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The multiple-Choice section Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition

The multiple-Choice section Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition. TIME & ORDER. Plan your time. Count the passages; there are probably 5. Decide on an order for the passages. The test order is normally best.

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The multiple-Choice section Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition

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  1. The multiple-Choice sectionAdvanced Placement English Literature & Composition

  2. TIME & ORDER • Plan your time. • Count the passages; there are probably 5. • Decide on an order for the passages. • The test order is normally best. • If you change it, watch that you get your answers in the right place on the answer sheet.

  3. READING • Read the passage carefully. • Mark the passage up as you read • Identify the speaker, who/what is being addressed, the setting, and the occasion • As you read, watch for: • the main idea of the passage • the prevailing tone of the passage • shifts, as in point-of-view, tone, and the like

  4. MARKING ANSWERS • Answer all the questions in order. • Where you do not have an answer, take your best guess. • Keep your focus • The questions are supposed to be hard • Emergency: • If you know you cannot finish, decide on a passage to omit • Decide before May 10 what you intend to do in “an emergency”

  5. Question Types • You will find questions about: • the passage as a wholeThe narrator is primarily concerned with… • detailsThe choice that best paraphrases lines 20-22 is… • language & organizationParagraph 4 is developed by (A) definition (B) … • grammatical referenceThe pronoun ‘it’ in line 30 refers to…

  6. PSYCHOLOGICAL PREP • Be confident. • You can do well with a percentage that would score an F on most tests. • Still, it’s a good idea to carry a talisman. • Use any break time to relax • Breathe • Stretch • Picture yourself in a comfortable place

  7. WHAT ELSE? • and…

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