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AP Lang Semester 1 Final Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a counter Argument?

a)

The opposing side's opinion.

b)

The author's opinion.

c)

A clear, marble counter top.

d)

A third party's opinion.

2.

The claim is where the writer

a)

will answer an opposing view

b)

show how intelligent they are

c)

tells the point they are trying to prove

d)

tears down an opposing view

3.

How do you strengthen your claim?

a)

Provide evidence from credible sources

b)

Argue

c)

Add in other essays

4.
One way to incorporate pathos into your own speech is to....
a)
Use loaded words and description in your argument
b)
Include research and credible websites
c)
Interview people to use as proof
d)
Punch them in the stomach. That'll make 'em feel something for sure.
5.
"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
6.

What is the "tone" of a text?

a)

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

b)

The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

c)

The time and place of the story

d)

The summary of events in the story

7.
Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior?
My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.
a)
better
b)
worse
c)
positive
d)
negative
8.
Refers to the feelings and associations created by a word.
a)
synonym
b)
denotation
c)
connotation
d)
acronym
9.
Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?
A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
a)
"Mortified" is the antonym of "embarrassed."
b)
"Embarrassed" is more intense and has more negative connotation than "mortified."
c)
"Mortified" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "embarrassed."
d)
"Mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations.
10.
_______ refers to the author's word choice.
a)
Connotation
b)
Diction
c)
Denotation
d)
Synonym
11.

Which of the following is the time, place, or occasion when the text was written and/or shared with the audience?

a)

Exigence

b)

Context

c)

Message

d)

Purpose

12.

What is the ORANGE underlined portion of the prompt?

a)

Exigence

b)

Context

c)

Message

d)

Purpose

13.

If you are talking with a close friend, are you more likely to be cordial or candid with them? Explain

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14.

To ______ is to grow and spread, not in a good way. When a cut gets infected it starts to ______ and smell bad. Emotional wounds stink too, like when you hold on to anger or pain until it starts to ______ and explodes.

a)

fester

b)

genteel

c)

implode

d)

pompous

15.

The soldier was put in a precarious situation that lead him to think about his life.


What does precarious mean?

a)

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

b)

fraught with danger

c)

serving for wages in a foreign army

d)

showing lack of favoritism

16.

If you are excessively enthusiastic, you could be considered:

insidious, overzealous, overrated, fraudulent

(a)  

17.

rebuff means:

a)

an unexpected slide

b)

an instance of change

c)

a deceptive maneuver

d)

to reject or snub

18.

In other words, we should have a normal debate, on equal footing, where arguments could be tested against their rebuttals.


In this sentence, rebuttals means:

a)

duplicates

b)

certainties

c)

proponents

d)

refutations

19.

If you deliberately use a fake issue to argue against because it's easier to prove wrong than the real issue would be, you're using a __________.

a)

straw man argument

b)

post hoc ergo propter hoc

c)

ad hominem

d)

bandwagon appeal

20.

Which of these would be a red herring?

a)

a terrible joke that nobody finds funny

b)

a piece of advice that you refuse to follow

c)

a clue that leads a detective in the wrong direction

21.

If you're debating labor laws and you criticize your opponent's extra-marital affair instead of engaging his ideas, that's what type of fallacy?

a)

red herring

b)

ad hominem

c)

post ergo propter ergo hoc

d)

bandwagon appeal

22.

induction means:

a)

excessive intolerance of opposing views

b)

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

c)

failure to fulfill a promise or obligation

d)

lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

23.

What kind of logical fallacy is shown below?


Billy - "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "

a)

ad hominem

b)

either/or

c)

red herring

d)

bandwagon appeal

24.
This image illustrates which logical fallacy?
a)
false dilemma
b)
argument from ignorance
c)
slippery slope
d)
correlation proves causation
25.

Changing the meaning of the word mid-argument.

a)

Equivocation

b)

Circular Reasoning

c)

Appeal to the People

d)

Red Herring

26.

refutation means:

a)

a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

b)

any information or event that acts to arouse action

c)

the topic that someone has authority to deal with

d)

evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

27.

An apple is a fruit. All fruit is good. Therefore apples are good.

What is this an example of?

a)

gnome

b)

syllogism

c)

deterrent

d)

regimen

28.

Which of these is a type of logical fallacy?

a)

a dramatic monologue

b)

a circular argument

c)

an extended metaphor

d)

a declarative sentence

29.

quantitative means:

a)

formidable

b)

measurable

c)

acceptable

d)

inevitable

30.

A _____________ is a situation or ideas in opposition to one another. Declaring publicly that you are an environmentalist but never remembering to take out the recycling is an example of a _____________.

a)

anaphora

b)

contradiction

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

e)

statement

31.

A predictable remark or common expression.

a)

cliché

b)

saying

c)

statement

d)

syllogism

32.

Aristotle said rhetoric is the ability to see the available means of persuasion.

a)

A. True

b)

B. False

33.

The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written.

In the case of Gehrig’s speech, it is Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. More specifically, his moment comes at home plate between games of a doubleheader.

a)

context

b)

occasion

c)

purpose

d)

subject

34.

Greek for “mask.” The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.

Lou Gehrig is a famous baseball hero, but in his speech he presents himself as a common man who is modest and thankful for the opportunities he’s had.

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

persona

d)

speaker

35.

The problem, incident, or situation causing the speaker to create the text. The “spark”.

a)

Occasion

b)

Exigence

c)

Audience

d)

Constraints

36.
The three rhetorical appeals are...
a)
emotion, logic, patience
b)
logos, parallelism, ethos
c)
ethos, logos, pathos
d)
reason, climax, speeches
37.

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country," is an example of what?

a)

juxtaposition

b)

implication

c)

straw man

d)

synthesis

38.
Where should a thesis statement appear?
a)
first paragraph
b)
anywhere in the essay
c)
last paragraph
d)
the first sentence of every paragraph
39.
What is the purpose of the thesis?
a)
To remind your reader what your paper is about
b)
To state your opinion or claim and prove it
c)
To hook the reader's attention
d)
To use vocabulary words
40.
Choose the strong thesis.
a)
 I would like to become a chef when I finish school
b)
 Although both chefs and cooks can prepare fine meals, chefs differ from cooks in   education, professional commitment, and artistry.