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Dating from the ninth century AD, the Cyrillic alphabet is credited to the brothers Cyril and Methodius, natives of Thessalonika who became missionaries to the Slavic peoples. They utilized a type of Greek script in combination with the Glagolitic alphabet, an obsolete Slavic form, in order to create a writing system for sounds not existing in Greek. Today the Cyrillic alphabet is used for six Slavic languages and at least five non-Slavic languages in nations that stretch from Eastern Europe to Mongolia. At the political peak of the Soviet Union, Cyrillic was used for more than fifty languages, but many languages have rejected the use of the Cyrillic alphabet since the USSR’s collapse. At the beginning of 2007, the Cyrillic alphabet was recognized as one of three official alphabets for the European Union, the other two being Latin and Greek.
The passage above implies all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The brothers Cyril and Methodius developed the Cyrillic alphabet as a part of their missionary work to the Slavic peoples.
(B) The Slavic peoples were not literate and had no alphabet prior to the missionary work of Cyril and Methodius.
(C) The languages that abandoned Cyrillic might have associated the alphabet with negative qualities of the Soviet Union.
(D) The European Union recognized Cyrillic as an official alphabet, because it has a significant presence in European nations.
(E) The Greek alphabet alone did not suffice in recording the language system of the Slavic peoples.
The passage above implies all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The brothers Cyril and Methodius developed the Cyrillic alphabet as a part of their missionary work to the Slavic peoples.
(B) The Slavic peoples were not literate and had no alphabet prior to the missionary work of Cyril and Methodius.
(C) The languages that abandoned Cyrillic might have associated the alphabet with negative qualities of the Soviet Union.
(D) The European Union recognized Cyrillic as an official alphabet, because it has a significant presence in European nations.
(E) The Greek alphabet alone did not suffice in recording the language system of the Slavic peoples.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Overview:
The final question in the third section of the test references the history of the Cyrillic alphabet, beginning in the ninth century AD with the work of the missionary brothers Cyril and Methodius. The author of the passage claims that the Cyrillic alphabet is a combination of the Greek alphabet and the now-obsolete Glagolitic alphabet. There are currently six Slavic languages and five non-Slavic languages that use Cyrillic, and during the time of the Soviet Union, there were upwards of fifty languages utilizing Cyrillic script. In 2007, Cyrillic became the third official alphabet of the European Union. The question asks the student to determine which answer choice is not implied in the passage, so the student needs to read through each answer choice carefully and decide if there is a sentence (or sentences) in the passage that clearly implies the statement made in the answer choice.
The Correct Answer:
B Answer choice (B) claims that the Slavic peoples were not literate and had no alphabet, but the passage does not imply this anywhere clearly. In fact, the passage notes that Glagolitic was “an obsolete Slavic form,” or an obsolete Slavic alphabet. This would indicate that the Slavic peoples did have an alphabet of some kind (just perhaps not a comprehensive one—hence the value of Methodius and Cyril’s work) and were literate. Answer choice (B) assumes more than the passage implies, so it is correct.
The Incorrect Answers:
A The passage indicates that “the Cyrillic alphabet is credited to the brothers Cyril and Methodius, natives of Thessalonika who became missionaries to the Slavic peoples.” This statement implies that Cyril and Methodius developed the Cyrillic alphabet in conjunction with their missionary work, so answer choice (A) is implied and cannot be correct.
C The author of the passages notes that “many languages have rejected the use of the Cyrillic alphabet since the USSR’s collapse.” The word “rejected” suggests a deliberate change on the part of the nations, and it may be inferred that the change was due to a negative association with the USSR. Answer choice (C) may be inferred, so it is incorrect.
D The author of the passage states, “Today the Cyrillic alphabet is used for six Slavic languages and at least five non-Slavic languages in nations that stretch from Eastern Europe to Mongolia.” While it is clear that not all of the nations utilizing Cyrillic are in Europe, it stands to reason that several of them are. With the decision by the European Union to make Cyrillic an official alphabet, it may also be inferred that Cyrillic has enough of a presence to warrant this recognition. Answer choice (D) may thus be inferred and so is incorrect.
E The second sentence of the passage notes that Cyril and Methodius “utilized a type of Greek script in combination with the Glagolitic alphabet, an obsolete Slavic form, in order to create a writing system for sounds not existing in Greek.” This implies that the Greek alphabet alone was not enough for recording the language system of the Slavic peoples, so answer choice (E) may be inferred. Answer choice (E) is thus incorrect.
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