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Business Partner Midterm Test-Short Answer Questions

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name

Class

Date

Sarah has a great _______ attitude.

must

can-do

will

She loves her job and is very ______ about it.

passionate

ambitious

resourceful

She is good at _____ realistic goals for her team and is an excellent team ~~________ .~~

making

doing

setting

She is good at ~~_____~~ realistic goals for her team and is an excellent team ________ .

colleague

partner

player

She has a lot of _________ as she is always honest, which her team likes.

integrity

flexibility

adaptability

She is able to _____ outside the box and uses ~~_______~~ thinking to solve problems.

plan

think

communicate

She is able to ~~_____~~ outside the box and uses _______ thinking to solve problems.

serious

critical

reasonable

She gives her team quite a lot of _______ so they are able to work on their own. However, she knows they will come to her if they have any problems.

goals

passion

independence

However, she knows they will come to her if they have any problems. She shows ________ to succeed in everything she does and she is ~~______~~ in her ability to reach a senior position.

determination

attitude

communication

10.

She shows ~~________~~ to succeed in everything she does and she is ______ in her ability to reach a senior position.

ambitious

confident

motivated

11.

Use one word to complete the dialogue.

A: I need to tell my manager about the problem.

B: Why (a) you speak to her tomorrow?

12.

A: My boss always shouts at me.

B: Your boss (a) shout at you. It’s wrong.

13.

A: I don’t know how to tell him that I broke the printer.

B: Why not (a) telling the truth? That’s always best.

14.

4 A: I can’t understand this document.

B: You (a) to ask your colleague to explain it.

15.

A: I’ve no idea what to do with these files.

B: You (a) give them to Jane. She might know what to do with them.

16.

A: I can’t find any good jobs.

B: How (a) sending your CV to the new company in town? I hear they’re looking for staff.

17.

A: I need some work experience.

B: You (a) try and get a work placement.

18.

A: I don’t really like my job.

B: (a) don’t you look for another job?

19.

A: Should I list all my hobbies on my CV?

B: You don’t (a) to list all of them. Maybe one or two.

20.

A: I’m not sure where to take our visitors to lunch.

B: You (a) to try that new restaurant in town.

21.

Hi everyone! I’d like to (a) myself. I’m Jacinta Gomez and I’m the new Designer for the company. I have a lot of experience in design.

introduce, hope, as, meet, forward

22.

My previous job was (a) Assistant Designer for a large retail company.

introduce, hope, as, meet, forward

23.

It would be great if we could (a) up over lunch on Friday this week and get to know each other.

introduce, hope, as, meet, forward

24.

I’m looking (a) to working with you all on the exciting new projects.

introduce, hope, as, meet, forward

25.

I (a) to meet you all on Friday.

introduce, hope, as, meet, forward

26.

ReedYew is a furniture ______ and is therefore in the ~~______~~ sector.

builder

maker

consumer

27.

ReedYew is a furniture ~~______~~ and is therefore in the ______ sector.

primary

secondary

tertiary

28.

However, because it sells products worldwide to customers, it is also part of the ______ industry.

retail

services

manufacturing

29.

The raw materials it uses come from suppliers in the ______ sector all over South America.

secondary

tertiary

primary

30.

The sector is concerned with the ______ of materials, such as coal and oil.

construction

production

extraction

31.

However, there have been problems with wood supplies because of poor

weather conditions. These conditions have affected ReedYew’s furniture _______ so the company is now looking for new suppliers.

production

building

construction

32.

In addition, ReedYew plans to expand overseas, so the supply situation is a big worry. And it is not their only concern: due to problems in the ______ services industry, ReedYew cannot get a loan to expand.

financial

commercial

insurance

33.

The services sector, or _______ sector as it is also known, is currently going through a very difficult time due to other global issues.

primary

secondary

tertiary

34.

However, there is some good news. ReedYew has negotiated a big contract in the ________ industry to supply furniture to a major hotel ~~_______.~~

manufacturing

tourism

transportation

35.

However, there is some good news. ReedYew has negotiated a big contract in the ~~________~~ industry to supply furniture to a major hotel _______.

line

agent

chain

36.

Emma was not having / did not have a very good

day.

was not having

did not have

37.

She gave / was giving a presentation to the company’s biggest customers

gave

was giving

38.

