LING 115 QUIZ 12 WHAT WRITING DOES TO THE MIND STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
Earlier, it was thought that the ability to 'read' and 'write' was the hallmark of a civilized society.;
Illiterate population was considered 'primitive'. - Correct answer ✔✔ True
Anthropologists view 'literacy' as technological advancement and a social phenomenon. -
Correct answer ✔✔ True
The alphabetic writing system was developed in Mesopotamia, located in what is now Iraq. -
Correct answer ✔✔ False
The earliest evidence for writing appears to be for recording quantities and concepts; not for
representing speech. - Correct answer ✔✔ True
Which writing system is not a phonetic type? - Correct answer ✔✔ Logographs
The pictographic writing system was first developed by: - Correct answer ✔✔ Sumerians
Pictographic writing tells stories through sound symbols. - Correct answer ✔✔ False
Alphabetic Writing is a phonological writing system that has a different symbol for each vowel
and consonant sound. - Correct answer ✔✔ True
According to the Autonomous Model of Literacy, "Learning how to read and write is not simply
a process of developing cognitive skills associated with these activities, but also learning how
these skills are to be used in social context". - Correct answer ✔✔ False
PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
Earlier, it was thought that the ability to 'read' and 'write' was the hallmark of a civilized society.;
Illiterate population was considered 'primitive'. - Correct answer ✔✔ True
Anthropologists view 'literacy' as technological advancement and a social phenomenon. -
Correct answer ✔✔ True
The alphabetic writing system was developed in Mesopotamia, located in what is now Iraq. -
Correct answer ✔✔ False
The earliest evidence for writing appears to be for recording quantities and concepts; not for
representing speech. - Correct answer ✔✔ True
Which writing system is not a phonetic type? - Correct answer ✔✔ Logographs
The pictographic writing system was first developed by: - Correct answer ✔✔ Sumerians
Pictographic writing tells stories through sound symbols. - Correct answer ✔✔ False
Alphabetic Writing is a phonological writing system that has a different symbol for each vowel
and consonant sound. - Correct answer ✔✔ True
According to the Autonomous Model of Literacy, "Learning how to read and write is not simply
a process of developing cognitive skills associated with these activities, but also learning how
these skills are to be used in social context". - Correct answer ✔✔ False
