British Society And Behaviour
- 1.The easiest, politest and most English way to start a conversation with someone you don't know is to:
- A.
Talk about the weather
- B.
Say, 'hi, my name's x, how do you do?'
- C.
Recommend a good fish and chip take away place
- D.
Nod and smile and hope they come over
- 2.The correct response to 'how do you do?' is:
- A.
I'm well, thank you, and yoruself?
- B.
How do you do?
- C.
Do you how do?
- D.
Thanks for asking, I'm great today! What about you?
- 3.When a woman gives another woman a compliment, what should the other woman do? For example; A: your hair looks great that colour!
- A.
Thanks! That's so nice of you to say, my boyfriend didn't even notice!
- B.
Oh I hate it!
- C.
Oh really? I find it's a bit dark for my complexion
- 4.What is the polite upper-class way of saying toilet?
- A.
Loo
- B.
Little girl's room/ little boy's room
- C.
Lav
- D.
Bog
- 5.If you want someone to move out of your way, what is the most common way to ask?
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Excuse me
- C.
Move!
- D.
Please could you move?
- 6.Which Society was created last?
- A.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- B.
Royal Society for Public Health
- C.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- D.
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- 7.At Eton College, the last canning was in:
- A.
1948
- B.
1984
- C.
1962
- D.
1952
- 8.Who is not legally allowed to eat swans?
- A.
Queen
- B.
The Duke of Edinburgh
- C.
St John's College, Cambridge
- D.
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- 9.Which of these is not another word for 'chav'?
- A.
Skanger
- B.
Chavver
- C.
Yarco
- D.
Chola
- 10.Choose the correct English saying:
- A.
It's raining axes
- B.
It's raining frogs
- C.
It's raining cats and dogs
- D.
It's raining tea
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