AP Multiple Choice Question Types

Tone refers to the speaker's...

• opinion

• attitude

• relationships

• history

The speaker is...

• the main character or the voice of the passage

• the author

• the supporting character or the supporting voice of the passage

• the editor

Characterization is when...

• you write down important quotes they say

• you record their physical and mental attributes/vices

• you analyze the thoughts, motivation, and personality of a character

• all of those

The theme of a passage is NOT...

• the message the author is trying to tell the audience

• something you can learn from a story, like a moral

• an idea that is universal and related to society

• explicitly stated in the passage

What does "inference" mean?

• paraphrasing a quote

• reading between the lines to understand what is implied

• summarizing a portion of the text

• re-reading a section that you do not understand

Rhetoric is..

• the author's ability to tell a story

• the author's ability to joke

• the author's ability to persuade

• the author's ability to recap

You can analyze rhetoric by...

• looking at the author's style (literary devices), purpose, and audience

• looking only at the author's style

• identifying the main idea

• taking journal notes

Syntax is...

• use of figurative language

• diction

• word choice

• sentence structure and variety

One way you can analyze syntax is...

• compare/contrast when the author uses very long sentences mixed in with very short sentences

• track word usage throughout the entire piece

• analyze the narration (point of view)

• cite valuable quotes

Diction is...

• part of grammar

• sentence variety and complexity

• word choice

• figurative language