WorksheetsMock Exam Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An advertisement that uses this will help you see the facts and help you understand why you need the product.
a)
Pathos
b)
ethos
c)
Vamonos
d)
Logos
2.
"You’re not buying a used car, you are purchasing a pre-enjoyed or pre-loved vehicle."
a)
Analogy
b)
Euphemism
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Flattery
3.
He is a shining star.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Analogy
d)
Antithesis
4.
When a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a(n)
a)
Anecdote
b)
Analogy
c)
Flattery
d)
Hyperbole
5.
"That spider was the size of a horse."
a)
Litotes
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
6.
"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."
a)
Analogy
b)
Anaphora
c)
Antithesis
d)
Allusion
7.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic
a)
Logos
b)
Ethos
c)
Pathos
d)
Rhetorical Fallacy
8.
"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
9.
What rhetorical device is being used?
"The golden paint, encrusted on the golden bridge, shined bright under the golden rays of the gold sun"
"The golden paint, encrusted on the golden bridge, shined bright under the golden rays of the gold sun"
a)
alliteration
b)
connotation
c)
hyperbole
d)
repetition
10.
The history of the English language is a curious one. Historians of the language identifies three categories: Old English, Middle English, and Modern English.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
is identified
c)
identify
d)
are identified
11.
By this point, Old and Middle English are essentially dead languages, and the great texts of those eras, such as Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales, were translated into Modern English.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
are translated
c)
translated
d)
has been translated
12.
Mark Twain once said, "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
a)
Epitaph
b)
Simple Sentence
c)
Anaphora
d)
Diction
13.
By the time the antidote arrived--87 days late--the men had already turned to stone.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
arrived, 87 days late--
c)
arrived--87 days late,
d)
arrived 87 days late
14.
Oliver and Theo have lived on they're parents' sailboat for over three years.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
they're parents
c)
their parents'
d)
their parents
15.
Kangaroos can jump up to three times their height, and they can't walk backward.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
height, meaning they
c)
height, but they
d)
height, since they
16.
Chinese cuisine is more of a science than an art, it requires experimentation, trial-and-error, and years of experience.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
art: it requires,
c)
art; it requires
d)
art it requires
17.
More than half a decade after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that leveled Haiti, serious public health and social problems tolerate. These include inadequate housing, political corruption, and the spread of cholera.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
pursue
c)
persist
d)
keep going
18.
Persuading someone in writing or speech
a)
Pathos
b)
Rhetoric
c)
Exigence
d)
Logos
19.
Connotation
a)
Looking beyond the literal meaning
b)
ONLY the literal meaning
c)
Rhetoric
d)
Persuasion
20.
Now among the 360 million native speakers of English, the differences in our dialect and country of origin show the living history.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
our dialects and countries of origin show
c)
our dialects and countries of origin shows
d)
our dialect's and country's of origin show
21.
When Julius Caesar's army landed on British shores in 55 BCE, neither his language nor the local inhabitants bore any relation to what would eventually become English.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
nor those, of the local inhabitants
c)
nor that of the local inhabitants
d)
nor the inhabitants language
22.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions
a)
Logos
b)
Pathos
c)
Ethos
23.
What rhetorical device is being used?
"Do you really think we're all going to pass that test?" Terry asked sarcastically.
"Do you really think we're all going to pass that test?" Terry asked sarcastically.
a)
allusion
b)
irony
c)
anaphora
d)
Rhetorical question
24.
The noun or pronoun of a following pronoun refers back to is a
a)
Modifier
b)
Antecedent
c)
Parallelism
d)
Antithesis
25.
Her eyes opened wide, and she gave him a wild look, panicked about what he would do next.
The tone in the above passage is?
The tone in the above passage is?
a)
Frantic
b)
Objective
c)
Enthusiastic
d)
Furious
26.
The calm, peaceful water lapped the shore quietly as he sat on the beach reflecting on the day.
a)
Indignant
b)
Depressed
c)
Serene
d)
Careless
27.
