Differences in British and American English MCQs

Differences in British and American English MCQs

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1: Which is the more usual usage of periods after titles in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Dr Mr Jr. Ms. (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

B.   Dr. Mr. Jr Ms (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

C.   Dr Mr Jr Ms (British) / Dr Mr Jr. Ms. (American)

D.   Dr Mr Jr Ms (British) / Dr. Mr. Jr. Ms. (American)

2: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Throw a monkey in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)

B.   Throw a spanner in the work (British) / Throw a monkey in the works (American)

C.   Throw a spanner in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)

D.   Throw a wrench in the works (British) / Throw a (monkey) spanner-wrench in the works

3: Choose the correct option keeping in view the use of prepositions before the names of days for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   He resigned Friday. (British) / He resigned Friday. (American)

B.   He resigned on Friday. (British) / He resigned on Friday. (American)

C.   He resigned on Friday. (British) / He resigned Friday. (American)

D.   He resigned last Friday. (British) / He resigned on last Friday. (American)

E.   None of the above

4: Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator for New Hampshire (American)

B.   The MP of West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator for New Hampshire (American)

C.   The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator from New Hampshire (American)

D.   The MP for West Yorkshire (British) / The Senator of New Hampshire (American)

5: Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   My attorney will be in touch (British) / My solicitor will be in touch (American)

B.   My solicitor will be in touch (British) / My barrister will be in touch (American)

C.   My barrister will be in touch (British) / My solicitor will be in touch (American)

D.   My solicitor will be in touch (British) / My attorney will be in touch (American)

6: What is the meaning of "biscuit" in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Scone (British); cookie (American)

B.   Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)

C.   Cookie (British); cookie (American)

D.   Cookie (British); scone (American)

E.   None of the above

7: Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)

B.   Scone and cookie (British); cookie and scone (American)

C.   Cookie (British); cookie (American)

D.   Cookie (British); scone (American)

E.   None of the above

8: Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Come for a two-week holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (American)

B.   Come for a two-week holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a fortnight's vacation at our hotel (American)

C.   Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a two-week vacation at our hotel (American)

D.   Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (British) / Come for a fortnight's holiday at our hotel (American)

9: How would you generally say the number 495 in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   The mugger beat up on him (British) / The mugger beat on him (American)

B.   .The mugger beat him up (British) / The mugger beat up on him (American)

C.   The mugger beat on him (British) / The mugger beat on him (American)

D.   The mugger beat up on him (British) / The mugger beat him (American)

10: Which sentence reflects the keyboard differences between the UK and US from the choices below?

A.   $ (British) WQERTY / $ (American) QWERTY

B.   £ (British) QWERTY / $ (American) QWERTY

C.   £ (British) QWERYT / $ (American) QWERTY

D.   £ (British) QWERYT / £ (American) QWERTY

11: What is the common difference between using the number 0 in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Nought, oh, zero or nil (British) / Usually zero (American)

B.   Always oh or nil, never zero (British) / Usually zero (American)

C.   Just zero (British) / Always oh (American)

D.   Nought or nil only (British) / Usually zero or oh (American)

E.   None of the above

12: Choose the correct way of writing out 202.7 as a fraction in British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Two hundred two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred and two and seven tenths (American)

B.   Two hundred and two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred two and seven tenths (American)

C.   Two hundred two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred two and seven tenths (American)

D.   Two hundred and two and seven tenths (British) / Two hundred and two and seven tenths (American)

13: From the following choices, choose the correct verb forms used in British and American English to indicate necessity.

A.   I got to go. (British) / I have to go. (American)

B.   I just gotta go. (British) / I had to go. (American)

C.   I gotta go. (British) / I just gotta go. (American)

D.   I have to go. (British) / I have got to go. (American)

E.   a and b

14: Choose the correct definite article for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   It's in back of the bus (British) / It's behind the bus (American)

B.   It's in back of bus (British) / It's back the bus (American)

C.   It's behind the bus (British) / It's behind back of the bus (American)

D.   It's behind the bus (British) / It's in the back of the bus (American)

15: What is the correct way of writing the date in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (American)

B.   4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 6 April 2008 (American)

C.   4/6/08 means 6 April 2008 (British) / 4/6/08 means 4 June 2008 (American)

16: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Storm in a teacup (British) / Storm in a teapot (American)

B.   Storm in a teapot (British) / Tempest in a teacup (American)

C.   Storm in a teapot (British) / Storm in a teacup (American)

D.   Storm in a teacup (British) / Tempest in a teapot (American)

E.   b and d

17: What is the correct usage of doubled consonants in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   The jeweler dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweller dialled the wrong number (American)

B.   The jeweller dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweler dialed the wrong number (American)

C.   The jeweller dialed the wrong number (British) / The jeweller dialed the wrong number (American)

D.   The jeweller dialled the wrong number (British) / The jeweler dialled the wrong number (American)

18: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   A new life lease (British) / A new life leased (American)

