<p><b>Score your highest on exam day</b><p>Relax. The fact that you're even considering taking the AP English Language & Composition exam means you're smart, hard-working, and ambitious. All you need is to get up to speed on the exam's topics and themes and take a couple of practice tests to get com
Cliffs AP English Language and Composition
โ Scribed by Barbara V. Swovelin
- Publisher
- Cliffs Notes
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 339
- Series
- Cliffs AP
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
CliffsAP study guides help you gain an edge on Advanced Placement exams. Review exercises, realistic practice exams, and effective test-taking strategies are the key to calmer nerves and higher AP scores.
CliffsAP English Language and Composition, 2nd Edition, is for college-bound students who are preparing to take the AP English Language and Composition Exam, which colleges use to assess your ability to perform college-level work. This easy-to-use guide provides you with insight into both the multiple choice and free-response sections of the exam. Inside, you'll find
- Five full-length practice tests
- A detailed overview of the different types of multiple choice questions
- Explanations of how the essays are scored
- Sample topics with actual student essays
- A diagnostic mini-test to help you assess your test-taking strengths and weaknesses
The exam's multiple choice questions are designed to test your ability to analyze prose passages, and the free response section tests your writing ability in a variety of modes and for a variety of purposes. This guide shows you plenty of examples of each, covering the following areas:
- Rhetoric and rhetorical modes, and author meaning and purpose
- Organization and structure
- The main idea of a passage
- Planning and writing your essay
- Suggestions on writing style
- Plus, a glossary of terms for the multiple choice and free response sections
This comprehensive guide offers a thorough review of key concepts and detailed answer explanations. Itโs all you need to do your best โ and get the college credits you deserve.
*Advanced Placement Program and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product.
โฆ Table of Contents
CliffsAPยช English Language and Composition, 2nd Edition......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 7
Study Guide Checklist......Page 14
PART I: INTRODUCTION......Page 15
General Description......Page 17
Questions Commonly Asked About the AP English Exams......Page 19
Some Successful Testing Strategies......Page 25
PART II: ANALYSIS OF EXAM AREAS......Page 27
Ability Tested......Page 29
Analysis of Directions......Page 30
Suggested Strategies for Reading Passages and Questions......Page 31
Reasons Answers May Be Wrong......Page 32
Questions about the Author's Meaning and Purpose......Page 33
Questions about Organization and Structure......Page 34
Other Possibilities......Page 35
Set 1......Page 36
Answers and Explanations for Set 1......Page 40
Set 2......Page 41
Answers and Explanations for Set 2......Page 44
A Successful Approach to the Multiple- Choice Section......Page 45
A Patterned Plan of Attack......Page 46
Basic Skills Necessary......Page 47
Essay Scoring......Page 48
Medium-Low Score (3โ4)......Page 49
Types of Essay Topics......Page 50
Pacing the Essay......Page 51
Writing the Essay......Page 52
Some Suggestions about Style......Page 53
Sample Topics with Student Essays......Page 54
Question 1......Page 55
Question 2......Page 59
PART III: DIAGNOSTIC MINIโTEST......Page 63
Answer Sheet for the Mini- Test......Page 65
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 67
Section II: Essay Question......Page 71
Section II: Essay Question......Page 72
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 73
Section II: Essay Question......Page 74
PART IV: PAST AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAYS......Page 79
Past AP English Language Essay Topics......Page 81
PART V: GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS FOR THE AP LANGUAGE EXAM......Page 87
Terms for the Multiple-Choice and Essay Sections......Page 89
Terms for the Essay Section......Page 97
PART VI: FIVE FULLโLENGTH PRACTICE TESTS......Page 99
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 103
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1......Page 101
Question 1......Page 119
Question 2......Page 121
Question 3......Page 122
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 123
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 124
Final Score......Page 125
Probable Final AP Score......Page 126
First Passage......Page 127
Second Passage......Page 129
Third Passage......Page 131
Fourth Passage......Page 133
Question I......Page 134
Question 2......Page 138
Question 3......Page 142
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 149
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2......Page 147
Question 1......Page 165
Question 2......Page 167
Question 3......Page 168
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 169
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 170
Final Score......Page 171
Probable Final AP Score......Page 172
First Passage......Page 173
Second Passage......Page 174
Third Passage......Page 176
Fourth Passage......Page 177
Question 1......Page 179
Question 2......Page 183
Question 3......Page 186
Section I: Multiple-Choices Questions......Page 193
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 3......Page 191
Question 1......Page 209
Question 3......Page 210
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 211
Section II : Essay Questions......Page 212
Final Score......Page 213
Probable Final AP Score......Page 214
First Passage......Page 215
Second Passage......Page 216
Third Passage......Page 218
Fourth Passage......Page 219
Question 1......Page 221
Question 2......Page 224
Question 3......Page 228
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 233
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 4......Page 231
Question 1......Page 248
Question 2......Page 249
Question 3......Page 250
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 251
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 252
Final Score......Page 253
Probable Final AP Score......Page 254
First Passage......Page 255
Second Passage......Page 256
Third Passage......Page 257
Fourth Passage......Page 258
Question 1......Page 259
Question 2......Page 263
Question 3......Page 267
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 275
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 5......Page 273
Question 1......Page 288
Question 2......Page 289
Question 3......Page 291
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 292
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 293
Final Score......Page 294
Probable Final AP Score......Page 295
First Passage......Page 297
Second Passage......Page 298
Third Passage......Page 299
Fourth Passage......Page 301
Question 1......Page 302
Question 2......Page 306
Question 3......Page 311
PART VII: SUGGESTED READING LIST......Page 315
Suggested Reading List......Page 317
Final Preparation: "The Final Touches"......Page 326
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