Newspaper article - 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. When something is happening, but you are not sure what, you might say -
| something goes on | 
| it's in the air | 
| there's a red herring | 
| something is up | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
2. If you contact someone, you -
| get in touch | 
| touch someone up | 
| call someone in | 
| speak of someone | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
3. Banks which deal only in trading and investment are called -
| high street banks | 
| mutuals | 
| merchant banks | 
| T&I banks | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
4. A business which is not certain to make a profit is called a -
| junk bond | 
| blue chip | 
| tech stock | 
| venture | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
5. Stores with the same name in different places are part of a -
| series | 
| chain | 
| line | 
| franchise | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
6. The person who starts a business is called its  -
| beginner | 
| founder | 
| finder | 
| venture capitalist | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
7. A temporary shop on the side of the road is a -
| kiosk | 
| pavilion | 
| meal on wheels | 
| bhagee | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
8. A company sells goods to the public through -
| porters | 
| resellers | 
| outlets | 
| loopholes | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
9. Companies which copy another company's business model are called -
| copyright thieves | 
| imitators | 
| shadows | 
| stalkers | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
10. People who "play their cards close to their chests" -
| don't have money | 
| cheat | 
| don't spend money | 
| are secretive | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
11. When one company gets control of another, this is a -
| takeover | 
| swallow | 
| buyover | 
| share option | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
12. A company's accounts are called its -
| assets | 
| books | 
| liabilities | 
| charter | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
13. Something that "comes to light" is -
| successful | 
| made public | 
| not serious | 
| cheap | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
14. Something which "plunges" -
| is rare | 
| gets stuck | 
| goes down fast | 
| is hidden | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
15. A person with a "Midas Touch" -
| is bad-tempered | 
| is a bad investor | 
| loses money | 
| makes money | 
| right | 
wrong | 
 