B.   A new lease on life (British) / A new lease to live (American)

C.   A new lease of life (British) / A new lease on life (American)

D.   A new part on life (British) / A new part of life (American)

E.   c and d

19: Choose the correct verbal auxiliary form for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   "I will not be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

B.   "I shan't not be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

C.   "I shan't be there." (British) / "I won't be there." (American)

D.   "I will not be there!" (British) / "I shan't be there." (American)

20: Choose the correct use of monetary denominations in British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Nickel, dime, quarter, cent (British) / Penny, quid, pound, p (American)

B.   Nickel, penny, quarter, p (British) / Dime, quid, pound, p (American)

C.   Penny, quid, pound, p (British) / Nickel, dime, quarter, cent (American)

D.   Penny, quid, pound, p (British) / Nickel, penny, pound, quid (American)

E.   c and d

21: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Blow one's horn (British) / Blow (or toot) one's horn (American)

B.   Blow one's horn (British) / Blow (or toot) one's trumpet (American)

C.   Blow one's trumpet (British) / Toot (or blow) one's trumpet (American)

D.   Blow one's trumpet (British) / Blow (or toot) one's horn (American)

22: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   I can't see the woods for the trees (British) / I can't see the forests for the trees (American)

B.   I can't see the wood for the trees (British) / I can't see the forest for the trees (American)

C.   I can't see the trees for the forest (British) / I can't see the trees for the wood (American)

D.   I can't see the wood at all (British) / I can't see the wood either (American)

23: Choose the correct style for writing dates for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   The fifteenth June, or June the fifteenth (British) / June fifteenth (American)

B.   The fifteenth of June, or June the fifteenth (British) / of fifteenth June (American)

C.   The fifteenth of June, or June the fifteenth (British) / June fifteenth (American)

D.   The fifteenth of June, or June fifteenth (British) / June the fifteenth (American)

24: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   A home from home (British) / A home away from home (American)

B.   A home from the home (British) / A home away from home (American)

C.   .A home from home (British) / A home away from the home (American)

D.   A home from homes (British) / A home here, away from home (American)

25: Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Monday to Sunday inclusive (British) / Monday through Sunday (American)

B.   Monday through Sunday (British) / Monday to Sunday inclusive (American)

C.   Monday to Sunday inclusive (British) / Monday to Sunday inclusive (American)

D.   Monday through Sunday (British) / Monday through Sunday inclusive (American)

E.   a and b

26: Which shows the correct style for rivers in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   River Thames, River Severn (British) / Colorado River, Charles River (American)

B.   Thames, River Severn (British) / Colorado R., Charles R. (American)

C.   River Thames, River Severn (British) / River Colorado, River Charles (American)

27: Choose the correct verb past participle for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Lighted or lit (British); usually lit and lighted (American)

B.   Lighted (British); usually lit (American)

C.   Lit (British); usually lit (American)

D.   Lit (British); usually lighted (American)

28: What is the correct way of writing the emergency telephone number in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   991 (British) / 919 (American)

B.   919 (British) / 999 (American)

C.   999 (British) / 119 (American)

D.   999 (British) / 911 (American)

E.   c and d

29: Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the words dictate, donate, locate and mandate, from the choices below?

A.   First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

B.   Second syllable (British); second syllable (American)

C.   First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

D.   Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

E.   a and b

30: Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Hand me the cheques, please. (British) / Hand me the bank chequered, please. (American)

B.   Hand me the bank checks, please. (British) / Hand me the cheques, please. (American)

C.   Hand me the bank cheque, please. (British) / Hand me the bank cheque, please. (American)

D.   Hand me the cheque, please. (British) / Hand me the bank check, please. (American)

31: What is the meaning of "bill" in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Paper money, invoice (British); invoice (American)

B.   Invoice (British); paper money, invoice (American

C.   Paper money, invoice (British); Paper money, invoice (American)

D.   Paper money (British); Paper money (American)

32: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Lie of the land (British) / Lay of the land (American)

B.   Lie of the land (British) / Lie of the lands (American)

C.   Lay of the land (British) / Lie of the land (American)

D.   Lie of the land (British) / Lays of the land (American)

E.   a and b

33: Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   The room looks really cosy. (British) / The room looks really cozy. (American)

B.   The room looks really cozy. (British) / The room looks really cozy. (American)

C.   The room looks really cozy. (British) / The room looks really cosy. (American)

D.   The room looks really cosy. (British) / The room looks really cosy. (American)

34: What is the correct way of writing numbers as words in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Five thousand four (British) / Five thousand and four (American)

B.   Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand four (American)

C.   Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand and four (American)

D.   Five thousand and four (British) / Five thousand plus four (American)

E.   b and d

35: What is the correct sentence in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Turn the truck counterclockwise. (British) / Turn the truck counterclockwise. (American)

