FREE AP English Language and Composition Synthesis Practice Test
Which method does the author use to draw the reader's attention to the passage's unique subject?
Dillard makes sure the reader's attention doesn't wander by beginning each paragraph with the phrase "the essay." It also offers the passage's structural underpinning. There is no use of the passive voice. The author does not share any personal experiences with her audience, and the previous phrase is an example of passive voice.
The author is best categorized as follows in terms of her viewpoint on her subject:
The essay's subject is Dillard. Her stance is one of unwavering adherence to its structure and purpose. She never criticizes the essay or the essayist, and she never discusses innovations or how the structure of the essay has changed. Dillard creates art. Her position on the essay form is not made clear by this classification, though.
The passage's tone is best characterized as
Only option E has two adjectives that ARE BOTH appropriate to describe the author's tone in this text. The essay's goal is to inform/explain both the reader and the essayist about how the essay works. This serves as evidence in favor of the choice of E. The writer's consideration of the other literary genres demonstrates his or her confidence.
One of the speaker's main assertions is :
The answer to this question is given in the fifth sentence of the first paragraph. The student should notice that Stone argues in these two paragraphs that both blacks and women are implicitly treated equally since they are not educated.
Which of the following lines from the passage provides an illustration of parallel structure?
The selection of A is simple since it is made possible by understanding what parallel structure is and being able to identify it. "Even if... even if..."
The passage's tone is best characterized as
The day is over for our class if you choose option E. Seriously, it is clear from the speech that the speaker is both horrified by how women are treated and insists that women's rights be respected. There is no other option that fits either description.
The term "there" in sentence three of paragraph 3, which begins with "The true world...," relates to
Any other choice rejects the correct meaning of antecedent/referent, which can only be determined by a careful study of the sentence and understanding of how to find antecedents.
The reader can infer from a close reading of the opening sentence that the author attributes the demise of the "novel of concept" to
In the first two sentences, the author blames “contrived entrances” for killing “the novel of idea.” She supports this in the next to the last sentence in paragraph 1 by criticizing “fabricated dramatic occasions.” Both of these examples point to the artificial construct of fiction.
The author's main rhetorical device in creating the opening paragraph is
The opening paragraph features two significant cause-and-effect situations, which is the author's main rhetorical device. Sentences 1-3 contain the first, and sentences 22 and 23 contain the second.
Which of the following best describes how the short story writer and the essayist differ?
With the author's usage of the words "connections," "covenant," "veracity," and "truth" in sentences 1-3 of paragraph 3, there is only one answer that fits this diction: B.
The second paragraph's main rhetorical device that the author employs is
The contrast and comparison between prose and poetry in the second paragraph help to make its point clearly. The paragraph doesn't use any of the other tactics.
Dillard says, "The essayist does what we do with our lives; the essayist thinks about actual things. He can make sense of them analytically or artistically," near the end of the third paragraph. The most likely reason for the author's decision to write two separate sentences rather than creating a single, longer sentence using a listing is that the essayist does what we do with our lives.
The first of the essayist's two phrases explains what he does, which is to think. His thought process and writing style are shown in the second sentence. Dillard emphasizes the importance of each of these arguments in equal measure by phrasing them in two different phrases.
Stone uses all of the following, with the exception of:
In paragraph 1, the first six phrases provide anecdotal evidence. Specifically, the second half of paragraph 2 contains a straight citation. The fourth and fifth sentences of paragraph 1 use facts, and the seventh sentence of paragraph 2 uses an emotional appeal. The speech does not use any personal attacks.
The passage's topic is best encapsulated in
Each of these passages is significant to the speech. But only one plays the part of being in charge of all thought. The alternative options are subtopics.
What may be inferred by the reader from the middle of the first paragraph's phrase, which starts with "I was disappointed..." and ends with "and the housekeeper"?
The learner will notice that it is reasonable to infer that the speaker does not hold teaching in high regard if they pay close attention to the sixth statement in paragraph 1.
How may the following line near the conclusion of the first paragraph be most accurately described in light of the passage? My life's work will be to make every woman's disillusionment grow until she can no longer submit to it.
Stone wants women to fight back against sexism by standing up for themselves. This remark, however, implies that she must genuinely ensure that women are mistreated until they can no longer take it. Only then does Stone observe their willingness to assert their rights.