AP Lang Quarter 2 Formative
The writer wants a transition from the first to second paragraph that highlights the criticism of compulsory volunteering embriones in the previous paragraph. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?
(as it is now)
The writer wants to reduce ambiguity in sentence 13 (reproduced below) by changing the placement of the underlined text, adjusting punctuation and capitalization as needed. ... Which of the following is the most logical placement for the underlined text?
After "activities"
Should the writer keep or delete the last underlined sentence?
Keep it, because it provides further evidence to support the paragraph claim
In sentence 7 (reproduced below), the writer is considering deleting the underlined text. ... Should the writer keep or delete the underlined text?
Keep it, because it provides support for the sentence's claim that forest kindergartners are popular in Europe
The writer would like to add the following sentence to the passage ... Which of the following changes would the writer most need to make in order to incorporate this new information into the passage's overall lien of reasoning?
Updating the thesis statement to indicate that a connection to nature is another benefit of forest kindergartens.
Which choice provides a supporting example that is most similar to the examples already in the sentence "Students who volunteer... increasingly busy schedules"?
a closer connection with their community
According to the first paragraph, the identity that is most relevant for the speaker's perspective is the fact that he is
an outsider
The tone of the passage as a whole can best be described as
awed and slightly frightened
In the line "A leader, a politician, an orator, a "boss," an intriguer, an idealist, - all these he is," the writer uses listing and the omission of conjunction to
characterize the preacher as all types of men
All of the following are evident in the first three sentences of Paragraph 1 EXCEPT
citations from well-known authorities
The phrase "let us beware" in the first sentence of Paragraph 2 helps establish the speaker as
concerned about potential abuses of power within democratic responses
The rhetorical function of the first sentence of the passage is to
establish the segting
The argument used by the speakers demonstrates the truth inherit in the paradox that
freedom can enslave
The function of the quoted sentences in Paragraph 1 is to
illustrate an assertion
The tone of the sentence "The Music of Negro religion is that plaintive rhythmic melody, with its touching minor cadences, which, despite caricature and defilement, still remains the most original and beautiful expression of human life and longing yet born on American soil" can best be described as
laudatory
By "the ruling power in the United States" in Paragraph 2, the speaker means that
majority of voters
The tone of the last lines of the first paragraph ("Go in peace!... worse than death") is best described as
ominous
In the first paragraph, which of the following versions of the underlined portion would fit best in the sentence?
picking up litter
The function of the sentence "Three things characterized this religion of the slave, - the Preacher, the Music, and the Frenzy" is to
provide the structure of the rest of the passage
The primary function of the second paragraph is to
recapitulate ideas in the first paragraph and provide a transition to the third paragraph
The "master" in the first paragraph refers to
the ruling power of a democratic republic
The structure of the passage starting with the second paragraph, just after the introductory paragraph moves:
to the most important part of "Negro Religion" (a climax)
Delphi and Endor are mentioned to establish
tradition
In the first sentence of the final paragraph, which of the following versions of the underlined portion would best fit the sentence?
volunteering
The speaker cites La Bruyere and Moliere as evidence that writers in powerful European monarchies
were able to condemn the foolishness that they discovered within their societies