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New year

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write an english version of this word: остролист

(a)  

2.

Write an english version of this word: плющ

(a)  

3.

Write an english version of this word: омела

(a)  

4.

Choose a correct translation for the word "венок"

a)

wreath

b)

mistletoe

c)

Ivy

d)

Poinsettia

5.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

...the Druid priesthood...also believed it had powers of healing and bestowing fertility.

a)

(n) the ability of living things to reproduce

b)

(v) hugged or held someone

c)

(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something

d)

(adj) having magic and mysterious powers

6.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

Meanwhile, Scandinavian legends told of the plant's mystical qualities in the story of the god

Baldur.

a)

(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it

has ended

b)

(n) the ability of living things to reproduce

c)

(adj) having magic and mysterious powers

d)

(v) hugged or held someone

7.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

...however, she overlooked the mistletoe. The mischievous god, Loki realised this oversight and

pierced Baldur's heart with an arrow carved from a mistletoe branch.

a)

(v) hugged or held someone

b)

(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something

c)

(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it

has ended

d)

(n) an agreement from both sides to make peace for a fixed period of time

8.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

Frigg cried tears of such sadness that they formed the mistletoe's pearly berries, making the other

gods pity her and agree to resurrect Baldur.

a)

(v) hugged or held someone

b)

(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something

c)

(n) the ability of living things to reproduce

d)

(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it

has ended

9.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

...and that everyone embraced beneath its branches when they passed to spread more love into...

a)

(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something

b)

(v) hugged or held someone

c)

(adj) having magic and mysterious powers

d)

(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it

has ended

10.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

We see mistletoe as a festive decoration, but draped on tree boughs in the wild, it's known as

partly parasitic plant.

a)

(adj) living on and feeding from another living thing

b)

(n) ability to recover from negative events

c)

(adj).) famous and easily recognised

d)

(n) leaves

11.

Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:

Mistletoe's foliage stays lush even while the surrounding trees lose their leaves.

a)

(V) grow well and live successfully

b)

wide variety of different kinds of things

c)

(n) leaves

d)

(n) ability to recover from negative events

12.

Which word fits this definition best?

(adj) famous and easily recognised

a)

parasitic

b)

resilience

c)

diversity

d)

iconic

13.

Which word fits this definition best?

(n) wide variety of different kinds of things

a)

flourish

b)

iconic

c)

diversity

d)

foliage

14.

Which word fits this definition best?

(V) grow well and live successfully

a)

resilience

b)

flourish

c)

diversity

d)

foliage

15.

Which word fits this definition best?

(n) ability to recover from negative events

a)

diversity

b)

foliage

c)

resilience

d)

parasitic

16.

Make an adjective from this word: "diversity"

(a)  

17.

Choose a correct adjective from the word "fertility"

a)

furtile

b)

fertil

c)

fertile

d)

fertily

18.

Choose a correct noun from the word "iconic"

a)

iconify

b)

icon

c)

iconical

d)

ikon

19.

Choose a correct noun from the word "parasitic"

a)

parasitical

b)

parasitify

c)

parasicite

d)

parasite

20.

Make an adjective from this word: "resilience"

(a)  

21.

Fill in the gap:

There is a traditional custom of_____under the mistletoe.

a)

fertility

b)

mystical

c)

diversity

d)

embraced

22.

Fill in the gap:

While ancient people prized mistletoe for its____qualities, the name

actually comes from two Anglo Saxon words.

a)

parasitic

b)

mystical

c)

flourish

d)

truce

23.

Fill in the gap:

There are so many references to mistletoe at Christmas that the plant has become_____

in modern popular culture.

a)

iconic

b)

parasitic

c)

mystical

d)

foliage

24.

Fill in the gap:

People who are concerned about the ecological impact of Christmas decorations can declare a festive ____ on the environment.

a)

truce

b)

foliage

c)

resilience

d)

embraced

25.

Choose an appropriate ending:

open...

a)

fashioned

b)

hearted

c)

minded

d)

dried

26.

Choose an appropriate ending:

hard...

a)

hearted

b)

breaking

c)

watering

d)

lasting

27.

Choose an appropriate ending:

old...

a)

fashioned

b)

hearted

c)

breaking

d)

wearing

28.

Add an appropriate word to make an idiom which means "придираться к мелочам":

To (a)   hairs

29.

Add an appropriate word to make an idiom which means "не видеть общей картины":

To miss the (a)   for the trees.

30.

Add an appropriate phrasal verb to make an idiom which means "уйти в тему слишком глубоко":

To (a)   a rabbit hole.

31.

Choose an idiom which reflects this meaning: "чувствовать атмосферу"

a)

A wolf in sheep’s clothing

b)

To read the room

c)

To rub someone the wrong way

d)

To keep someone at arm’s length

32.

Choose an idiom which reflects this meaning: "подставить ради выгоды"

a)

That’s a tall order

b)

It’s not my hill to die on

c)

To throw someone under the bus

d)

To keep someone at arm’s length

33.

Choose an idiom which reflects this meaning: "пока непонятно"

a)

That’s a tall order

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

Shoddy

d)

The jury’s still out

34.

Write a collocation we use in this phrase when describing a controversial question:

This subject is a (a)  

35.

Write a collocation we use in this phrase when describing a controversial question:

This is a (a)   to crack