AP Lang Final Exam 2023 with complete solution
1. The Primary purpose of the first paragraph (lines 1-26) is to
D.
Call attention to the decline of the significant field study
The author mentions "glass-blowing and harpischord manufacture" (lines 7-8) to
suggest that taxonomy is
C.
A profession practiced by relatively few people
The series of phrases in lines 14-16 ("Marvelously varied...acre of land") primarily
conveys the
D.
Characteristics of springtails and oribatid mites
In the context of the lines 19-22, the words "one is retired" are best described as
A.
A detail that makes a critical situation even more precarious
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first and second
paragraphs?
B.
The second paragraph describes the effects of an issue raised in the first paragraph
The author cites a Chinese saying (lines 44-46) to emphasize the
D.
Importance of taxonomy as a field study
The author uses the word "obscure" in line 48 to mean
C.
Not well known
The third paragraph (lines 47-61) serves which of the following functions?
D.
It speculates about a potential improvement
Which of the following is true of the position presented in lines 72-77 ("The
second...progress")?
E.
It suggests that an assumption held by many people may be incorrect
One important purpose of the passage is to
C.
Suggest that ecological conservation is a beneficial enterprise
The primary rhetorical strategy in the passage is the
A.
Exemplification of key concepts and ideas
In the passage, italics are used to highlight
E.
The major points of the author'a argument
The author's tone is best describes as
B.
Concerned yet hopeful
, The passage is most likely excerpted from
A.
An educational article promoting awareness of a critical scientific issue
It can be inferred from the passage that the author assumes the reader is
B.
A generalist who needs an explanation of specialized concepts
The organization of the passage can best be described as
D.
Descriptive analysis followed by partial acceptance
In context, the author places the term "book club" in quotation makes in lines 3 and 9 in
order to
D.
Suggest that the term is being broadened beyond its original meaning
The first paragraph (lines 1-15) serves to
B.
Describe the extension of a particular activity into non traditional areas
According to lines 23-26, Stephanie Nolen's primary criticism of book clubs is that they
A.
Are too programmed
The clubs referred to in line 39 are discussed in
E.
An article published in the Wall Street Journal
The "recent book-club guides" (lines 45-46) tend to emphasize
A.
How book clubs need to be structured and regular to succeed
The first paragraph (lines 49-64) marks a shift from
A.
Popular to academic contexts
The function of lines 52-58 ("Yet despite...abstractions") is to
C.
Point out a discrepancy between teaching practiced and literary theory
The final sentence (lines 62-64) serves to
B.
Suggest a probable cause for an ongoing phenomenon
One function of sentence 3 (lines 8-10) and endnote 1 is to
C.
Note the connection between marketing and book clubs
It can be inferred from endnote 2 that "Out of the Woods" is
A.
An article about a type of retreat
The function of endnote 3 is to
A.
Offer specific examples of one of the types of resources mentioned
The information in endnote 2 is different from that in endnote 3 in that endnote 2
1. The Primary purpose of the first paragraph (lines 1-26) is to
D.
Call attention to the decline of the significant field study
The author mentions "glass-blowing and harpischord manufacture" (lines 7-8) to
suggest that taxonomy is
C.
A profession practiced by relatively few people
The series of phrases in lines 14-16 ("Marvelously varied...acre of land") primarily
conveys the
D.
Characteristics of springtails and oribatid mites
In the context of the lines 19-22, the words "one is retired" are best described as
A.
A detail that makes a critical situation even more precarious
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first and second
paragraphs?
B.
The second paragraph describes the effects of an issue raised in the first paragraph
The author cites a Chinese saying (lines 44-46) to emphasize the
D.
Importance of taxonomy as a field study
The author uses the word "obscure" in line 48 to mean
C.
Not well known
The third paragraph (lines 47-61) serves which of the following functions?
D.
It speculates about a potential improvement
Which of the following is true of the position presented in lines 72-77 ("The
second...progress")?
E.
It suggests that an assumption held by many people may be incorrect
One important purpose of the passage is to
C.
Suggest that ecological conservation is a beneficial enterprise
The primary rhetorical strategy in the passage is the
A.
Exemplification of key concepts and ideas
In the passage, italics are used to highlight
E.
The major points of the author'a argument
The author's tone is best describes as
B.
Concerned yet hopeful
, The passage is most likely excerpted from
A.
An educational article promoting awareness of a critical scientific issue
It can be inferred from the passage that the author assumes the reader is
B.
A generalist who needs an explanation of specialized concepts
The organization of the passage can best be described as
D.
Descriptive analysis followed by partial acceptance
In context, the author places the term "book club" in quotation makes in lines 3 and 9 in
order to
D.
Suggest that the term is being broadened beyond its original meaning
The first paragraph (lines 1-15) serves to
B.
Describe the extension of a particular activity into non traditional areas
According to lines 23-26, Stephanie Nolen's primary criticism of book clubs is that they
A.
Are too programmed
The clubs referred to in line 39 are discussed in
E.
An article published in the Wall Street Journal
The "recent book-club guides" (lines 45-46) tend to emphasize
A.
How book clubs need to be structured and regular to succeed
The first paragraph (lines 49-64) marks a shift from
A.
Popular to academic contexts
The function of lines 52-58 ("Yet despite...abstractions") is to
C.
Point out a discrepancy between teaching practiced and literary theory
The final sentence (lines 62-64) serves to
B.
Suggest a probable cause for an ongoing phenomenon
One function of sentence 3 (lines 8-10) and endnote 1 is to
C.
Note the connection between marketing and book clubs
It can be inferred from endnote 2 that "Out of the Woods" is
A.
An article about a type of retreat
The function of endnote 3 is to
A.
Offer specific examples of one of the types of resources mentioned
The information in endnote 2 is different from that in endnote 3 in that endnote 2
