This is a a quiz on English slang and idioms

1. American
Slang

2. 1
• He just bought a new beemer to drive to work
in.
• A.bag
• B.mobile
• C.B.M.W. car

3. Answer .c
• C.B.M.W. car

4. 2
• The pillow was a freebie
 A.free bird
 B. free person
 C.a free thing

5. Answer
• C.a free thing

6. I need to make a quick buck.
• A. some easy money
• B. quick drink
• C. easy decision

7. Answer
• A. some easy money

8. I am not going to work for peanuts.
• A. pea
• B.huge amount of money
• C. practically no money

9. Answer
• C. practically no money

10. This music is groovy.
• A. bad
• B. pleasant
• C.latest

11. Answer
• B. pleasant

12. Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.
• A.easy
• B.boring
• C.good

13. Answer
• B.boring

14. The raw office workers were not getting
much done.
• A.angry
• B.new
• C.police

15. Answer
• B.new

16. He pooped out after we started to do the
hard work.
• A. got angry
• B.got tired
• C.quit

17. Answer
• C.quit

18. Answer
• Hey sista!
• A.how are you
• B.Siesta
• C.Sister

19. Answer
• Hey sista! (sister).

20. Answer
So watchu gonna do now?
a.Watch you
b.What ‘re you
c.What do you

21. Answer
b.What ‘re you

23. Answer
• It’s a good exercise to strengthen your abs
• A.abcd alphabets
• B.abdominal muscles
• C.basic knowledge

24. Answer
• abdominal or stomach muscles

25. Answer
• She's always happy if there are lots of
ankle-biters around.
• A.friends
• B.servants
• C.children

26. Answer
• ankle-biter
• Meaning: a child

27. Answer
• Cathy loves being around ankle-biters, so
she'd be happy working as a
• A.kindergarten teacher
• B.underwater photographer
• C.zoo-keeper

28. Answer
• A.kindergarten teacher

29. Answer
• In New York City, a lot of stores are open
24/7.
• A .on June 24
• B.seven hours from midnight
• C. All the time

30. Answer
• C. All the time

31. Answer
• C. All the time :around the clock

32. Answer
• If someone is beat boxing, they are
• A.making music
• B.fighting
• C.exercising

33. Answer
• A.making music

35. Answer
• If someone wears a lot of bling, they want
to
• A.look rich
• B.smell good
• C.feel warm

36. Answer
• A.look rich

37. .
• Meaning: flashy jewellery worn to create the
impression of wealth
• For example:
• Check out all the bling around that guy's neck. It
must weigh a ton!
Note: "bling-bling" means the same thing
Origin: Originally used in U.S. hip-hop and rap
culture, and possibly derived from the sound of
heavy necklaces hitting one another.

38. Answer
• If someone says, "Hey, you wanna score
some blow?" they're trying to sell you
some
• A.pornography
• B.marijuana
• C.cocaine

39. Answer
• C.cocaine

40. .
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41. Answer
• When the movie was released, nearly all the
newspaper film critics canned it. They said it
was
• A.really great
• B.fairly good
• C.not very good
•

42. Answer
• C.not very good

43. • Meaning: to reject or criticize something or someone
• For example:
• The show's ratings were so bad that the network
canned it after just a few episodes.
The English media cans the national football team
whenever they lose a game.
Variety: This slang is typically used in American and
Australian English but may be used in other varieties
of English too.

44. Answer
• If someone asks you where the can is,
they want to know where the
• A.kitchen is
• B.toilet is
• C.refrigerator is

45. Answer
• B.toilet is

46. • Meaning: toilet
• For example:
• Carlos has got a stomach problem, so he's
gone to the can.
Do you know where the can is in this place?
Variety: This slang is typically used in
American English but may be used in other
varieties of English too.

47. Answer
• Mickey said it was da bomb when he saw
• A.his bad exam results
• B.the damage to his car
• c.his friend's new motorcycle

48. Answer
• C.his friend's new motorcycle

49. • Meaning: excellent, extremely good
• For example:
• This new Batman movie is da bomb, dude!
• Joey's new chick is da bomb, man! She's hot!
• Variety: This slang is typically used in American
English but may be used in other varieties of
English too.

50. Answer
• Trevor hates being a deadbeat dad, so
he's trying to get a job so that he can
• A.buy a new sports car
• B.pay child support for his kids
• C.take his girlfriend on a holiday

51. Answer
• B.pay child support for his kids

52. Meaning: a father who doesn't pay
child support regularly
• For example:
•
Variety: This slang is typically used in American
English but may be used in other varieties of English
too.

53. Answer
• Most people in England don't know
diddly-squat about American football
• Anything
• nothing
• everything

54. Answer
• A.anything

55. diddly-squat | diddly
•
• Meaning: anything
• For example:
• We don't care diddly-squat about what other people
think. We do things our own way here.
The woman doesn't know diddly about economics or
foreign affairs, but they still chose her to run for vice-
president!
• Variety: This slang is typically used in American English
but may be used in other varieties of English

56. Answer
• You will probably dis a young man if you
say he needs to go to the gym
• A.guess it’s eally cool
• B. show disrespect
• C. approve

57. Answer
• dis | diss
• Meaning: to show disrespect to someone
by saying or doing something insulting

58. •
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59. Answer
• An empty-nester is someone whose
• A.children have left home
• B.birds have flown away
• C.savings have disappeared

60. Answer
• A.children have left home
• Meaning: a parent whose children have
grown up and left home

61. Empty- nester

62. Answer
• If someone says, "Yo man, let me hold
some ends. I'll hit you back on Friday,"
they want to
• A.borrow some money
• B.play cards
• C.go out for dinner on Friday

63. Answer
• A.borrow some money

65. Answer
• Lizzie said Chrissie was a flake because
she
• A.didn't turn up at the party
• B.didn't pay her share of the bill
• C.didn't want to join in the fun

66. Answer
• A.didn't turn up at the party

67. flake

68. Thank you