PrepTest 107, Section 2, Question 8
Tribal communities in North America believe that their(449 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AIn the face(21 more words not shown)
- BIf tribes are(30 more words not shown)
- CResponding to doubts(25 more words not shown)
- DRecognizing the value(22 more words not shown)
- ESidestepping the inherent(29 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted that these communities are trying to preserve their languages by teaching them to younger members. Writing the languages down is an important part of that effort, especially as oral traditions decline. The Northern Utes show how one community makes it work.
What we’re looking for
Our wording may emphasize writing or the Utes. The answer can describe the larger teaching effort without using those exact terms.
Working the answers
- A
This gives us the difficulties but leaves out the response. Some communities have overcome the barrier through self-teaching, and the Ute children successfully learn the language. We need that effort and progress, not just the problem.
- B
Teaching a language is presented as a way to preserve it. B makes it a necessary first step for retaining an entire culture. That broader requirement isn't established.
- C
The final critics question writing the languages down, not the value of preserving them. Also, the Utes allow flexible spellings despite objections associated with rigid Western standards. C misdescribes both the disagreement and the example.
- DCorrect
This captures the broader project: communities value their languages and develop teaching programs despite the difficulties. It accommodates our prediction about writing without making writing the whole point, and includes the Utes without reducing the discussion to one tribe.
- E
The writer doesn't declare writing an oral language inherently contradictory. Nor are these communities shown to have rejected the majority culture's influences. Avoiding those influences is a condition offered for preserving languages orally at the end.
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