No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.
a)
it is fuzzy and will bite you
b)
it is everywhere
c)
it costs too much money
d)
it causes rashes
28.
Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning!
a)
an itchy skin condition
b)
funny
c)
with little thought or consideration
d)
trying to hide or disguise
29.
In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who would someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and brave group of settlers.
a)
Tickle
b)
Amuse
c)
Lose or misplace
d)
Frighten or intimidate
30.
Which of the following is not represented in the the SOAPSTone acronym
a)
Speaker
b)
Subject
c)
Audience
d)
Arrangement
31.
Amber seeks to gain practical experience, to learn effective strategies, and acquiring knowledge about education practices.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
will acquire
c)
acquire
d)
to acquire
32.
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
a)
Trope
b)
Exigence
c)
Syntax
d)
Satire
33.
Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!
a)
chiasmus
b)
asyndeton
c)
anaphora
d)
zeguma
34.
Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,/ Shrunk to this little measure?
a)
polysyndeton
b)
asyndeton
c)
antimetabole
d)
antithimeria
35.
I died laughing
a)
hyperbole
b)
litote
c)
synecdoche
d)
periphrasis
36.
a reference to an object or person by naming only a part of the object or person
a)
metonymy
b)
synecdoche
c)
hyperbole
d)
litote
37.
The pen danced across the author's page
a)
epistrophe
b)
asyndeton
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
38.
Art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth?
a)
allusion
b)
rhetorical question
c)
antithesis
d)
anthimeria
39.
ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
a)
antithesis
b)
Chiasmus
c)
zeguma
d)
parenthesis
40.
The mountains look on Marathon - And Marathon looks on the sea
a)
Anadiplosis
b)
epistrophe
c)
antithesis
d)
polysyndeton
41.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
a)
metonymy
b)
alliteration
c)
polysyndeton
d)
asyndeton
42.
Reasons to take AP courses are:
a)
To compare yourself with students across the nation
b)
To receive college credit or advanced standing at your college.
c)
Because colleges look favorably on students who take higher level courses such as AP
d)
All of the above
43.
The AP Language and Composition courses is a timed test and it takes how long to complete?
a)
two hours
b)
four hours
four hours
c)
three hours and 15 minutes
d)
three hours and 55 minutes
44.
The first part of the APLAC test is multiple choice only one hour is given to complete this part. It consists of about how many multiple choice questions?
a)
85
b)
60
60
c)
35
d)
55
45.
The second part of the APLAC test is two hours and 15 minutes, where you will write how many essays?
a)
one
b)
two
two
c)
three
d)
four
46.
The three essays you will write during the writing section of the APLAC test are:
a)
Expository, Narrative & Analysis
b)
Analysis, Argument & Synthesis
c)
Analysis, Synthesis & Literary
d)
Expository, Literary & Narrative
47.
The multiple choice part of the APLAC test counts as 45% of your score and the essay sections counts as 55% of your score. These are generated into a composite score. The passing score is between what range?
a)
1-5
b)
1-10
1-10
c)
1-3
d)
3-5
48.
The APLAC test date is May 10, 2017, you have had nine months to prepare. What must you do to be successful?
a)
Plan your strategy
b)
Take practice test
Take practice test
c)
Take timed writings
d)
All of the above
49.
the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive
a)
euphemism
b)
didactic
c)
understatement
d)
verbal irony
50.
conjoining contradictory terms; a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings (e.g. cruel kindness)
a)
oxymoron
b)
anaphora
51.
that part of grammar that treats of the construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences in their necessary relations
a)
syntax
b)
satire
52.
A resemblance of relations: an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things or otherwise entirely different.
a)
Allusion
b)
Allegory
c)
Analogy
d)
Imagery
53.
The use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
figure of speech
54.
An expression that uses language in a non-literal way, such as metaphor or synecdoche, or in a structured or unusual way, such as anaphora or chiasmus , or that employs sounds, such as alliteration or assonance, to achieve a rhetorical effect.
a)
tone
b)
metaphor
c)
detail
d)
figure of speech
55.
the quality of a person's voice; an author's attitude to his subject
a)
tone
b)
allusion
c)
point of view
d)
figure of speech
56.
