AP Lang MC 2023 Questions and Answers with complete
solution
the primary purpose of the passage is to
critique a common practice
one contrast presented in the first paragraph (lines 1-5) is between
formal and informal learning
in the course of the second paragraph (lines 6-21) the focus of the argument shifts from
adults' language acquisition to children's learning in general
the authors word choice in lines 14-16 ("yet this... elders") serves which of the following
functions
it helps establish a characterization of children as playthings
in context the word "sport" (line 15) is best interpreted to mean
entertainment
which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the third paragraph (lines
22-25)
it restates the authors argument as a transitional place in the passage
the primary function of the anecdote recounted in the fourth and fifth paragraphs (lines
26-41) is to
emphasize a point by presenting an absurd example
in the sixth paragraph (lines 42-56), the author advances her argument by
offering and then eliminating potential explanations
the authors tone in lines 42-45 ("now why... the insulter") can best be described as
exasperated
according to the author, "the obvious ground" (lines 46-47) can be ruled out because it
can not be generalized to other similar situations
the analogies presented in lines 59 ("like a machine-top") and in lines 60-61 ("as the cat
plays with her kittens") serve to
exemplify a difference between how people typically treat children and how they should
strive to treat childfen
the three sentences in lines 60-65 ("there is... at them") serve primarily to
provide a distinction to emphasize the passage's main point
the quotation marks around the word "disrespect" in line 72 highlight the irony of the
word because the behavior it describes represents
children's inevitable reaction to being treated rudely by adults
the author uses the pronoun "we" throughout the passage to
highlight norms of adult behavior
in the passage as a whole the author contrasts which of the following
the treatment of children and the treatment of adults
solution
the primary purpose of the passage is to
critique a common practice
one contrast presented in the first paragraph (lines 1-5) is between
formal and informal learning
in the course of the second paragraph (lines 6-21) the focus of the argument shifts from
adults' language acquisition to children's learning in general
the authors word choice in lines 14-16 ("yet this... elders") serves which of the following
functions
it helps establish a characterization of children as playthings
in context the word "sport" (line 15) is best interpreted to mean
entertainment
which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the third paragraph (lines
22-25)
it restates the authors argument as a transitional place in the passage
the primary function of the anecdote recounted in the fourth and fifth paragraphs (lines
26-41) is to
emphasize a point by presenting an absurd example
in the sixth paragraph (lines 42-56), the author advances her argument by
offering and then eliminating potential explanations
the authors tone in lines 42-45 ("now why... the insulter") can best be described as
exasperated
according to the author, "the obvious ground" (lines 46-47) can be ruled out because it
can not be generalized to other similar situations
the analogies presented in lines 59 ("like a machine-top") and in lines 60-61 ("as the cat
plays with her kittens") serve to
exemplify a difference between how people typically treat children and how they should
strive to treat childfen
the three sentences in lines 60-65 ("there is... at them") serve primarily to
provide a distinction to emphasize the passage's main point
the quotation marks around the word "disrespect" in line 72 highlight the irony of the
word because the behavior it describes represents
children's inevitable reaction to being treated rudely by adults
the author uses the pronoun "we" throughout the passage to
highlight norms of adult behavior
in the passage as a whole the author contrasts which of the following
the treatment of children and the treatment of adults
