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1. You drop and break something (its not too serious), what would you say?
a) Whoops!
b) Ouch!
c) Phew!
d) Boo!

2. What would you say if you wanted to check someone understood what you were saying?
a) Are you with me?
b) What's up?
c) Not on your life!
d) I'll think about it.

3. If you want to say goodbye informally, what WOULDN'T you say?

a) Cheerio
b) See ya
c) Hi
d) Bye for now

4. If you don't know the answer to a question, you can say 3 of the following. Which one
CAN'T you say?
a) I've got it!
b) You've got me there
c) I've no idea
d) I haven't a clue

5. What WOULDN'T you say if someone tells you some bad news? E.g. I've failed my exam.
a) What a pity!
b) What a shame!
c) I'm sorry to hear that.
d) It couldn't have happened to a nicer man!

6. Imagine you're a teacher, you're angry and you want your students to work more quickly.
Which WOULDN'T you say?
a) Come on!
b) Get a move on!
c) Get on with it!
d) Take it easy!

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ANSWERS:

1. You drop and break something (its not too serious), what would you say?

a) Whoops! – If you drop and break something you might say 'Whoops!' (or something
stronger!)
b) Ouch! – You might say 'Ouch!' if you hurt yourself.
c) Phew! – You might say 'Phew!' if you were relieved.
d) Boo! – A child might 'boo!' if they wanted to surprise someone.

2. What would you say if you wanted to check someone understood what you were saying?

a) Are you with me? – 'Are you with me?' means 'Do you understand what I'm saying?'
Use it to check while you're speaking.
b) What's up? – 'What's up?' means 'Tell me what's been happening'. Use it to open a
conversation.
c) Not on your life! – 'Not on your life!' means 'Absolutely not!' Use it to refuse to help
someone.
d) I'll think about it. – 'I'll think about it' means 'I'm considering it'. Use it to make a decision
later, not now.

3. If you want to say goodbye informally, what WOULDN'T you say?

a) Cheerio – 'Cheerio' means 'goodbye', how would you say 'hello'?

b) See ya – 'See ya' means 'goodbye', how would you say 'hello'?
c) Hi – 'Hi' means 'hello', the others all mean 'goodbye'.
d) Bye for now – 'Bye for now' means 'goodbye', how would you say 'hello'?

4. If you don't know the answer to a question, you can say 3 of the following. Which one
CAN'T you say?

a) I've got it! – 'I've got it!' means 'I know the answer'.
b) You've got me there – This means 'I don't know the answer'.
c) I've no idea – This means 'I don't know the answer'.
d) I haven't a clue – This means 'I don't know the answer'.

5. What WOULDN'T you say if someone tells you some bad news? E.g. I've failed my exam.

a) What a pity! – If someone tells you bad news you can say 'What a pity!'
b) What a shame! – If someone tells you bad news you can say 'What a shame!'
c) I'm sorry to hear that. – If someone tells you bad news you can say 'I'm sorry to hear that'.
d) It couldn't have happened to a nicer man! – If someone tells you GOOD news you can
say 'It couldn't have happened to a nicer man!'

6. Imagine you're a teacher, you're angry and you want your students to work more quickly.
Which WOULDN'T you say?

a) Come on! – If you want someone to hurry up you can say 'Come on!'
b) Get a move on! – If you want someone to hurry up you can say 'Get a move on!'

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c) Get on with it! – If you want someone to hurry up you can say 'Get on with it!'
d) Take it easy! – If you want someone to RELAX, you would say 'Take it easy!'

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