Reasoning and Organization Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Practice for Reasoning and Organization

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Facts about the test: The AP English Language exam has 45 multiple choice questions and you will be given 60 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 3 minutes to complete 4 questions.

*The following questions were not written by College Board and although they cover information outlined in the AP English Language Course and Exam Description the formatting on the exam may be different.

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1. Reasoning involves

A. Showing the audience how you process your argument

B. Showing how the evidence supports the claim

C. Showing the negatives of opposing arguments

D. All of the above

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2. Which of the following best describes the methods of development?

A. The text structure used to serve a specific purpose in the arrangement of the argument's parts.

B. The intentional use of words and phrases to create a certain impact on the audience.

C. The element that moves the speaker to the action of creating a given argument.

D. The application of the rhetorical appeals when spread equally through the argument.

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3. Coherence should occur both within consecutive sentences and within consecutive paragraphs.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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4. To effectively use methods of development, a speaker must consider all of the following EXCEPT____.

A. The speaker should consider the evidence that will best support the claim. 

B. The author should consider how to frame his/her appearance for delivery of the argument.

C. The speaker should consider what the audience likely thinks about the topic.

D. The speaker should consider the purpose of the specific chunk of the argument.

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5. Evidence to support a claim should be directly quoted when

A. The original text uses the best version to communicate the idea

B. The speaker wants to disagree with the ideas presented in the text

C. There is a need to specifically clarify components in the argument

D. All of the above

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6. A line of reasoning is

A. the logical sequencing of an arguments claims, evidence, and commentary/analysis.

B. use of appeals to impact the emotions of the audience and move them to a desired outcome.

C. the commentary added to an argument after the first delivery failed at achieving the purpose.

D. a "conversation" between conflicting perspectives regarding the given topic.

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7. Which of the following best describes classical structure?

A. Organizational technique based on understanding all of the facts about an issue before one can come to any reasonable conclusions or positions.

B. Organizational technique focused on paragraphs built from claims, evidence, and reasoning through commentary and analysis.

C. Organizational technique involving progress from intro and background to position and proof to conclusion.

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8. Which of the following best describes the Toulmin Model?

A. Organizational technique involving progress from intro and background to position and proof to conclusion.  

B. Organizational technique focused on paragraphs built from claims, evidence, and reasoning through commentary and analysis.

C. Organizational technique based on understanding all of the facts about an issue before one can come to any reasonable conclusions or positions.

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9. Which of the following best describes the Rogerian structure?

A. Organizational technique based on understanding all of the facts about an issue before one can come to any reasonable conclusions or positions. 

B. Organizational technique focused on paragraphs built from claims, evidence, and reasoning through commentary and analysis.

C. Organizational technique involving progress from intro and background to position and proof to conclusion.

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10. Reasoning in an argument includes cohesion 

A. within sentences

B. between different sentences

C. within paragraphs

D. All of the above

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11. Organization of an argument can effectively place the thesis statement in the introduction of a text, near the end of the text, or, in some cases, not directly state the thesis at all.

A. TRUE 

B. FALSE

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12. Which of the following best describes narration as a method of development?

A. Writers offer details about real-life experiences and offer reflections and insights on the significance of those experiences 

B. Writers present a cause, assert effects or consequences of that cause, or present a series of causes and the subsequent effect(s).

C. Writers present a category of comparison and then examine the similarities and/or differences between the objects of the comparison.

D. Writers relate the characteristics, features, or sensory details of an object or idea, sometimes using examples or illustrations.

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13. Which of the following best describes cause-effect as a method of development?

A. Writers present a cause, assert effects or consequences of that cause, or present a series of causes and the subsequent effect(s). 

B. Writers offer details about real-life experiences and offer reflections and insights on the significance of those experiences

C. Writers relate the characteristics, features, or sensory details of an object or idea, sometimes using examples or illustrations.

D. Writers present a category of comparison and then examine the similarities and/or differences between the objects of the comparison.

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14. Which of the following best describes comparison-contrast as a method of development?

A. Writers relate the characteristics, features, or sensory details of an object or idea, sometimes using examples or illustrations.  

B. Writers offer details about real-life experiences and offer reflections and insights on the significance of those experiences

C. Writers present a category of comparison and then examine the similarities and/or differences between the objects of the comparison.

D. Writers present a cause, assert effects or consequences of that cause, or present a series of causes and the subsequent effect(s).

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15. Which of the following best describes definition-description as a method of development?

A. Writers present a category of comparison and then examine the similarities and/or differences between the objects of the comparison. 

B. Writers present a cause, assert effects or consequences of that cause, or present a series of causes and the subsequent effect(s).

C. Writers offer details about real-life experiences and offer reflections and insights on the significance of those experiences

D. Writers relate the characteristics, features, or sensory details of an object or idea, sometimes using examples or illustrations.

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