This question is missing the options. I've found the complete question online. It is as follows:
Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that achievement tests ignore imagination as an element of language ability?
A. Tan’s mother would not be able to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.
B. Tan’s mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.
C. Tan’s mother did not allow her to take tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.
D. Tan’s mother was disappointed that Tan did poorly on tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.
Answer:
The best option is letter B. Tan’s mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.
Explanation:
In the essay "Mother Tongue", author Amy Tan discusses the many Englishes that shaped her into becoming who she is. Daughter of immigrant Chinese parents, Tan focuses on arguing how her mother's broken English was perceived not only by herself, but also by others. <u>When Tan mentions the English tests she used to take at school, she shows readers how poorly those tests actually worked in terms of assessing one's ability. Her way to perceive language was different than what was expected from her. Even her mother, whose English was "broken", could see that those fill-in-the-blanks types of activities were trying to limit an idea that actually had almost endless possibilities. There were several ways to fill in those blanks, Tan and her mother both thought, but the school always seemed to expect the most bland, shallow ideas.</u>
The Man at the Market
When the supermarket clerk tallied up my groceries, I was $12 over what I had on me. I began to remove items from the bags, when another shopper handed me a $20 bill. “Please don’t put yourself out,” I told him. “Let me tell you a story,” he said. “My mother is in the hospital with cancer. I visit her every day and bring her flowers. I went this morning, and she got mad at me for spending my money on more flowers. She demanded that I do something else with that money. So, here, please accept this. It is my mother’s flowers.” – Leslie Wagner, Peel, Arkansas. Here are 30 more acts of kindness you can do in two minutes or less.
Answer: 15:40
(8(6)-3(11))
(48-33)
15
(3(6)+2(11))
(18+22)
40
I hope this is good enough:
Answer:
1. 12 million smoking deaths over last 40 years (cancer--4.1M, cardiovascular disease--5.5M, respiratory disease--2.1M, 94,000 infant deaths)
2. 438,000 people die from smoking (see pie chart for breakdown of types); 8.6 million get sick (20 for every 1 death; 45.1 million adults smoke
3. Youth smoking declined between 2000-2003; Youth and adult decline has stopped
4. 126M nonsmokers affected; brief exposure dangerous; causes disease and death; 3000 deaths--lung cancer, 35,000--heart disease, 150,000-300,000 respiratory problems for children below 18 mo.
5. $75 billion in medical costs; $92 billion in lost productivity (people missing work because of illness
6. Smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes, low tar cigs, not safe either
1. paragraph 3
2. paragraph 1
3. paragraph 6
4. paragraph 5
5. paragraph 2
6. paragraph 4
Explanation: That's the order it should be in. Have a wonderful day people!
