I Stayed Home From School Today I"m staying home from school today
I'd rather be in bed
pretending that I have a pain
that's pounding in my head.
I'll say I have a stomach ache
I'll claim I have the flu
I'll shiver like I'm cold
and hold my breath until I'm blue.
I'll fake a cough. I'll fake a sneeze.
I'll say my throat is sore
If necessary I can throw
a tantrum on the floor
I'm sure I'll get away with it
Of that, there's little doubt
But, even so, I really hope
my students don't find out

Read the passage and answer the question
Who is most likely to feel a personal connection to this poem?
A) a parent
B) a student
C) A teacher
D) a principal

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”