This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Euphemisms – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Euphemisms Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one is euphemism of: "Go away" A) Leave me alone. B) I really need a bit of peace and quiet. C) Get out. D) Please, go away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I really need a bit of peace and quiet. 2. What is an euphemism? A) I was not paying attention in the presentation and have no idea. B) A word that is informal, and used to make situations easier when talking about unpleasant things. C) A milder word/expression substituted for a different word that is considered too harsh when talking about something that is unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A milder word/expression substituted for a different word that is considered too harsh when talking about something that is unpleasant. 3. Each one of us shall kick the bucket one day. 'kick the bucket' is the euphemism for? A) Not waste water. B) Die one day. C) Get golden opportunity. D) Play football. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Die one day. 4. Dennis' basketball skills leave room for improvement. A) His skills are bad. B) His skills are great. C) He won games. D) He is improving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is improving. 5. So, if you seem to be getting a little thin on top, you are not alone! A) Toilet Paper. B) Old. C) Bald. D) Ugly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bald. 6. She is going to a correctional facility for a few months. A) She is going to a spa. B) She is going to jail. C) She is going to school. D) She is going home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is going to jail. 7. This pre-loved sofa is for sale. A) New. B) Uncomfortable. C) Second-hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second-hand. 8. Bluebird Pvt Ltd. has fired employees dur to inflation and automation. Which euphemism can be used instead of 'fired employees' A) Hurted. B) Downsized. C) Removed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Downsized. 9. You've got wrinkles. A) Character lines. B) Chronologically-challenged. C) Kick the bucket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character lines. 10. Which of the following is a euphemism for LYING? A) Telling a fib. B) Tell a tale. C) Deviating from the truth. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 11. So, if you seem to be getting a little thin on top, you are not alone! What does 'thin on top' mean? A) Bald. B) Old. C) Ugly. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bald. 12. The trouble is that often the penalties are being extracted from the wrong people by the overzealous officials. 'Overzealous' is euphemism for? A) Unique. B) Apprehensive. C) Protective. D) Aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aggressive. 13. Which of the following is not an oxymoron? A) Bittersweet. B) Civil war. C) Under the weather. D) Pretty ugly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the weather. 14. Euphemism for farting would be ..... A) Passing gas. B) Break wind. C) Passing wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break wind. 15. I'm so over him. I'm going to write a Dear John letter. A) I'm going to write a break-up letter. B) I'm going to write a loving letter. C) I'm going to write a happy letter. D) I'm going to write a threatening letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm going to write a break-up letter. 16. "The first rule of fight club is:You do not talk about fight club." A) Paradox. B) Oxymoron. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 17. When Megan Markle decided to be open with Oprah Winfrey why Prince Harry left the Royal family for her, it shows that all this time the Royal family and the British tabloids were ..... about Megan Markle A) Economical with truth. B) Chronologically challenged. C) Vertically challenged. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economical with truth. 18. ..... use less harsh terminology. A) Euphemisms. B) Colloquialisms. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemisms. 19. Would you get me another drink while I go powder my nose?Select the appropriate Euphemism A) Take shower. B) Go shopping. C) Go to the bathroom. D) Apply make up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go to the bathroom. 20. Tyler the Creator talks about how he was being ignored as an artist as he is ..... A) Differently able. B) Visually challenged. C) Well off. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visually challenged. 21. The government had prepared a plan for the ..... in order for them to survive the COVID-19 pandemic A) Economically marginalized. B) Economical with the truth. C) Between jobs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between jobs. 22. Euphemism makes the bad things seem good, the negative situations look like positive, the unnatural can look natural, the unpleasant can become attractive, or at least tolerable. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Passed away instead of ..... A) Lazy. B) Died. C) Unemployed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Died. 24. Supervisory, Manager A) Boss. B) Co-worker. C) Employee. D) Target. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boss. 25. Act naturally A) Oxymoron. B) Euphemism. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 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