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AP English Language and Composition Unit 8A: Contextual Vocabulary and Word Formation — practice questions — page 3

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Flip and match: word to its antonym (Bank English)Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the WRONG idiom meaning (Bank English)Read the answer and worked solution →Typing rush: type each banking/grammar term correctlyRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'a piece of cake' means:Read the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'spill the beans' means:Read the answer and worked solution →'Once in a blue moon' means:Read the answer and worked solution →He was kind. He was __________ even towards his opponents.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the best word: She has an __________ talent for music that her teachers immediately noticed.Read the answer and worked solution →Pick the correct meaning of "ephemeral":Read the answer and worked solution →Fill: He could not __________ the temptation to look at the answers.Read the answer and worked solution →Match the synonymRead the answer and worked solution →Sort: correctly or wrongly speltRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the English blanksRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Match each idiom to its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Flip cards to pair the synonymsRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as a synonym of BRAVERead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as a synonym of HONESTRead the answer and worked solution →Which headword does this belong under?Read the answer and worked solution →Choosing the nearest synonymRead the answer and worked solution →Match each headword to a synonym from its entryRead the answer and worked solution →

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Flip and match: word to its antonym (Bank English)

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Generous
    B
    Stingy
  2. A
    Bold
    B
    Timid
  3. A
    Permanent
    B
    Temporary
  4. A
    Wise
    B
    Foolish

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Spot the WRONG idiom meaning (Bank English)

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Once in a blue moon = every day
    2. Spill the beans = reveal a secret
    3. A piece of cake = something easy
    4. Hit the books = study hard
    Reason
    'Once in a blue moon' means very rarely, not every day.
    Odd item
    Once in a blue moon = every day
  2. Items
    1. Bite the bullet = face hardship
    2. Throw in the towel = win the fight
    3. In hot water = in trouble
    4. Burn the midnight oil = study late
    Reason
    'Throw in the towel' means to give up, not to win a fight.
    Odd item
    Throw in the towel = win the fight

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Typing rush: type each banking/grammar term correctly

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Questions
  1. interest
  2. deposit
  3. currency
  4. borrower
  5. lender
  6. branch
  7. cheque
  8. credit
Instructions
Type each term as shown.

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