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Basic Understanding differences in British and American English MCQ

1. Which sentence shows the correct use of the collective noun in British and American English from the choices below?

Boston are the champions. (British) / Boston are the champions. (American)

Boston are the champion. (British) / Boston are the champions. (American)

Boston are the champions. (British) / Boston is the champion. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Boston are the champions. (British) / Boston is the champion. (American)

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2. What is the correct sentence in British and American English from the choices below?

Gas is leaking onto the sidewalk. (British) / Gas is leaking onto the pavement. (American)

Gas is leaking onto the pavement. (British) / Petrol is leaking onto the sidewalk. (American)

Petrol is leaking onto the sidewalk. (British) / Petrol is leaking onto the pavement. (American)

Petrol is leaking onto the pavement. (British) / Gas is leaking onto the sidewalk. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Petrol is leaking onto the pavement. (British) / Gas is leaking onto the sidewalk. (American)

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3. Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for "New Orleans" from the choices below?

Last syllable (British); second syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); second syllable (American)

c and d

Answer

Correct Answer: Last syllable (British); second syllable (American)

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4. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

There's a lot of aluminum inside this aeroplane (British) / There's a lot of aluminum inside this aeroplane (American)

There's a lot of aluminium inside this aeroplane (British) / There's a lot of aluminum inside this airplane (American)

There's a lot of aluminum inside this airplane (British) / There's a lot of aluminium inside this aeroplane (American)

There's a lot of alumnium inside this aeroplane (British) / There's a lot of aluminium inside this a-plane (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: There's a lot of aluminium inside this aeroplane (British) / There's a lot of aluminum inside this airplane (American)

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5. Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the word ice-cream from the choices below?

First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); second syllable (American)

b and c

Answer

Correct Answer: Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

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6. What is the correct sentence in British and American English from the choices below?

The blinkers on your bus are broken (British) / The blinkers on your bus are broken (American

The flashers on your bus are broken (British) / The indicators on your bus are broken (American)

The indicators on your bus are broken (British) / The blinkers on your bus are broken (American)

he blinkers on your bus are broken (British) / The flashers on your bus are broken (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The indicators on your bus are broken (British) / The blinkers on your bus are broken (American)

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7. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

Skeletons in the cupboard (British) / Skeleton in the cupboard (American)

Skeleton lost in the closet (British) / Skeletons in the closet (American)

Skeleton in the cupboard (British) / Skeleton in the closet (American)

Skeletons in the cupboard (British) / Skeletons lost in the closet (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Skeleton in the cupboard (British) / Skeleton in the closet (American)

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8. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

Look at the boogeyman's mustache (British) / Look at the boogeyman's mustache (American)

Look at the bogeyman's moustache (British) / Look at the boogeyman's mustache (American)

Look at the boogeyman's mustache (British) / Look at the bogeyman's moustache (American)

Look at the bogeyman's moustache (British) / Look at the bogeyman's mustache (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Look at the bogeyman's moustache (British) / Look at the boogeyman's mustache (American)

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9. Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the word advertisement from the choices below?

Second syllable (British); third syllable (American)

First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

First syllable (British); third syllable (American)

Third syllable (British); second syllable (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Second syllable (British); third syllable (American)

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10. Choose the correct definite article for British and American English from the choices below.

She's in hospital (British) / She's in the hospital (American)

She's in hospitals (British) / She's in a hospitals (American)

She's in the hospital (British) / She's in hospital (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: She's in hospital (British) / She's in the hospital (American)

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11. What is the correct way of pronouncing 005 in British and American English from the choices below?

Double oh five (British) / zero zero five (American)

Oh zero five (British) / zero zero five (American)

Oh oh five (British) / oh zero five (American)

Double zero five (British) / double oh five (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Double oh five (British) / zero zero five (American)

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12. Which is the more usual usage of punctuation when writing letters in British and American English from the choices below?

Dear Sir: Dear Madam: (British) / Dear Sir: Dear Madam: (American)

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, (British) / Dear Sir: Dear Madam: (American)

Dear Sir: Dear Madam: (British) / Dear Sir, Dear Madam: (American)

Dear Sir: Dear Madam, (British) / Dear Sir: Dear Madam, (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Dear Sir, Dear Madam, (British) / Dear Sir: Dear Madam: (American)

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13. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

I've no idea (British) / I've no clue (American)

I've no ideas (British) / I've no clues (American)

I've no clue about that (British) / I've no idea about that (American)

I've no ideas or clues (British) / I've no clues or ideas (American)

a and c

Answer

Correct Answer: I've no idea (British) / I've no clue (American)

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14. Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

British athletes play on a team. (British) / American athletes play on a team. (American)

.British athletes play on a team. (British) / American athletes play in a team. (American)

British athletes play on a team. (British) / American athletes play out of a team. (American)

British athletes play in a team. (British) / American athletes play on a team. (American)

a and d

Answer

Correct Answer: British athletes play in a team. (British) / American athletes play on a team. (American)

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15. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

Tell my mum not to snicker (British) / Tell my mum not to snicker (American)

Tell my mom not to snicker (British) / Tell my mum not to snigger (American)

Tell my mum not to snigger (British) / Tell my mom not to snicker (American)

Tell my mum not to snigger (British) / Tell my mom not to snigger (American)

c and d

Answer

Correct Answer: Tell my mum not to snigger (British) / Tell my mom not to snicker (American)

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16. Choose the correct usage of saying the time in British and American English from the choices below.

