FREE AP English Language and Composition Metaphor and Simile Practice Test Question and Answer

Question 1

The passage's vocabulary and subject matter lead one to believe that the speaker is most likely

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a Native American visiting the land of his ancestors.

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a historian returning to a familiar place.

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a student of Indian customs and traditions.

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a tourist on an Indian reservation.

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a botanist studying plant life in Yellowstone.

Question 2

Lines 5-7 of paragraph 1's final sentence's last clause's primary rhetorical purpose is

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to illustrate an idea presented earlier in the paragraph.

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to introduce a contradiction that needs to be explained later.

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to provide a transition to the next paragraph.

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to present a thesis that will be developed later in the passage.

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to support the main idea of the passage.

Question 3

"Descending" alters line 8

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meadows (line 8).

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stairway (line 8).

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slope (line 9).

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plain (line 8).

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highland (line 8).

Question 4

Which of the following best sums up the second paragraph's initial sentence's rhetorical purpose?

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It shifts the focus of the passage.

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It emphasizes the speaker's profound understanding of his subject.

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It conveys the speaker's feelings about being in the wilderness.

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It reiterates the main idea of the preceding paragraph.

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It dismisses the first paragraph as unimportant to the development of the thesis.

Question 5

Which of the following rhetorical devices appears in lines 12–14?

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Metaphor and simile

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Paradox and ambiguity

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Synecdoche and rhyme

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Onomatopoeia and hyperbole

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Personification and euphemism

Question 6

The main comparison used by the passage's author is between

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light plains and dark mountains.

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the past and the present.

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Kiowas and Crows.

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near and far.

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winter and summer.

Question 7

The best way to sum up the speaker's tone throughout the text is

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reverent and poetic.

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exotic and sentimental.

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sober and philosophical.

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sensible and scholarly.

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earnest and profound.

Question 8

All of the following are found in lines 17 through 21, EXCEPT

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a balance of overstatement and understatement

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a subordinate clause

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parallel syntax

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elaborate personification

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direct comparison

Question 9

The term "wean their blood" (line 22) is referred to as other things in the context.

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change their lives (line 17)

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paused on the way (lines 16–17)

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reckoned their stature (lines 5–6)

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bent and blind in the wilderness (lines 6–7)

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wonder to build upon the mind (lines 11–12)

Question 10

The easiest way to sum up the passage's rhetorical approach is

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graphic and graceful.

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severe and classic.

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wordy and pedantic.

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terse and didactic.

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ornate and flowery.