5 Written Questions

1. well-spoken, expressive, articulate
2. generate; his fear and hatred of clowns was engendered when he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of clown
3. behaviour that is confident and very rude, without any feeling of shame
4. improvised; done without preparation
5. going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and without enthusiasm: a _ fashion. Ç a _conversation

5 Matching Questions

1. Cacophony
2. Bombastic
3. filibuster
4. coalesce
5. enigma

1. a a puzzle; a mystery
2. b words which sound important but have little meaning, used to impress people
3. c amalgamate
4. d a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds
5. e a long speech made in a parliament in order to delay a vote

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. critical in a bitter or sarcastic way; _ comments
   1. eclectic
   2. caustic
   3. casual
   4. candid
2. a person or thing that causes a change:
   1. casual
   2. coalesce
   3. catalyst
   4. caustic
3. 
   one of the very small cells that are produced by some plants and that develop into new plants:
   1. spore
   2. pond
   3. dupe
   4. shrub
4. 
   bush
   1. ennui
   2. spore
   3. parch
   4. shrub
5. not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide variety:
   1. eclectic
   2. caustic
   3. dogmatic
   4. elegy

5 True/False Question

1. chauvinist → to polish metal until it is smooth and shiny
   

   True        False

2. haphazard → with no particular order or plan; not organized well:
   

   True        False

3. banal → very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important
   

   True        False

4. digress →
   one of the very small cells that are produced by some plants and that develop into new plants:
   

   True        False

5. chaff →
   the outer covering of the seeds of grain such as wheat, which is separated from the grain before it is eaten
   

   True        False