This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Business English Vocabulary – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business English Vocabulary Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How about going for a pizza tonight? A) Are you free tonight?. B) Let's meet at 7 PM. C) You can take a taxi. D) Sorry, I have plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sorry, I have plans. 2. If we did more videoconferencing and less flying, we'd ..... the impact we have on the environment. A) Stay. B) Share. C) Reduce. D) Donate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce. 3. What's the meaning of THROUGHOUT? A) To think of a very good idea. B) During every part of. C) The past tense of THINK. D) Inside something, hidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During every part of. 4. You are ..... if you take a practical and realistic attitude to any kind of task. A) Outgoing. B) Conventional. C) Pragmatic. D) Methodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pragmatic. 5. She has never been ..... from the course since it started. A) Absented. B) Off. C) Absence. D) Absent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absent. 6. In spite, however, of these advantages, there were serious ..... to my progress. A) Differentiate. B) Drawbacks. C) Commuters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drawbacks. 7. To (make something) become larger in amount or size A) Increase. B) Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase. 8. What phrasal verb is missing? This is the latest ploy ..... by advertising companies to sell their new products. A) Tinkered with. B) Got into. C) Went about. D) Dreamed up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dreamed up. 9. An instant message delivered via SMS, usually to a mobile device such as a smartphone A) Email. B) Text messaging. C) Tweet. D) Snap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text messaging. 10. To say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad A) Blame. B) Engender. C) Obtain. D) Reward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blame. 11. Happening or starting from a short time ago A) At the moment. B) Recent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recent. 12. Rentokil Initial said ..... had been appointed and they are well into the process of finding a new chief executive. A) Shareholders. B) Headhunters. C) Venture capitalists. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Headhunters. 13. Nanotechnology is one of the great technological ..... of the last few years. A) Potentials. B) Breakthroughs. C) Propositions. D) Advantages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breakthroughs. 14. To say things to make someone or something seem less important or good A) Spill. B) Resume. C) Plunge. D) Denigrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denigrate. 15. 'Business owner leaves fortune to charity.' This is a case of ..... A) Bribery. B) Fairness. C) Generosity. D) Greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generosity. 16. A person who receives something A) Recipient. B) Sender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recipient. 17. What are the synonyms of extraneous? A) Many, numerous. B) Important, vital. C) Extra, irrelevant. D) Clear, easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extra, irrelevant. 18. Top notch athletes A) High-end athletes. B) High standard athletes. C) Most famous athletes. D) Top athletes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Top athletes. 19. The company ..... , having achieved an average annual profit of more than £50, 000. A) Went public. B) Went on stock. C) Stock-taking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went public. 20. An organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity. A) Society. B) Vietnam. C) The West. D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society. 21. A computing device that the user can wear, such as a watch, wristband, or eyeglasses A) Portable programming. B) Jetson devices. C) Apple inventions. D) Wearable technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearable technology. 22. Very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone A) Considerate. B) Laid-back. C) Stubborn. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malicious. 23. In modern companies, employees often ..... rather than have a personal designated offices. A) Set goals. B) Hop jobs. C) Work space. D) Hot desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot desk. 24. There is more of the product available than there are people who want to buy it. A) Lack. B) Saturated. C) Allocated. D) Rewarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturated. 25. When a company is unable to pay its debts and undergoes a legal process, it is said to ..... A) Shut down. B) Establish a company. C) Go out of business. D) Go bankrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go bankrupt. 26. The aim of an appraisal is to evaluate appraisee's ..... A) Career ladder. B) Performance. C) Job-hopping. D) Turnover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 27. Walk straight to defecate A) Direct flight. B) Deflect flight. C) Depart flight. D) Layover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct flight. 28. What's the meaning of RUN INTO? A) Go jogging. B) Meet some accidentally. C) Have your own business. D) Walk fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meet some accidentally. 29. A set of regular recordings on a consistent theme A) Vlog outlets. B) Twitter stations. C) Podcasting channel. D) News media. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Podcasting channel. 30. A ..... person is diplomatic and good at talking to people about difficult matters. A) Impulsive. B) Tactful. C) Conventional. D) Pragmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tactful. 31. Our offices are ..... every day. A) Opened. B) Opening. C) Open. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open. 32. What does the term 'unorthodox' mean? A) Different from what is usual or expected. B) Similar to what is usual or expected. C) Opposite to what is usual or expected. D) The same as what is usual or expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different from what is usual or expected. 