PrepTest 134, Section 4, Question 7
Mexican Americans share with speakers of Spanish throughout(416 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AThe Mexican American(16 more words not shown)
- BSpanish-language proverbs figure(23 more words not shown)
- CMost proverbs that(21 more words not shown)
- DMany people in(18 more words not shown)
- EAs is illustrated(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted two central functions: proverbs instruct young people and connect them to their Mexican heritage. We need an answer that keeps both functions and the Mexican American setting in view.
Working the answers
- A
The opening mentions a shared European tradition, but the account isn't organized around differences between European and Mexican American use. This turns background into a comparison the author doesn't develop.
- BCorrect
This gives us the two functions we predicted: instruction and familiarity with heritage. It also keeps the focus on Spanish-language proverbs within Mexican American communities.
- C
The opening supplies information about where proverbs came from. An origin summary leaves out what they do in the community, which is the focus of the next two paragraphs.
- D
This is close enough to consider: parents do use proverbs to teach behaviors and norms, including table manners and peer relationships. But it captures only the instructional function. B also includes the separate emphasis on heritage, including sayings without an explicitly educational purpose.
- E
This turns the Spanish-language tradition into an example supporting a broad claim about what proverbs can do within a community. The Mexican American tradition is the subject being explained, not merely an illustration of that more general argument.
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