AP Lang. List 8 Practice

It took many hours to decide the perfect ___________ for capturing the mouse.

• treachery

• peddler

• stratagem

• prophecy

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end

• Bleak
• Stratagem
• Resigned
• Temptation

Based on random choice

• exposition
• dissent
• arbitrary
• proponent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The assumption was _________________, based on no valid evidence.

• superficial

• arbitrary

• spontaneous

• intrepid

HAVING NOT PARTICULAR INTEREST OR SYMPATHY; UNCONCERNED

• INDIFFERENT
• INVECTIVE
• IMPRUDENT
• ILLUSION

In Dark Places, Gillian Flynn remarks with _________________, "I am not angry or sad or happy to see you. I could not [care less]. You don't even ripple."

• triviality

• arbitrariness

• strategy

• indifference

When plans are impulsive they are

• organized
• spontaneous
• lolling

When plans are impulsive they are

• organized
• spontaneous
• lolling

I dress how I feel. I just go off emotion. I can't prepare my outfit a day before. Everything I wear is __________________.

• spontaneous

• intrepid

• superficial

• trivial

The doctor said my back was fine, but that was just from a _______________________ examination; it turns out i had many micro-fractures and required surgery.

• trivial

• superficial

• spontaneous

• compelling