In the early 1800s.the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah created the first script, or writing system, for an Indigenous language in the United States. Because it represented the sounds of spoken Cherokee so accurately, his script was easy to learn and thus quickly achieved __ use: by 1830, over 90 percent of the Cherokee people could read and write it. 1. Mark for Review Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A widespread B careful C unintended D infrequent

## Step 1<br />The problem is a multiple-choice question that tests your understanding of the context and meaning of the sentence. The sentence is about Sequoyah, a Cherokee scholar, who created a script for the Cherokee language in the early 1800s. The script was easy to learn and by 1830, over 90 percent of the Cherokee people could read and write it.<br />## Step 2<br />The sentence is looking for a word or phrase that describes the use of the script. The options are 'widespread', 'careful', 'unintended', and 'infrequent'.<br />## Step 3<br />The context of the sentence indicates that the script was widely used by the Cherokee people. Therefore, the word 'widespread' is the most logical and precise word to complete the sentence.