It's a quarter after three (British) / It's a quarter past three (American)

It's a quarter for three (British) / It's a quarter forward three (American)

It's a quarter past three (British) / It's a quarter to three (American)

It's a quarter past three (British) / It's a quarter after three (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: It's a quarter past three (British) / It's a quarter after three (American)

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17. Choose the correct usage of "billion" for British and American English until very recently from the choices below.

1,000,000,000 (one thousand million) (British) / 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million) (American)

1,000,000,000,000 (one million million) (British) / 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million) (American)

1,000,000,000 (one thousand million) (British) / 1,000,000,000,000,000 (one million million million) (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million) (British) / 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million) (American)

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18. Choose the correct way of describing the floor of a building (on the same level as the outside) in British and American English from the choices below.

The ground floor (British) / The first floor (American)

Almost the ground floor (British) / The first floor (American)

The ground floor (British) / The lower second floor (American)

The lower first floor (British) / The ground floor (American)

The first floor (British) / The lower floor (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The ground floor (British) / The first floor (American)

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19. Choose the correct transitive verb form for British and American English from the choices below.

I provided you a car. (British) / I provided you a car. (American)

I provided you a car. (British) / I provided you with a car. (American)

I provided you with a car. (British) / I provided you a car. (American)

I provided you with a car. (British) / I may provide you with a car. (American)

a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: a and b

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20. What is the correct usage of the following phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

Drink driving is against the law. (British) / Drunk driving is against the law. (American)

Drunken driving is against the law. (British) / Drunk and driving is against the law. (American)

Drunk driving is against the law. (British) / Drink driving is against the law. (American)

Drinking driving is against the law. (British) / Drunken driving is against the law. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Drink driving is against the law. (British) / Drunk driving is against the law. (American)

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21. Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

The UK has a real drugs problem (British) / The US has a real druggies problem (American)

The UK has a real drugs problem (British) / The US has a real drug problem (American)

The UK has a real drug problem (British) / The US has a real drugs problem (American)

The UK has a real druggers problem (British) / The US has a worse drug problem (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The UK has a real drugs problem (British) / The US has a real drug problem (American)

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22. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

I want some liquorice with my doughnut. (British) I want some liquorice with my doughnut. (American)

I want some licorice with my doughnut. (British) I want some liquorice with my doughnut. (American)

I want some liquorice with my doughnut. (British) I want some licorice with my doughnut. (American)

I want some licorice with my doughnut. (British) I want some licorice with my doughnut. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: I want some liquorice with my doughnut. (British) I want some licorice with my doughnut. (American)

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23. Choose the correct phrasal verb for British and American English from the choices below.

I filled out the form (British) / I filled over the form (American)

I filled out the form (British) / I filled out the form (American)

I filled in the form (British) / I filled out the form (American)

I filled inside the form (British) / I filled over the form (American)

b and c

Answer

Correct Answer: b and c

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24. Choose the correct verb form for British and American English from the choices below.

"I eaten." (British) / "I already did eat." (American)

"I've already eaten." (British) / "I already ate." (American)

"I already ate." (British) / "I already ate." (American)

"I've already ate." (British) / "I've already eaten." (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: "I've already eaten." (British) / "I already ate." (American)

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25. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

Analyse, criticise, memorise (British) / analyse, criticise, memorise (American)

Analyse, criticise, memorise (British) / analyze, criticize, memorize (American)

Analyze, criticise, memorise (British) / analyze, criticise, memorise (American)

Analyse, criticise, memorize (British) / analyse, criticise, memorize (American)

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Analyse, criticise, memorise (British) / analyze, criticize, memorize (American)

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26. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

.That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That curb looks more black than gray. (American)

That kerb looks more black than gray. (British) / That curb looks more black than gray. (American)

That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That kurb looks more black than gray. (American)

That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That kurb looks more black than grey. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: .That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That curb looks more black than gray. (American)

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27. Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the word margarine from the choices below?

Third syllable (British); first syllable (American)

First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Third syllable (British); first syllable (American)

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28. Choose the correct usage of describing education in British and American English from the choices below.

She studied/read history at Oxford (British) / She majored in history at Oxford (American)

She majored at Oxford, history (British) / She majored in history at Yale (American)

.She reads history at Oxford (British) / She majored at Yale, history (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: She studied/read history at Oxford (British) / She majored in history at Oxford (American)

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29. Choose the correct syntactic element for British and American English from the choices below.

