This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage A) Juxtaposition. B) Exigence. C) Ambiguity. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguity. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Another word for "genre" is (a) A) A. category/type. B) Playlist. C) English. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. category/type. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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%. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Chose the device that matches the definition.The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The intended meaning is often the opposite of what is stated, often suggesting light sarcasm. A) Inductive Reasoning. B) Isocolon. C) Irony. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 22. Which of the following is a key skill assessed in the AP English Language and Composition exam? A) Ability to memorize literary terms. B) Skill in analyzing rhetorical strategies. C) Knowledge of British literature. D) Proficiency in writing poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skill in analyzing rhetorical strategies. 23. What do we call timed writing number 2? A) Synthesis. B) Rhetorical analysis. C) Argument. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical analysis. 24. Money is the root of all evil:poverty is the fruit of all goodness. A) Juxtaposition. B) Oxymoron. C) Antithesis. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 25. What is an example of alliteration? A) Let us go forth to lead the land we love. B) Let both sides unite to heed. C) When I was a child, my family went on a summer vacation. D) We shall support any friend, oppose any foe. 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