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- 1. Multiple Choice
The final sentence of the first paragraph (lines 6-7) is unusual in the way it uses a
first person pronoum
verb tense
plural noun
dangling participle
- 2. Multiple Choice
The function of the first paragraph is to
explain the purpose of the passage
define the relationship between literary language and everyday speech
describe the author's writing process
characterize the author and her interests
- 3. Multiple Choice
In context, "carefully wrought" (line 21) suggests both
beauty and permanence
simplicity and perfection
nervousness and self-control
technical mastery and craftsmanship
- 4. Multiple Choice
The word "burdened" (lines 21-22) modifies
"things" (line 18)
"intersection" (line 18)
"aspect" (line 19)
"speech" (line 20)
- 5. Multiple Choice
During the talk described in paragraph 2, the author responds to her mother's presence by
altering the vocabulary and syntax she had been using to express her ideas to the group
regretting that there are certain interests she does not share with her mother
thinking about how audience determines the appropriateness of a style
deciding that her mother does not need to learn academic English
- 6. Multiple Choice
The third paragraph provides
a concrete example of how writers transform personal experience into art
a series of assertion about the nature of language
a rationale for the author's shifting allegiances
an anecdote that reinforces ideas expressed in the previous paragraphs
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of the mother's quoted speech (lines 52-67) ?
The author expects the speech to be comprehensible enough to enable her to make a point about her mother's use of language.
The author uses the speech as an example of the way her mother talked when the author was young, not the way her mother talks now.
The author wants to suggest that it is her mother's accent, not her syntax, that makes her English difficult to understand.
The author is more interested in what her mother says in the speech than in the way she says it.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The effect of using the second pronoun in lines 40 and 68 is to
emphasize the author's awareness of an audience
illustrate the effectiveness of using informal diction when speaking publicly
indicate a shift in focus from the personal to the impersonal
echo the style of the author's talk described in paragraph two
- 9. Multiple Choice
The first two sentences in the last paragraph (lines 68-73) do which of the following?
Define ambiguous terns
Explain convoluted reasoning
Resolve disagreements
Present contrasts
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the last paragraph, the author insists on the
importance of an expressive command of standard English
sophistication of some of her mother's English language skills
need for language learners to practice on a wide variety of written materials
value of reading as a means of improving the language skills of nonnative speakers
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the context of the whole passage, the last sentence ( lines 81-83) serves to
establish that the author associates her mother's language with the past, not the present
validate the form of English the author hears from her mother
discredit the form of English the author learns from books
summarize the characteristics of the mother's way of speaking
- 12. Multiple Choice
The author uses directly quoted speech at various points in the passage to
establish her credibility as a well-read academic
emphasize the underlying similarities of language
show how her understanding of English evolved
illustrate various forms of English
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best characteristics the voice of the author in the passage as a whole?
A lonely, private voice
An informal, public voice
A formal, speech-making voice
A scholarly, detached voice
- 14. Multiple Choice
A central concept in the passage is the notion that
English has been enriched by borrowing from other languages
speakers use different forms of language for different purposes
English is easier t understand than to speak
literary conventions must often be sacrificed for elegance of expression
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