Quiz on the Origin and Usage of the Word 'Okay'

Quiz on the Origin and Usage of the Word 'Okay'

Professional Development

10 Qs

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Quiz on the Origin and Usage of the Word 'Okay'

Quiz on the Origin and Usage of the Word 'Okay'

Assessment

Quiz

English

Professional Development

Hard

Created by

Blarney School

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, who is considered the world's foremost okay expert?

Martin Van Buren

Woodrow Wilson

Alan Metcalf

Charles Gordon Green

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What part of speech is the word 'okay' primarily identified as?

Adjective

Noun

Adverb

Verb

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory suggests the origin of the word 'okay' from the Greek phrase 'Orlick allah'?

Choctaw word theory

Alan Metcalf's theory

Woodrow Wilson's theory

Charles Gordon Green's theory

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was part of the men's club called 'old Kinderhook' that contributed to popularizing the word 'okay'?

Martin Van Buren

Woodrow Wilson

Charles Gordon Green

Alan Metcalf

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did the abbreviation 'okay' first appear in a dictionary?

2012

175th anniversary

1864

1839

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, in a battle between 'like' and 'okay', which word comes out on top?

Like

None of the above

Okay

Both are equal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'okay' express according to Metcalf?

Perfectionism

Satisfaction

Skepticism

Acceptance of mediocrity

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