PrepTest 107, Section 2, Question 10
Tribal communities in North America believe that their(449 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, those(26 more words not shown)
- AEven if left(10 more words not shown)
- BThere has been(9 more words not shown)
- CSome oral customs(7 more words not shown)
- DExternal influences have(5 more words not shown)
- ETribes must focus(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
These are the critics who call writing the languages down “misguided and unnecessary.” Their reason is that the languages have been passed down orally since their origins. So we're looking for confidence in continuing the oral approach.
What we’re looking for
Keep their view separate from the defenders' response that follows.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Likely to survive initially sounds like a prediction they haven't explicitly made. But why do they call writing unnecessary? Because oral transmission has sustained the languages all along. Their reasoning suggests that they expect it to keep working. This is their likely belief, not a guarantee from the writer; the defenders challenge it by pointing to declining oral traditions.
- B
These critics don't report a general decline in communication. The defenders mention declining oral traditions, which also doesn't mean tribal members communicate less overall.
- C
Their objection to writing these languages down doesn't support preserving oral customs in other forms. That is closer to the position they are resisting. We aren't given a broader view of other customs that would justify C.
- D
They don't claim outside influences have little effect on tribal customs generally. Their stated reason concerns the history of oral transmission.
- E
Establishing a written tradition is the direction they oppose. They call writing the languages down unnecessary, not something tribes must prioritize.
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