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AP English Language and Composition Unit 8D: Cloze Evaluation and Sentence Completion — practice questions — page 2

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Hyperbole is meant to be taken:Read the answer and worked solution →A lyrical poem of deep admiration or praise is an:Read the answer and worked solution →An ode is usually written in a style that is:Read the answer and worked solution →'Antiquity' uses which suffix?Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -ed usually makes which form of a verb?Read the answer and worked solution →Match the binomialRead the answer and worked solution →Match the suffixRead the answer and worked solution →Binomial or suffix?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false about wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the word rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Vocabulary bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Match the character or detailRead the answer and worked solution →Answer from the textRead the answer and worked solution →Story details bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A student writes one paragraph about one idea. The sentence stating that idea is the:Read the answer and worked solution →An editor breaks a long block of prose into paragraphs so readers get:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer saves her strongest word for the end because the most emphatic spot is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Swapping 'animal' for 'collie' makes writing sharper because concrete nouns are more:Read the answer and worked solution →In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', the subject performs the action. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'The ball was chased by the dog', the subject receives the action. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher tells her class to prefer active verbs because the writing then becomes more:Read the answer and worked solution →Pop the clause wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Parts of speech — match the word to its partRead the answer and worked solution →Sort: present tense or past tense?Read the answer and worked solution →Order the two past actionsRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the tense ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Answer from the textRead the answer and worked solution →Story details bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Hyperbole is meant to be taken:

  1. Very literally
  2. As a warning
  3. As a question
  4. Not literally
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Correct answer: D. Not literally

1. A smile cannot really be a mile wide. 2. The exaggeration is there for effect. 3. Hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally. 4. So the answer is not literally. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_

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A lyrical poem of deep admiration or praise is an:

  1. An ode
  2. A poem
  3. A note
  4. A play
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Correct answer: A. An ode

1. The poem celebrates a person, place, object or idea. 2. It does so with enthusiasm and emotion. 3. Such a poem is called an ode. 4. So the answer is an ode. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_

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An ode is usually written in a style that is:

  1. Quite plain
  2. Elevated
  3. Very slang
  4. Half spoken
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Correct answer: B. Elevated

1. The subject is being praised and revered. 2. The language rises to match the subject. 3. An ode is written in an elevated and formal style. 4. So the answer is elevated. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_

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Unit 2: Reasoning and Structure of ArgumentUnit 6: Syntax and Sentence StructureUnit 7E: Parts of Speech and Grammatical ConventionsUnit 7A: Sentence Boundaries and Structural ImprovementUnit 7B: Verb Tense Consistency and Agreement RulesUnit 7C: Modifiers, Clauses and Sentence TransformationUnit 7D: Determiners, Articles and Prepositional UsageUnit 1B: Evidence and Argument Structure in Nonfiction