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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 15mins
Write an english version of this word: остролист
(a)
Write an english version of this word: плющ
(a)
Write an english version of this word: омела
(a)
Choose a correct translation for the word "венок"
wreath
mistletoe
Ivy
Poinsettia
Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:
...the Druid priesthood...also believed it had powers of healing and bestowing fertility.
(n) the ability of living things to reproduce
(v) hugged or held someone
(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something
(adj) having magic and mysterious powers
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.
(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it
has ended
(n) the ability of living things to reproduce
(adj) having magic and mysterious powers
(v) hugged or held someone
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.
(v) hugged or held someone
(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something
(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it
has ended
(n) an agreement from both sides to make peace for a fixed period of time
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.
(v) hugged or held someone
(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something
(n) the ability of living things to reproduce
(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it
has ended
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...
(v) forgot or failed to notice or include someone/something
(v) hugged or held someone
(adj) having magic and mysterious powers
(v) bring something back to life after it has died, or bring an idea or practice back into use after it
has ended
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.
(adj) living on and feeding from another living thing
(n) ability to recover from negative events
(adj).) famous and easily recognised
(n) leaves
Choose the most appropriate definition for the word in bold:
Mistletoe's foliage stays lush even while the surrounding trees lose their leaves.
(V) grow well and live successfully
wide variety of different kinds of things
(n) leaves
(n) ability to recover from negative events
Which word fits this definition best?
(adj) famous and easily recognised
parasitic
resilience
diversity
iconic
Which word fits this definition best?
(n) wide variety of different kinds of things
flourish
iconic
diversity
foliage
Which word fits this definition best?
(V) grow well and live successfully
resilience
flourish
diversity
foliage
Which word fits this definition best?
(n) ability to recover from negative events
diversity
foliage
resilience
parasitic
Make an adjective from this word: "diversity"
(a)
Choose a correct adjective from the word "fertility"
furtile
fertil
fertile
fertily
Choose a correct noun from the word "iconic"
iconify
icon
iconical
ikon
Choose a correct noun from the word "parasitic"
parasitical
parasitify
parasicite
parasite
Make an adjective from this word: "resilience"
(a)
Fill in the gap:
There is a traditional custom of_____under the mistletoe.
fertility
mystical
diversity
embraced
Fill in the gap:
While ancient people prized mistletoe for its____qualities, the name
actually comes from two Anglo Saxon words.
parasitic
mystical
flourish
truce
Fill in the gap:
There are so many references to mistletoe at Christmas that the plant has become_____
in modern popular culture.
iconic
parasitic
mystical
foliage
Fill in the gap:
People who are concerned about the ecological impact of Christmas decorations can declare a festive ____ on the environment.
truce
foliage
resilience
embraced
Choose an appropriate ending:
open...
fashioned
hearted
minded
dried
Choose an appropriate ending:
hard...
hearted
breaking
watering
lasting
Choose an appropriate ending:
old...
fashioned
hearted
breaking
wearing
Add an appropriate word to make an idiom which means "придираться к мелочам":
To (a) hairs
Add an appropriate word to make an idiom which means "не видеть общей картины":
To miss the (a) for the trees.
Add an appropriate phrasal verb to make an idiom which means "уйти в тему слишком глубоко":
To (a) a rabbit hole.
Choose an idiom which reflects this meaning: "чувствовать атмосферу"
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
To read the room
To rub someone the wrong way
To keep someone at arm’s length
Choose an idiom which reflects this meaning: "подставить ради выгоды"
That’s a tall order
It’s not my hill to die on
To throw someone under the bus
To keep someone at arm’s length
Choose an idiom which reflects this meaning: "пока непонятно"
That’s a tall order
Mickey Mouse
Shoddy
The jury’s still out
Write a collocation we use in this phrase when describing a controversial question:
This subject is a (a)
Write a collocation we use in this phrase when describing a controversial question:
This is a (a) to crack