Come and see what I've bought. (British) / Come see what I've bought. (American)

Come see what I've bought. (British) / Come and see what I've bought. (American)

Come see what I've bought. (British) / Come see. (American)

a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Come and see what I've bought. (British) / Come see what I've bought. (American)

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30. Choose the correct use of the definite article for roads in British and American English from the choices below.

"M25", "the A14" (British) / "I-495", "Route 66" (American)

"The M25", "A14" (British) / "I-495", "the Route 66" (American)

"The M25", "the A14" (British) / "I-495", "Route 66" (American)

"M25", "A14" (British) / "The I-495", "the Route 66" (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: "The M25", "the A14" (British) / "I-495", "Route 66" (American)

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31. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A drop in the oceans (British) / A drop in the sea (American)

A drop in the ocean (British) / A drop in the buckets (American)

A drop in the seas (British) / A drop in the bucket (American)

A drop in the ocean (British) / A drop in the bucket (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: A drop in the ocean (British) / A drop in the bucket (American)

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32. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

There's mold on my omelet. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

There's mould on my omelet. (British) / There's mold on my omelette. (American)

There's mould on my omelet. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

There's mould on my omelette. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: There's mould on my omelette. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

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33. What is the correct usage of the following TV phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

There's a new season of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new series of X-Files starting. (American)

There's a new series of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new season of X-Files starting. (American)

There's a new season of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new season of X-Files starting. (American)

There's a new series of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new series of X-Files starting. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: There's a new series of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new season of X-Files starting. (American)

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34. Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golfer? (American)

.Is he a soccer player or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golfer? (American)

Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a soccer player or a golfer? (American)

Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golf player? (American)

a and d

Answer

Correct Answer: Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golfer? (American)

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35. Choose the correct verb tense for British and American English from the choices below.

Dreamed or dreamt (British); usually dreamed (American)

Dreamed (British); usually dreamt (American)

Dreamt (British); usually dreamt (American)

Dreamed or dreamt (British); usually dreamt and dreamed (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Dreamed or dreamt (British); usually dreamed (American)

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36. Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the words caffeine, cannot, Thanksgiving and transference, from the choices below?

First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); second syllable (American)

First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

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37. Choose the correct transitive verb form for British and American English from the choices below.

The miners protested against the strike. (British) / The miners protested the strike. (American)

The miners protested against the strike. (British) / The miners protested against the strike. (American)

The miners protested for the strike. (British) / The miners were protested by the strike. (American)

The miners protested the strike. (British) / The miners protested the strike. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The miners protested against the strike. (British) / The miners protested the strike. (American)

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38. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

It could be your carburettor or your tyre (British) / It could be your carburetor or your tire (American)

It could be your carburretor or your tire (British) / It could be your carburettor or your tire (American)

It could be your carburrettor or your tyre (British) / It could be your carburettor or your tire (American)

It could be your carburettor or your tire (British) / It could be your carburetor or your tyre (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: It could be your carburettor or your tyre (British) / It could be your carburetor or your tire (American)

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39. Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

A street is named for a famous lady (British) / A street is named for a famous lady (American)

A street is named for a famous lady (British) / A street is named after a famous lady(American)

A street is named for a famous lady (British) / A street is named before a famous lady(American)

A street is named after a famous lady (British) / A street is named for a famous lady (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: A street is named after a famous lady (British) / A street is named for a famous lady (American)

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40. What is the correct sentence in British and American English from the choices below?

Turn the truck counterclockwise. (British) / Turn the truck counterclockwise. (American)

Turn the lorry counterclockwise. (British) / Turn the lorry anti-clockwise. (American)

Turn the lorry counterclockwise. (British) / Turn the truck anti-clockwise. (American)

Turn the lorry anti-clockwise. (British) / Turn the truck counterclockwise. (American)

a and c

Answer

Correct Answer: Turn the lorry anti-clockwise. (British) / Turn the truck counterclockwise. (American)

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41. What is the correct way of writing numbers as words in British and American English from the choices below?

Five thousand four (British) / Five thousand and four (American)

Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand four (American)

Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand and four (American)

Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand plus four (American)

b and d

Answer

Correct Answer: Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand four (American)

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42. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

The room looks really cosy. (British) / The room looks really cozy. (American)

The room looks really cozy. (British) / The room looks really cozy. (American)

The room looks really cozy. (British) / The room looks really cosy. (American)

The room looks really cosy. (British) / The room looks really cosy. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The room looks really cosy. (British) / The room looks really cozy. (American)

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43. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

Lie of the land (British) / Lay of the land (American)

Lie of the land (British) / Lie of the lands (American)

Lay of the land (British) / Lie of the land (American)

Lie of the land (British) / Lays of the land (American)

a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Lie of the land (British) / Lay of the land (American)

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44. What is the meaning of "bill" in British and American English from the choices below?

