AP Lang Grammar MCQ Review #2

The writer is considering changing the beginning of sentence 1 (reproduced below) to better introduce the topic and engage the reader's attention.

The latest findings in social psychology suggest that self-knowledge is a more complex phenomenon than you might think.

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 1 best accomplishes this goal?

• (As it is now)

• "Know yourself" is a well-known maxim, but the latest findings in social psychology suggest

• The latest findings in social psychology, a field that reflects what people have written about the human mind for thousands of years, are now suggesting

• Many people would say that self-reflection is an important habit, and the suggestion from the latest findings in social psychology is

• Social psychology is a constantly evolving discipline, and its latest findings suggest

The writer wants to avoid revealing any potential biases in sentence 5 (reproduced below).

Sun and Vazire conspired on an experiment to study the latter category.

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 5 accomplishes the goal?

• (as it is now)

• dreamed up

• fabricated

• threw together

• designed

The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 7 to expand on the narrative in the second paragraph and provide additional context for the third paragraph. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

• These self-ratings were then compared to the assessments of researchers who listened to the subjects' audio recordings.

• It took the researchers a long time to transcribe data from the audio recordings of the subjects.

• It took the researchers a long time to transcribe data form the audio recordings of the subjects.

• Vazire and Sun's test subjects were mostly students at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

• Vazire was Sun's graduate advisor at the time of the study, although they copublished the results.

The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced below) from the sentence.

Participants often reported feeling more neurotic--anxious or worried than the observers believed.

• Yes, because it distracts from the focus of the paragraph by introducing irrelevant details.

• Yes, because it reveals the writer's biases and may therefore affect the audience's acceptance of the overall argument.

• Yes, because it introduces a shift in tone that is not consistent with the language used in the rest of the passage.

• No, because it offers information that may be helpful to the audience in understanding a potentially unfamiliar term.

• No, because it supports an emotional appeal the writer is making in an attempt is making in an attempt to persuade the audience to accept the paragraph's claims.

The writer wants to add the following sentence to the third paragraph.

Sun observed that this is understandable, since subjective feelings of unease are not necessarily apparent to others.

Which of the following is the most logical place to insert this sentence in the paragraph?

• Before sentence 8

• Before sentence 9

• Before sentence 10

• Before sentence 11

• Before sentence 12

The writer wants to add a new sentence at the end of the third paragraph (sentences 8-12) to show how the information in the paragraph serves as evidence for the passage's primary claim. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

• According to Sun and Vazire, these results suggest that "there might be some biases that prevent people from recognizing their own agreeable behaviors or disagreeable behaviors."

• In some instances participants thought they were being rude when observers thought they were not, while in other cases the reverse was true.

• Additionally, Sun and Vazire reported some discrepancies between self-reporting and observer evaluations for neuroticism, a measure of how much worry the subject was feeling.

• Sun and Vazire hypothezied that some respondents who overestimated the rudeness of their behavior may have been particularly agreeable people who held themselves to overly high standards.

• These results, according to Sun and Vazire, "show that we can probably trust what people say about their momentary levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, and likely neuroticism."

The writer is considering adding the foillowing sentence after sentence 13.

Due to ethical considerations, Sun and Vazire did not release the audio files they collected, but they did make some transcripts available.

Should the writer make this addition after sentence 13?

• Yes, because it provides an interesting detail that helps to hold the reader's interest.

• Yes, because it strengthens the passage by providing evidence in favor of accepting the study's conclusions.

• Yes, because the reader might otherwise wonder how the study compares to similar research in the field.

• No, because the intended audience is likely to be boarded by discussions of research methodology.

• No, because it detracts from the discussion of the implications of the study's findings and thus interrupts the flow of the passage's conclusion.

The writer wants to change sentence 14 (reproduced below) to qualify the passage's conclusion and express it in less absolute terms.

These facts make it obvious that everyone should behave accordingly.

Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

• This writer, for one, is confident that everyone should live by that advice.

• Who knows if the results are valid, but either way, Sun and Vazire's advice is worth a try when it comes to improving daily interactions.

• If the researcher's conclusions are correct, careful attention to your behavior is an important tool for ensuring smooth interactions with others.

• Of course, being open to acknowledging that you are being disagreeable in the first place is an important step toward improving your interpersonal relationships.

• Sun and Vazire's conclusions are very interesting from the perspective of those who want to improve their daily personal interactions.

Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would best introduce the topic to the audience and help set up the main argument of the passage?

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, is a federal agency that was founded in 1946.

• According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Americans are not getting enough sleep.

• In 2015 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a study indicating that wearable technology such as fitness trackers are not hazardous to people's health.

• When I woke up the other morning and checked my fitness tracker, I was disappointed to see that I only got five hours of sleep the night before.

• A recent study by researchers from Korea and the United States examined the accuracy of a number of different fitness trackers that are commonly used to measure sleep patterns.

The writer is considering changing the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reproduced below) so that it conveys the information in the sentence in the most precise way.

In fact, the CDC considers lack of sleep a public health infection.

Which version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 best accomplishes this goal?

• (as it is now)

• fragility

• condition

• epidemic

• contagion