ANSWERS:
1-The small decorative objects used to fasten the end of sleeves are called_______.
a) brooches – This is not the correct answer. Brooches are fastened to the front of women’s clothes. Try again.
b) cuff links – Well done! This is the correct answer. Cuff links are used to fasten the shirt cuffs.
c) bracelets – This is not the correct answer. A bracelet is a piece of jewellery worn around the wrists. Try again.
d) handcuffs – This is not the correct answer. Handcuffs are used to lock prisoners’ wrists. Try again.
2-Pants mean underwear in British English but refer to __ in American English.
a) shorts – This is not the correct answer. Shorts are shorter trousers. Try again.
b) briefs – This is not the correct answer. Briefs are underwear. In American English pants do not mean underwear. Try again.
c) tights – This is not the correct answer. Tights are not pants in American English. Try again.
d) trousers – Well done! This is the correct answer. Pants mean trousers in American English.
3- A piece of woolly clothing which has buttons at the front and is usually worn on top of other clothes is called ___________.
a) a cardigan – Well done! This is the correct answer.
b) a blazer – This is not the correct answer. A blazer is not made of woolly materials. Try again.
c) a jumper – This is not the correct answer. A jumper doesn’t have buttons at the front. Try again.
d) a sweater – This is not the correct answer. In British English a sweater doesn’t have buttons at the front. Try again.
4-___________ are clothes you wear when you are sleeping.
a) Evening dress – This is not the correct answer. Evening dress refers to formal evening clothes for special events, such as a ceremony or a banquet. Try again.
b) Sleeping bags – This is not the correct answer. A sleeping bag is a large bag in which you can sleep. Try again.
c) Pyjamas – Well done! This is the correct answer. Pyjamas are clothing for wearing in bed.
d) Cloaks – This is not the correct answer. A cloak is a piece of clothing without sleeves and is fastened at the neck. Try again.
5- When I was a child I got £5 _______ money from my parents every week.
a) stocking – This is not the correct answer. Stocking money is not the right expression for a small amount of money in English. Try again.
b) pocket – Well done! This is the correct answer. Pocket money means a small amount of money usually given by parents to kids.
c) jacket – This is not the correct answer. Jacket money is not the right expression for a small amount of money in English. Try again.
d) anorak – This is not the correct answer. Anorak money is not the right expression for a small amount of money in English. Try again.
6- He works in a factory as a _____________ worker.
a) white-collar – This is not the correct answer. White-collar workers refer to those who work in offices and don’t have to work physically. Try again.
b) dark-collar – This is not the correct answer. There is no such an expression as dark-collar worker in English. Try again.
c) blue-collar – Well done! This is the correct answer. Blue-collar workers are those who work physically.
d) black-collar – This is not the correct answer. There is no such an expression as black-collar worker in English. Try again.
7- In British English it’s a pavement. In American it’s a __.
a) sidewinder – Sorry. A sidewinder is a snake. Please try again.
b) side saddle – Sorry. You ride side saddle on a horse if you don’t face forwards. Please try again.
c) sidewalk – Well done! American pedestrians walk down the sidewalk.
d) side order – Sorry. You can order a side order -fries, a salad – with a main course. Please try again.
8- “That new play that opened in the local theatre last weekend bombed!” What’s the meaning of bombed in American English?
a) It has been a tremendous success – Sorry. In British English you can say that a performance is going like a bomb, meaning going very well. Please try again.
b) It has been a tremendous failure – Well done! If a play bombs it is unpopular and very few people go to watch it.
c) The cast is too large to fit on the stage – Sorry. This is not the correct answer. Please try again.
d) The cast is so small it’s not worth seeing – Sorry. This is not the correct answer. Please try again.
9- The American term ‘slugfest’ comes from German and means:
a) A lot of slugs get together in the garden – Sorry. The word slug as garden pest is not the same as slug from German ‘schlagen’ meaning hit. Please try again.
b) A boxing match with a lot of punching – Well done! A slugfest is a fight with a lot of punches.
c) Whipped cream on top of coffee – Sorry. The German word for this is Schlagsahne. Please try again.
d) A place where parties happen – Sorry this is wrong. The German word ‘fest’ meaning festival is used in some English terms like Glasgow’s Mayfest. Please try again.
10- The American term ‘adobe’ refers to:
a) a style of outdoor painting – Sorry. If you daub paint on something you spread it carelessly. Please try again.
b) a sun dried tomato – Sorry. ‘adobe’ does not mean sun dried tomato. Please try again.
c) a sun drenched plateau – Sorry. ‘adobe’ does not mean sun drenched plateau. Please try again.
d) a sun dried brick – Well done! Adobe houses are found in south west
11- In American English it’s an ‘elevator’. In British English it’s a _.
a) lift — Well done! In British English it’s ‘lift’, in American English ‘elevator’.
b) hoist — Sorry. A hoist is a piece of machinery for lifting heavy things. Please try again.
c) joist – Sorry. A joist is a piece of wood or metal which holds up a roof. Please try again.
d) escalator – Sorry. An escalator is a moving staircase. Please try again.
12- At a bus stop, the British form a queue. Americans ___.
a) stand at line – Sorry. We don’t say stand at line. Please try again.
b) stand in line – Well done! Americans stand in line while waiting for a bus.
c) make a queue – Sorry. We don’t say “make a queue”. Please try again.
d) form a file – Sorry. When a group of people file somewhere they walk behind each other. Please try again.
13- What shape is a football?
a) A sphere – Well done. A football is a sphere or spherical.
b) A cube – A cube is a 3-dimensional square.
c) A pyramid – Think of pyramids in ancient Egypt. What shape are they?
d) A cone – Think of an ice-cream cone, a circle at one end and a point at the other.
14- Inside a square there are 4 _ angles.
a) correct – What do we call a 90º angle?
b) right – A 90º angle is called a right angle.
c) wrong – What do we call a 90º angle?
d) left – What do we call a 90º angle?
15- Which of the following shapes has three sides?
a) Triangle – Correct. ‘Tri’ means three; think of ‘tricycle’ – a bicycle with 3 wheels.
b) Circle – A circle has only one side – with no beginning and no end!
c) Square – A square has 4 sides of equal length.
d) Rectangle – A rectangle has 4 sides, like a long square.
16- What do we call the line from the centre to the edge of a circle?
a) Circumference – The circumference is the line around the edge of the circle.
b) Diameter – The diameter is a line going across the circle and through the centre.
c) Radius – Correct. The radius is a line going from the centre of a circle to the edge.
d) Line – ‘A line’ is incorrect.
17- In many games we throw a dice (a six sided object), but what shape is it?
a) A cube – A cube is a 3-dimensional 6 sided object – think of a sugar cube.
b) A sphere – Wrong. The Earth is a sphere shape.
c) Square – Wrong. A square has 4 sides and is 2-dimensional.
d) A pyramid – Think of pyramids in ancient Egypt. What shape are they?
