CLT VR Passage #2 - "Anumerics People..." Science

Overall, the passage argues that

• most humans are unable to understand basic numerical distinctions.

• our use of language is predominantly dependent upon numbers.

• humans are not born with an innate comprehension of numbers.

• numbers are first processed in the brain as letters and then recoded.

Which lines in the passage provide the best evidence in support of the answer to the previous question?

• Paragraph 2, Sentence 3 ("But . . . ones")

• Paragraph 6, Sentence 1 ("This conclusion . . . societies")

• Paragraph 7, Sentence 3 ("They recognize . . . means")

• Paragraph 8, Sentence 2 ("We are . . . numbers")

The author does which of the following in the third paragraph?

• He provides evidence for his claim in the second paragraph about cultures that differ in their use of numbers.

• He discusses the effects of anumeric languages on human understanding and cognition.

• He preempts arguments from those who will disagree with his thesis about anumeric languages.

• He pivots from discussing a specific anecdote to presenting a few core principles that can be drawn from it.

According to the passage, one experiment evaluating quantitative distinction involves

• spoon-feeding number words to children.

• adding nuts to a can and then removing them.

• teaching students numbers out of sequence.

• training students to link numbers and letters.

Based on the fifth paragraph, it can be inferred that anumeric people

• have never encountered numbers and instead rely only on letters to communicate.

• are worse off for lacking numbers compared to cultures that are numerically fixated.

• are often forced to form separate societies due to alienation from a parent culture.

• live in cultures where precise numerical distinctions are less crucial than in numeric cultures.

In Paragraph 8, Sentence 4, the phrase “coaxed into” most closely means

• sternly forced to develop into.

• encouraged to take root in.

• reverently bequeathed to.

• quickly shifted internally beyond.

The author of the passage would likely agree with which of the following statements?

• Language can give insight into cognition.

• Anumeric people are not as intelligent as numeric people.

• Quantitative language is natural to humans.

• Children must learn numbers to function properly in society.

Based on the table, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?

• The Pirahã culture is projected to experience a higher rate of population growth than the Munduruku culture.

• The populations of anumeric people grow more slowly on average than the populations of numeric people.

• The Munduruku people have greater commerce and connection to numeric cultures than the Pirahã people.

• Both the Pirahã and Munduruku cultures will experience unprecedented growth in the next two years.

some : quantity ::

• number : quantitative

• numerical : qualitative

• healthy : quality

• letters : quality

successor principle : children ::

• science : the law of gravity

• breathing : adults

• speaking : anumeric people

• spelling : humans