5 Steps to a 5 AP English Language 2019

Practice Exam 2 ❮ 223

45. The argument presented in this passage is
    based on
    A. Constitutional rights
    B. government interventions
    C. personal experience
    D. anecdotes
    E. statistical data


46. The organizational pattern of the passage is
    A. general to specific
    B. specific to general
    C. familiar to unfamiliar
    D. most important to least important
    E. cause and effect

4 7. The reader may infer from lines 35–38 that the
writer
A. believes welfare is clearly a success
B. believes welfare is failing to meet dismal
situations
C. admires the welfare programs of countries
other than those of the United States
D. maintains that there has been little need for
welfare reform since 1996
E. believes that the goals of the United States
are the proper ones

48. The tone of the passage can best be described as
    A. factual
    B. sarcastic
    C. laudatory
    D. ironic
    E. sentimental


49. Which of the given footnotes is a primary
    source?
    A. 4
    B. 5
    C. 6
    D. 7
    E. 8


50. A critical reader of this passage should ask all
    of the following questions about footnote 7
    except:

A. What is the relationship between Swingle

and the author of this review?

B. How many estimates were actually

constructed?

C. To what does the word all refer?

D. What are Swingle’s qualifications as a

reliable source?

E. Can I locate an annotated citation about

Swingle in another section of this review?

51. Another effective means of presenting the
    statistical material found in this passage would
    most probably be a(n)
    A. personal anecdote
    B. short story
    C. one-act play
    D. chart or graph
    E. interview with a homeless mother


52. The footnote that most likely reflects a specific
    bias is found in
    A. 4
    B. 5
    C. 6
    D. 7
    E. 8


53. In lines 35–38, the author’s bias/agenda is most
    clearly evidenced through
    A. statistical information and interpretation
    B. definition
    C. description
    D. diction and syntax
    E. summarization


54. Based on a careful reading of footnote 5, the
    reader can correctly assume that Winship and
    Jencks are
    A. recognized authorities in this field
    B. social workers
    C. students
    D. welfare reformers
    E. employees of the federal government

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the fact that millions of single-parent families still have trouble putting food on the

table and that even larger numbers cannot afford an apartment of their own. Welfare

reform is clearly a success relative to the dismal situation that prevailed in the United

States before 1996. But the country is still a long way from achieving the goals that

more compassionate societies set for themselves.

END OF SECTION I