Vocabulary Quiz (Container shipping costs)

What is a synomym of "soaring" ?

Example: Soaring shipping costs lead to higher retail prices.

• decreasing

• going down

• increasing

• changing

What is a synomy of "tremendous" ?

Example: Profit margins are under tremendous pressure.

• Small

• bad

• difficult

• huge (= big)

What is the correct expression for "les coûts de transport"?

• shipping costs

• ship costs

• cheap costs

• shipping terms

When the goods are delayed, what does it mean?

• They are lost.

• They will arrive later than scheduled.

• They have not been sent.

Find the synomym for "Covid crisis"

• Covid mask

• Difficulties

• Coronavirus pandemic

What happened to the Evergreen boat in the Suez Canal?

• It sunk...

• It got stranded...

• It caught fire..

Which expression does not give the idea of a result. Tick the wrong choice.

• As a result....

• As a consequence...

• In addition to...

What does this expression "The tide will turn" mean ?

• The situation will change.

• The sea level will rise.

• The situation will stay the same.

What does "currently" mean ? Choose the 3 correct choices:

• Now

• At the moment

• These days

• Always

Complete the sentence: "The canal was blocked for days, causing a __________of hundreds of ships".

• motorway

• traffic jam

• container