Review: When Things Go Wrong Flashcards
Put the sentences below in the correct order.
- Certainly and I’ll keep an eye out too. I’ll let you know if I see anything.
- You look a little glum. Is something the matter?
- No, I haven’t heard or seen anything like that.
- Buttons, little Jimmy’s cat has gone missing. We haven’t seen him for days.
- You haven’t noticed a small tabby cat in the neighbourhood?
- Could you post this notice in your window please?
- Oh, that is a shame.
(2) You look a little glum. Is something the matter?
(4) Buttons, little Jimmy’s cat has gone missing. We haven’t seen him for days.
(7) Oh, that is a shame.
(5) You haven’t noticed a small tabby cat in the neighbourhood?
(3) No, I haven’t heard or seen anything like that.
(6) Could you post this notice in your window please?
(1) Certainly and I’ll keep an eye out too. I’ll let you know if I see anything.
True or False
- Everything went haywire
- There was absolute mayhem
Mean roughly the same thing
Nearly true.
mayhem (noun): needless or willful damage or violence
haywire(adverb or adjective): being out of order or having gone wrong
There are instances where the two terms could be used interchangeably. For example: The police lost control of the situation and everything went haywire. There was absolute mayhem.
Choose the appropriate response.
“I’m at my wits end. The roof leaks, the insurance company won’t help and there’s black mold growing all over the walls.”
1. How horrible! Is there anything I can do to help?
2. That’s too bad.
3. My telephone’s ringing. Sorry, I’ve got to take this.
1 (One would hope)
2 is possible but hardly sympathetic.
3 is totally self-centred.
Which of these words would be a synonym for miscue?
blunder, bobble, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, lapse, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip
All of them.
True or False
“On the blink”
“Out of commission”
Are synonyms for “on the fritz.”
True
