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Colloquial Stratum Exploration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is colloquial stratum?

a)

Colloquial stratum is the informal layer of language used in everyday conversation.

b)

Colloquial stratum refers to the formal language used in academic writing.

c)

Colloquial stratum is a type of dialect used only in literature.

d)

Colloquial stratum is the technical jargon used in professional settings.

2.

Give an example of a colloquial stratum in English.

a)

have to

b)

want to

c)

gonna

d)

going to

3.

What does the word 'sick' mean in youth slang?

a)

cool, awesome

b)

sad

c)

unsuccessful

4.

Slang language is used in specific social groups like teenagers or members of a certain ethnic group.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

None of the above

5.

What is the definition of colloquial?

a)

a figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas.

b)

used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary

c)

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning typically a moral or political one.

d)

a contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality

6.

Define the underlined colloquial term: That party was bananas man!

a)

Happy

b)

A yellow fruit

c)

Crazy

d)

Food for a money

7.

What does the expression 'spill the tea' mean and in what context is it used?

a)

Share gossip or secret information

b)

Discuss tea recipes

c)

Spend time at a party.

d)

Make tea for friends

8.

What is jargon?

a)

vocabulary that is used between people who belong to the same social group and who know each other well

b)

special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand

c)

a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

9.

What does it mean BP?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Bone fracture

c)

By the way

10.

What is scran?

a)

Police

b)

Screen

c)

Food

d)

Tv