AP Lang 5.C Multiple Choice Practice

PASSAGE 1:

In Paragraph 1, "picture postcards" functions as a metaphor for the

• (A) published text of a play

• (B) audience's impressions of the actors' performances

• (C) critical reviews of plays

• (D) plays in which the actors in the company have previously performed

• (E) stage designer's sketches of sets and scenes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

PASSAGE 1:

The effect of mentioning an "Academy portrait" (Paragraph 2) is to

• (A) imply that Terry deserved to have her portrait painted by a great artist

• (B) suggest that Terry was adept at self-expression both in writing and in painting

• (C) clarify the informal nature of Terry's self-portrait through contrast

• (D) hint that Terry's self-absorption prevented her from writing about herself dispassionately

• (E) blame Terry for her rebellion against the conventions of art forms

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

PASSAGE 1:

The passage implies that the primary enemy of the "beautiful coloured canvas" and the "wavering, insubstantial phantom" (Paragraph 1) is the

• (A) cost of producing plays

• (B) whims of critics

• (C) passage of time

• (D) incredulity of audiences

• (E) shortcomings of dramatists

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

PASSAGE 2:

All of the following are true of the first paragraph EXCEPT:

• (A) It conveys one of the main ideas that the author develops in the passage.

• (B) It establishes personal experience as the primary source of evidence.

• (C) It describes the method of upbringing in the author's childhood environment.

• (D) It defines key terms that will be further explored in the passage.

• (E) It reveals the author's dismissal of the community in which she was raised.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

PASSAGE 2:

The author develops a simile in Paragraph 6 primarily to

• (A) demonstrate the type of household chore she must attend to

• (B) compare the complexity of her writings to the woven fabric hanging on the clothesline

• (C) convey an experience of betrayal

• (D) emphasize the need to contextualize domestic life within the world at large

• (E) present an activity that the reader can easily picture

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

PASSAGE 2:

In Paragraph 2 ("Black men ... participate"), the author juxtaposes two versions of "preaching" primarily to

• (A) dismiss the notion that men and women inhabit separate spheres

• (B) suggest that women use language for less useful ends than men do

• (C) convey her appreciation for Black women's eloquence in the home

• (D) express dismay at the extent to which preaching in Black churches has declined

• (E) underline the constraints on Black women both in church and at home

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

PASSAGE 2:

Which of the following adjectives best describe the "right speech of womanhood" as discussed in Paragraph 4

versus how it is discussed in Paragraph 5?

• (A) Repressed versus unheard

• (B) Astute versus confused

• (C) Contrived versus unadorned

• (D) Candid versus tactful

• (E) Analyzed versus admired

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

PASSAGE 2:

In this passage, the author mainly promotes

• (A) the assertion of Black women's agency

• (B) the liberal education of children

• (C) broader circulation of works by Black writers

• (D) social programs that support rural communities

• (E) respect for the uniqueness of different cultures

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

PASSAGE 2:

The passage is primarily about

• (A) the author's views on child development

• (B) the author's influence on literary tradition

• (C) the purpose of the author's cultural studies

• (D) the impact of the author's southern travels

• (E) the development of the author's vocation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

PASSAGE 3:

The analogy at the end of paragraph 2 accomplishes all of the following EXCEPT:

• (A) It continues the analogy of "continental drift" (earlier in the sentence).

• (B) It introduces an image that reappears in the last paragraph.

• (C) It implies that grammarians' work is nonessential and ineffective.

• (D) It recalls the jeremiads referred to in the opening of the passage.

• (E) It emphasizes the futility of opposing changes in the language.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2