Internet Slang Quiz

A few weeks ago I took a fun look at some of the more common English Internet slang. This week I would like to review that new vocabulary with a quiz based on that feature.

For a challenge, try taking this quiz without reading through the feature. Once you have taken the quiz, return to the feature and read through it again. Try taking the quiz again, and you should be well on your way to having this new vocabulary under your belt (idiom=understood well).

If you haven't had the chance to look at the feature , first read through the feature and then return here to take the quiz.

Here we go!

One of the most important things on the Internet is speed. How do you obtain speed on the Web? Well, for one thing your a) trackball b) telephone line c) modem d) CPU

Answer modem

needs to be as fast as possible. Another important thing is that your a) server b) provider c) connector d) telephone company

Answer provider

also needs to have a fast connection. What does this all mean? Well, if a) bandwith b) frequency c) connector d) mail man

Answer bandwith

is slow then whenever you get to a site that is a a) fat cow b) heavy contender c) bandwith hog

Answer bandwith hog

you might be up all night waiting for the data to a) gush b) trickle c) overwhelm d) enter

Answer trickle

through to your computer!!

Enough of this technical a) insight, b) blab, c) CPU, d) chocolate cake,

Answer blab

let's talk about some things you might find once you are on the Net. Well, if you are interested in speaking English make sure to go to a a) meeting point b) zoom-in c) chat room d) MACK

Answer chat room

where they speak English and join in the fun! There is a great a) MUCK b) MUD C) WANG D) DONG

Answer MUD

that has been created especially for ESL students. If you run into a a) grrrl b) boyyy c) mssss d) martian

Answer grrrl

don't be surprised by any thing you might hear! I personally like a) smirking b) listening c) lurking d) visiting

Answer lurking

a little before I take part in the conversation. These days you might even run into a a) smoker b) bot c) participator d) wingly-ding

Answer bot

online. They are getting more sophisticated and surprising these days, especially if you are a a) newbie. b) wannabe. c) never-was. d) could-be.

Answer newbie

In any case, if someone a) jumps on b) gets into c) lays in d) logs on

Answer logs on

that you don't like you can always a) hit the sack b) hit the road c) hit the eject button d) hit the return

Answer hit the road

and go somewhere else. For example you could try a a) interpaper b) ezine c) magaline d) metazine

Answer ezine

or go and visit someone's a) provider b) biopage c) homepage d) noteblock

Answer homepage

for some entertainment.

That wasn't so hard was it?

So, how have you done?