HI SUNNY! The multiple choice questions were crafted excellently. Question 4 in particular had a structure impressively similar to that of a College Board AP test, in that answer choice B, “Show how love brings the speaker wealth”, tripped me up for a moment. As is what often happens when I take an AP Multiple Choice test, I tend to take answers in my own interpretation rather than reading them literally, so when I first read through this question, I immediately assumed the wealth was an emotional one, rather than taking the word for what it was worth. I appreciate that reminder that each answer should be taken word for word, and that nothing can be assumed when going through the AP Multiple Choice test. I thought it was also a good idea to keep a consistent theme throughout your questions that was related to author purpose; this is often another trick that the AP test uses, in that if you look at the questions holistically, you should be able to determine what the author purpose is—once author purpose has been determined, it becomes much easier to answer the questions. I encountered this within your multiple choice with question 5, in the symbolism of the lark. As most of your questions pertained to the writer learning to appreciate what he has rather than chasing after frivolous wealth, I immediately knew just from the phrasing that III. was incorrect, which allowed me to quickly eliminate answer choices and come to a quicker conclusion.
HI SUNNY!
ReplyDeleteThe multiple choice questions were crafted excellently. Question 4 in particular had a structure impressively similar to that of a College Board AP test, in that answer choice B, “Show how love brings the speaker wealth”, tripped me up for a moment. As is what often happens when I take an AP Multiple Choice test, I tend to take answers in my own interpretation rather than reading them literally, so when I first read through this question, I immediately assumed the wealth was an emotional one, rather than taking the word for what it was worth. I appreciate that reminder that each answer should be taken word for word, and that nothing can be assumed when going through the AP Multiple Choice test.
I thought it was also a good idea to keep a consistent theme throughout your questions that was related to author purpose; this is often another trick that the AP test uses, in that if you look at the questions holistically, you should be able to determine what the author purpose is—once author purpose has been determined, it becomes much easier to answer the questions. I encountered this within your multiple choice with question 5, in the symbolism of the lark. As most of your questions pertained to the writer learning to appreciate what he has rather than chasing after frivolous wealth, I immediately knew just from the phrasing that III. was incorrect, which allowed me to quickly eliminate answer choices and come to a quicker conclusion.