LINC Home Study - English Activities Online

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

1	Face the music means...
	to be dismissed from the army. to be nervous before acting. to accept the punishment for your actions. to accept dismissal from the army.
2	"Face the music" came from...
	soldiers being drummed from the army for dishonourable conduct. soldiers drumming for the army. soldiers drummed into the army. soldiers drumming for the army dishonourably.
3	To pull someone's leg means to...
	stop bothering someone. fool someone. hurry. watch or guard someone.
4	The American meaning of trainers is sports shoes.
	true false
5	In U.K. English, You drive your car on the .
	pavement sidewalk chips none of the above
6	Which idiom means to hurry?
	get off my back shake a leg get off of my leg keep an eye on
7	Where would it be embarrassing to walk down the street with only your pants on?
	United Kingdom America
8	Which idiom means to guard something?
	get off my back shake a leg get off of my leg keep an eye on
9	Sour grapes means that...
	you are disappointed and you don't know it. you are disappointed and you know it. you are disappointed and you want to hide it. you are disappointed and you want to show it.
10	What is the origin of "a chip on one's shoulder"?
	eating hot, sliced potatoes an ancient Greek fable nervous actors and musicians American schoolboy prefight ritual