DISCUSSION: Take these questions one line at a time, and eliminate wrong answers methodically. If one sentence is wrong then the answer is wrong.
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- This says that obstacles to the solution (community self-teaching) are mentioned in paragraph one. Paragraph 1 mentions obstacles to keeping languages, paragraphs 3 and 4 mention obstacles to the solution. The difference is subtle, but real.
- This says “solutions” (plural) are proposed. But only one solution was proposed: community self-teaching. The final paragraph is also flawed. The critics weren’t proposing an alternative. They just said the proposal is unnecessary.
- CORRECT. The terms are abstract. I’ve listed what they refer to.
Problem: Languages disappearing. Solution: Community self-teaching. Method: Classifying grammar and writing down language. Obstacles: How to write the language and whether to standardize. Challenge: “Writing isn’t necessary”. Response: That’s true, but only if the majority culture is kept out. - The description of the first paragraph is wrong. No examples are given.
- This sounds good, but look at the end. It says the proposal was rejected! That’s not true, the passage supports the idea of writing down languages.
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