English Slang MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 06

Slang Test 06

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Question 1

You shouldn't waste his time or he is going to get angry one of these days.

A	jazz him
B	jerk him around
C	jangle him

Question 1 Explanation:

Jerk someone around is slang for treating someone badly, for example by wasting their time or giving them false hopes. Example: Stop jerking me around and give me a straight answer.

Question 2

He's a real athlete these days.

A	jock
B	jim
C	juice

Question 2 Explanation:

A jock is slang, mainly American, for a person who is very into sport, especially a student athlete. Example: He was the school jock.

Question 3

I need to go to the toilet. Can you show me where it is?

A	jump
B	john
C	jug

Question 3 Explanation:

The john is American slang for the toilet or bathroom. Example: Where's the john?

Question 4

My father thinks that all heavy drug users should be put in jail.

A	joints
B	johnnies
C	junkies

Question 4 Explanation:

A junkie is slang for a person who is addicted to drugs, usually hard drugs like heroin. Example: He was a junkie for ten years. Not joints: a joint is a cigarette containing cannabis, not a person.

Question 5

I don't know how he stays calm and relaxed when she shouts like that.

A	ketchups
B	knights
C	keeps his cool

Question 5 Explanation:

To keep your cool means to stay calm and not get angry or upset, even in a difficult situation. The opposite is lose your cool.

Question 6

Wow! This disco is really wild tonight.

A	kickin'
B	kissing
C	kaput

Question 6 Explanation:

Kickin' is slang for exciting, lively or great, especially about a party, music or a club. Not kaput, which means broken or not working.

Question 7

I wish he wasn't such a clumsy person.

A	kayak
B	kennel
C	klutz

Question 7 Explanation:

A klutz is slang for a clumsy person who often drops things or falls over. Example: I'm such a klutz – I broke another glass.

Question 8

How can he criticize it so much when he's never been to that city?

A	knit
B	knock
C	kill

Question 8 Explanation:

To knock something is informal for criticizing it, often unfairly. Example: Don't knock it until you've tried it.

Question 9

Dave's dating a really stunning woman. Have you seen her?

A	krone of a
B	kunkle
C	knockout

Question 9 Explanation:

A knockout is slang for a very attractive person. It can also be used before a noun: She's a knockout. / a knockout woman.

Question 10

You wouldn't exactly call her calm and relaxed.

A	limber
B	lacking
C	laid back

Question 10 Explanation:

Laid back means relaxed and calm, not easily worried. Here wouldn't exactly call her means she is not relaxed at all. Not limber, which means able to bend and move easily.

Question 11

That's just like her to be so inept.

A	lame
B	lacquer
C	latent

Question 11 Explanation:

Lame is slang for weak, poor or unimpressive, for example a bad excuse or a poor performance. Example: That's a lame excuse. Not latent, which means hidden or not yet developed.

Question 12

Don't give me that story again. I've heard it before.

A	load
B	line
C	lump

Question 12 Explanation:

A line is an untrue or exaggerated story told to persuade someone. Don't give me that line means 'I don't believe your story'. Not load: the phrase is a load of rubbish, not that load.

Question 13

I was really fortunate getting that seat.

A	looked out
B	lucked down
C	lucked out

Question 13 Explanation:

To luck out is slang, mainly American, for being very lucky. Example: We lucked out with the weather. Not looked out, which means 'be careful' or 'watch'.

Question 14

It isn't a good idea to cause trouble when you can't speak the language.

A	mix up
B	make waves
C	mud up

Question 14 Explanation:

To make waves means to cause trouble or problems, especially by complaining or challenging people. Example: He's new, so he doesn't want to make waves. Not mix up, which means to confuse two things.

Question 15

I am exhausted after working at night and studying by day.