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Making Inferences to Determine Central Ideas: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue"

Question 13 • FL-1700370-Critical Thinking and Study Skills - Flex

A tortilla is a that appears in most Mexican dishes, including tacos, enchiladas, and tostadas. Tortillas are made with cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour. , the corn or wheat grains are ground on a stone. Next, the meal from these grains is formed into small pieces of dough and by hand. Finally, the tortilla is baked on a griddle.

Answer
A
molded into deliciously thin circles
B
patted into thin circles
C
formed into meager little rings

Explanation

The sentence describes shaping dough by hand before baking it. “Patted into thin circles” fits that process and describes the familiar shape of a tortilla. “Molded into deliciously thin circles” is awkwardly worded, while “meager little rings” describes the wrong shape.

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