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WorksheetsAP Lang Term Review Week 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
“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...?
human interest
latent principle
all truth
the meanest of minds
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 human garbage disposal
my brother
five cheeseburgers
one sitting
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.”
Complex sentence
Cumulative sentence
Loose sentence
Balanced sentence
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."
Periodic sentence
Cumulative sentence
Loose sentence
Balanced sentence
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.”
Periodic sentence
Cumulative sentence
Simple sentence
Balanced sentence
Which description best matches the following sentence: Turn in your homework by midnight.
Declarative
Imperative
Interogative
Which description best matches the following sentence: Who would do such a thing?
Declarative
Imperative
Interogative
What is connotation?
The associations attached to a word
The dictionary definition of a word
The author's favorite word
A sentence with at least two independent clauses
What is jargon?
The dictionary definition of a word
Common, everyday language
Diction used by a group that practices a similar profession or activity
language or dialect of a particular country or region
What is vernacular?
associations suggested by a word
the literal meaning of a word
diction used by a group that practices a similar profession or activity
language or dialect of a particular country or region
True or False: "The author uses diction to support his point" is a strong sentence for a rhetorical analysis essay.
True
False
What is pacing?
words that create a picture in the reader’s mind, through the use of the five senses
the atmosphere created by the literature
the speed or tempo of the author’s writing
the central idea or message of a work
What is tone?
the speed or tempo of the author’s writing
the major category into which a literary work fits
the central idea or message of a work
the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject
How would you describe the diction in the following sentence?
She was hotter than a hen on a July Sunday
Pedantic
Colloquial
Formal
Didactic
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.
Colloquial
Pedantic
Vernacular
Euphoric
