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English 12 Unit 10

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

used to often; stale from overuse trite; clichéd

a)

ascribe

b)

paragon

c)

inconsequential

d)

hackneyed

2.

a model of excellence or perfection; a perfect example of something

a)

paragon

b)

inconsequential

c)

humdrum

d)

ascribe

3.

to assign; to attribute; to think os as coming from or belonging to someone

a)

humdrum

b)

engender

c)

ascribe

d)

hackneyed

4.

Finding the perfect wedding shoes is _______ if you don't have your wedding dress picked out yet.

a)

ascribe

b)

humdrum

c)

inconsequential

d)

engender

5.

He had to go to a ______meeting, but would have rather gone to an exciting concert instead.

a)

hackneyed

b)

paragon

c)

humdrum

d)

elegy

6.

to bring into being; to produce; to cause

a)

engender

b)

elegy

c)

introvert

d)

homely

7.

All my son has his own _______ that makes him unique and a bit quirky.

a)

ascribe

b)

introvert

c)

homely

d)

idiosyncrasy

8.

a sad or mournful poem or song, often about someone who is dead

a)

elegy

b)

homely

c)

introvert

d)

engender

9.

My shy husband is an _______, and does not enjoy crowds or talking a lot.

a)

homily

b)

introvert

c)

hackneyed

d)

elegy

10.

a sermon, especially on something in the Bible; a long, often dull, moralizing talk or writing

a)

introvert

b)

homily

c)

elegy

d)

engender