English Slang MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 10
Question 1
I'll be there in just a few seconds.
In informal British English, a tick means a very short moment: I'll be back in a tick.
Question 2
Mum was really angry with me last night.
Ticked off is informal for annoyed or angry: She was ticked off with me for being late.
Question 3
He completely wrecked the car last night.
To total a car is slang for damaging it so badly that it can't be repaired: He totalled his dad's car.
Question 4
You really should throw out most of this stuff.
As a verb, trash is informal for throwing something away: Just trash those old magazines.
Question 5
There's nothing on the television tonight.
The tube is informal, mainly American, for the television: What's on the tube tonight? In British English, the Tube is also the London Underground.
Question 6
His breath is totally repellent.
A turnoff is something that makes you lose interest or feel disgusted: Bad breath is a real turnoff. Not a takeoff, which is a plane leaving the ground or a funny copy of someone.
Question 7
I can't believe she was dating someone else when she was still my girlfriend.
Two-timing someone means secretly having a relationship with another person while you are in a relationship with them: He was two-timing his girlfriend.
Question 8
Why are all the men at school such fools?
Twit is informal British English for a silly or stupid person: Don't be such a twit!
Question 9
I've told him many, many times not to do that.
Umpteen is informal for a very large number: I've called her umpteen times. Not untimely, which means happening at the wrong time.
Question 10
They often try to increase the price if you can't speak the language.
Used as a verb, up is informal for increase: They upped the price.
Question 11
It's still available if you want it.
Up for grabs means available for anyone who wants it: There are two free tickets up for grabs.
Question 12
It costs $2,000 in advance.
Upfront means paid before you get the goods or service: You have to pay the rent upfront.
Question 13
She is such an anxious woman.
Uptight is informal for nervous, tense or anxious: Don't get so uptight about the exam.
Question 14
Let's stop work and relax this weekend.
Veg out is informal for relaxing and doing nothing: We just vegged out in front of the TV. Not vary, which means change.
Question 15
I get bad feelings about him.
Vibes is informal for the feeling you get from a person or place: I get good vibes from this house.
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