This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap English Language – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap English Language Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The implied or associative meaning of a word (e.g., slender vs. skinny; cheap vs. thrifty) is called ..... A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Alliteration. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 2. "I gave you my heart" is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Metonymy. D) Style. E) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metonymy. 3. What rhetorical device is being used?"The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue." A) Hyperbole. B) Flashback. C) Hangry. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 4. Which of the following words is a subordinate conjunction? A) Because. B) Although. C) When. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Description in writing helps support an argument with vivid evidence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The sentence beginning "You turn helplessly to the waiter" (lines 12-15) contains A) Irony. B) Paradox. C) Parallel syntax. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 7. A variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region, is called ..... (Example: "Y'all" = Southern dialect) A) Dialect. B) Idiom. C) Jargon. D) Accent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialect. 8. An author's individual word choice and syntax create the author's individual ..... A) Style. B) Slanting. C) Point of view. D) Coherence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Style. 9. An author builds ethos primarily through: A) Using vivid language and emotional stories. B) Presenting a carefully organized, logical argument. C) Demonstrating expertise, fairness, reliability, and moral character. D) Connecting their argument to current events and opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demonstrating expertise, fairness, reliability, and moral character. 10. If your material involves physical or sensory details, which method should you use? A) Description. B) Narration. C) Cause and Effect. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 11. What is the primary function of using evidence from multiple sources in a synthesis essay? A) To fill up space. B) To provide a variety of perspectives and strengthen the credibility of the argument. C) To repeat the same information for emphasis. D) To focus only on one viewpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide a variety of perspectives and strengthen the credibility of the argument. 12. What type of evidence is based on personal experience and observations? A) Second-hand evidence. B) Concession. C) First-hand evidence. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-hand evidence. 13. According to the passage, what is the mark of a skilled writer? A) Using as many methods as possible. B) Intentional choice-knowing why you're using each method and what you hope to achieve with it. C) Never combining methods. D) Always using narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intentional choice-knowing why you're using each method and what you hope to achieve with it. 14. Which is practical advice from the test-makers to the test-takers? A) Think critically. B) Annotate answer choices. C) Keep a positive attitude. D) Set goals and fulfill them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annotate answer choices. 15. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." This is an example of ..... A) Figurative language. B) Diction. C) Chiasmus. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chiasmus. 16. Which of the following is NOT a common strategy for improving sentence clarity? A) Remove unnecessary words. B) Use specific language. C) Add complex vocabulary. D) Reorganize sentence structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add complex vocabulary. 17. A writer MOST weakens their credibility by A) Acknowledging limitations in their argument. B) Citing a qualified source. C) Relying on absolute claims. D) Defining key terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relying on absolute claims. 18. What is the following an example of? "To err is human; to forgive divine." A) Chiasmus. B) Zeugma. C) Epistrophe. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 19. Which of the following rhetorical devices is used to create a contrast between two opposing ideas? A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Antithesis. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 20. A contrast of opposing ideas presented in parallel grammatical structure is called ..... A) Antithesis. B) Analogy. C) Hypophora. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 21. Fill in the blank:The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work (when analyzing style, one may consider diction, figurative language, sentence structure, etc.) is called ..... A) Style. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Style. 22. Which of the following best defines assonance? A) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase. B) A short, amusing story about a real person or incident. C) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of clauses. D) The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. 23. Argumentation is ..... A) Is the writer's attempt to convince his reader to agree with him. B) Said of a word or expression used in a nonliteral way. C) The principle of clarity and logical adherence to a topic that binds together all parts of a composition. D) Word choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the writer's attempt to convince his reader to agree with him. 24. A style of argument which attempts to appeal to the speaker's credibility or likeability. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Kairos. E) Mythos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 25. Created throughout a literary work, established partly by setting and author's choice of objects described. Can be used to foreshadow events or help to create mood. A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Antecedent. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere. ← 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