Test your basic knowledge |

AP English Language And Composition Basics

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The manner in which something is expressed in words






2. A term for the title character of a work of literature.






3. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






4. The interpretation or analysis of a text.






5. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.






6. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of






7. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay.






8. An appeal based on logic or reason






9. The perspective from which a story is told






10. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.






11. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of an essay or other work; setting forth the meaning or purpose of a piece of writing or discourse.






12. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing






13. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said






14. Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction






15. Pleasing - harmonious sounds.






16. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement.






17. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist - produces tension or conflict.






18. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.






19. A leture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.






20. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.






21. That portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic.






22. Inflated - pretentious language.






23. A comparison using like or as






24. A story containing unreal - imaginary features.






25. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.






26. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.






27. (n.) An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research. (adj.) Dealing with or tending to deal with a subject apart from a particular or specific instance.






28. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade.






29. A method of reasoning by which specific definitions - conclusions - and theorems are drawn from general principles.






30. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences.






31. The purpose of thisessay is to demonstrate how the writer can develop a position/idea and support it with interwoven sources. The writer is expected to write in an academic and mature style.






32. The choice of words in oral and written discourse.






33. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry.






34. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature






35. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.






36. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing.






37. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.






38. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.






39. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.






40. A highly specific - particular - often real - actual - or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract.






41. A word to which a pronoun refers.






42. Different methods of writing which you can incorporate into your writing to make it more effective






43. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.






44. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.






45. The ability to form mental images of things or events






46. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.






47. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play.






48. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem






49. Grating - inharmonious sounds.






50. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.