=>ANSWER: B (complex)
1. Language appears to be 36…..to use. However, its sophistication is often overlooked.
Keywords: appears, sophistication, overlooked
In paragraph D, the writer claims that “The most extraordinary thing about language is that one doesn‟t have to be a genius to set its wheels in motion. The language machine allows just about everybody […] to tie these meaningless sounds together into an infinite variety of subtle senses, and all apparently
without the slightest exertion.” This means that language appears to be easy to use.
=>ANSWER: F (easy)
1. Human beings might have achieved their present position without language.
Keywords: present position, without language
In the first paragraph, the writer argues that “Without language, we could never have embarked on our ascent to unparalleled power over all other animals, and even over nature itself.” So, the statement is false.
=>ANSWER: NO
1. The Port-Royal grammarians did justice to the nature of language.
Keywords: Port-Royal grammarians, justice
In paragraph B, the writer says that “This was how, in 1660, the renowned French grammarians of the Port-Royal abbey near Versailles distilled the essence of language, and no one since has celebrated more eloquently the magnitude of its achievement.” By summarising in beautiful words what language has
enabled us to achieve, these grammarians did justice to its importance. So, the statement is true.
=>ANSWER: YES
1. A complex idea can be explained more clearly in a sentence than in a single word.
Keywords: complex idea, clearly, sentence
In this passage, the writer does not mention whether a complex idea can be explained more clearly in a sentence than in a single word. Sentences are mentioned in paragraph E, but only to note that one word in Turkish requires a whole sentence in English to explain it. So, the statement is not given.
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