AP Lang MCQ questions (from Nov 27 & Dec 1) - Midterm Review

The author uses the word "obligations" in paragraph 4 to expand on the meaning of

A. "charged" (paragraph 3)

The writer wants to avoid giving the impression of bias against any point of view in the passage. To accomplish this goal, which of the following phrases from the passage should the writer change?

A. "fanatical tiny house proponents" (sentence 2)

In paragraph 2 ("Whatever...1870s"), the author suggests that

A. diaries helped girls experiment privately with different personas

The author uses the "not only" construction in paragraph 1 to

B. convey a heightened degree of involvement in shared literary activities during a period

In sentence 8 (reproduced below), the writer wants to provide evidence to clarify the previous sentence's point about what advocates fail to consider. In many areas, purchasing or renting land for a tiny home requires compliance with local building codes. Which of the following versions of the underlined text would best accomplish this goal?

B. costs more than the home itself

In the last paragraph, the author mentions Alice Hamilton and Harriet Beecher Stowe because they

B. illustrate how the art of letter writing nurtured literary achievement

In paragraph 3, the "pattern" refers to the

B. responsibility women had for maintaining family connections

What is the effect of putting the word "presumably" (paragraph 2) in parentheses?

C. to raise doubts about whether an assumption is warranted

Which statement best describes the main idea of the first paragraph?

C. writing tasks featured prominently in children's lives

In paragraph 4 ("In creating...converged"), the author describes the relationship between

D. Literature that inspired women and the diaries and letters women produced

Paragraph 2 ("If women... performance") states that women were

E. considered to have a particular facility for writing letters and diary entries

In order to best support the line of reasoning in the second paragraph (sentences 4-10), the writer is considering deleting sentence 6 (reproduced below). According to the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, the total value of housing in the United States is $27.2 trillion. Should the writer keep or delete sentence 6?

E. delete it, because it adds information that is not relevant to the line of reasoning in the second paragraph

In sentence 11 (reproduced below), the writer wants to use punctuation or formatting features to ensure that the meaning of the sentence is clear. Another touted benefit of tiny homes is that they are a "greener" housing alternative, but again the reality is more complicated. Which of the following versions of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal?

A. (as it is now)

The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reproduced below), adjusting punctuation as necessary. Popularized by movies and TV shows such as Tiny House Nation, the tiny house movement advocates for more people to live in small houses - typically measuring less than 500 square feet at a time when he average new home in the United States is 2,600 square feet-that efficiently use their limited space.

A. Keep it, because it provides information that helps define a key concept in the passage

Which statement best sums up the central argument of the passage?

A. genres defined as feminine gave women the chance to assert their influence and express themselves

The third paragraph asserts that letter writing was significant because it

A. provided women with means of exercising power as individuals

The writer wants to combine 9 and 10 (reproduced below) into a single sentence to make the passage clearer and more concise. And many cities do not welcome tiny homes. In some cases, tiny homes do not meet zoning regulations; in others, residents fear tiny homes will decrease property values of neighboring houses. Which of the following versions of the underlined text in these sentences most effectively accomplishes this goal?

B. homes, either because they do not meet zoning regulations or because

Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the last sentence of the second paragraph ("Perhaps...1870s")?

C. It ironically acknowledges the perceptiveness of "critics" while implicitly criticizing their efforts to regulate female conduct

The writer wants to add a concluding sentence after sentence 13 that brings the argument of the passage to a logical conclusion. Which of the following sentences best accomplishes this goal?

C. The goals of the tiny house movement would be better served by promoting dense housing.

The author's overall tone is best described as

C. assured and informative

In sentence 12 (reproduced below), the writer wants to offer a contrasting perspective to the idea presented in the first part of the sentence. While tiny houses are more energy efficient than larger buildings, the average size of a house - and the associated energy consumption - varies considerably from one country to another. Which of the following versions of the underlined text best accomplish this goal?

D. they are less environmentally friendly than dense housing, such as apartment complexes, in which heat, power, water, and sewage systems are shared among many residents