This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What comprises the textual evidence for the argument timed writing? A) Sources. B) Passage. C) CHORES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHORES. 2. Which one of the following characteristics of girls is emphasized in lines 56-57? A) Their enlightening education and their contentious relationships with parents. B) Their attendance at lectures and the child-rearing practices of their parents. C) Their humanitarian training and their parents' desire to stifle this training. D) Their perseverance and their parent's refusal to condone their actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their humanitarian training and their parents' desire to stifle this training. 3. An opposing argument can be called a/an ..... A) Opinion. B) Syllogism. C) Warrant. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rebuttal. 4. When a passage opens with a broad generalization and then narrows to a specific example, the organization primarily serves to A) Delay the thesis. B) Overwhelm the reader. C) Illustrate an abstract claim. D) Contradict expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illustrate an abstract claim. 5. Obscure A) Unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand. B) To worship. C) To add details; to exaggerate. D) A wandering homeless person; a tramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand. 6. Which tone word BEST describes Odysseus' tone in the following excerpt? "Once they were at a safe distance again, Odysseus yelled back again to say that it was he, Odysseus, that blinded the Cyclops, if anyone should ask." A) Amiable. B) Arrogant. C) Accusing. D) Appreciative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrogant. 7. Fill in the blank: ..... is the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms. A) Parallelism. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 8. Fill in the blank:The literal, objective meaning of a word, free from subjective feelings or associations, is known as ..... A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Implication. D) Suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 9. Which of these is the best definition of exigence? A) The spark or catalyst that moved the speaker to write the text. B) The history of the text. C) What the speaker is trying to accomplish. D) The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The spark or catalyst that moved the speaker to write the text. 10. What does exercising close-reading skills primarily involve for AP English Language multiple-choice questions? A) Reading passages as quickly as possible to save time. B) Annotating passages or reading them multiple times for deeper understanding. C) Only focusing on the first paragraph of each passage. D) Memorizing every word in the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annotating passages or reading them multiple times for deeper understanding. 11. Chose the device that matches the definition.Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group A) Inductive Reasoning. B) Jar-jar Binks. C) Jargon. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 12. What does the term 'allegory' refer to in literature? A) A repetition of sounds in neighboring words. B) A device using characters or stories to symbolize abstract ideas. C) A direct reference to a historical event. D) A short narrative detailing an interesting episode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device using characters or stories to symbolize abstract ideas. 13. Which component of the rhetorical situation asks 'Who is the text directed toward?' A) Speaker. B) Purpose. C) Audience. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 14. What is the impact of using a "call to action" in a persuasive essay? A) It provides a summary of the essay's main points. B) It may confuse the reader about the essay's goals. C) It encourages the reader to act or think in a certain way after reading. D) It detracts from the main argument by introducing new ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It encourages the reader to act or think in a certain way after reading. 15. What is the effect of using a metaphor in writing? A) To create a literal comparison. B) To exaggerate a point. C) To make a direct statement. D) To create a vivid image or idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create a vivid image or idea. 16. Two things/ideas/situations that are close together yet contrast A) Exigence. B) Juxtaposition. C) Exposition. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 17. The atmosphere or emotional aura of a work; affected by setting, tone, and events. A) Metaphor. B) Mood. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 18. With two deep wounds on my arms and a couple of sprains and strains here and there, I was still determined to continue moving on the trek by crawling. A) Cumulative (loose) sentence. B) Hortative sentence. C) Imperative sentence. D) Periodic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periodic sentence. 19. The perspective from which the text is developed. A) Argumentation. B) Rhetoric. C) Point of view. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point of view. 20. Which section of the test involves identifying rhetorical devices in reading passages? A) Section one. B) Section two. C) Missed test section. D) Final exam section. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Section two. 21. Define polysyndeton A) A stylistic device in which several internal vowels sounds are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. B) A stylistic device in which the omission of conjunctions is used to achieve an artistic effect. C) A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. 22. An indirect comparison between two unlike things/ideas/situations A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Analogy. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. What do the first two passages of the multiple choice section of our exam test you over? A) Reading. B) Writing. C) Rhetorical devices. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading. 24. Which of the following is something your audience needs when reading a narrative? A) Connect emotionally with your topic. B) Ignore the main point. C) Avoid understanding human dimensions. D) See only abstract ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connect emotionally with your topic. 25. What is the focus of a synthesis essay according to the prompt? A) The vocabulary. B) The length. C) The argument. D) The sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The argument. ← 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