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Worksheetswork-life balance
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the phrase "take stock" in the sentence "I'd like all of you to pause for a moment, you, wretched weaklings, and take stock of your miserable existence" mean?
change your life
analyze your life
leave your life as it is
boast about your life
What does the phrase "the thorny issue" in the sentence "I decided I would try to address the thorny issue of work-life balance" mean?
something with thorns
a difficult problem
a sarcastic article
a new question
What does the phrase "the core issue" in the sentence "the core issue, which is that certain job and career choices are fundamentally incompatible with being meaningfully engaged on a day-to-day basis with a young family" mean?
minor problem
main problem
minor decision
main decision
What does the phrase "screaming desperation" in the sentence "people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate" mean?
extreme happiness
extreme anger
extreme disappointment
extreme surprise
What does the phrase "get to the nub" in the sentence "It's my contention that going to work on Friday in jeans and a T-shirt isn't really getting to the nub of the issue" mean?
analyze drawbacks
analyze the basis
analyze the advantages
analyze emotions
What does the phrase "time frame" in the sentence "we have to be careful with the time frame that we choose upon which to judge our balance" mean?
time saving
time machine
time wasting
time period
What does the word "elongate" in the sentence "We need to elongate the time frame upon which we judge the balance in our life" mean?
to make more exciting
to make longer
to make shorter
to make busier
What does the phrase "get a grip" in the sentence "So I've decided to get a grip and sort it out. So I joined a gym." mean?
to pull yourself together
to train your grip
to shake hands
to play some game
What does "daunting" in the sentence "I truly understand how that can be daunting." mean?
tiring
exciting
long
scary
What does the word "upheaval" in the sentence "Being more balanced doesn't mean dramatic upheaval in your life." mean?
extreme fall
extreme speed
extreme rise
extreme joy
