AP Lang Review

Which of these makes the best thesis statement?

• The reasons why I came to the United States to study.

• There were many reasons why I came to the United States to study.

• Coming to the United states to study is important because for a different education and a new outlook on life.

Which of the following is a major component of any thesis?

• Making a claim

• being at least 3 sentences

• Providing an amusing anecdote (short story)

What part of this statement is the claim:

Given the grueling surgery and lifelong changes they endure, kidney donors should be financially compensated for their act of self-sacrifice.

• kidney donors should be financially compensated for their act of self-sacrifice

• Given the grueling surgery and lifelong changes they endure

Where should a thesis statement appear?

• first paragraph

• anywhere in the essay

• last paragraph

• the first sentence of every paragraph

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• To remind your reader what your paper is about

• To state your opinion or claim and prove it

• To hook the reader's attention

• To use vocabulary words

If you're trying to figure out whether a sentence is a thesis or not, use this test: Ask, "Could it be debated? Could someone disagree with what I'm saying?" If the answer is yes, you may have a thesis.Based on this passage, which of the following sentences could be a thesis?

• To play tennis, you need a tennis racket, a partner, a net and a ball.
  

• Outdoor tennis courts may have clay, grass or hard surfaces.

• People all around the world play tennis.

• More adults should play tennis because it increases heart health, brain tissue and flexibility.

Read the following introduction to an essay.Many people depend on schools for safety and for food. Schools can become community centers that give people access to knowledge and teach skills. Access to fresh fruit and vegetables and an understanding of the local environment are important to communities. Access to fresh fruit and vegetables means people can make healthier choices. And awareness of the local environment means that ordinary people can make informed choices about their neighborhoods and towns. For these reasons, schools should consider hosting community gardens.Based on this paragraph, what is one reason that the author will use to support her argument that schools should host community gardens?

• the importance of access to fresh fruits and vegetables

• the fact that many schools have unused space
  

• the benefit of supporting local businesses

• the importance of learning about communities in different countries
  

Match the word to its definition.

• exaggerated language

• simile

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words near each other

• Hyperbole

• direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another, usually using like or as

• understatement

• comparing two unlike things without using like or as

• metaphor

• language that makes it point by self-consciously downplaying its real emphasis

• alliteration

The wind howls in disbelief

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• allusion

"O Rose, thou art sick!" is an example of

• apostrophe

• allusion

• connotation

• understatement

Answer explanation

apostrophe is addressing a non-living entity