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Close Reading (AMSCO 383-386)
Punctuation
BONUS!!
100

Dr. Rahal's extracurricular (athletic) activity.

What is...Surfing

100

Grammar

What is... the ¨rules¨ used to structure ideas into units to convey meaning by showing relationships among the grammatical elements.

100

Title of the Close Reading passage for the remaining questions in this category. (pg. 383-386)

What is..."How the Loss of the Landline is Changing Family Life" by Julia Cho

100

A way to organize ideas by separating words, phrases, and dependent clauses from independent clauses.

What is... a Comma (,)

100

A Parody of the movie "The Hunger Games"

What is..."The Starving Games"

200

Dr. Rahal's child, coined for "chaos".

Who is... his second born.

(Alternative answers: His girl; His youngest.)

200

Punctuation

What is... lets readers know where a sentence begins and ends, showing relationships among ideas. (advances the writer's purpose by clarifying, organizing, emphasizing, indicating purpose, supplementing information, or contributing to tone)

200

In the third sentence of the paragraph 12 ("When people look up...physical surroundings"), the writer's use of dashes to offset a nonessential phrase serves to...?

(pg. 433)

What is...E

200

A way of indicating an explanation or clarification of what came before it (which may include a list).

What is... a Colon (:)

200

Date of Pender High's 2025 AP Lang Exam

What is...May 14th

300

Dr. Rahal's college professor's written and published book- a play on Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.

What is... The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall

300

Mechanics

What is... the rules of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling that govern written language

300

In the third sentence of paragraph 14, the writer's use of two phrases in parenthesis...?

(pg. 433)

What is...C

300

A way to combine the complete thoughts in separate sentences for consideration together. 

What is... a Semicolon (;) (Ex: She loves ice cream; however, she's on a diet.)

300

A US currency that Chole Moore is very passionate about.

What is...the penny

400

Dr. Rahal's summer gig this year, a 2 week ploy for a little extra cash. 

What is... an AP Reader/Grader.

400

Design Features

What is... elements included in a sentence that create emphasis (Ex: italics, and boldface)

400

The use of the dash in the next to last sentence of paragraph 8 creates a sense of...?

(pg. 433)

What is...E

400

A way to include nonessential information that may be interesting or influence the understanding of information in the rest of the sentence. 

What is... a Dash (-) (Ex: The chef—a renowned master of French cuisine—prepared a magnificent meal.)

400

Fast food item promised by Paquette for ACT test takers.

What is...a Bojangles Biscuit

500

Dr. Rahal's former home, one might even call it fang-tastic.

What is... Forks, Washington.

500

Boldface

What is... darkened text used to draw attention to particular words to make them stand out so a reader can quickly see them when scanning the page.

500

The writer's use of dash in the final sentence of paragraph 1 allows her to establish a tone of...?

(pg. 433)

What is...B

500

A way to combine words to indicate a combined concept. 

What is... a Hyphen (Ex: "well-being", "fast-flowing river")

500

Author of "The Ways We Lie" in 50 Essasys

What is...Stephanie Ericsson