A press release - 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 company which has been created from nothing is called a -
| refreshed company |
| De Novo |
| beginner company |
| start-up |
| right |
wrong |
2. Another word for skill and ability is -
| adaptability |
| expertise |
| experience |
| pronuptialism |
| right |
wrong |
3. A "revolutionary" product -
| is new and exciting |
| goes around |
| is a type of weapon |
| is made in the third world |
| right |
wrong |
4. What to "greenhouse gasses" do?
| Change the climate |
| Paint houses |
| Grow plants |
| Poison animals |
| right |
wrong |
5. If you start using or doing something you -
| put up with it |
| run off with it |
| take it up |
| get over it |
| right |
wrong |
6. A product which only the inventor is allowed to use is called -
| exclusive |
| topographic |
| curtailed |
| patent |
| right |
wrong |
7. Giving someone permission to use your name and sell your product is called -
| delegation |
| franchise |
| sub-contract |
| retail |
| right |
wrong |
8. People who own part of a company are called -
| co-owners |
| patrons |
| shareholders |
| dividenders |
| right |
wrong |
9. The people responsible for a company's policy are the -
| directors |
| executioners |
| workforce |
| managers |
| right |
wrong |
10. A "flat structure" means that -
| there aren't many managers |
| promotion is slow |
| no-one works hard |
| profits are low |
| right |
wrong |
11. What are "overheads"?
| The costs of running a company |
| The costs of lighting a factory |
| Company taxes |
| Extra workers |
| right |
wrong |
12. Things in a company which are worth money are called its -
| deficits |
| assets |
| liabilities |
| values |
| right |
wrong |
13. "Yeilds" can be another word for -
| losing workers |
| profits |
| delays |
| weekends |
| right |
wrong |
14. If a company "trades in the black", it -
| sells on the black market |
| employs illegal workers |
| makes a profit |
| makes a loss |
| right |
wrong |
15. Asking to buy new shares from a company is called -
| subscribing |
| suggesting |
| requisitioning |
| lapsing |
| right |
wrong |
