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WorksheetsAP Mock Exam Prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
TRUE or FALSE: On the multiple choice section of the AP exam, you lose points for incorrect answers.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
TRUE of FALSE: On the multiple choice section of the AP exam, you have an hour to answer about 55 multiple choice questions.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Of the three essays you will write on the AP exam, which asks you to do the following?: Take a position on a controversial topic, and defend that position using at least three of the sources provided for you?
a)
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
b)
Argument Essay
c)
Synthesis Essay
d)
Literary Analysis Essay
4.
Of the three essays you will write on the AP exam, which asks you to do the following?: Read the passage, and then write an essay that discusses what the author's message is, and what rhetorical devices they have used to convey that message.
a)
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
b)
Argument Essay
c)
Synthesis Essay
d)
Literary Analysis Essay
5.
Of the three essays you will write on the AP exam, which asks you to do the following?: Take a position on a controversial topic, and defend that position using evidence from your knowledge, reading and experience.
a)
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
b)
Argument Essay
c)
Synthesis Essay
d)
Literary Analysis Essay
6.
What is the following rhetorical device?: The placement of two things, ideas, images etc.. next to each other for the purpose of comparison and contrast.
a)
anaphora
b)
paradox
c)
juxtaposition
d)
zeugma
7.
What is the following rhetorical device?: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
a)
anaphora
b)
antithesis
c)
asyndeton
d)
polysyndeton
8.
What is the following rhetorical device?: A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession.
a)
asyndeton
b)
parallelism
c)
paradox
d)
polysyndeton
9.
What is the following rhetorical device?: A seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that nonetheless may hold an important truth.
a)
asyndeton
b)
justaposition
c)
paradox
d)
polysyndeton
10.
What is the following rhetorical device:? The repetition of similar grammatical constructions.
a)
anaphora
b)
antithesis
c)
oxymoron
d)
parallelism
11.
What is the following rhetorical device?: Technique of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure.
a)
antithesis
b)
oxymoron
c)
parallelism
d)
polysyndeton
12.
What is the following rhetorical device?: A special kind of precise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms.
a)
anaphora
b)
antithesis
c)
oxymoron
d)
paradox
13.
What is the following rhetorical device?: A literary term for using one word to modify two other words, in two different ways.
a)
oxymoron
b)
paradox
c)
parallelism
d)
zeugma
14.
What is the following rhetorical device?: A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated.
a)
anaphora
b)
litotes
c)
metonymy
d)
paradox
15.
What is the following rhetorical device?: The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.
a)
Anaphora
b)
Asyndeton
c)
Antithesis
d)
Polysyndeton
16.
What is the primary purpose of any type of repetition (anaphora, repeated diction, parallelism, etc...) in an author's work?
a)
to look visually appealing on the page
b)
to create rhythm
c)
to draw the reader's attention to important concepts
d)
to provide contradiction
17.
What is the primary purpose of asyndeton?
a)
to create fluidity and rhythm
b)
to draw contrasts
c)
to convey shortened time or a sense of chaos/urgency
d)
to convey elongated time or create a list
18.
What is the primary purpose of juxtaposition?
a)
to draw attention to the similarities or differences between two things
b)
to create a fluidity, rhythm and positive tone
c)
to create a sense of urgency and chaos
d)
to create irony and develop satire
19.
What is the primary purpose of polysyndeton?
a)
to create an urgent and chatoic tone
b)
to speed up the rhythm of writing
c)
to draw attention to the similarities and differences between two things
d)
to create an elongated sense of time and to create "list" like writing
20.
In a rhetorical analysis essay, which approach is better?
a)
To show your in depth knowledge of all rhetorical devices an author uses
b)
To analyze in detail the devices an author uses most effectively to convey their message
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