Reading comprehension - Multiple-choice questionnaire

Read the article ‘Words, Words’ about typical Derry expressions on page 18-19 of English Now No 132. Then look at these questions and decide which of the three answers is correct.

1. If you ask, “Any bars?” in Derry, it means:
- a. Is there anything stopping you?
- b. Are there any pubs here?
- c. Do you have any gossip?
2. Wee buns in Derry means:
- a. No problem.
- b. Small bread rolls.
- c. It’s a bit of a problem.
3. The Derry expression ‘broke to the bone’ means:
- a. really tired
- b. You have no money.
- c. really embarrassed
4. Red ding in Derry means:
- a. tomato ketchup
- b. tomato soup
- c. tomato chutney
5. If you say your brother is up a tree in Rosemount, you mean:
- a. You know where he is.
- b. You don’t know where he is.
- c. He is playing in the park.
6. In Derry, what part of the body is called the bake?
- a. the face
- b. the hand
- c. the foot
7. If you want somebody to have a look at something for you, you would say:
- a. Have a joke at it, please.
- b. Have a juke at it, please.
- c. Have a jock at it, please.
8. If someone in Derry were asking if you thought they were stupid, they would ask if you thought they came up the Foyle in…
- a. a balloon
- b. a boat
- c. a bubble

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Reading comprehension - Multiple-choice questionnaire

1. If you ask, “Any bars?” in Derry, it means:

2. Wee buns in Derry means:

3. The Derry expression ‘broke to the bone’ means:

4. Red ding in Derry means:

5. If you say your brother is up a tree in Rosemount, you mean:

6. In Derry, what part of the body is called the bake?

7. If you want somebody to have a look at something for you, you would say:

8. If someone in Derry were asking if you thought they were stupid, they would ask if you thought they came up the Foyle in…