This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What order should you do the multiple choice in? A) You should start with the passages that have the oldest language because they're the hardest. B) You should start with the passages that have the oldest language because they're the hardest. C) You should start with the passages that have the oldest language because they're the hardest. D) You should answer them in the order that you want. Choose the passages that look easiest and start with those. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should answer them in the order that you want. Choose the passages that look easiest and start with those. 2. A statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory on the surface, but delivers ironic truth. A) Irony. B) Paradox. C) Satire. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 3. What does the writer emphasize in the conclusion of the passage? A) The uniqueness of her order. B) The quality of the filet-o-fish. C) The sacrifices her parents made for her. D) The rise in popularity of McDonald's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sacrifices her parents made for her. 4. A speaker delivers a highly emotional plea for immediate donations to a local disaster relief fund shortly after a flood. This timing and tone demonstrate an effective use of: A) Ethos (credibility). B) Logos (logic). C) Kairos (timeliness/opportunity). D) A line of reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kairos (timeliness/opportunity). 5. What is the writer primarily trying to communicate in the first third of the passage? A) Her love for fast food. B) The rise of fast food in China. C) Her experiences versus others. D) The background of McDonald's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her experiences versus others. 6. How important is it to take the Mock exam either today, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, or next Monday? A) Extremely important. B) Not important. C) Beating yourself in the head with a brick is a better idea. D) Get Involved:The world is run by those who show up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely important. 7. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'One type of subject complement is an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It is in the predicate of the sentence, and modifies, or describes, the subject.' A) Predicate adjective. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate adjective. 8. What is a recommended strategy for answering multiple-choice questions on the AP English Language and Composition Exam? A) Read the questions first, then skim the passage. B) Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions using evidence from the text. C) Guess on every question. D) Only answer questions you already know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions using evidence from the text. 9. Which of the following best defines connotation? A) The literal, dictionary definition of a word. B) The emotional associations or cultural implications that a word carries beyond its literal meaning. C) The repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase. D) The use of a word or phrase to describe something that is not its literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional associations or cultural implications that a word carries beyond its literal meaning. 10. Clarity and logic in writing about a topic that binds everything together well. A) Rhetoric. B) Narration. C) Parallelism. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coherence. 11. What is one tip for using the point-by-point method in compare and contrast writing? A) Alternate between subjects for each point of comparison. B) Discuss all points about one subject before moving to the next. C) Ignore similarities and focus only on differences. D) Use only one point of comparison for the entire essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alternate between subjects for each point of comparison. 12. What is the definition of 'colloquial'? A) A reference to something in previous literature or history. B) The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of successive words. C) The rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words. D) Characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. 13. The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage A) Juxtaposition. B) Exigence. C) Ambiguity. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguity. 14. A sentence in which the main clause does not occur until the end. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Periodic. D) Cumulative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periodic. 15. Cynical means A) Approving. B) Assuming self-interest in people's actions. C) Whimsical. D) Distrusting of nature. E) Excessively complicated in style. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assuming self-interest in people's actions. 16. What is the first step in writing a synthesis essay? A) Writing the conclusion. B) Drafting the body paragraphs. C) Understanding the prompt. D) Choosing the sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding the prompt. 17. What is the main idea of the first paragraph of the passage? A) The writer's experiences versus others' excitement about the first Chinese McDonald's. B) The writer's love for the filet-o-fish and its connection to her Chinese upbringing. C) The writer's description of her family's view of McDonald's and their slow eating habits. D) The writer's disappointment in not being able to eat at the first Chinese McDonald's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The writer's experiences versus others' excitement about the first Chinese McDonald's. 18. How could Woolf use commentary to illuminate her line of reasoning? A) By listing random quotes from famous authors. B) By explaining how lack of privacy disrupted a specific writer's work. C) By summarizing her entire argument in every paragraph. D) By criticizing modern writers who disagree with her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By explaining how lack of privacy disrupted a specific writer's work. 19. Anytime an author explicitly states the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence A) Description. B) Explanation. C) Illustration. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Definition. 20. The sentence "This policy affects students, teachers, and administrators by changing instructional schedules, staffing assignments, and resource allocation, " primarily appeals to A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 21. What is the significance of explaining evidence in your essay? A) To show off vocabulary. B) To fill space. C) To confuse the reader. D) To analyze why the evidence is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To analyze why the evidence is important. 22. I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 23. Another word for "genre" is (a) A) A. category/type. B) Playlist. C) English. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. category/type. 24. An "insidious oligarchy" is likely a A) A single dictator changing a significant number of laws. B) Dangerous terrorist regime. C) Small group of people slowly taking over a country's policy for their own benefit. D) Useful aristocratic panel. E) A ribald monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small group of people slowly taking over a country's policy for their own benefit. 25. The intentional organization of sentence structure to achieve a particular effect. A) Diction. B) Syntax. C) Stratonymy. D) Asyndeton. E) Explication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syntax. 26. Which sentence type is more than one sentence joined by a conjunction, one of which is complex? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Compound-complex. D) Cumulative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex. 27. Placement of two things close together to emphasize similarities or differences. A) Antithesis. B) Oxymoron. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 28. What is the minimum score that we're hoping everyone receives on the multiple choice exam? A) 100%. B) 75%. C) 50%. D) 0%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50%. 29. Fill in the blank: ..... is harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule. A) Sarcasm. B) Eulogy. C) Euphemism. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcasm. 30. The author changed the sentence from, "He walked from the room." to "He stomped from the room. This is an example of more specific ..... A) Diction. B) Imagery. C) Syntax. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp English Language Quiz 1Ap English Language Quiz 2Ap English Language Quiz 3Ap English Language Quiz 4Ap English Language Quiz 5Ap English Language Quiz 6Ap English Language Quiz 7Ap English Language Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books