This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Business English Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business English Vocabulary Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Besides the shortness of the period these variables possess other characteristics which ..... them from the long-period variables. A) Sweep. B) Drawback. C) Differentiate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Differentiate. 2. The Green Party has no ..... and is using its scarce resources to mount ballot-petition drives in selected states. A) Network of contacts. B) Headhunter. C) Financial backing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Financial backing. 3. How about going for a pizza tonight? A) Let's meet at 7 PM. B) Are you free tonight?. C) Sorry, I have plans. D) You can take a taxi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sorry, I have plans. 4. If we did more videoconferencing and less flying, we'd ..... the impact we have on the environment. A) Share. B) Stay. C) Donate. D) Reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce. 5. 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. 6. You are ..... if you take a practical and realistic attitude to any kind of task. A) Pragmatic. B) Methodical. C) Outgoing. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pragmatic. 7. She has never been ..... from the course since it started. A) Absence. B) Absent. C) Absented. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absent. 8. 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. 9. To (make something) become larger in amount or size A) Decrease. B) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase. 10. What phrasal verb is missing? This is the latest ploy ..... by advertising companies to sell their new products. A) Went about. B) Tinkered with. C) Got into. D) Dreamed up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dreamed up. 11. An instant message delivered via SMS, usually to a mobile device such as a smartphone A) Email. B) Snap. C) Text messaging. D) Tweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text messaging. 12. To say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad A) Reward. B) Obtain. C) Blame. D) Engender. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blame. 13. Happening or starting from a short time ago A) Recent. B) At the moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recent. 14. 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. 15. Nanotechnology is one of the great technological ..... of the last few years. A) Propositions. B) Potentials. C) Advantages. D) Breakthroughs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breakthroughs. 16. To say things to make someone or something seem less important or good A) Plunge. B) Resume. C) Denigrate. D) Spill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denigrate. 17. '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. 18. A person who receives something A) Recipient. B) Sender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recipient. 19. What are the synonyms of extraneous? A) Clear, easy. B) Important, vital. C) Many, numerous. D) Extra, irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extra, irrelevant. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. An organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity. A) The West. B) Group. C) Society. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Society. 23. A computing device that the user can wear, such as a watch, wristband, or eyeglasses A) Jetson devices. B) Portable programming. C) Apple inventions. D) Wearable technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearable technology. 24. Very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone A) Laid-back. B) Malicious. C) Considerate. D) Stubborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malicious. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. When a company is unable to pay its debts and undergoes a legal process, it is said to ..... A) Establish a company. B) Go bankrupt. C) Go out of business. D) Shut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go bankrupt. 28. The aim of an appraisal is to evaluate appraisee's ..... A) Job-hopping. B) Performance. C) Turnover. D) Career ladder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 29. Walk straight to defecate A) Deflect flight. B) Depart flight. C) Layover. D) Direct flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct flight. 30. What's the meaning of RUN INTO? A) Go jogging. B) Meet some accidentally. C) Have your own business. D) Walk fast. 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