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Statement & Assumption — “Our urban youth are less at ease with their own language than with English!” Which assumptions are implicit? I. One generally feels most comfortable in one’s mother tongue. II. English-language books outsell vernacular books.

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if only assumption I is implicit.
if only assumption II is implicit.
if either I or II is implicit.
if neither I nor II is implicit.
None of these

Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.

Explanation:

Introduction / Context:
The lament compares comfort levels. It tacitly relies on a general expectation that a person’s mother tongue is usually the most comfortable language—hence the surprise that English feels easier.

Concept / Approach:
Assumption I is necessary to generate the sense of anomaly. Assumption II about book sales is a market statistic not required for the comfort-level claim.

Statement & Assumption — “Our urban youth are less at ease with their own language than with English!” Which assumptions are implicit? I. One generally feels most comfortable in one’s mother tongue. II. English-language books outsell vernacular books.

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