AP LANG 2020 PRACTICE EXAM
3 MCQ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence ("A
country . . . a problem") ?
A. It makes a claim that the passage goes on to defend.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the opening sentence, the author assumes which of the following about his
audience?
A. They are familiar with the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the second sentence of the first paragraph ("No man . . . physically"), which
of the following best describes the author's perspective on John Donne's
position?
C. He rebuts it by offering a counterexample.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
The third sentence of the first paragraph ("The continent . . . alone") advances
the author's purpose by presenting characteristics and features that
B. help define the idea presented in the previous sentence
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the second sentence of the second paragraph ("In his first . . .
independence"), the author includes the material set off by dashes primarily to
E. identify the specific occasion on which George Washington delivered his first
Farewell Address
, The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best describes the relationship of the second and third
paragraphs to the first paragraph?
C. The second and third paragraphs develop a line of reasoning to support the first
paragraph's claim about self-reliance in America.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the third
paragraph and the first two paragraphs?
E. The third paragraph broadens a concept introduced and described in the first two
paragraphs.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
The author introduces "another view" (paragraph 5, sentence 1) primarily to
develop a contrast between Americans'
E. resistance toward government-controlled wealth redistribution versus their
openness to participate in voluntary wealth redistribution
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best compares how the author of the passage and
Robert Putnam view the claim that Americans "'bowl alone' more often"
(paragraph 5, sentence 6) ?
B. They both acknowledge the validity of the claim, but the author views this
development with less despair than does Putnam.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the sixth sentence of the fifth paragraph ("We may . . . do so"), the author
places quotation marks around the phrase "bowl alone" primarily to
C. attribute the phrase to another author
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the last two sentences of the fifth paragraph, the author presents Walt
Whitman as a figure who
3 MCQ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence ("A
country . . . a problem") ?
A. It makes a claim that the passage goes on to defend.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the opening sentence, the author assumes which of the following about his
audience?
A. They are familiar with the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the second sentence of the first paragraph ("No man . . . physically"), which
of the following best describes the author's perspective on John Donne's
position?
C. He rebuts it by offering a counterexample.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
The third sentence of the first paragraph ("The continent . . . alone") advances
the author's purpose by presenting characteristics and features that
B. help define the idea presented in the previous sentence
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the second sentence of the second paragraph ("In his first . . .
independence"), the author includes the material set off by dashes primarily to
E. identify the specific occasion on which George Washington delivered his first
Farewell Address
, The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best describes the relationship of the second and third
paragraphs to the first paragraph?
C. The second and third paragraphs develop a line of reasoning to support the first
paragraph's claim about self-reliance in America.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the third
paragraph and the first two paragraphs?
E. The third paragraph broadens a concept introduced and described in the first two
paragraphs.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
The author introduces "another view" (paragraph 5, sentence 1) primarily to
develop a contrast between Americans'
E. resistance toward government-controlled wealth redistribution versus their
openness to participate in voluntary wealth redistribution
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
Which of the following best compares how the author of the passage and
Robert Putnam view the claim that Americans "'bowl alone' more often"
(paragraph 5, sentence 6) ?
B. They both acknowledge the validity of the claim, but the author views this
development with less despair than does Putnam.
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the sixth sentence of the fifth paragraph ("We may . . . do so"), the author
places quotation marks around the phrase "bowl alone" primarily to
C. attribute the phrase to another author
The following passage is an excerpt from a book published by a political
journalist in 2008.
In the last two sentences of the fifth paragraph, the author presents Walt
Whitman as a figure who