Paper money, invoice (British); invoice (American)

Invoice (British); paper money, invoice (American

Paper money, invoice (British); Paper money, invoice (American)

Paper money (British); Paper money (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Invoice (British); paper money, invoice (American

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45. Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

Hand me the cheques, please. (British) / Hand me the bank chequered, please. (American)

Hand me the bank checks, please. (British) / Hand me the cheques, please. (American)

Hand me the bank cheque, please. (British) / Hand me the bank cheque, please. (American)

Hand me the cheque, please. (British) / Hand me the bank check, please. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Hand me the cheque, please. (British) / Hand me the bank check, please. (American)

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46. Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the words dictate, donate, locate and mandate, from the choices below?

First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); second syllable (American)

First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

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47. What is the correct way of writing the emergency telephone number in British and American English from the choices below?

991 (British) / 919 (American)

919 (British) / 999 (American)

999 (British) / 119 (American)

999 (British) / 911 (American)

c and d

Answer

Correct Answer: 999 (British) / 911 (American)

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48. Choose the correct verb past participle for British and American English from the choices below.

Lighted or lit (British); usually lit and lighted (American)

Lighted (British); usually lit (American)

Lit (British); usually lit (American)

Lit (British); usually lighted (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Lit (British); usually lighted (American)

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49. Which shows the correct style for rivers in British and American English from the choices below?

River Thames, River Severn (British) / Colorado River, Charles River (American)

Thames, River Severn (British) / Colorado R., Charles R. (American)

River Thames, River Severn (British) / River Colorado, River Charles (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: River Thames, River Severn (British) / Colorado River, Charles River (American)

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50. Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

Monday to Sunday inclusive (British) / Monday through Sunday (American)

Monday through Sunday (British) / Monday to Sunday inclusive (American)

Monday to Sunday inclusive (British) / Monday to Sunday inclusive (American)

Monday through Sunday (British) / Monday through Sunday inclusive (American)

a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Monday to Sunday inclusive (British) / Monday through Sunday (American)

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51. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A home from home (British) / A home away from home (American)

A home from the home (British) / A home away from home (American)

.A home from home (British) / A home away from the home (American)

A home from homes (British) / A home here, away from home (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: A home from home (British) / A home away from home (American)

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52. Choose the correct style for writing dates for British and American English from the choices below.

The fifteenth June, or June the fifteenth (British) / June fifteenth (American)

The fifteenth of June, or June the fifteenth (British) / of fifteenth June (American)

The fifteenth of June, or June the fifteenth (British) / June fifteenth (American)

The fifteenth of June, or June fifteenth (British) / June the fifteenth (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The fifteenth of June, or June the fifteenth (British) / June fifteenth (American)

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53. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

I can't see the woods for the trees (British) / I can't see the forests for the trees (American)

I can't see the wood for the trees (British) / I can't see the forest for the trees (American)

I can't see the trees for the forest (British) / I can't see the trees for the wood (American)

I can't see the wood at all (British) / I can't see the wood either (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: I can't see the wood for the trees (British) / I can't see the forest for the trees (American)

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54. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

Blow one's horn (British) / Blow (or toot) one's horn (American)

Blow one's horn (British) / Blow (or toot) one's trumpet (American)

Blow one's trumpet (British) / Toot (or blow) one's trumpet (American)

Blow one's trumpet (British) / Blow (or toot) one's horn (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Blow one's trumpet (British) / Blow (or toot) one's horn (American)

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55. Choose the correct use of monetary denominations in British and American English from the choices below.

Nickel, dime, quarter, cent (British) / Penny, quid, pound, p (American)

Nickel, penny, quarter, p (British) / Dime, quid, pound, p (American)

Penny, quid, pound, p (British) / Nickel, dime, quarter, cent (American)

Penny, quid, pound, p (British) / Nickel, penny, pound, quid (American)

c and d

Answer

Correct Answer: Penny, quid, pound, p (British) / Nickel, dime, quarter, cent (American)

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56. Choose the correct verbal auxiliary form for British and American English from the choices below.

"I will not be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

"I shan't not be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

"I shan't be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

"I will not be there!" (British) / "I shan't be there." (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: "I shan't be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

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57. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A new life lease (British) / A new life leased (American)

A new lease on life (British) / A new lease to live (American)

A new lease of life (British) / A new lease on life (American)

A new part on life (British) / A new part of life (American)

c and d

Answer

Correct Answer: A new lease of life (British) / A new lease on life (American)

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58. What is the correct usage of doubled consonants in British and American English from the choices below?

The jeweler dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweller dialled the wrong number (American)

The jeweller dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweler dialed the wrong number (American)

The jeweller dialed the wrong number (British) / The jeweller dialed the wrong number (American)

The jeweller dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweler dialled the wrong number (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The jeweller dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweler dialed the wrong number (American)

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59. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

Storm in a teacup (British) / Storm in a teapot (American)

Storm in a teapot (British) / Tempest in a teacup (American)

Storm in a teapot (British) / Storm in a teacup (American)

Storm in a teacup (British) / Tempest in a teapot (American)

b and d

Answer

Correct Answer: Storm in a teacup (British) / Tempest in a teapot (American)

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60. What is the correct way of writing the date in British and American English from the choices below?

