Toasted English II - An Essay by RK Narayan

What is the easiest sound that ever emanated from the human vocal cords?

• Ticket

• Yeah

• Yes

• Okay

Which word is self-sufficient and needs no suffix to indicate any special respect for the listener?

• Yeah

• Yes

• Ticket

• Okay

What does 'Yeah' seal off a sentence without?

• Respect

• Further ado

• Explanation

• Completion

In which countries are the refinements of English usage worth studying?

• All countries

• Non-English speaking countries

• Eastern countries

• Western countries

What does a receptionist asking 'Can I help you?' really mean in Western countries?

• Are you lost?

• Do you need assistance?

• Can I guide you?

• Do you have business here?

What does a man say when he wants to pass you?

• Move aside

• Excuse me

• Stand back

• Get out of the way

What does the busy-man's secretary ask when you send your card in?

• Would you like to wait?

• Can I help you?

• Are you busy?

• What's your business?

What is the suggestion regarding the question of a Bharat brand of English?

• Maintain the current status

• Assimilate the idiom of life

• Adopt a foreign language

• Ignore the language

What is the proposed characteristic of Bharat English?

• Swadeshi stamp

• Foreign stamp

• Dignity of grammar

• Mongrelization

Where has English had a confined existence in our country?

• All of the above

• Under the banyan tree

• Market place

• Halls of learning