AP Lang and Comp III
English
11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the second sentence in the passage?
(A) It makes an appeal to authority.
(B) It restates the thesis of the passage.
(C) It expresses the causal relationship between morality and writing style.
(D) It provides a specific example for the preceding generalization.
(E) It presents a misconception that the author will correct.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
8. Which of the following phrases does the author use to illustrate the notion of an unnatural and pretentious writing style?
(A) “unconnected, slipshod allusions’’ (line 7)
(B) “throw words together’’ (lines 8-9)
(C) “gabble on at a venture’’ (line 22)
(D) “get upon stilts’’ (lines 30-31)
(E) “pitch upon the very word’’ (line 34)
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
9. In lines 10-32 of the passage, the author uses an extended analogy between
(A) language and morality
(B) preaching and acting
(C) writing and speaking
(D) vulgar English and incorrect pronunciation
(E) ordinary life and the theater
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
10. In line 17, “common speech’’ refers to (
(A) metaphorical language
(B) current slang
(C) unaffected expression
(D) regional dialect
(E) impolite speech
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
11. Which of the following words is grammatically and thematically parallel to “tone’’ (line 21)?
(A) “solemnity’’ (line 21)
(B) “pulpit’’ (line 21)
(C) “stage-declamation’’ (line 21)
(D) “liberty’’ (line 22)
(E) “venture’’ (line 22)
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
12. In context, the expression “to pitch upon’’ (line 34) is best interpreted as having which of the following meanings?
(A) To suggest in a casual way
(B) To set a value on
(C) To put aside as if by throwing
(D) To utter glibly and insincerely
(E) To succeed in finding
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
13. The ability discussed in lines 35-38 is referred to elsewhere as which of the following?
(A) “theatrical cadence’’ (line 30)
(B) “foreign circumlocutions’’ (line 46)
(C) “fine tact’’ (line 51)
(D) “professional allusions’’ (lines 54-55)
(E) “universal force’’ (line 56)
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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