4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (American)

4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 6 April 2008 (American)

4/6/08 means 6 April 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: 4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 6 April 2008 (American)

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61. Choose the correct definite article for British and American English from the choices below.

It's in back of the bus (British) / It's behind the bus (American)

It's in back of bus (British) / It's back the bus (American)

It's behind the bus (British) / It's behind back of the bus (American)

It's behind the bus (British) / It's in the back of the bus (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: It's behind the bus (British) / It's in the back of the bus (American)

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62. From the following choices, choose the correct verb forms used in British and American English to indicate necessity.

I got to go. (British) / I have to go. (American)

I just gotta go. (British) / I had to go. (American)

I gotta go. (British) / I just gotta go. (American)

I have to go. (British) / I have got to go. (American)

a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: I have to go. (British) / I have got to go. (American)

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63. Choose the correct way of writing out 202.7 as a fraction in British and American English from the choices below.

Two hundred two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred and two and seven tenths (American)

Two hundred and two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred two and seven tenths (American)

Two hundred two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred two and seven tenths (American)

Two hundred and two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred and two and seven tenths (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Two hundred and two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred two and seven tenths (American)

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64. What is the common difference between using the number 0 in British and American English from the choices below?

Nought, oh, zero or nil (British) / Usually zero (American)

Always oh or nil, never zero (British) / Usually zero (American)

Just zero (British) / Always oh (American)

Nought or nil only (British) / Usually zero or oh (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Nought, oh, zero or nil (British) / Usually zero (American)

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65. Which sentence reflects the keyboard differences between the UK and US from the choices below?

$ (British) WQERTY / $ (American) QWERTY

£ (British) QWERTY / $ (American) QWERTY

£ (British) QWERYT / $ (American) QWERTY

£ (British) QWERYT / £ (American) QWERTY

Answer

Correct Answer: £ (British) QWERTY / $ (American) QWERTY

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66. How would you generally say the number 495 in British and American English from the choices below?

The mugger beat up on him (British) / The mugger beat on him (American)

.The mugger beat him up (British) / The mugger beat up on him (American)

The mugger beat on him (British) / The mugger beat on him (American)

The mugger beat up on him (British) / The mugger beat him (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: .The mugger beat him up (British) / The mugger beat up on him (American)

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67. Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

Come for a two-week holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (American)

Come for a two-week holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a fortnight's vacation at our hotel (American)

Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a two-week vacation at our hotel (American)

Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a two-week vacation at our hotel (American)

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68. Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)

Cookie (British); cookie (American)

Cookie (British); scone (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)
Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)

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69. What is the meaning of "biscuit" in British and American English from the choices below?

Scone (British); cookie (American)

Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)

Cookie (British); cookie (American)

Cookie (British); scone (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Scone (British); cookie (American)

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70. Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

My attorney will be in touch (British) / My solicitor will be in touch (American)

My solicitor will be in touch (British) / My barrister will be in touch (American)

My barrister will be in touch (British) / My solicitor will be in touch (American)

My solicitor will be in touch (British) / My attorney will be in touch (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: My solicitor will be in touch (British) / My attorney will be in touch (American)

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71. Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator for New Hampshire (American)

The MP of West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator for New Hampshire (American)

The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator from New Hampshire (American)

The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator of New Hampshire (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator from New Hampshire (American)

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72. Choose the correct option keeping in view the use of prepositions before the names of days for British and American English from the choices below.

He resigned Friday. (British) / He resigned Friday. (American)

He resigned on Friday. (British) / He resigned on Friday. (American)

He resigned on Friday. (British) / He resigned Friday. (American)

He resigned last Friday. (British) / He resigned on last Friday. (American)

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: He resigned on Friday. (British) / He resigned Friday. (American)

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73. What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

Throw a monkey in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)

Throw a spanner in the work (British) / Throw a monkey in the works (American)

Throw a spanner in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)

Throw a wrench in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) spanner-wrench in the works

Answer

Correct Answer: Throw a spanner in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)

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74. Which is the more usual usage of periods after titles in British and American English from the choices below?

Dr Mr Jr. Ms. (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

Dr. Mr. Jr Ms (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

Dr Mr Jr Ms (British) / Dr Mr Jr. Ms. (American)

Dr Mr Jr Ms (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

Answer

Correct Answer: Dr Mr Jr Ms (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

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75. What does the British term 'to spend a penny' mean?

product only costs one penny

have luck all day

Go to the toilet

Go shopping

Answer

Correct Answer: Go to the toilet

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76. What American word is equivalent to the British term "tom"?

