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Home > AP Courses and Exams > Course Home Pages > Latin Tutorial: 5. Types of Questions Latin Tutorial: 5. Types of Questions Grammar (10-15 questions) Tests grammar, syntax, and lexicology. Questions that can be answered out of context appear very rarely on the exams. Translation/Comprehension (17-23 questions) Tests translation or interpretation of words, phrases, and sentences. Reference (10-15 questions) Tests ability to draw inferences from the passage; may require candidates to recognize allusions to specific people, places, or events mentioned in the passage; tests ability to know what words must be understood from context, and ability to identify to whom or to what such words as reflexive, relative, and demonstrative pronouns and adjectives refer. Metrics (1-3 questions) Tests scansion of dactylic hexameter or the first line of the elegiac couplet. Latin Literature students may also be tested on the hendecasyllabic line. Candidates must know the metrical pattern of each meter and how to elide syllables. They are listed in the Course Description ("Acorn" book). Figures of Speech (1-3 questions) Tests figures of speech included in the course syllabus. They are listed in the Course Description ("Acorn" book). Background (1-3 questions) Tests background information relevant to the passage. Background questions are asked only on syllabus-based passages. Although the answer to the question is not contained in the passage on the exam, a student who has read and understands the syllabus should know or be able to derive the correct answer. More... Latin Tutorial: 6. Phrasing Multiple-Choice Questions See also... Latin Tutorial: 1. Multiple-Choice Item Writing for Teachers Latin Tutorial: 2. Terminology for Multiple-Choice Questions Latin Tutorial: 3. Do's and Don'ts of Item Writing Latin Tutorial: 4. Format of Multiple-Choice Section Latin Tutorial: 7. How to Choose a Passage Latin Tutorial: 8. Preparing to Write Questions Latin Tutorial: 9. Writing Questions Latin Tutorial: 10. Reviewing Questions and Making Selections Latin Tutorial: 11. Samples of Final Versions Latin Tutorial: 12. Where to Send Your Passages and Questions Latin Tutorial: 13. Passages Submitted by Teachers AP Latin Literature Course Home Page Course Home Page Index Personal Profile

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