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The main variants of English

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The English language arrived in Australia a little more than...

a)

140 years ago

b)

300 years ago

c)

200 years ago

d)

123 years ago

2.

Australian English emerged from a process called...

a)

expansion

b)

straightening

c)

extinction

d)

levelling down

3.

what does it mean "Cossie"?

a)

a swimming suit

b)

gossips

c)

gauntlets

d)

comb for horses

4.

How will the people from Australia say thw word "biscuit"?

a)

Billy

b)

Brekkie

c)

Bikkie

d)

Lollies

5.

What is Australian Kriol?

a)

is an English-based creole language that developed from a pidgin used initially in the region of Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia in the early days of European colonisation.

b)

is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia.

c)

a 3,200 km (2,000 mi) telegraph line that connected Darwin with Port Augusta in South Australia.

d)

is an English-based creole language spoken on several Torres Strait Islands.

6.

Is it true that Canadian does exist as a separate variety of English, with distinctive features only of pronunciation but not vocabulary?

a)

Completely wrong

b)

Absolutely true

7.

Indigenous peoples in Canada, also known as Aboriginal Canadians. They comprise ...

a)

Inuktitut

b)

the First Nations, Inuit and Métis

c)

Arctic Circle, Inuit

d)

Anishinaabe and Cree

8.

Which of these variants of " однокомнатная квартира" is canadian one?

a)

studio flat or bed-sit

b)

bachelor apartment

c)

studio apartment

9.

Which version of the pronunciation of the following words ( car, bottle, tomayto) is canadian?

a)

[kɑː]

[ˈbɒtl]

[təˈmɑːtəʊ]

b)

[kɑ]

[ˈbtl]

[təˈmɑːtəʊ]

c)

[kɑr]

[ˈbɑtəl]

[təˈmeɪˌtoʊ]

10.

What is "Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik"?

a)

This is the name of Lake in Canada.

b)

This is the name of Canada's President.

c)

It's a made up word.

d)

It's a spell.

11.

In which variant of English a number of irregular V have become regular?

a)

American

b)

British

c)

Canadian

d)

Australian

12.

In American variant of English instead of "shall" uses...

a)

"would"

b)

"will"

c)

"ought to"

d)

"should"

13.

Which version of English do the following words (labour, colour, favour) belong to?

a)

American

b)

British

c)

Canadian

d)

Australian

14.

How would an American say "точка"?

*the one at the end of the sentence*

a)

full spot

b)

period

c)

slow

d)

point

15.

When the British says "tram", the American says ...

a)

Sidewalk

b)

Truck

c)

Streetcar

d)

Freeway

16.

When Brit wants to say "адвокат", he/she will use the word ...

a)

awyer

b)

solicitor

c)

attorney

d)

Crib

17.

Which of these words is British variant?

a)

dollhouse

b)

doll's house

18.

When you'll hear "I just arrived home", it must likely to be...

a)

American

b)

Brit

c)

Canuck

d)

Australian