English Slang MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 03

Slang Test 03

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Question 1

There sure is a lot of marijuana smoking these days.

A	dome
B	dog
C	dope

Question 1 Explanation:

Dope is an informal word for marijuana or other illegal drugs. Dome is slang for the head, and dog means an ugly or bad thing.

Question 2

Can you give me some money for groceries?

A	dip
B	dice
C	dough

Question 2 Explanation:

Dough is slang for money. Example: I don't have enough dough for a new phone.

Question 3

Wasn't that a really obscene movie?

A	dirty
B	dusty
C	damp

Question 3 Explanation:

Dirty can mean obscene or full of sexual content, as in a dirty movie or a dirty joke. Dusty and damp only describe physical things.

Question 4

I felt so angry that I wanted to hit him so hard that he would fall over.

A	dig him
B	dust him
C	deck him

Question 4 Explanation:

To deck someone means to hit them so hard that they fall to the ground. Not dig him, which means to like or understand him.

Question 5

Could you tell me what the amount of the bill is?

A	what's the dirt
B	what's the doc
C	what's the damage

Question 5 Explanation:

What's the damage? is a humorous way to ask how much you have to pay. Not what's the dirt, which asks for gossip.

Question 6

Things are a little uncertain right now. I can't give you a firm answer.

A	dopey
B	deep
C	dicey

Question 6 Explanation:

Dicey means uncertain or risky. Example: The weather looks dicey for the picnic. Not dopey, which means stupid or sleepy.

Question 7

We were late so we ate the meal really quickly.

A	dug the meal
B	directed the meal
C	downed the meal

Question 7 Explanation:

To down food or a drink means to eat or drink it very quickly. Example: He downed his coffee and ran out.

Question 8

This morning was really boring. Let's do something interesting later.

A	a ditch
B	a drag
C	a dope

Question 8 Explanation:

A drag is something boring or annoying. Example: Doing homework on Saturday is a drag. Not a dope, which is a stupid person.

Question 9

Who's the man with the big car?

A	drop
B	dude
C	duck

Question 9 Explanation:

Dude is an informal American word for a man or a guy. Example: Hey, dude, how's it going?

Question 10

The new play was excellent.

A	dynamite
B	digging
C	duplicate

Question 10 Explanation:

Dynamite used as an adjective means excellent or very exciting. Example: She gave a dynamite performance.

Question 11

My mom really shouted at me for coming home late.

A	gave me elephants
B	gave me evil
C	gave me an earful

Question 11 Explanation:

To give someone an earful means to shout at them angrily or scold them for a long time. The other two options are not real expressions.

Question 12

Tom has lost a lot of weight so something must be worrying him.

A	egging
B	eating
C	encouraging

Question 12 Explanation:

If something is eating someone, it is worrying or bothering them. Example: What's eating you today? Not egging, which is used in egg someone on (encourage someone to do something bad).

Question 13

Wow! This movie is really great.

A	earning
B	easy
C	evil

Question 13 Explanation:

In slang, evil can have the opposite meaning, really great, just like wicked. Example: That guitar solo was evil!

Question 14

The two cowboys looked at each other and then walked on.

A	egged
B	entered
C	eyeballed

Question 14 Explanation:

To eyeball someone means to look at them closely or stare at them, often in a challenging way. Not egged, which is not used with this meaning.

Question 15

This jazz is really great.