Policemen

Feral cat

None of these

Prostitute

Answer

Correct Answer: Prostitute

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77. In British English, a "scrappy" person is likely:

hungry and angry

messy and disorganized

angry and irritable

tough and tenacious

fiesty and opinionated

Answer

Correct Answer: fiesty and opinionated

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78. A British first aid kit contains paracetamol, which should be replaced with ______ in a US first aid kit.

cortisone cream

ibuprofen

aspirin

acetaminophen

calamine lotion

Answer

Correct Answer: acetaminophen

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79. In British English, an "articulated lorry" is used to describe what in American English?

a tractor trailor

a large truck

a hinged bus

a passenger bus

Answer

Correct Answer: a tractor trailor

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80. The word "skip" is not only a verb in British English. Which of the following is it used to identify?

a jump rope

a dumpster

a friendly dog

a speed bump

Answer

Correct Answer: a dumpster

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81. In British English, a sweater might be called a:

A pull-over

All of these are possible options

A jersey

A jumper

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these are possible options

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82. Which of the following is not a typical American English wording?

file cabinet

rowboat

sailing boat

racecar

Answer

Correct Answer: sailing boat

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83. In British English, a rubber is an eraser. What does the term "rubber" typically mean in American English?

an eraser made for pens

an eraser

footwear

an eraser specifically made of rubber

Answer

Correct Answer: footwear

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84. In American English, the word "cupcake" identifies a small cake that typically fits in the palm of one's hand. What is this cake called in British English?

a hand cake

a palm cake

a little cake

a fairy cake

Answer

Correct Answer: a fairy cake

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85. What do you commonly call a zipper in British English?

A rotor

A track

A zip

A zipper, the same as American English

Answer

Correct Answer: A zip

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86. In British English, which of the following is the definition of the word "Juggernaut"?

an 18 wheel truck

a flat bed trailer

a truck with a flat bed trailer

a moving truck

Answer

Correct Answer: an 18 wheel truck

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87. In American English, the word "undershirt" is used to describe a shirt worn under an outer shirt like a sweater. What word is used in British English?

a whiteshirt

a vest

an undershirt

a basic shirt

Answer

Correct Answer: a vest

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88. There are several differences in vocabulary between British and American English. Which of the following represents a term used by speakers of British English?

counter-clockwise

anti-clockwise

back-clockwise

backwards-clockwise

Answer

Correct Answer: anti-clockwise

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89. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "a drop in the bucket"?

a drop in the sea

a drop in the lake

a drop in the bathtub

a drop in the ocean

Answer

Correct Answer: a drop in the ocean

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90. Select the sentence that implements British English:

You must fulfil your duties.

I love the color of leaves in the fall.

We had a great dialog about the issue.

Answer

Correct Answer: You must fulfil your duties.

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91. In British English, a group of individuals is treated as a single entity. Which of the following would be a correct sentence, according to this rule?

The Parliament complains that their chairs are too short.

The Parliament taps their feet in anticipation.

The Parliament sits in its chairs.

The Parliament sits in their chairs.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Parliament sits in its chairs.

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92. The term "Lady Bird" is a British English word used to signify what animal in American English?

a red beetle

a lady bug

a stink bug

a song bird

Answer

Correct Answer: a lady bug

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93. Which of the following is not a noun with a typical American English spelling?

mold

omelet

check

annexe

Answer

Correct Answer: annexe

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94. Which of the following words is typical of British English?

zip code

mailbox

postman

mail carrier

Answer

Correct Answer: postman

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95. In American English, the word "Caravan" is often used in association with gypsies and carnivals. In British English, what does this word identify?

a group of musicians

a large car

a trailer

a car sales business

Answer

Correct Answer: a trailer

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96. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "blow (or toot) one's horn"?

play one's own horn

make some noise

blow one's own trumpet

blow one's flute

Answer

Correct Answer: blow one's own trumpet

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97. Which of the following is not commonly used as a past tense or past participle in British English?

gave

gotten

got

forgotten

Answer

Correct Answer: gotten

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98. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "sweep under the rug"?

sweep under the carpet

hide under the rug

sweep beneath the rug

sweep under the sofa

Answer

Correct Answer: sweep under the carpet

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99. There are some differences in pronounciation between British and American English. In American English, the h in the word "herb" is not pronounced. Is this the case with British English?

yes, no one pronounces the h

no, with the exception of the phrase "herbal tea"

yes, with the exception of the phrase "herbal tea"

no, in British English you pronounce the h

Answer

Correct Answer: no, in British English you pronounce the h

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100. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "skeleton in the closet"?

skeleton in the dresser

skeleton in the cupboard

dead body in the closet

skeleton in the bedrom

Answer

Correct Answer: skeleton in the cupboard

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101. What does the British term "uni" mean in American English

Together

Uniball

Pen

College

Answer

Correct Answer: College

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102. Which of the following is unique to British English?

