Title Vocabulary Special Edition - Chinese New Year ✅

SPRINGBOARD - UOE | VOCABULARY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION - SERIES #5 Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Question 1. The cadence of drums built to a/an __________ as the dragon dance reached its pinnacle under showers of firecrackers. A. overture B. crescendo C. interlude D. diminuendo Question 2. Cleaning the house thoroughly before New Year's day represents __________ away the bad luck of the previous year. A. amassing B. auguring A. expunging B. harbingering Question 3. As the family gathered around the table for the reunion dinner, there was a feeling of __________ that warmed everyone’s hearts. A. homage B. jubilation A. misfortune B. solemnity Question 4. The lunar calendar follows the phases of the moon and is deeply __________ within Asian culture. A. detested B. ingrained A. eschewed B. tethered Question 5. The elaborate dragon costumes and flashy fireworks displays reflected the __________ nature of the Spring Festival. A. augmented B. benevolent A. reverential B. flamboyant Question 6. The majestic dragon swirling through the streets elicited cheers from the __________ crowds gathered to welcome prosperity A. diffident B. morose A. nascent B. raucous Question 7. Cleaning the house to get rid of any bad luck was thought to __________ the home with good fortune in the new year. A. augment B. hinder A. imbue B. upbraid Question 8. TheDragon Dance performers don elaborate costumes hoping to ______________ for the business. A. augur well B. ring in A. usher in B. herald in Question 9. Elders give red envelopes to children to ____ them_______ in their studies and pursuits in the new year. A. spur-on B. tide-over C. put-out D. take-over
Question 10. As the lantern festival ends, families ____________ their decorated homes to welcome springtime. A. wind up B. brighten up C. fix up D. taper off
ANSWER KEY Question 1. B Detailed Explanation : The continuous increase in loudness and intensity is described by "crescendo" A) Overture - an opening or introduction, usually musical. Doesn't fit the context. C) Interlude - a break between sections of activity. Also incorrect. D) Diminuendo - getting gradually softer. Opposite of a crescendo. Question 2. C Detailed Explanation : eliminate sth completely A) Amassing - gathering or accumulating. Doesn't relate to cleaning and expunging. B) Auguring - predicting or foretelling future events. Doesn't fit the context. D) Harbingering - being a sign or warning of something. Similar meaning to auguring. Question 3. B Detailed Explanation : intense feeling of joy A) Homage - great respect or reverence shown publicly. Done for ancestors at New Year's. C) Misfortune - bad luck or an unlucky event. Opposite of the joyful mood. D) Solemnity - the state of being serious. Doesn't capture the celebration. Question 4. B Detailed Explanation : deeply established and entrenched in sth A) Detested - strongly disliked. Doesn't relate to something ingrained. B) Eschewed - avoided or shunned. Also the opposite idea. D) Tethered - tied or connected to something. Captures being bound but not ingrained. Question 5. D Detailed Explanation : elaborate and colorful A) Augmented - enhanced or extended. Does not fit the context. B) Benevolent - well-meaning, kind-hearted. Doesn't describe the flamboyant displays. D) Reverential - showing deep respect. Does not capture the boisterous celebrations. Question 6. D Detailed Explanation : noisy, boisterous, full of cheers A) Diffident - lacking self-confidence or assertiveness. Opposite of a raucous crowd. B) Morose - gloomy, sullen, or melancholy. Also contradictory.
C) Nascent - emerging or developing. Does not align with an energetic crowd. Question 7. C Detailed Explanation : instil a quality/ characteristic in sth A) Augment - enhance or increase something. Not the meaning implied by imbue. B) Hinder - obstruct, hold back, or limit something. The opposite of what was wanted. D) Upbraid - reproach or rebuke someone. Does not match the context. Question 8. A Detailed Explanation : predict/ signal good fortune B) Ring in - welcome, celebrate, or signal the start of. Focused on the new year arriving. C) Usher in - similar to ring in, focused on beginning something. D) Herald in - announce the arrival of something. Also signals a start. Question 9. A Detailed Explanation : encourage, motivate sb’s progress B) Tide over - help someone get through a difficult period. Not used for encouragement. C) Put out - extinguish, stop, or trouble someone. Irrelevant to the context. D) Take over - assume control or responsibility from someone. Unrelated as well. Question 10. D Detailed Explanation : diminish gradually A) Wind up - come to an end, finish, or conclude. Focused on ending rather than welcoming spring. B) Brighten up - make something more colorful, cheerful, or optimistic. More on improving appearance than taking decorations down. C) Fix up - repair or improve the condition of something. Refers to maintenance rather than tapering off decorations. The key with "taper off" is it captures the gradual diminishing of decorations as the festival comes to a close and people transition from the celebrations of the Lunar New Year back to regular life.