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ELA 9 Unit 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means: "decorative handwriting."

a)

gilded

b)

melancholy

c)

calligraphy

d)

diaphanous

2.

Which word means: "noisy, energetic and cheerful; rowdy."

a)

boisterous

b)

dour

c)

melancholy

d)

discernible

3.

Which word means: "A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no known cause."

a)

discernible

b)

diaphanous

c)

melancholy

d)

boisterous

4.

Which word means: "covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint."

a)

gilded

b)

diaphanous

c)

rapt

d)

boisterous

5.

Which word means: "able to be discerned; perceptible."

a)

dour

b)

rapt

c)

incorrigible

d)

discernible

6.

Which word means: "a person who takes part in a conspiracy."

a)

calligraphy

b)

boisterous

c)

conspirator

d)

diaphanous

7.

Which word means: "light, delicate and translucent."

a)

diaphanous

b)

gilded

c)

dour

d)

melancholy

8.

Which word means: "severe, stern or gloomy in manner or appearance."

a)

melancholy

b)

dour

c)

rapt

d)

incorrigible

9.

Which word means: "completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing."

a)

dour

b)

gilded

c)

rapt

d)

incorrigible

10.

Which word means: "not able to be corrected, improved or reformed."

a)

dour

b)

discernible

c)

melancholy

d)

incorrigible

11.

He has an ​ (a)   habit of lying to his parents.

Choose from the below words
incorrigible
discernible
gilded
dour
12.

She kept the audience ​ (a)   with her brilliant poetry.

Choose from the below words
rapt
dour
gilded
calligraphy
13.

The mourners at the funeral wore appropriately ​ (a)   expressions.

Choose from the below words
dour
rapt
discernible
boisterous
14.

Hector Bowen became ​ (a)   when he tried to remove himself from the physical world.

Choose from the below words
diaphanous
melancholy
incorrigible
gilded
15.

Chandresh, Tante Padva and the Burgess sisters were among the circus' original ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
conspirators
calligraphy
dour
rapt
16.

The scandal had no ​ (a)   effect on his career.

Choose from the below words
discernible
diaphanous
melancholy
boisterous
17.

The ​ (a)   picture frame gleamed, standing out in the gloomy room.

Choose from the below words
gilded
diaphanous
calligraphy
discernible
18.

The story had a ​ (a)   tone, with most scenes happening at dusk or in autumn.

Choose from the below words
melancholy
boisterous
conspirator
rapt
19.

They are ​ (a)   students, but they work hard.

Choose from the below words
boisterous
gilded
rapt
diaphanous
20.

The signs on the circus tents are written in careful ​ (a)   , giving them an elegant appearance.

Choose from the below words
calligraphy
melancholy
conspirator
incorrigibility