BRITISH and AMERICAN ENGLISH

For each of the five questions choose the one correct answer

1. In British English ‘a note' is not...

a. A mark in an exam.

b. A mark on a music score.

c. A piece of paper with some words on it.

d. Writing something down so you remember it.

2. In British English we say ‘to queue', in American English they say ‘wait...

a. in line

b. in a row

c. in a crowd

d. in a string

3. In American English the ‘fall' refers to which season?

a. spring

b. summer

c. autumn

d. winter

4. In British English it's ‘a tap', but in the States they say...

a. drapes

b. a faucet

c. garbage

d. a diaper

5. In British English it's ‘a puncture' or ‘flat tyre', but in US English it's...

a. a blow up

b. a blow down

c. a blow out

d. a blow

Key: 1.a, 2.a, 3.c, 4.b, 5.c

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