The garbage can

The dust bin

The trashcan

The wastebucket

Answer

Correct Answer: The dust bin

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103. What British English word is used for the American English word "comforter"?

comforting

bed sheets

duvet

bedding

Answer

Correct Answer: duvet

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104. Which of the following is not typically used in British English?

gotten

got

did get

has got

Answer

Correct Answer: gotten

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105. The American word "sneakers" is equivalent to _____ in British English.

trainers

snickers

track shoes

slippers

Answer

Correct Answer: trainers

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106. Which of the following is a typically British English word?

interstate

highway

motorway

freeway

Answer

Correct Answer: motorway

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107. Choose the most common British usage: I took a week long ______ last summer.

holiday

vacation

wanderance

Answer

Correct Answer: holiday

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108. Choose the most common usage in American English: He erased the drawing with a(n) ______.

rubber

marker

cleaner

eraser

Answer

Correct Answer: eraser

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109. What does the word "Jelly" refer to in British English?

industrial gel

a pen

a dessert made of colored gelatin

jelly, as in strawberry jelly

Answer

Correct Answer: a dessert made of colored gelatin

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110. A faucet in British English is

a pipe

a tap

a shower

a sink

Answer

Correct Answer: a tap

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111. In British English, what word is used to refer to the covering for the engine on a car?

a bonnet

a hood

a car hat

a car hood

Answer

Correct Answer: a bonnet

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112. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "a tempest in a teapot"?

a tempest in June

a tempest over the ocean

a storm in a coffee cup

a storm in a teacup

Answer

Correct Answer: a storm in a teacup

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113. In American English, the word Randy is often a name. This is a completely different concept in British English. What does the word "randy" mean in British English?

to desire a person intimately

to be hungry

to be cold

to be tired

Answer

Correct Answer: to desire a person intimately

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114. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression "take it with a grain of salt"?

take with a grain of sugar

take it with a pinch of salt

take it with a bit of salt

take it or leave it

Answer

Correct Answer: take it with a pinch of salt

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115. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English?

canceled

traveling

traveller

labeled

Answer

Correct Answer: traveller

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116. In British English, you would go where to pick up your prescription?

a grocery store

a pizza parlor

a chemist

a drugstore

Answer

Correct Answer: a chemist

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117. In Britain, political candidates "stand for election". What would be the American English equivalent?

stand for public office

get up for election

run for office

cannot vote seated

Answer

Correct Answer: run for office

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118. What is the American English word for the British English word "pavement"?

road

passage

paving stone

sidewalk

Answer

Correct Answer: sidewalk

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119. What is the American English equivalent of the British English expression "flogging a dead horse"?

beating a dead animal

beating a dead horse

beating a monkey

flogging a dead cow

Answer

Correct Answer: beating a dead horse

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120. Which of the following words is typical of British English?

wrench

windshield

gasoline

petrol

Answer

Correct Answer: petrol

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121. The word "garbage" is often used in American English to refer to household waste. What is the British English equivalent?

lost property

trash

rubbish

exhaust

Answer

Correct Answer: rubbish

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122. What is the American English equivalent of the British English expression "touch wood"?

touch and go

knock on wood

knock on furniture

touch oak

Answer

Correct Answer: knock on wood

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123. If you use British English and are eating chips, what are you eating in American English?

french fries

rice crisps

potato chips

you are not eating, you are playing poker

Answer

Correct Answer: french fries

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124. In British English the word 'knackered' means what in American English?

broke

sad

angry

exhausted

happy

Answer

Correct Answer: exhausted

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125. Which of the following vehicle nouns is not typical of American English?

sedan

truck

station wagon

lorry

Answer

Correct Answer: lorry

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126. In American English, tick-tack-toe is a game involving crosses and zeros. What is this game called in British English?

tick-tock-doe

tick-tock-too

nos and yeses

naughts and crosses

Answer

Correct Answer: naughts and crosses

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127. The term "dustman" is not an American English word. What does the word "dustman" mean in British English?

a broom

a small broom and dustpan

a trash collector

a trash can

Answer

Correct Answer: a trash collector

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128. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is quoted as saying "Terrorism is wrong, full stop". What would be the American English equivalent?

Terrorism is wrong, period

Terrorism is wrong, got it

Terrorism is wrong, semicolon

Terrorism is a matter of perspective

Answer

Correct Answer: Terrorism is wrong, period

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129. In British English, if your milk has "gone off" is has done what in American English?

almost gone bad

turned into butter

frozen

gone bad

Answer

Correct Answer: gone bad

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130. In British English, the abreviation "WC" stands for...?

wool canister

wool closet

water casket

water closet

Answer

Correct Answer: water closet

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131. What is the British English equivalent of the American English term "counter-clockwise"?

never use a clock

twice clockwise

clockwise

anti-clockwise

Answer

Correct Answer: anti-clockwise

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132. Which of the following is the American English equivalent of the word "Lorry" in British English?

a bicycle

a car

a train

a truck

Answer

Correct Answer: a truck

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133. A 'tyre' in British English is called what in American English?

a nap

a tiring exercise

a car tire

a hand of cards

Answer

Correct Answer: a car tire

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134. Which of the following is not a typical American English spelling?

subsidize

realize

organise

recognize

Answer

Correct Answer: organise

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135. In American English "( )" marks are known as "parentheses". What are they often referred to as in British English?

parting

colon

brackets

book ends

Answer

Correct Answer: brackets

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136. In American English, the words mad and angry have the same meaning. What does the term "mad" mean in British English?

angry

indecisive

bothered

insane

Answer

Correct Answer: insane

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137. What does the term "curriculum vitae (or CV)" refer to in American English?

hobbies

life experience

academic background

résumé

Answer

Correct Answer: résumé

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138. In British English, chips are equivalent to the American term ____.

policemen

chocolate

fries

potato chips

Answer

Correct Answer: fries

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139. In American English, what does it mean to ask for the check after a meal?

