This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Business English > Business English – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business English Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the phrase 'to get the ball rolling' mean? A) To start a meeting. B) To bring ideas to the table. C) To meet a deadline. D) To stay on budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start a meeting. 2. ..... the targets were agreed in discussion with department heads, they are proving to be unrealistic in some areas. A) Despite the fact that. B) In spite of. C) However. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite the fact that. 3. How would you politely end a business phone call? A) Just hang up. B) 'Catch you later!'. C) 'Thank you for your time. Goodbye.'. D) 'Later, dude!'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Thank you for your time. Goodbye.'. 4. I've decided to move to a warmer place so I'm going to ..... over the next year and save as much money as possible before I leave. A) Tighten your belt. B) Keep me at arm's length. C) Tighten my belt. D) Bank for the buck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tighten my belt. 5. The writer in "The Black Table' is ..... A) White. B) Negro. C) Fair. D) Alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negro. 6. You can't get this job ..... you have experience. A) On condition that. B) Providing that. C) As long as. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless. 7. A person who works in a well-organized or competent way A) Stubborn. B) Efficient. C) Excited. D) Willing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efficient. 8. "They help the company to look at problems objectively and consider all the possibilities." A) Business class. B) Online banking. C) Consultants. D) Financial adviser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consultants. 9. They are in charge ..... the Accounts department A) With. B) For. C) To. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of. 10. Go the extra mile A) To do more than what people expect. B) To be in charge or in control of a situation. C) To start something (e.g. a project or a business). D) To be in agreement about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do more than what people expect. 11. If you find it difficult to make decisions, you are A) Indecisive. B) Undecisive. C) Indesisive. D) Indisaisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indecisive. 12. The shipment ..... next week. A) Will arrange. B) Will arranging. C) Will be arranging. D) Will be arranged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be arranged. 13. If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches ..... , neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made. A) Deal. B) Wholesale. C) Deadlock. D) Consensus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deadlock. 14. The word 'university' is an example of ..... noun. A) Common. B) Proper. C) Abstract. D) Collective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common. 15. Which sentence uses the PAST CONTINUOUS correctly? A) The computer worked when the hacker attacked. B) The computer has worked when the hacker attacked. C) The computer is working when the hacker attacked. D) The computer was working when the hacker attacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The computer was working when the hacker attacked. 16. We need to ..... these reports before 3:00 PM. A) Go through. B) Get around. C) Give off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go through. 17. The CEO brought up the issue of productivity during the meeting A) Obtained. B) Came up with. C) Raised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raised. 18. ..... some work can be done from home, many companies prefer to have the workers in the factory. A) However. B) On the one hand. C) In spite of. D) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though. 19. The manager called off the meeting due to low attendance. A) Postponed. B) Cancelled. C) Removed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancelled. 20. Remotivate A) Again. B) Former. C) After. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Again. 21. What is the meaning of the Latin word 'Vade mecum'? A) Set-up. B) Guide me. C) Go with me. D) Focus on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go with me. 22. Which sign is used for 'what a beautiful girl'? A) Question mark. B) Full stop. C) Comma. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation mark. 23. Which department is responsible for achieving sales targets and selling products or services? A) HR department. B) Sales department. C) Finance department. D) Training department. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sales department. 24. We don't have to return the book tomorrow, but he ..... A) Has. B) Have. C) Do. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does. 25. I always cross the road ..... A) Carefully. B) Careful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully. 26. Which set of words is SPELLED correctly? A) Busness, writing, company. B) Business, writting, compagny. C) Business, writing, company. D) Buisness, riting, compagnie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Business, writing, company. 27. We got good results from the new marketing campaign A) Made. B) Achieved. C) Sequired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achieved. 28. Whom does the writer give satire in 'I Want a Wife'? A) Judy Brady. B) Wife. C) Husband. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Husband. 29. Having ..... ideas is a very important part of my job. A) Original. B) Originals. C) Origin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Original. 30. These stocks accounted for the ..... (= for most) of the trading volume. A) Bulk. B) Gross. C) Summary. D) Number. 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