WorksheetsAP MCQ review - the Competition!
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which rhetorical technique does the author employ to focus the reader's attention on the specific topic of the passage?
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Based on a careful reading of the first paragraph, the reader can conclude hat the author blames the death of the "novel of ideas" on:
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The primary rhetorical strategy the author uses to develop the first paragraph is:
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Near the end of the third paragraph, Dillard states, "The essayist does what we do with our lives; the essayist thinks about actual things. He can make sense of them analytically or artistically." The most probable reason for the author choosing to write two separate sentences rather than constructing a single, longer sentence using a listing, is:
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The primary rhetorical strategy the author uses to develop the second paragraph is:
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In terms of her position on her subject, the author can best be categorized as:
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An example of parallel structure is found in which of the following lines taken from the passage?
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The contrast between the short story writer and the essayist is based on which of the following?
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The tone of the passage can best be described as:
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The controlling analogy of the passage is:
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The purpose of the last sentence of the first paragraph is to:
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The most probable reason for repeating and italicizing "There" in the middle of paragraph 4 at the beginning of two main clauses in the same sentence is to:
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The shift in the focus of the piece occurs in which line?
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The first paragraph contains an extended example of
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Melville retells the Native American legend of how the island was settled in order to
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The development of paragraph 3 is structured around
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This passage can best be classified as an example of an argument based on
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One may conclude from the information contained in paragraph 3 that "Himmalehan, salt-sea Mastedon" refers to
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The purpose of the passage is most probably to
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Melville uses thus twice in this passage: once in the second paragraph to begin the Native American legend about the island being settled. All of the following are reasons for using thus in the first sentence of paragraph 4 except
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The subtle humor of the first paragraph is dependent upon
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The last sentence of the passage continues the analogy between
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The exigence for this TV essay was most probably
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Which of the following is the major rhetorical strategy used to support the thesis of this essay?
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Which rhetorical appeal is not utilized by the writer?
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What is the assumption Rosenblatt does not make about his audience?
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The organizational pattern of this essay can best be described as
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The thesis is located in which paragraph
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Roseblatt's purpose can best be stated as
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Considering the logic and coherence of the essay, the last two paragraphs, 9 & 10, should be placed
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Which of the following claims is not made by Rosenblatt?
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The exigence for the writer's essay is most probably
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The thesis statement is found in paragraph
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The organizational patter that the writer uses to develop and support the thesis is primarily
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Which of the following is the predominant rhetorical strategy used to support the thesis?
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What doesn't the writer assume about the primary audience for this essay?
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The first paragraph primarily functions to
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The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the end of paragraph 5: Driving more defensively, I move from the fast lane into the middle lane. Should the writer make this revision?
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Which of the following best describes the rhetorical effect achieved by hte parentheticals in paragraphs 1 & 2?
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What best describes the rhetorical purpose of the last paragraph?
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In paragraph 7, the writer uses which of the following rhetorical devices/strategies to emphasize the reality and ridiculousness of the situation?
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Greta wants... ...and consequences. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?
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In paragraph 4, which of the following versions of the first sentence best establishes the speaker's position on the main argument of her speech?
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The writer... ...Where would this sentence best be placed?
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The speaker wants to add more information to the third paragraph to support the topic of the paragraph. All of the following pieces of evidence would help achieve this purpose except which one?
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