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AP Lang Term Review Week 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“But it is the grandeur of all truth which can occupy a very high place in human interests that it is never absolutely novel to the meanest of minds; it exists eternally, by way of germ of latent principle, in the lowest as in the highest, needing to be developed but never to be planted.” The antecedent of “it” is...?

a)

human interest

b)

latent principle

c)

all truth

d)

the meanest of minds

2.

Which of the following is the appositive in this sentence: My brother, a human garbage disposal, consumed five cheeseburgers in one sitting last night.

a)

a human garbage disposal

b)

my brother

c)

five cheeseburgers

d)

one sitting

3.

What type of sentence best describes the following line: “Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it.”

a)

Complex sentence

b)

Cumulative sentence

c)

Loose sentence

d)

Balanced sentence

4.

Which description best fits the following sentence: "In the almost incredibly brief time which it took the small but sturdy porter to roll a milk-can across the platform and bump it, with a clang, against other milk-cans similarly treated a moment before, Ashe fell in love."

a)

Periodic sentence

b)

Cumulative sentence

c)

Loose sentence

d)

Balanced sentence

5.

Which description best matches the following sentence: “The radiators put out lots of heat, too much, in fact, and old-fashioned sounds and smells came with it, exhalations of the matter that composes our own mortality, and reminiscent of the intimate gases we all diffuse.”

a)

Periodic sentence

b)

Cumulative sentence

c)

Simple sentence

d)

Balanced sentence

6.

Which description best matches the following sentence: Turn in your homework by midnight.

a)

Declarative

b)

Imperative

c)

Interogative

7.

Which description best matches the following sentence: Who would do such a thing?

a)

Declarative

b)

Imperative

c)

Interogative

8.

What is connotation?

a)

The associations attached to a word

b)

The dictionary definition of a word

c)

The author's favorite word

d)

A sentence with at least two independent clauses

9.

What is jargon?

a)

The dictionary definition of a word

b)

Common, everyday language

c)

Diction used by a group that practices a similar profession or activity

d)

language or dialect of a particular country or region

10.

What is vernacular?

a)

associations suggested by a word

b)

the literal meaning of a word

c)

diction used by a group that practices a similar profession or activity

d)

language or dialect of a particular country or region

11.

True or False: "The author uses diction to support his point" is a strong sentence for a rhetorical analysis essay.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is pacing?

a)

words that create a picture in the reader’s mind, through the use of the five senses

b)

the atmosphere created by the literature

c)

the speed or tempo of the author’s writing

d)

the central idea or message of a work

13.

What is tone?

a)

the speed or tempo of the author’s writing

b)

the major category into which a literary work fits

c)

the central idea or message of a work

d)

the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject

14.

How would you describe the diction in the following sentence?

She was hotter than a hen on a July Sunday

a)

Pedantic

b)

Colloquial

c)

Formal

d)

Didactic

15.

How would you describe the diction in the following sentence?

The candidate must be adept at both the latest communications technology and heritage voice systems to keep all stakeholders informed of developing trends in the workspace.

a)

Colloquial

b)

Pedantic

c)

Vernacular

d)

Euphoric