Tips for the multiple choice section of the APE test
- Read slowly
- Read excerpt BEFORE reading over the questions
- Read all of the questions before answering any – sometimes questions help eliminate answers to previous questions.
Types of questions:
1. Rhetorical Function:
Explain a specific part of the text. Often these are comparisons.
2. Context:
Vocab questions, but these more specifically test to see if the reader knows all of the meanings of the word/words. The answer should NOT change the meaning of the text ask a whole.
3. Antecedent:
Antecedents go before or pave the way for something that is coming.
The water was cold, so I jumped out of it.
OR
Because the water
Which was in a small
Town in Minnesota
I had traveled far to
Reach was cold
I quickly
Jumped out of the
Pool to escape
The chill of
It.
Both of these are saying the same thing – in the second one, the reader has to ignore the line breaks and the distracters.
4. Style:
Consider the choices made by the author. These questions often have more than one correct answer, so pick the more correct answer. Save these style questions for last!
5. Tone:
These often have two choices – make sure that both answers are correct, because if one of the answers is wrong, the whole question is wrong.
Remember that the APE test is really a vocabulary test! Continue to practice at http://quizlet.com/1296918/ape-cumulative-vocab-test-flash-cards/
For more help on the APE test, visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/english_lit/samp.html?englit
HAMLET:
Themes: insanity, usurper, loyalty, death
Play starts with a question…so?: Mystery, secrecy, not trusting, where do loyalties lie?
Ghost: Real or a figment of Hamlet’s imagination? The ghost is possibly after revenge –
is he there for himself or for Denmark
Always be checking for who everybody’s loyalties seem to be with, and for all reasons behind anything that they do.
Discussion will continue in class…
Pass! :)
ReplyDeleteAgain, I like how you highlight key concepts and words. :) Also, see Class Notes Oct 25-29 for comments on outside connections.
Pass!
ReplyDeleteI like how you brought in some color to help the key concepts stand out. I do think that this seems a little like a "bare-bones" structure. Perhaps you could add more from the discussions and go more into depth? I also think you should be stronger with your connections. However, good job so far!
Don't forget to add connections - without those, I unfortunately can't pass this entry - but other than that, great use of color as a study device! It definitely helped me read through your notes better and more thoroughly, and I'm sure it's as equally beneficial to you. Keep up the color! :)
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