Question 2 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue.” I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. What is the purpose of this text?
Answer
A
to inform readers of Tan’s mother’s feelings
B
to persuade readers that Tan’s mother is intelligent
C
to persuade readers to speak a different way
D
to inform readers based on Tan’s childhood experience
Explanation
Tan recounts her own childhood experience and explains how she mistakenly judged her mother’s thoughts by the way she spoke English. The passage mainly informs readers about that experience and what Tan believed at the time; it does not chiefly try to persuade readers to speak differently or describe her mother’s feelings. The correct choice is “to inform readers based on Tan’s childhood experience.”
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