The option that best summarizes one central idea of the passage from "Mother Tongue" is The way a person speaks English is not a good measure of intellectual ability.
Explanation:
Amy Tan talks about her mother's 'broken English'. She says that when she was growing up she felt ashamed of the way her mother spoke. She is a grown up, now. Her mother understands all kinds of texts but she continues to speak in the same 'limited' way. Tan concludes that the way someone speaks is not a measure of intellectual ability. Ability tests cannot measure her mother's passion, imagery and the nature of her thoughts.
The option that best summarizes one central idea of the passage from "Mother Tongue" is The way a person speaks English is not a good measure of intellectual ability.
Explanation:
Amy Tan talks about her mother's 'broken English'. She says that when she was growing up she felt ashamed of the way her mother spoke. She is a grown up, now. Her mother understands all kinds of texts but she continues to speak in the same 'limited' way. Tan concludes that the way someone speaks is not a measure of intellectual ability. Ability tests cannot measure her mother's passion, imagery and the nature of her thoughts.