B.   Turn the lorry counterclockwise. (British) / Turn the lorry anti-clockwise. (American)

C.   Turn the lorry counterclockwise. (British) / Turn the truck anti-clockwise. (American)

D.   Turn the lorry anti-clockwise. (British) / Turn the truck counterclockwise. (American)

E.   a and c

36: Choose the correct preposition for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   A street is named for a famous lady (British) / A street is named for a famous lady (American)

B.   A street is named for a famous lady (British) / A street is named after a famous lady(American)

C.   A street is named for a famous lady (British) / A street is named before a famous lady(American)

D.   A street is named after a famous lady (British) / A street is named for a famous lady (American)

E.   None of the above

37: Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   It could be your carburettor or your tyre (British) / It could be your carburetor or your tire (American)

B.   It could be your carburretor or your tire (British) / It could be your carburettor or your tire (American)

C.   It could be your carburrettor or your tyre (British) / It could be your carburettor or your tire (American)

D.   It could be your carburettor or your tire (British) / It could be your carburetor or your tyre (American)

38: Choose the correct transitive verb form for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   The miners protested against the strike. (British) / The miners protested the strike. (American)

B.   The miners protested against the strike. (British) / The miners protested against the strike. (American)

C.   The miners protested for the strike. (British) / The miners were protested by the strike. (American)

D.   The miners protested the strike. (British) / The miners protested the strike. (American)

39: Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the words caffeine, cannot, Thanksgiving and transference, from the choices below?

A.   First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

B.   Second syllable (British); second syllable (American)

C.   First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

D.   Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

40: Choose the correct verb tense for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Dreamed or dreamt (British); usually dreamed (American)

B.   Dreamed (British); usually dreamt (American)

C.   Dreamt (British); usually dreamt (American)

D.   Dreamed or dreamt (British); usually dreamt and dreamed (American)

41: Which sentence shows the correct style in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golfer? (American)

B.   .Is he a soccer player or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golfer? (American)

C.   Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a soccer player or a golfer? (American)

D.   Is he a footballer or a golfer? (British) / Is he a football player or a golf player? (American)

E.   a and d

42: What is the correct usage of the following TV phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   There's a new season of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new series of X-Files starting. (American)

B.   There's a new series of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new season of X-Files starting. (American)

C.   There's a new season of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new season of X-Files starting. (American)

D.   There's a new series of X-Files starting. (British) There's a new series of X-Files starting. (American)

43: Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   There's mold on my omelet. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

B.   There's mould on my omelet. (British) / There's mold on my omelette. (American)

C.   There's mould on my omelet. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

D.   There's mould on my omelette. (British) / There's mold on my omelet. (American)

44: What is the correct everyday phrase in British and American English from the choices below?

A.   A drop in the oceans (British) / A drop in the sea (American)

B.   A drop in the ocean (British) / A drop in the buckets (American)

C.   A drop in the seas (British) / A drop in the bucket (American)

D.   A drop in the ocean (British) / A drop in the bucket (American)

E.   None of the above

45: Choose the correct use of the definite article for roads in British and American English from the choices below.

A.   "M25", "the A14" (British) / "I-495", "Route 66" (American)

B.   "The M25", "A14" (British) / "I-495", "the Route 66" (American)

C.   "The M25", "the A14" (British) / "I-495", "Route 66" (American)

D.   "M25", "A14" (British) / "The I-495", "the Route 66" (American)

46: Choose the correct syntactic element for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Come and see what I've bought. (British) / Come see what I've bought. (American)

B.   Come see what I've bought. (British) / Come and see what I've bought. (American)

C.   Come see what I've bought. (British) / Come see. (American)

D.   a and b

47: Choose the correct usage of describing education in British and American English from the choices below.

A.   She studied/read history at Oxford (British) / She majored in history at Oxford (American)

B.   She majored at Oxford, history (British) / She majored in history at Yale (American)

C.   .She reads history at Oxford (British) / She majored at Yale, history (American)

48: Which syllable is usually stressed in British and American English for the word margarine from the choices below?

A.   Third syllable (British); first syllable (American)

B.   First syllable (British); first syllable (American)

C.   First syllable (British); second syllable (American)

D.   Second syllable (British); first syllable (American)

E.   None of the above

49: Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   .That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That curb looks more black than gray. (American)

B.   That kerb looks more black than gray. (British) / That curb looks more black than gray. (American)

C.   That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That kurb looks more black than gray. (American)

D.   That kerb looks more black than grey. (British) / That kurb looks more black than grey. (American)

50: Choose the correct spellings for British and American English from the choices below.

A.   Analyse, criticise, memorise (British) / analyse, criticise, memorise (American)

B.   Analyse, criticise, memorise (British) / analyze, criticize, memorize (American)

C.   Analyze, criticise, memorise (British) / analyze, criticise, memorise (American)

D.   Analyse, criticise, memorize (British) / analyse, criticise, memorize (American)

E.   All of the above