This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:The word 'circumspect' means ..... A) Cautious or prudent. B) Reckless. C) Indifferent. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautious or prudent. 2. The AP Lang multiple choice section is worth ..... of your total exam score. A) 35%. B) 15%. C) 45%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 45%. 3. A comparison between two different things that shows their relationship A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Analogy. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 4. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. A) Imagery. B) Inference. C) Irony. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 5. The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the feeling of a word. A) Denotation. B) Clause. C) Connotation. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 6. Which of the following is NOT a classroom rule? A) Be on time and in your seat busy with bellwork when the bell rings. B) Brings all needed materials to class. C) Pay attention and follow directions right away. D) Text my friends when the teacher is not looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text my friends when the teacher is not looking. 7. What happens if a student receives a poor grade on an assignment? A) They cannot make corrections. B) They can make corrections for a better grade. C) They will be given extra credit. D) They will have to redo the entire assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can make corrections for a better grade. 8. Which rhetorical term refers to the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work? A) Aphorism. B) Atmosphere. C) Clause. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 9. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ..... A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Acronym. D) Homonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 10. True/False:Die Hard is a Christmas movie. A) True. B) False. C) I've never seen Die Hard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. An exaggeration of overstatement A) Paradox. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 12. When an author groups two contradictory terms together. A) Irony. B) Paradox. C) Parallelism. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 13. A paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words. A) Hyperbole. B) Satire. C) Irony. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 14. When events turn out the opposite of what was expected; when what the characters and reader's think should happen, but does not happen. A) Irony. B) Dramatic Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) Verbal Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational Irony. 15. You have about 40 minutes to write each essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. What should you mark out when analyzing the options? A) Words that are repeated in the passage. B) Words that do and do not answer each part of the question. C) Words that are unrelated to the passage. D) Words that are difficult to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words that do and do not answer each part of the question. 17. Fill in the blank:The 'why' or 'what happens next' is more important than ..... or 'how it looks' when choosing cause and effect over other methods. A) 'what it is'. B) 'where it is'. C) 'who did it'. D) 'when it happened'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'what it is'. 18. How much is the Multiple Choice section worth? A) 55%. B) 45%. C) Some %. D) Ugh, Math!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45%. 19. What is 'extended metaphor'? A) Differs from a regular metaphor in that several comparisons similar in theme are being made. B) The literal meaning of a word, the dictionary definition. C) Tone; instructional, designed to teach an ethical, moral, or religious lesson. D) Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Differs from a regular metaphor in that several comparisons similar in theme are being made. 20. When two words, phrases, images, or ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast, it is called: A) Juxtaposition. B) Metaphor. C) Mood. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. 21. When a writer uses an appeal to pathos, they are attempting to engage the audience's: A) Sense of logic and reasoning. B) Trust in the speaker's authority. C) Values, beliefs, and emotions. D) Understanding of complex historical timelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Values, beliefs, and emotions. 22. Which term describes a repeating symbol throughout a text? A) Motif. B) Paradox. C) Epithet. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 23. A description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 24. Which of the following best explains why critiquing the human element of texts is valuable? A) It helps you understand the emotional and ethical dimensions of communication. B) It is only necessary for fiction. C) It makes essays more difficult to write. D) It is not part of AP English Language and Composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps you understand the emotional and ethical dimensions of communication. 25. PASSAGE 1It can be inferred that "the few" (paragraph 2) refers most specifically to A) Tyrants. B) Courtiers. C) Monarchs. D) Dissenters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissenters. 26. Which of these is NOT a rhetorical appeal? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Topos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Topos. 27. There will be between ..... questions on the test. A) 95-100. B) 5-10. C) 50-55. D) 505-510. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50-55. 28. True or False:Grammar and mechanics play a huge role in the score you receive on a timed writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Deriding the status quo is A) Harmfully impacting a utilitarian proposal. B) Parodying a obscure essay. C) Mocking the current status of affairs. D) Adhering to gender roles. E) Speaking out against ones detractors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mocking the current status of affairs. 30. Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue? Father:We are going to Disney World! Son:Yay!!!! A) Irritated. B) Annoyed. C) Uninterested. D) Ecstatic. 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