Practice: Register, Nuance and Idiom

Answer every question, then check your score and read the explanations.

1. Question 1 · Multiple choice

   Which word is the most formal way to say "cut back on"?

   A.reduceB.curtailC.trimD.drop
2. Question 2 · Matching

   Match each idiom with the attitude it conveys.

   move the goalpostsChoose…inclusionexaggerated reactionunfair change

   be in the loopChoose…inclusionexaggerated reactionunfair change

   a storm in a teacupChoose…inclusionexaggerated reactionunfair change
3. Question 3 · Gap fill

   Give a formal synonym for "explain": e_________
4. Question 4 · True or false

   Idioms are best learned as isolated vocabulary lists.

   TrueFalse