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AP English Language and Composition Unit 1E: Persuasive Strategies and Audience Appeals — practice questions — page 3

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'OBSTINATE'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'METICULOUS'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'TRANSIENT'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'GENEROUS'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'OPTIMISTIC'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ACCEPT'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BARREN'.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'CONCEAL'.Read the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'a piece of cake' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to spill the beans' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to bury the hatchet' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'once in a blue moon' meansRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'Each of the boys / are responsible / for his own books / and stationery.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'The teacher gave / many advices / to her students / before the exam.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'Neither John nor his friends / has finished / the assignment / on time.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'I have been working / in this office / since five years / now.'Read the answer and worked solution →Order the events of the storyRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about the storyRead the answer and worked solution →Numbers in the storyRead the answer and worked solution →Grandmother or narrator?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the grandmother's wordsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'OBSTINATE'.

  1. Flexible
  2. Stubborn
  3. Cheerful
  4. Modest
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Correct answer: B. Stubborn

Obstinate = stubbornly refusing to change opinion; unyielding. Flexible is its antonym. Cheerful and modest are unrelated traits.

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'METICULOUS'.

  1. Quick
  2. Famous
  3. Careless
  4. Thorough
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Correct answer: D. Thorough

Meticulous = showing great attention to detail very careful and precise. Careless is its antonym.

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Choose the word MOST similar in meaning to 'TRANSIENT'.

  1. Temporary
  2. Beautiful
  3. Hidden
  4. Permanent
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Correct answer: A. Temporary

Transient = lasting only a short time; impermanent. Permanent is its antonym.

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