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Comedy of Errors Avoiding Silly Mistakes Accurate Written Communication Comedy of Errors Avoiding silly mistakes Name: Department: Date: Please record your time here: (Time limit: 3 minutes) Score: / 25 More tests at: www.accuracyprogramme.co.uk Accurate Written Communication Comedy of Errors Please check the paired pieces of information in the two columns below. Based on the information provided in Column 1, if the information in Column 2 looks correct to you, put a tick in the ‘C’ box. If you spot anything that is wrong in Column 2, put a tick in the ‘W’ box . Remember to time yourself. Saturday Night Takeaway C W A food option and a TV programme Stars of ‘The Morecambe and Wise Show’ C W Eric Morecombe and Ernie Wise Python’s sketch comedy show C W Monty Pythons Flying Circus The Comedy Store address C W 020 7024 2060 A pun C W A play on words An unreasonable amount C W Your having a laugh Sitcom C W Situational Comedy The Edinburgh Fringe C W A festival not a haircut 14 episodes of The Office C W Two series of six episodes Stan Laurel C W One half of Laurel and Hardy Billy Connolly C W Well-loved Scottish comedian Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett C W The Two Ronnie’s A source of fun and amusement C W A barrel of laughs Have I Got News for You C W Longer running BBC comedy quiz Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie C W Fry and Lawrie Humorous C W Funny or comical Comedian in front of a live audience C W Stand-up comedien The long bone in the upper arm C W Humerus Audience participatory joke C W Knock-knock Harry Hill narrates C W Youve been Framed! Ab Fab C W Absolutely Fabulous Comic Relief Red Nose Day C W Raisies money for charity Laughter reduces pain? C W Laughter it the best medicine Peter Sellers’ Clouseau C W Chief Inspecter Your funny bone C W The ulnar nerve.
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