SHORT - Vocabulary Test -

IV.C

NAME:________________________________

I.

Fill in the text with the missing words.

newbies
war
caricatures
snappy
depth
mornings
forum
evil
make
participants
furious
in-depth
Some years ago, a calm and quite discussion __________(1) I belonged to erupted
into a burning flame __________(2). While the forum burnt, I amused myself by
drawing __________(3) of the main participants. There were __________(4) typers,
coffee __________(5), bores, diplomats, __________(6) who have just started to
explore the Internet, lurkers and others.
One of those were also __________(7) clowns who are very quick with a joke, but
have a nasty side. They are impatient of __________(8) discussions and will often
disrupt exchanges bewteen serious forum __________(9). Their great thrill is to
__________(10) fun of the weaker Warriors with their __________(11) replies.

II.

Match the definitions with their meaning and write them

on the lines below.

1_____, 2_____,3______, 4_______, 5______, 6____, 7_____, 8______, 9_____,

10_____.

1.de-lurk
2. FAQ
3. newbie
4. grunters
5.
essentials
6. observe
7. presume
8.
cybercultur
e
9. rapidly
10. clueless

A) don't know anything

B) someone who is new to something, esp in computer science
C) a frustrating person who gives short phrase answers to
lengthy arguments
D) to take something for granted, to assume
E) get involved into discussion after lurking for some time
F) very fast
G) the culture coming from the Internet
H) some basic things

I) to watch carefully
J) frequently asked questions