AP Style Questions
Subject/Verb Agreement
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
400

In line 23, Friar Lawrence says, “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied” meaning. . . 

a. He will become vice president

b. Morals and standards can turn opposite

c. If overused, morals and standards can turn opposite

d. If overused, morals and standards can become better

e. Friar is trying to get into his head

c. If overused, morals and standards can turn opposite

400

Popcorn, especially zebra style, [is/are] my favorite snack. Which is the correct version of the verb.

a. What is is?

b. What is are?

a. What is is?

400

What is the closest synonym to Propensity?

a. What is Common?

b. What is Tendency?

c. What is Inability?

d. What is Dislike?

e. What is Decline? 

b. What is Tendency?

400

What is the closest synonym to Pungent?

a. What is smell?

b. What is perfume?

c. What is manure? 

d. What is puke?

e. What is poisonous? 

a. What is smell?

600

In lines 27-38 “In man as well as herbs--grace and rude will” refers to. . .

a. A beautiful sight

b. A flavored cordial in herbs and man

c. A recipe for a witches brew

d. A repelling smell but deadly 

e. A captivating smell but deadly


e. A captivating smell but deadly

600

My friends, and my sister, [wants/want] to watch the movie. Which is the correct version of the verb?

a. What is Wants?

b. What is Want?

b. What is Want?

600

What is the closest synonym to Extol?

a. What is nepotism?

b. What is commend?

c. What is deride?

d. What is condemn?

e. What is Prodigy? 

b. What is commend?

600

What is the closest synonym to Supercilious?

a. What is attraction?

b. What is athlete?

c. What is pompous?

d. What is asperity?

e. What is everything?

c. What is pompous?

800

In lines 10 and 11, “womb” refers to (III.ii.10-11) . . .

a. The sky of Verona.

b. The womb that Romeo and Juliet came out of when he was born.

c. The earth.

d. Friar Lawrence’s greenhouse.

e. The sun.

c. The earth.

800

Teachers as well as students [agree/agrees] that grammar is fun.

a. What is Agree?

b. What is Agrees?

a. What is Agree?

800

What is the closest synonym to Portentous? 

a. What is Trivial?

b. What is Gratuity?

c. What is a Fragment?

d. What is Notable?

e. What is Emphasizing?

d. What is Notable?

800

What is the closest synonym to Sinuous?

a. What is Joining?

b. What is Layering?

c. What is Direct? 

d. What is Snaking?

e. What is Buckling?

d. What is Snaking?

1000

In context, the phrase “Without his roe, like a dried herring. O, flesh, flesh, how art thou fishified” (II.iii.39-40), suggests. . .

a. A dead fish 

b. He is as happy as can be nothing is wrong

c. He is not Happy with himself 

d. He is only part of himself as if a fish out of water

e. He cannot make his sushi without his roe

d. He is only part of himself as if a fish out of water

1000

Neither of the students [is/are] finished with their homework. 

a. What is is?
b. What is are?

a. What is is?

1000

What is the closest synonym to Precocious?

a. What is gifted?

b. What is backward?

c. What is ingenious?

d. What is inept?

e. What is innovative?


a. What is gifted?

1000

What is the closest synonym to Sever?

a. What are pieces?

b. What is attached?

c. What is separate?

d. What is condense?

e. What is restore?

c. What is separate?