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AP English Language and Composition Unit 7D: Determiners, Articles and Prepositional Usage — practice questions

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One who renounces worldly life:Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'Crocodile tears' refer to?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'The book is divided ___ ten chapters.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'Her _____ to the project was evident in the long hours she devoted to it.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'He has been working here ___ five years.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: ALTRUISTICRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: OBSOLETERead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: EPHEMERALRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: VIRTUERead the answer and worked solution →One who loves and works for the welfare of mankind:Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'The team are playing (A) very well today, (B) and they will likely (C) win the championship. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'She is one of those students (A) who has always (B) excelled in academics (C) without showing arrogance. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'Between you and I, (A) the proposal (B) seems quite reasonable (C) and worth pursuing. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'The lecture was so _____ that many students fell asleep.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'The new evidence _____ all previous conclusions about the suspect's guilt.'Read the answer and worked solution →A medicine that induces sleep:Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'To bite the bullet' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'To beat around the bush' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '___ honest student is rare these days.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '___ Ganga is sacred to Hindus.'Read the answer and worked solution →"The Industrial Revolution... transformed economies from agrarian to industrial." 'Agrarian' in this context means:Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: 'If I ___ a millionaire, I would travel the world.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: ARROGANTRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of the word: ABATERead the answer and worked solution →Identify the part with the error: 'Neither the manager (A) nor the employees (B) was satisfied (C) with the new policy. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'Each of the boys (A) have completed (B) their homework (C) on time. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: AMELIORATERead the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'The judge's decision was widely seen as _____, with critics calling for an appeal.'Read the answer and worked solution →A person who eats everything (plants and animals):Read the answer and worked solution →A speech delivered without preparation:Read the answer and worked solution →

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One who renounces worldly life:

  1. Ascetic
  2. Hedonist
  3. Optimist
  4. Pessimist
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Correct answer: A. Ascetic

**Ascetic:** one who practices severe self-discipline, abstaining from worldly pleasures (often for religious reasons). **Hedonist:** pursues pleasure. **Optimist/pessimist:** outlook.

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What does 'Crocodile tears' refer to?

  1. Insincere display of grief
  2. Reptile tears
  3. Tears of laughter
  4. Real sorrow
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Correct answer: A. Insincere display of grief

**Crocodile tears:** insincere display of sadness. From ancient belief that crocodiles wept while devouring prey.

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Choose the correct preposition: 'The book is divided ___ ten chapters.'

  1. by
  2. into
  3. with
  4. in
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Correct answer: B. into

'Divided INTO' (separated into parts). 'Divided BY' is for division operation in math. 'In' would suggest the book is contained within ten chapters (incorrect).

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