A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities of concepts; they reveal an abstract truth
a)
allusion
b)
allegory
c)
analogy
d)
tone
57.
An instance of indirect reference
a)
allusion
b)
analogy
c)
allegory
d)
detail
58.
clause that can stand alone as a sentence
a)
independent clause
b)
dependent clause
c)
subordinate clause
d)
rhetorical clause
59.
supporting part of a sentence, cannot stand alone
a)
independent clause
b)
antecedent clause
c)
subordinate clause
d)
periodic clause
60.
A preference or inclination for one side of an issue, either for or against it
a)
denotation
b)
deduction
c)
bias
d)
paradox
61.
The dictionary meaning of a word, as opposed to connotation
a)
parallelism
b)
denotation
c)
deduction
d)
diction
62.
Phrases of sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other.
a)
anecdote
b)
parallelism
c)
oxymoron
d)
simile
63.
A direction to the audience on what to do once they have been convinced of the position/opinion.
a)
personification
b)
anecdote
c)
call to action
d)
simile
64.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
a)
Aphorism
b)
Anaphora
c)
Euphemism
d)
Juxtaposition
65.
Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
a)
Allegory
b)
Asyndeton
c)
Polysyndeton
d)
Antithesis
66.
Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you. Which rhetorical device is it?
a)
Epigram
b)
Anadiplosis
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Polysyndeton
67.
Without looking, without making a sound, without talking
a)
Synecdoche
b)
Asyndeton
c)
Allegory
d)
Anecdote
68.
To go nuts---go insane or be very angry
Looking blue---looking sad
Looking blue---looking sad
a)
Metaphor
b)
Allegory
c)
Irony
d)
Colloquialism
69.
What rhetorical device is being used?
"The U.S. is only 3 trillion dollars in debt, no big deal."
"The U.S. is only 3 trillion dollars in debt, no big deal."
a)
dramatic iron
b)
bias
c)
understatement
d)
parallelism
70.
Chose the device that matches the definition.
"a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true."
"a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true."
a)
paradox
b)
allusion
c)
irony
d)
simile
71.
What rhetorical device is being used?
"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain"
"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain"
a)
parallelism
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
allusion
72.
What rhetorical device is being used?
"We will fight, and conquer , and liberate , and rule, and rise, because we are Spartans, and we're strong and mighty!"
"We will fight, and conquer , and liberate , and rule, and rise, because we are Spartans, and we're strong and mighty!"
a)
polysyndenton
b)
monopoly
c)
polysiden
d)
aphorism
73.
All of the following can be effective when writing your synthesis essay except...
a)
Using clear and concise evidence
b)
Using a thesis statement correctly
c)
Paraphrasing the information of the sources
d)
To use numerous quotes from a few sources
74.
When creating a counter-argument, which of the following help make your essay more effective?
a)
To use a counter-argument that does not overpower your position on the subject matter
b)
To think about why the sources oppose your position on the topic
c)
All of the above
d)
None of the above
75.
When FDR says in his speech, "we must become like a trained and loyal army" which rhetorical device is being used?
a)
rehtorical question
b)
parallelism
c)
restatement
d)
analogy
76.
Of the forms of rhetoric/appeals, which relies solely on the reputation of the speaker to persuade?
a)
pathos
b)
ethos
c)
rhetoric
d)
logos
77.
What is tone?
a)
the color represented in writing
b)
literal meaning of a word
c)
writer's attitude/emotion toward a subject
d)
a device in literature where an object represents an idea
78.
This persuasive technique tries to convince you that you are the only one NOT doing something. You want to join, too.
a)
Testimonial
b)
Fear
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Loaded words
79.
This persuasive technique wants us to identify with people who are just like us.
a)
Loaded Words
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Plain Folks
d)
Testimonial
80.
This persuasive technique uses a famous person to endorse the product (even though they are not an expert).
a)
Slogan
b)
Testimonial
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Loaded Words
81.
