Code Switching

Which of the following provides the best summary of paragraph 5?

• Deggan Describes the disgust others felt by his use of language.

• Deggan describes the mistrust his friends felt when he spoke.

• Deggan describes the impact of code-switching amongst peers.

• Deggan describes his feelings of being an outcast.

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Which of the following provides the best summary of paragraph 19?

• Deggan describes the impact of code-switching on his development

• Deggan describes his graciousness for his past, in preparation for his future

• Deggan describes his friends and how important they were

• Deggan describes how college will be different than high school

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What evidence does the author primarily use to support his message?

• Facts about the importance of code switching

• Examples of a code switching experience

• Statistics about successful code switching

• Scientific evidence of the effects of code switching

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Which of the following best supports Deggans’ claim that code switching is important?

• “For linguists, code-switching describes the simple act of switching between two languages in a conversation.” (Para. 7)

• “I watched as too many others from my hometown and other predominantly black cities struggled in a university setting where suddenly they really were a minority.” (Para. 20)

• “As more cultures join America’s melting pot, that’s why code-switching remains so valuable.” (Para. 26)

• “It’s a reminder to be fully who you are at all times, while making sure you’re understood well enough to be valued, respected and considered.” (Para. 27)

Which of the following claims does Eric Deggans develop in the text?

• Code-switching keeps people from expressing themselves by promoting one correct style of communication.

• It is important to recognize that code-switching can help a person succeed and celebrate all aspects of their identity.

• The United States consists of great cultural variety and no one should be discriminated against for speaking a certain way.

• Many successful people have used code-switching, but it is unfair to expect minorities to have multiple communication styles.

Which sentence supports the idea that code switching is something that is necessary?

• “That word — “guys” — might earn smiles and nods of understanding in that world, but it brought the ultimate insult in my neighborhood.” (Para. 5)

• “ But in today’s increasingly multicultural, multiethnic society, the term’s deeper meaning involves shifting between different cultures as you move through life’s conversations — choosing your communication style based on the people you’re dealing with.” (Para. 7)

• “Equal parts fitting in and making sure you’re understood, code-switching comes as naturally to me as breathing 38 years later — a transition I’m sure our first black president has also mastered.” (Para. 13 )

• “For these kids, being members of a minority group was an abstraction,5 because everywhere they turned in their own lives — from school to the corner store and their own street corners — they were surrounded by others who looked and acted like them.” (Para. 21)

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Why does the author include the anecdote about the “g-word” in the beginning of the text?

• To give the reader an example of the ridicule he faced as a child

• To give the reader an example of how code-switching impacts communities of color

• To give the reader an idea of what the article will be about

• To give the reader an explanation for his personal beliefs on code-switching

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What can the reader conclude from paragraphs 15-18?

• Code-switching is not enough to change people’s perceptions of minorities

• Deggan didn’t understand the world around him

• Deggan’s mother had to have a serious conversation with him

• Code-switching had a high impact on how Deggan interacted with white people

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What connection does the author draw between communication style and social acceptance?

• A person’s success in social interactions is influenced by how they choose to communicate with others.

• Changing communication styles can make a person feel isolated from belonging to any one culture.

• People choose their primary communication style based on the group to which they most want to belong.

• Not adhering to the dominant communication style in a group will most likely result in social rejection.

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