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AP Word Terms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

a)

Treatise

b)

Narrative

c)

memoir

d)

monograph

2.

Fill in the blank. Although he never published the systematic economy_______ which might have established his reputation, Barton's closely argued pamphlets were influential

a)

discussion

b)

article

c)

Treatise

d)

text

3.

This word is considered a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole

a)

Analogue

b)

Anaphora

c)

Allegory

d)

Synecdoche

4.

The phrase "nice wheels" is used to describe the whole car being nice and not just the wheels. This an example of _____

a)

synecdoche

b)

anticlimax

c)

ride

d)

all of the above

5.

Word: Synecdoche

a)

"Its raining cats and dogs".

b)

"Hungry mouths to feed".

c)

"I felt as high as a kite"

d)

"Lands belonging to the thrown".

6.

What is a prepositional phrase followed by?

a)

noun, pronun, and/or noun group

b)

verb

c)

proposition

d)

noun

7.

In which sentence has a correct prepositional and noun for a prepositional phrase.

a)

"Your yellow".

b)

"The dog is black".

c)

"the cat ate the mouse".

d)

"She caught the bus on time".

8.

Does the definition of the word "Semantics" mean "the branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words"?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

What does it mean if you use the word "Semantics" in an argument?

a)

The argument is based off of a non reliable source

b)

There argument is not valid

c)

their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another

d)

The opinion is wrong

10.

What are the two types of semantics?

a)

Conceptual meaning and associative meaning

b)

collective and nonsocial

c)

Cinematic

d)

All of the above