Which persuasive technique is used?
a)
Testimonial
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Slogan
d)
Loaded words
82.
This persuasive technique gets stuck in your head because it's so catchy and clever.
a)
Slogans
b)
Loaded Words
c)
Repetition
d)
Bandwagon
83.
The rhetorical appeal based on morals and trustworthiness is
a)
logos
b)
pathos
c)
ethos
d)
rhetoric
84.
"The proof of her innocence was obvious: she was 3,000 miles away at the time of the crime" is an example of
a)
logos
b)
pathos
c)
repetition
d)
ethos
85.
"The children had lost everything: their family, their home, their pet dog" is an example of
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
d)
rhetorical question
86.
"Dr. Hanson, a top neurologist, says reading is good for the brain" is an example of
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
d)
allusion
87.
"The children had lost everything: their family, their home, their pet dog" is an example of
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
d)
rhetorical question
88.
Colloquial language is used in writing to show
a)
Relaxed, casual dialogue.
b)
A comparison between unlike objects
c)
Extreme exaggeration.
d)
None of the above
89.
Verbal Irony occurs:
a)
When the speaker says the opposite of what he/she means
b)
Most often in pieces of fiction
c)
If the speaker doesn't realize he/she said something offensive
d)
When everyone knows what is being talked about except one person
90.
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move while the audience is aware
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
91.
A cutting, often ironic, remark intended to wound. Often the speaker is saying the opposite of what he/she means. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
a)
Parody
b)
Sarcasm
c)
Allusion
d)
Repetition
92.
Linking devices that hold a text together--they give a universal meaning to a story.
a)
Themes
b)
Alliteration
c)
Paradox
d)
Repetition
93.
Faithless devotion, searing cold, jumbo shrimp
a)
Parody
b)
Sarcasm
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
94.
What writing strategy does the following lines represent?
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
a)
personification
b)
symbolism
c)
metaphor
d)
allusion
95.
What writing strategy is represented by the picture shown?
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
96.
What writing strategy is represented in the picture shown?
a)
logos
b)
hyperbole
c)
etho
d)
pathos
97.
Which rhetorical device is used?
I came, I saw, I conquered.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
a)
Parallelism
b)
Analogy
c)
Repetition
d)
Antithesis
98.
(n.) a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea
a)
Euphemism
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Active Voice
d)
Aphorism
99.
(n.) something that does not have a single clear meaning
a)
Ambiguity
b)
Diction
c)
Antithesis
d)
Active Voice
100.
(n.) the act of placing two or more things side by side
a)
Implication
b)
Inference
c)
Inversion
d)
Juxtaposition
101.
Clauses that may begin each phrase of a piece the same(ex: Alice ran into the room, into the garden, and into our hearts)
a)
Antithesis
b)
Parallelism
c)
Allusion
d)
Rhetorical question
102.
Two opposite ideas in the same sentence (ie "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...")
a)
Allusion
b)
Rhetorical Question
c)
Loaded language
d)
Antithesis
103.
An opposing view that awakens or invades a claim
a)
Antithesis
b)
Counterclaim
c)
Claim
d)
Point of View
104.
A word or phrase that links different ideas. Used especially, although not exclusively, in expository and argumentative writing, a ______________ effectively signals a shift from one idea to another.
a)
Thesis
b)
Tone
c)
Transition
d)
Understatement
105.
Diction is the literary term that means
a)
The connections we have with words
b)
An author's choice of words
c)
The definition of words
d)
The common way of speaking with friends
106.
Which of the following is the correct DENOTATION for "stern"?
Her black-framed glasses and tight bun lent her a stern appearance.
Her black-framed glasses and tight bun lent her a stern appearance.
a)
The back end of a boat
b)
Expressing strong disapproval
c)
Forbidding or gloomy in appearance
107.
In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier. That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
108.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
109.
The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
110.
Which of the following is NOT an example of verbal irony?
a)
A left handed person is called "Lefty"
b)
A tall person is called "Shorty
c)
An arrogant criminal gets caught.
d)
A best selling writer's latest novel is a flop.
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