Political correctness in speech

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29.03.2019. Тест. Английский язык, 10 класс

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Список вопросов теста

Вопрос 1

Look at the underlined sentence on the picture and choose the right variant.

1 - the sentence is formal

2 - the sentence is informal

Вопрос 2

Unscramble the term.

This term means using words or behavior which will not offend a particular group of people.

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Вопрос 3

Choose "yes" if the statements are true, choose "no" if the statements are false.

Варианты ответов

Instead of the phrase “a Native American”, we need to say “an Indian”.
Instead of “an Indian”, we need to use the phrase “a Native American”.
If we talk about gender, we cannot use the word “men”. We should say “people”.
If we talk about race, we cannot use the word “a Negro”. We should say “(an) Afro-American, Afro-British or a black person”.
If we talk about race, we cannot say “(an) Afro-American, Afro-British or a black person”. We should use the word “a Negro”.

Вопрос 4

Match two halves of the sentences.

we need to use the phrase “a man advanced in years”.

we should use the word combination “senior citizens”.

we should say “a person with disability”.

we need to say “retired people”.

we should say “a woman advanced in years”.

Варианты ответов

Instead of the word “pensioners”,
Instead of the word “an old man”,
Instead of the word “old people”,
Instead of the word “an invalid”,
Instead of the word “an old woman”,

Вопрос 5

Choose the right statements.

Варианты ответов

The term “political correctness” means using words or behavior which will offend a particular group of people.
The term “political correctness” became popular in the 18th century.
The term “political correctness” became popular in the 20th century.
The term “political correctness” became popular in the 19th century.
The term “political correctness” means using words or behavior which will not offend a particular group of people.

Вопрос 6

Complete the sentence.

Instead of “pensioners”, we need to say “_________”.

1 - retired people

2 - old people

Вопрос 7

Choose "yes" if the statement is true, choose "no" if the statement is false.

We cannot say “his/her” if we don’t know the gender of the person. We should say “their”.

Варианты ответов

Вопрос 8

Look at the picture and choose the right variant.

Варианты ответов

A pensioner
A person with disability
An invalid
A businessperson
An athlete

Вопрос 9

How should we call “a chairman” if we want to be politically correct?

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Вопрос 10

Complete the sentence.

Instead of “a fireman”, we should say “a _________”.