Transcript Multiple Choice - Mr. Murphy's Classroom Blog

MARCH 29 - WOODCHUCKS
Agenda:
 AP Lit Exam: Poetry MC
Questions
 Practice Poetry MC Questions


“Woodchucks”
Answer Discussion
Homework:
 Complete and submit your
Critical Lens essay by Sunday
at midnight
 Self-assess you essay (on the
rubric) and bring it in on
Monday
Take out:
 Pen/Pencil
 Notebook
 Highlighter
Goals:
 Practice answering AP-style
multiple choice questions in
preparation for the exam
MULTIPLE CHOICE
60 min to complete 50-60 MC Q’s
 No penalty for incorrect answers
 4 or 5 lit passages (2 poems, 2 prose)
 USUALLY:

1
old (pre 1900 poem)
 1 new (post 1900 poem)
 1 old prose passage
 1 new prose passage
3 TYPES OF QUESTIONS
General Comprehension Questions:
 Ask about: primary purpose, overall characterization, or tone of passage.
 They tend to be the most challenging questions on the exam.
 Examples:



The passage is primarily about . . .
Which of the following choices best describes the tone of the passage?
Which of the following choices best describes the narrator’s relationship to his sister?
Detail Questions:
 Refer to chunks of a passage – demand close reading
 Examples:


What does the author mean by “aesthetic” (line 19)?
Which of the following is the best paraphrase for the sentence that begins at line 13?
Factual Knowledge Questions:
 Questions are more rare
 General knowledge questions about language, grammar, and literary analysis
 Examples:



Which of the following meters is used in line 3 of this poem?
In line 19, the phrase “frozen fire” is an example of . . .
What the object of the verb “took” in line 14?
TIPS FOR TAKING CONTROL:

Scan Ahead


Change the order


PACE YOURSELF! More than 15 minutes per passage is TOO LONG
Read Carefully –


If part of an answer “looks good” but the other part does not… IT’S WRONG!
Watch the Clock


Write in the booklet
Half Right is ALL WRONG


You may choose to skip passages
POE!


Look for familiar authors and styles
This may seem obvious, but don’t space out
Guess Wisely

Always guess when in (complete and utter) doubt
“WOODCHUCKS” BY: MAXINE KUMIN
You have 15 minutes to read and analyze the
poem, and answer the multiple choice
questions that follow
 We will check the answers, and work through
the explanations when you have finished