33. If you 'get round' a problem, you ..... A) Ignore a problem. B) Succeed in avoiding or solving a problem. C) Create a problem. D) Fail in avoiding or solving a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Succeed in avoiding or solving a problem. 34. A situation in which there is a lot of angry disagreement between two people or groups A) Rationale. B) Irony. C) Initiation. D) Confrontation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confrontation. 35. Contractor, construction manager A) Contractor. B) Beautician. C) Subcontractor. D) Mechanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contractor. 36. Accounting department A) Trade Department. B) Accounting Department. C) Advertising Department. D) PR Department. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accounting Department. 37. Which word is being defined? the effect that a person, company, activity, etc. has on the environment, for example the amount of natural resources that they use and the amount of harmful gases that they produce A) Car emissions. B) Environmental Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Footprint. 38. 'CEO paid colleagues to take part in illegal financial activities'. This is an example of ..... A) Discrimination. B) Generosity. C) Greed. D) Bribery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bribery. 39. When he came to the town, he had some difficulties since he wasn't ..... the culture and people. A) Avoid of. B) Deal with. C) Familiar with. D) Depend on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Familiar with. 40. What are some tips for delivering an effective presentation? A) Read directly from your slides. B) Speak softly and avoid eye contact. C) Include as much text as possible on each slide. D) Keep it simple and concise.Prepare and practice.Start strong and tell stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep it simple and concise.Prepare and practice.Start strong and tell stories. 41. To feel pleasure because an event or activity is going to happen A) Look over. B) Look forward to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look forward to. 42. I've always been interested ..... books. A) On. B) For. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 43. If you treat people well, you'll always get ..... business with customers coming back time and time again. A) High-quality. B) Responsive. C) Loyal. D) Repeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeat. 44. What's the meaning of FLOW? A) To move smoothly with continuity. B) The past tense of fly. C) To breathe in or inspire. D) To expel a current of air from the mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To move smoothly with continuity. 45. Which word is being defined? to be at a low level and not increase A) Cross the line. B) Bottom line. C) Up-lined. D) Flat-lined. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat-lined. 46. An advertisement in a newspaper or magazine that is made to look like a normal article A) Endorsement. B) Billboard. C) Teaser. D) Advertorial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advertorial. 47. To make someone angry or upset by doing or saying something that they think is rude, unkind A) Offend. B) Encounter. C) Flatter. D) Praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offend. 48. Organize and control physical ..... , comparing and analyzing variances. A) Stock raving. B) Stocktaking. C) Stock staking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stocktaking. 49. A formal complaint A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Issue. D) Grievance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 50. Many companies make their staff travel ..... now days to save money A) Economy class. B) Holiday. C) Business class. D) Executive class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economy class. 51. ..... activities are essential for the success of any company. A) Team-building. B) Decision-making. C) Cross-hierarchical. D) Fault-finding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Team-building. 52. I'm a little ..... of this applicant. He's only 20 but says he's been a CEO! A) Wary. B) Over confident. C) Suspicious. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspicious. 53. Sustainability means the the quality of not being able to continue over a period of time A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. What does it mean to 'try out' something? A) To use something without liking it. B) To use something without testing it. C) To use something to discover if it works or if you like it. D) To use something after testing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To use something to discover if it works or if you like it. 55. Someone asking everything about your self, potential and opportunity called A) Interviewee. B) Facilitator. C) Interview. D) Interviewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interviewer. 56. The total ..... of goods sold and "ordered" amounts to nearly 362 million sterling annually. A) Shareholders. B) Stock-taking. C) Turnover. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turnover. 57. What's the meaning of TAKE OFF? A) To retract. B) To divide into parts; disassemble or dismantle. C) To rise into the air or begin flight. D) To receive (an amount of money). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To rise into the air or begin flight. 58. Such projects are not financially ..... without government funding. A) Outrageous. B) Tough. C) Viable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viable. 59. A neutral, noncontroversial statement related to the point but not containing the bad news A) Safeguard. B) Cushion. C) Buffer. D) Barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buffer. 60. To direct all your atention and energy to what you are doing means you: A) Worry a lot. B) Stay in your head. C) Stay on your toes. D) Think ahead. 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