reverses the direction. Independence concerns the sources of Njoya's system, not whether his system later influenced something else.
- D
The range of objects the symbols depict doesn't explain their independence from other writing systems.
- E
Representing several languages isn't what “independent” means here. That description belongs to Nsibidi's use, while Njoya's system was developed for Bamum.
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