Test your basic knowledge |

AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






2. Exercising good judgment or common sense






3. Plentiful; having a large quantity






4. Spread or flowing throughout






5. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric






6. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence






7. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






8. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






9. Having a harmful effect; injurious






10. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






11. Dispersed throughout






12. Combative; belligerent






13. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






14. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






15. Stubborn; inflexible






16. The associations or moods that accompany a word






17. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






18. A tremendously skilled artist






19. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






20. Coming into existence; emerging






21. Not applied to actual objects






22. To cause to be doubted






23. A relationship that individuals build






24. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






25. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






26. To calm or soothe






27. Intended to instruct






28. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






29. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






30. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






31. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






32. Enormous






33. Anxiety or fear about the future






34. Good will between friends






35. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






36. Convincing; reasonable






37. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






38. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






39. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






40. Made; concocted to deceive






41. Arrogant; vainly proud






42. Appeal based on emotion






43. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






44. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






45. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker






46. A feeling about the future






47. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






48. Short-lived or temporary






49. A beginner






50. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure