This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following tone words is negative? A) Supportive. B) Artificial. C) Ecstatic. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial. 2. Fill in the blank: ..... is an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect (e.g., "fly on the wall", "cut to the chase"). A) Idiom. B) Proverb. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 3. What city is Mr. Gianotti from? A) Chicago. B) Milwaukee. C) Tulsa. D) Whiting. That's why he has oil for blood and steel for bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whiting. That's why he has oil for blood and steel for bones. 4. Do use "I believe" or "I think" when writing an argumentative essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event is called an ..... A) Editorial. B) Biography. C) Anecdote. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 6. The combination 'Description + Cause and Effect' involves describing physical conditions that lead to specific outcomes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The tone of the sentence 'The solution sounds appealing, but it ignores long-term consequences.' is best described as A) Indifferent. B) Sarcastic. C) Celebratory. D) Skeptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeptical. 8. Joan Didion, "On Self-Respect" (1961)"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth is potentially to have everything:the ability to discriminate, to love, and to remain indifferent. To lack it is to be locked within oneself, paradoxically incapable of either love or indifference." Question:The tone of this passage is best described as: A) Cynical and detached. B) Reflective and analytical. C) Sentimental and nostalgic. D) Defensive and bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflective and analytical. 9. When you address the opposite side of an argument. A) Reasons. B) Evidence. C) Transition. D) Counter-Argument. E) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counter-Argument. 10. All of the following strengthen an argument EXCEPT A) Relevant data. B) Logical reasoning. C) Emotional exaggeration. D) Clear explanations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotional exaggeration. 11. The advice 'wait till the end before you complain' is an example of what? A) A rhetorical choice. B) A theme. C) An exigence. D) A subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A theme. 12. Making a generalization based on specific evidence at hand. A) Inductive Reasoning. B) Hypothetical Reasoning. C) Deductive Reasoning. D) Reductive Reasoning. E) General Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inductive Reasoning. 13. What should you do to connect evidence to your argument? A) Articulate the connection between evidence and argument. B) Use complex vocabulary. C) Summarize the sources. D) Ignore the evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articulate the connection between evidence and argument. 14. What is the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color? A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 15. Which method of development should you choose to clarify a term? A) Definition. B) Narration. C) Compare/Contrast (distinguish from similar terms). D) Cause/Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definition. 16. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident, intended to illustrate or support a point A) Generalization. B) Allusion. C) Antithesis. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 17. Fill in the blank:Comparison focuses on ..... ; contrast focuses on differences. A) Results. B) Facts. C) Opinions. D) Similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similarities. 18. What is one of the skills students are expected to demonstrate? A) Memorize historical dates. B) Demonstrate an understanding of an audience's beliefs, values, or needs. C) Solve complex mathematical equations. D) Perform scientific experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demonstrate an understanding of an audience's beliefs, values, or needs. 19. Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity. A) Assonance. B) Archetype. C) Colloquial. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 20. Fill in the blank: ..... is a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause. A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple sentence. 21. A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by providing them with human attributes. A) Paradox. B) Point of View. C) Repetition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 22. The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word. A) Clause. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 23. The duplication of of any element of language. A) Point of View. B) Personification. C) Paradox. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 24. Fill in the blank: ..... is an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth. A) Paradox. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 25. Fill in the blank:The creator of the text, whether an individual or entity, is referred to as the ..... A) Reader. B) Editor. C) Author. D) Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author. 26. What rhetorical device is being used?"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results" A) Pogos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 27. A writer who defines key terms early in an argument MOST likely wants to A) Entertain the audience. B) Control interpretation. C) Avoid evidence. D) Slow the pacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control interpretation. 28. What is the primary method of communication for contacting the eTeacher? A) Phone call. B) Canvas Inbox. C) Email. D) Zoom Office Hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canvas Inbox. 29. The 'circumstances surrounding the message' best defines which element? A) Speaker. B) Exigence. C) Context. D) Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Context. 30. An object that is used to represent something deeper A) Symbol. B) Understatement. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. 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