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Success on AP Multiple Choice

Success on AP Multiple Choice. Effective reading and analysis of selections Manage your time well Take only educated guesses Pace yourself correctly. Set Priorities.

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Success on AP Multiple Choice

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  1. Success on AP Multiple Choice • Effective reading and analysis of selections • Manage your time well • Take only educated guesses • Pace yourself correctly

  2. Set Priorities • Quickly scan the passages – do the easier ones first and save the harder ones for last. You do NOT have to do the passages in the order they come. (Just be certain to record your answers in the correct spot.) • Remember, you only have 1 hour. Give yourself 11-14 minutes for each passage and its questions (depending on whether there are four or five selections)

  3. Main Idea Rhetoric - syntax, point of view, or figurative language. Mode – you must understand narration, exposition, description, and persuasion and be able to know why and author uses a particular one Definition – vocab. Questions; use context clues; reread the sentence and substitute the possibilities (You also need to read the surrounding sentences!) Tone or purpose (tone = writer’s attitude toward subject and audience; purpose = the effect the author wants to have upon the audience) Question Types

  4. Types of MC Questions (cont.) • Tone or purpose (cont.) • Tone is conveyed through diction • You may also encounter a question about the purpose of a footnote. Read the footnote carefully and answer accordingly. (This is another reason why you MUST learn the basics of MLA/APA citation!)

  5. Types of MC Questions (cont.) • Form questions – form is the method of organization the writer uses. Some will use only one form, some multiple forms. Look for compare/contrast; cause/effect/ order of importance; logical sequence of events; spatial order; etc. • Misc. Questions on English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, or terminology. • Misc. Questions on culture – facts that are a part of our civilization and that well-educated people should know.

  6. Attacking the MC Section • Begin with what you think is the easiest passage to read and understand • Skim the passage you have chosen. Then, re-read the selection carefully. (Do NOT skip confusing sentences!) • Look for the topic sentence or thesis statement. Often it is near the beginning but you may find it elsewhere or even simply implied and not stated.

  7. Attacking the MC (cont.) • As you read, mark significant words or sentences. (But don’t spend a lot of time on this – you only have 11-14 min. total!) • As you read, observe organizational patterns. • Mentally paraphrase the passage. (Practice during this course by writing out paraphrases of passages.) • Recall what you can about the author, literary form, and historical period.

  8. Attacking the MC (cont.) • Main idea questions: the correct choice must be entirely true and contain the most relevant information. • When asked to make judgments about what is inferred or implied, find clues in the text to support your answer. • Word meanings: substitute the choices; pay close attention to context. • Tone or purpose: pay close attention to diction

  9. Attacking the MC (cont.) • Reread lines, sentences, or paragraphs that are identified in the questions!! • If you understand the passage, answer the questions in order. • If the passage is giving you problems, answer the easy questions and come back to the difficult ones. (Do NOT spend an inordinate amount of time on one question!)

  10. Attacking the MC (cont.) • Read the question stem carefully. Read ALL the answer choices. Choice the most inclusive answer or the generalization. • If one answer seems to contradict the other answers you have given about the passage, rethink that answer. • Narrow the choices and make an intelligent guess • Beware of the not/except question because you may forget what you are looking for.

  11. Educated Guessing • Ignore answers that are obviously wrong. • Discard choices in which part of the answer is incorrect. • Eliminate any response that has anything wrong about it. • Trust yourself. Choose the answer you think is right. DO NOT overthink the question!

  12. Making Educated Guesses

  13. Works Cited • Moran, Margaret and Holder Frances. Peterson’s Master AP English Language and Composition, 2nd ed. Peterson:New Jersey, 2007. • abts.cornerstone.edu Picture of student

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