Questions+5-6+(Olivia+Noë)

__Question 5__: This question is an application question because it requires one to know basic concepts but the reader does not need to understand the passage to answer the question correctly. This question is one of the easier types of questions that one should look out for on the AP test as it just requires the application of basic knowledge. One needs to know the definition of a verb, a noun, and an adjective in order to correctly answer the question. One also needs to know how to figure out what part of speech a word is, in addition to whether the word is in the past tense or the present. (A) is a distractor question because one can deduce that "chopsticked" is not a word that is used, but it is also wrong because one can tell that the author took a humorous approach throughout the entire passage (B) is correct because "chopsticked" is an action aka a verb and the original word, chopstick, is a noun (C) is wrong because "chopsticked" is used as a verb, but the answer could be distracting if one does not read the whole answer because it is a past tense verb (D) is wrong because it is not a slang term and it is not used in every day language (E) is a distractor question - it is a situation where there is a better answer (B)

__Question 6__: This question is an inquiry question because it requires the reader to know what the passage is talking about. In order to understand this question, one must understand the what the author is talking about in the paragraph. One needs to know the underlying theme of the paragraph, since it is talking about the effect that language has on people. In addition, one needs to know how to analyze a passage for its themes, which requires one to know how to read. (A) is incorrect because those who follow the rules of the English language are not focused on correctly those who incorrectly apply the rules of the language (B) is incorrect because the paragraph does not explain linguistic creativity, but the social aspects of words (C) is incorrect because those who follow the rules care about how language is perceived by other people (D) is incorrect because people who strictly follow the rules want others to follow the rules of the English language as well (E) is correct because the paragraph focuses on how words have different meanings to people as they carry "social baggage"