You are asking the waiter to check you water

None of these

You are asking for the bill

You are asking for a receipt

Answer

Correct Answer: You are asking for the bill

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140. In American English, the word "football" is used to name a sport played with a lemon shaped ball and large shoulder pads. What sport does the word "football" identify in British English?

dodgeball

basketball

soccer

rugby

Answer

Correct Answer: soccer

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141. When a British person is knackered, what is s/he feeling?

Elevated

Intrigued

Exhausted

Confounded

Answer

Correct Answer: Exhausted

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142. Which of the following is a noun commonly used in British English which is used in American English to signify an Elevator?

an elevator

a lift

a lifter

a person lift

Answer

Correct Answer: a lift

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143. She got a great price on her flat. What is the American term for "flat"?

Apartment

Sandals

Table

Convertible

Answer

Correct Answer: Apartment

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144. In American English, the word "pants" is typically used to describe outerwear worn over the legs and abdomen. What word is used in British English?

trousers

outer pants

trowsers

over pants

Answer

Correct Answer: trousers

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145. Which British English word is used for the American English word "elevator (of a building)"?

lift

stairwell

elevation

cage

Answer

Correct Answer: lift

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146. What is the British English equivalent of elevator?

elevatre

dumbwaiter

trolley

elevater

lift

Answer

Correct Answer: lift

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147. The word "biscuit" in British English refers to what word in American English?

cake

business

baking

Answer

Correct Answer: cookie

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148. What is a British English word synonymous with the word cookie?

biscuit

chip

cracker

cake

cupcake

Answer

Correct Answer: biscuit

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149. What is the American English equivalent of the British English word "flat"

apartment

tent

house

building

Answer

Correct Answer: apartment

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150. Which of the following is an example of a spelling typical of British English?

humor

flavor

colour

color

Answer

Correct Answer: colour

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151. The closest American English expression to the British English expression "Going on holidays" is

Taking a day off from work

Taking a vacation

Going on a shopping spree

Working overtime

Answer

Correct Answer: Taking a vacation

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152. What does the "ground floor" in British English typically correspond to in American English?

second floor

rooftop

penthouse

first floor

Answer

Correct Answer: first floor

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153. Which of the following is an example of a spelling typical of American English?

honour

flavour

humour

color

Answer

Correct Answer: color

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154. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English ?

neighbor

honour

rumor

labor

Answer

Correct Answer: honour

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155. Which of the following is a spelling typical of American English?

paralyse

catalyse

analyze

hydrolyse

Answer

Correct Answer: analyze

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156. In British English the phrase "Zebra Crossing" is used to describe what in American English?

an sign displaying a running zebra

the shoulder of a highway

a road dividing line

a pedestrian crosswalk

Answer

Correct Answer: a pedestrian crosswalk

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157. "Hello" is a common greeting in both the UK and America. Which of the following is a more common, shortened version of this greeting used in America?

Good Morning

Hi There

Hello

Answer

Correct Answer: Hi

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158. In American English the term intersection is used to describe when two or roads meet. What is this term in British English?

an intersection

a roadmeeting

a meetroad

a crossroads

Answer

Correct Answer: a crossroads

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159. Choose the correct spelling in American English:

The fireplace made the room quite cosey.

The fireplace made the room quite cozey.

The fireplace made the room quite cozy.

The fireplace made the room quite cosy.

Answer

Correct Answer: The fireplace made the room quite cozy.

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160. Choose the most common American usage: It's dark outside, I'm going to go grab a ______.

torch

flasher

flashlight

flashbulb

Answer

Correct Answer: flashlight

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161. In British English, a sweet treat typically made with flour, butter and water is called what?

a cinnamon stick

a cookie

a biscuit

a brownie

Answer

Correct Answer: a biscuit

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162. What is the British English equivalent for the American English work "trunk (of a car)"?

basket

backside

boot

chest

Answer

Correct Answer: boot

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163. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English?

monologue

catalog

dialog

homolog

Answer

Correct Answer: monologue

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164. In British English, the idea of a main street or thoroughfare is called what?

a center street

a main street

a business street

a high street

Answer

Correct Answer: a high street

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165. What is the British English word used to refer to the American English word "pants"?

tights

leggins

trousers

clothes

Answer

Correct Answer: trousers

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