Business English Studies Course

Meetings and minutes - Vocabulary

The sentences below are followed by questions. There are four options for each question. Choose your answer and click it.

Questions 1-15.

1. The record of what happens in a meeting is called the -
diary	seconds	minutes	hours	right	wrong
2. People who meet to organize something particular form a -
committee	conference	clique	congregation	right	wrong
3. The head of the group in question (2) is called the -
dogsbody	table	arbitrator	chair	right	wrong
4. A meeting begins when it is -
put in place	called to order	under control	fully in hand	right	wrong
5. People who cannot attend a meeting send -
excuses	pleadings	felicitations	apologies	right	wrong
6. The list of things to be done is the -
diary	to do list	agenda	calendar	right	wrong
7. If someone wants to comment about the meeting this is a -
pointed comment	point of order	sharp remark	sharp reminder	right	wrong
8. An idea for the meeting to consider is called a/an -
movement	action	motion	referral	right	wrong
9. The person who presents the idea is the -
proposer	suggester	mover	ideas man	right	wrong
10. The person who agrees with the idea is the -
yes man	confirmer	backer	seconder	right	wrong
11. Money you have to pay someone is a/an -
owing	cash crisis	deduction	debt	right	wrong
12. If something is left to be done later, it is -
detailed	demeaned	deferred	defiled	right	wrong
13. Something that will be considered later is taken -
into consideration	under advisement	into memory	under the rose	right	wrong
14. The number of people needed to make a meeting official is a -
quorum	quota	quotidian	quay	right	wrong
15. When a meeting is closed until another day it is -
adjourned	postponed	backed up	procrastinated	right	wrong