AP Lang MC

in the passage as a whole the author contrasts which of the following

the treatment of children and the treatment of adults

the primary purpose of the passage is to

critique a common practice

according to the author, "the obvious ground" (lines 46-47) can be ruled out because it

can not be generalized to other similar situations

in the sixth paragraph (lines 42-56), the author advances her argument by

offering and then eliminating potential explanations

the three sentences in lines 60-65 ("there is... at them") serve primarily to

provide a distinction to emphasize the passage's main point

the author uses the pronoun "we" throughout the passage to

highlight norms of adult behavior

the quotation marks around the word "disrespect" in line 72 highlight the irony of the word because the behavior it describes represents

children's inevitable reaction to being treated rudely by adults

the authors tone in lines 42-45 ("now why... the insulter") can best be described as

exasperated

one contrast presented in the first paragraph (lines 1-5) is between

formal and informal learning

the primary function of the anecdote recounted in the fourth and fifth paragraphs (lines 26-41) is to

emphasize a point by presenting an absurd example

the authors word choice in lines 14-16 ("yet this... elders") serves which of the following functions

it helps establish a characterization of children as playthings

which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the third paragraph (lines 22-25)

it restates the authors argument as a transitional place in the passage

in the course of the second paragraph (lines 6-21) the focus of the argument shifts from

adults' language acquisition to children's learning in general

the analogies presented in lines 59 ("like a machine-top") and in lines 60-61 ("as the cat plays with her kittens") serve to

exemplify a difference between how people typically treat children and how they should strive to treat childfen

in context the word "sport" (line 15) is best interpreted to mean

entertainment