Question

Figurative Language in Barrio Boy

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Supporting Inferences from Barrio Boy

Match each inference about Barrio Boy with the clue that best supports it.

Emesto was not used to comfort.

"I was taught to move right up, answer

'Sí, señora,' and do the errand.

The village was like a large family.

X

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"When I sat on the bed it sank

deliciously

Children in the barrio obeyed the adults.

X

"Every mother in the village could ask

you to do an errand."

O Try again.

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Answer 1

1). Inference - Ernesto was not used to comfort.

Supporting clue - "When I sat on the bed it sank deliciously."

2). Inference -T he village was like a large family.

Supporting clue - "Every mother in the village could ask you to do an errand."

3). Inference - Children in the barrio obeyed the adults.

Supporting clue - "I was taught to move right up, answer 'Sí, señora,' and do the errand.

Step-by-step explanation:

The inferences and the supporting clue from the story which substantiates the validity of the claim are given above. The first inference that can be drawn would be 'Ernesto's discomfort in getting along with the new place and its culture(America)' which is reflected through the clue 'the sinking of bed when he sits on it.' The next inference is that 'the village where he belonged to lived like large family' as reflected by the authority possessed by each mother to give a command to any child which shows their unison and socio-cultural bond. The deduction of the 'village children being respectful and obeying' is substantiated through the teaching they were provided that whatever is asked to him/her by an elder, he should reply 'Sí, señora(yes, madam') and accomplish the work.