AP LANG FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The Primary purpose of the first paragraph (lines 1-26) is to - Answers :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 - Answers :C.
A profession practiced by relatively few people
The series of phrases in lines 14-16 ("Marvelously varied...acre of land") primarily
conveys the - Answers :D.
Characteristics of springtails and oribatid mites
In the context of the lines 19-22, the words "one is retired" are best described as -
Answers :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? - Answers :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 - Answers :D.
Importance of taxonomy as a field study
The author uses the word "obscure" in line 48 to mean - Answers :C.
Not well known
The third paragraph (lines 47-61) serves which of the following functions? - Answers :D.
It speculates about a potential improvement
Which of the following is true of the position presented in lines 72-77 ("The
second...progress")? - Answers :E.
It suggests that an assumption held by many people may be incorrect
One important purpose of the passage is to - Answers :C.
Suggest that ecological conservation is a beneficial enterprise
The primary rhetorical strategy in the passage is the - Answers :A.
Exemplification of key concepts and ideas
In the passage, italics are used to highlight - Answers :E.
The major points of the author'a argument
The author's tone is best describes as - Answers :B.
Concerned yet hopeful
, The passage is most likely excerpted from - Answers :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 - Answers :B.
A generalist who needs an explanation of specialized concepts
The organization of the passage can best be described as - Answers :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 - Answers :D.
Suggest that the term is being broadened beyond its original meaning
The first paragraph (lines 1-15) serves to - Answers :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 -
Answers :A.
Are too programmed
The clubs referred to in line 39 are discussed in - Answers :E.
An article published in the Wall Street Journal
The "recent book-club guides" (lines 45-46) tend to emphasize - Answers :A.
How book clubs need to be structured and regular to succeed
The first paragraph (lines 49-64) marks a shift from - Answers :A.
Popular to academic contexts
The function of lines 52-58 ("Yet despite...abstractions") is to - Answers :C.
Point out a discrepancy between teaching practiced and literary theory
The final sentence (lines 62-64) serves to - Answers :B.
Suggest a probable cause for an ongoing phenomenon
One function of sentence 3 (lines 8-10) and endnote 1 is to - Answers :C.
Note the connection between marketing and book clubs
It can be inferred from endnote 2 that "Out of the Woods" is - Answers :A.
An article about a type of retreat
The function of endnote 3 is to - Answers :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 -
Answers :D.
1. The Primary purpose of the first paragraph (lines 1-26) is to - Answers :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 - Answers :C.
A profession practiced by relatively few people
The series of phrases in lines 14-16 ("Marvelously varied...acre of land") primarily
conveys the - Answers :D.
Characteristics of springtails and oribatid mites
In the context of the lines 19-22, the words "one is retired" are best described as -
Answers :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? - Answers :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 - Answers :D.
Importance of taxonomy as a field study
The author uses the word "obscure" in line 48 to mean - Answers :C.
Not well known
The third paragraph (lines 47-61) serves which of the following functions? - Answers :D.
It speculates about a potential improvement
Which of the following is true of the position presented in lines 72-77 ("The
second...progress")? - Answers :E.
It suggests that an assumption held by many people may be incorrect
One important purpose of the passage is to - Answers :C.
Suggest that ecological conservation is a beneficial enterprise
The primary rhetorical strategy in the passage is the - Answers :A.
Exemplification of key concepts and ideas
In the passage, italics are used to highlight - Answers :E.
The major points of the author'a argument
The author's tone is best describes as - Answers :B.
Concerned yet hopeful
, The passage is most likely excerpted from - Answers :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 - Answers :B.
A generalist who needs an explanation of specialized concepts
The organization of the passage can best be described as - Answers :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 - Answers :D.
Suggest that the term is being broadened beyond its original meaning
The first paragraph (lines 1-15) serves to - Answers :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 -
Answers :A.
Are too programmed
The clubs referred to in line 39 are discussed in - Answers :E.
An article published in the Wall Street Journal
The "recent book-club guides" (lines 45-46) tend to emphasize - Answers :A.
How book clubs need to be structured and regular to succeed
The first paragraph (lines 49-64) marks a shift from - Answers :A.
Popular to academic contexts
The function of lines 52-58 ("Yet despite...abstractions") is to - Answers :C.
Point out a discrepancy between teaching practiced and literary theory
The final sentence (lines 62-64) serves to - Answers :B.
Suggest a probable cause for an ongoing phenomenon
One function of sentence 3 (lines 8-10) and endnote 1 is to - Answers :C.
Note the connection between marketing and book clubs
It can be inferred from endnote 2 that "Out of the Woods" is - Answers :A.
An article about a type of retreat
The function of endnote 3 is to - Answers :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 -
Answers :D.
