An informal memo - Vocabulary
Each sentence below is followed by a question. There are four options for each question. Tap the correct answer.
Question 1 out of 15
1. "A word to the wise" means -
| A quick bit of advice |
| Unwanted advice |
| Unnecessary advice |
| Unelpful advice |
| right |
wrong |
2. "Customise" means -
| Pay a kind of tax |
| Be in the habit of doing |
| Change to an individual's requirements |
| Get used to a new situation |
| right |
wrong |
3.A "full-time" employee -
| works for just one company |
| works long hours |
| does not take holidays |
| works in the evenings |
| right |
wrong |
4. How do you "sweeten a deal"?
| Bribe somebody |
| Improve your business relationship |
| Invite someone to lunch/dinner |
| Increase what you are offering |
| right |
wrong |
5. "I get 45k a year." What does this mean?
| I am getting fat |
| I earn £45 000 every year |
| I have 45 days holiday per year |
| I have 45 days sick leave per year |
| right |
wrong |
6. A "long shot" is -
| an unpleasant person |
| an investment for the future |
| someone who talks too much |
| something which probably will not happen |
| right |
wrong |
7. If you "go for" something, you -
| decide to try it |
| are addicted to it |
| argue about it |
| take it from someone else |
| right |
wrong |
8. If you "punch a time card", you -
| often get angry |
| leave a job |
| are quite old |
| work regular hours |
| right |
wrong |
9. Performance-related pay means -
| you get more money for good work |
| you get less money for poor work |
| your salary is not fixed |
| all the above |
| right |
wrong |
10. When you "jump ship" you -
| suddenly get good results |
| you move to another town |
| go without telling anybody |
| sell something important |
| right |
wrong |
11. Information moves more easily if you have a/an -
| swamp |
| link |
| obfuscation |
| breakdown |
| right |
wrong |
12. Something valuable or useful is a/an -
| encumberance |
| white elephant |
| asset |
| liability |
| right |
wrong |
13. "On the spot" can mean -
| bad-mannered |
| dirty |
| immediately |
| well-planned |
| right |
wrong |
14. Something you don't have can be called -
| irrelevant |
| lacking |
| mandated |
| unfounded |
| right |
wrong |
15. Someone who is head-hunted is -
| stolen from another company |
| fired from his job |
| promoted |
| sent on a training course |
| right |
wrong |
