WorksheetsAP Terms pages 6-7
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Define "Rhetoric"
A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect.
The art of effective communication through speaking or writing.
The choices in diction, tone, and syntax that an author makes.
A recurring idea.
Which AP term is this?
"The relationships in any piece of writing between the writer, audience, and subject."
Theme
Satire
Anecdote
Aristotle's rhetorical triangle
Which AP term is this?
"A question that does not expect an answer but is asked for effect."
Rhetorical Question
Simple Sentence
Antecedent
Deductive Argument
Define "Romanticism"
Falling in love with someone.
Writing characterized by an unrealistic view of people and the world.
Writing characterized by a realistic view of people and the world.
Writing characterized by gloom, mystery, fear and death.
Define "Sarcasm"
Nilufer
A usually bitter comment that is ironically worded.
When you say something and mean the opposite or something different.
Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept.
Define "Satire"
When a humorous scene is inserted into a serious situation.
An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes.
Something that could be taken as serious on the surface but humorous on the inside.
The central idea of a story.
Which AP term is this?
"A group of words with a subject and verb that express a complete thought."
Simple Sentence
Sentence
Verbal Irony
Appositive
Which AP term is this?
"A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb."
Clause
Syntax
Deductive Argument
Appositive
Define "Appositive"
A word or phrase placed next to a noun to supplement its meaning.
A sentence with a positive meaning.
When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence.
Persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions.
Which AP term expresses a a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence?
Dependent clause
Independent clause
Simple sentence
Analogy
Which AP term cannot stand alone and must be accompanied by an independent clause?
Independent clause
Dependent, or subordinate, clause
Periodic sentence
Premises
Which best describes a "Balanced Sentence"?
Contains at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses.
Two parallel elements set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
Contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.
Starts with an independent clause but is added with subordinate elements.
Which AP term contains at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses?
Cumulative Sentence
Compound Sentence
Which AP term starts with an independent clause but then is being added subordinate elements?
Cumulative Sentence
Compound Sentence
Define a "Complex Sentence"
It contains at least one independent clause and does not contain a dependent clause.
It contains only one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
It contains no independent clause and two dependent clauses.
It contains only one independent clause and only one dependent clause.
Define "Periodic Sentence"
A sentence where the subject is performing the action.
A sentence that gives a command.
A sentence when the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence.
A sentence that contains only one independent clause.
Define "Simple Sentence"
A sentence that uses interrogative words or pronouns.
Contains only one independent clause.
Contains only one dependent clause.
A sentence that is giving a command.
Which one is a declarative sentence?
"Why did my parents leave me?"
"Who sat on the whoopee cushion?"
"The pens are colorful."
"Sit on the chair."
Which one is an example of "Imperative Sentence"?
rolling on the floor, laughing.
"Pass me the salt."
"The ball is round."
"I ate an apple."
Which is an example of "Interrogative Sentence"?
"You smell."
"Who were you with during lunch?"
"Kick the ball."
"Don't touch that desk."
What is "Style"?
Something (usually an object) that represents another thing in a story.
The choices in diction, tone, and syntax that an author makes.
An author's attitude through his or her words.
The mood of the story.
Define "Symbol"
The central idea of a story.
Something important on the cover of a book.
The grammatical arrangement of words,
Anything that represents or stands for something else.
Which AP term describes the grammatical arrangement of words?
Aristotle's Appeals
Verbal Irony
Syntax / Sentence Variety.
Tone
Describe "Theme"
A sentence that expresses the author's thoughts.
A poem that teaches a lesson.
The central idea or message of a work.
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What is a thesis?
Stating something as less significant than it is.
The author's attitude through diction.
The evidence used by the author to back up his or her claim.
The sentence that directly expresses the author's opinion, meaning, or purpose.
Which AP term is this?
"An author's attitude through their diction, or word choice."
Syntax
Diction
Tone
Style
Define "Understatement"
Misjudging someone's abilities.
Presenting something as less significant than it is.
Over-exaggerating.
Accepting a part of the opposing person's viewpoint.
Define "Litotes"
A less offensive word used for generally unpleasant words or concepts.
A particular form of understatement, denying the opposite of what you mean.
A piece of reasoning with one or more premises and a conclusion.
Being persuaded by trust for the author.
