UNIT 4 End-of-Unit Assessment (Reading Informational Texts Exam)
Question 19 • Language Arts 11 Q2 - Chappell - 4110 - Summer 2026
Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." And sure enough, the following week there we were in front of this astonished stockbroker, and I was sitting there red-faced and quiet, and my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting at his boss in her impeccable broken English.What can be inferred from the excerpt?
Answer
A
Nonstandard forms of English can be as effective as the standard form of English.
B
Nonstandard forms of English limit a speaker’s ability to stand up for herself.
C
Nonstandard forms of English make communication difficult between cultures.
D
Nonstandard forms of English are used more by older adults than by younger adults.