AP Lang Sample Exam Questions and Answers
2023;Sections 1 and 2: MCQs
Which of the following best describes the writer's exigence in the passage?
(C) The limited resources available to women for changing existing power structures
In the opening paragraph (lines 1-10), the writer contrasts a hypothetical rhetorical
situation with her own primarily to
(A) illustrate the double standards for men and women in the political realm
In the second paragraph (lines 11-30), which of the following best characterizes the
writer's position on the relevance of her topic for American women?
(E) Although American women are perceived as "well off" {reference: so well off,}, they
should nonetheless consider adopting the methods described by the writer.
In context, lines 11-23 ("You see . . . revolutionary methods") could be used to support
which of the following claims about the writer's tone?
(C) She adopts a bold, forthright tone in approaching her subject.
In the third paragraph, the writer criticizes the logic of those who dismiss the methods of
British feminists as "irrational" (line 42) on the grounds that they have
(A) misconstrued the feminists' reasons for employing the strategies they have chosen
to employ
In the fourth paragraph (lines 52-67), the writer introduces a hypothetical scenario
primarily to
(B) underscore the efficiency of voting as a means of addressing political discontents
In the context of the passage, all of the following phrases refer to the same idea
EXCEPT
(D) "the proper and the constitutional and the practical way of getting their grievance
removed" (lines 55-57)
At the end of the passage, the writer uses the "either . . . or" construction in lines 75-78
("they would either . . . grievances remedied") in order to
(D) imply that disruptive action may be the only way of resisting oppression in certain
situations
Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would both capture the
audience's interest and provide the most effective introduction to the topic of the
paragraph?
(B) On September 23, 1999, NASA officials were aghast when the $125 million Mars
Climate Orbiter vanished as it prepared to enter the red planet's orbit
In sentence 2 (reproduced below), the writer wants an effective transition from the
introductory paragraph to the main idea of the passage.
The culprit was a discrepancy in the software that controlled the spacecraft's thrusters:
one team of engineers had calculated the force needed from the thrusters in pounds, an
imperial unit, while another team calculated the force in newtons, a metric unit.
Which of the following versions of the underlined text best achieves this purpose?
(A) (as it is now)
In sentence 3 (reproduced below), which of the following versions of the underlined text
best establishes the writer's position on the main argument of the passage?
2023;Sections 1 and 2: MCQs
Which of the following best describes the writer's exigence in the passage?
(C) The limited resources available to women for changing existing power structures
In the opening paragraph (lines 1-10), the writer contrasts a hypothetical rhetorical
situation with her own primarily to
(A) illustrate the double standards for men and women in the political realm
In the second paragraph (lines 11-30), which of the following best characterizes the
writer's position on the relevance of her topic for American women?
(E) Although American women are perceived as "well off" {reference: so well off,}, they
should nonetheless consider adopting the methods described by the writer.
In context, lines 11-23 ("You see . . . revolutionary methods") could be used to support
which of the following claims about the writer's tone?
(C) She adopts a bold, forthright tone in approaching her subject.
In the third paragraph, the writer criticizes the logic of those who dismiss the methods of
British feminists as "irrational" (line 42) on the grounds that they have
(A) misconstrued the feminists' reasons for employing the strategies they have chosen
to employ
In the fourth paragraph (lines 52-67), the writer introduces a hypothetical scenario
primarily to
(B) underscore the efficiency of voting as a means of addressing political discontents
In the context of the passage, all of the following phrases refer to the same idea
EXCEPT
(D) "the proper and the constitutional and the practical way of getting their grievance
removed" (lines 55-57)
At the end of the passage, the writer uses the "either . . . or" construction in lines 75-78
("they would either . . . grievances remedied") in order to
(D) imply that disruptive action may be the only way of resisting oppression in certain
situations
Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would both capture the
audience's interest and provide the most effective introduction to the topic of the
paragraph?
(B) On September 23, 1999, NASA officials were aghast when the $125 million Mars
Climate Orbiter vanished as it prepared to enter the red planet's orbit
In sentence 2 (reproduced below), the writer wants an effective transition from the
introductory paragraph to the main idea of the passage.
The culprit was a discrepancy in the software that controlled the spacecraft's thrusters:
one team of engineers had calculated the force needed from the thrusters in pounds, an
imperial unit, while another team calculated the force in newtons, a metric unit.
Which of the following versions of the underlined text best achieves this purpose?
(A) (as it is now)
In sentence 3 (reproduced below), which of the following versions of the underlined text
best establishes the writer's position on the main argument of the passage?