She gave / was giving a presentation to the company’s biggest customers when suddenly her computer crashed / was crashing.

crashed

was crashing

39.

She was trying / tried to start the computer again when

was trying

tried

40.

She was trying / tried to start the computer again when her boss was

coming / came into the room.

was coming

came

41.

He seemed / was seeming worried.

seemed

was seeming

42.

The customers chatted / were chatting to each other when one of them,

chatted

were chatting

43.

The customers chatted / were chatting to each other when one of them, an IT

expert, offered / was offering to help Emma.

offered

was offering

44.

While the customer was working / worked on the computer, Emma’s boss handed / was handing her a piece of paper. It said: ‘Make sure you get some

orders before the customers leave. We’ve just lost a big contract’.

was working

worked

45.

While the customer was working / worked on the computer, Emma’s boss handed / was handing her a piece of paper. It said: ‘Make sure you get some

orders before the customers leave. We’ve just lost a big contract’.

handed

was handing

46.

Hello, (a) is Stan Lucknow from Lucky Services.

47.

I got a message from Karl. He (a) me to call him as soon as possible about the new order.

48.

Could he call me back (a) my mobile? There’s a problem with the order we need to discuss.

49.

Also, could he (a) back to me before 4 p.m.? I’ve got to attend a meeting, so I’m not available after that.

50.

I (a) to hear from him soon.

51.

We reached a major ______ with the bridge project yesterday,

milestone

solution

decision

52.

when we opened the ______ bridge to the public.

suspending

suspense

suspension

53.

We had a few ______ in the early stages,

setbacks

budgets

milestones

54.

We had a few ~~_____~~ in the early stages, which we did not ______ when we

manage

predict

communicate

55.

We had a few ~~_____~~ in the early stages, which we did not ~~______~~ when we carried out the ______ assessment.

construction

risk

56.

However, we managed to find ______ to the problems quickly.

solutions

decisions

additions

57.

the next stage of the project is the _____ of new houses

attachment

movement

construction

58.

... of new houses and we do not ______ any big problems with those.

identify

anticipate

solve

59.

However, after a full ________ , we realised that we need to meet the new environmental regulations,

investigation

addition

identification

60.

... we realised that we need to meet the new environmental regulations, so we have to increase the ______.

milestone

budget

movement

61.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

The project was less difficult than expected. (easy)

The project was (a) expected.

62.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form.(can be more than one word)

This interview was shorter than the first one. (long)

This interview was (a) the first one.

63.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

Finishing on time was harder than anything. (difficult)

The (a) thing was to finish on time.

64.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

The final stage of the job was the easiest part. (challenging)

The final stage of the job was the (a) part.

65.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

We finished the project ahead of time. (soon)

We finished the project (a) planned.

66.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

The company has more work now than any other time of year. (busy)

It’s the (a) time of the year for us now.

67.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

They completed the bridge ahead of schedule. (quickly)

They completed the bridge (a) than they planned.

68.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

Finding suitable suppliers was not as easy as we thought. (hard)

Finding suitable suppliers was (a) we thought.

69.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

He did worse than he expected at the interview. (well)

He did not (a) expected at the interview.

70.

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in brackets in the correct form. (can be more than one word)

My new job is worse than the last one. (good)

My new job is (a) the last one.

71.

As a result of the fast 1______ the company is

enjoying, we are looking for new markets.

growing

grown

growth

72.

One of our main 2_______ territories for next year is China.

product

target

local

73.

We need to create a new marketing 3______ which takes local ~~4______~~ into account.

strategy

target

preference

74.

We need to create a new marketing ~~3______~~ which takes local 4______ into account.

preferences

standards

customisation

75.

We have seen many 5_______ brands do badly in that part of the world.

consumption

consumable

consumer

76.

This is generally because companies have failed to 6_______ their products and marketing to make their products ~~7_______~~ to new customers.

specialise

adapt

appeal

77.

This is generally because companies have failed to ~~6_______~~ their products and marketing to make their products 7_______ to new customers.

appealing

preferable

customised

78.

It’s almost impossible to have a 8 ______ policy throughout the world, and successful multinationals are those who have realised this.

customised

productive

standardised

79.

Product 9 _______ is vital for success in the Chinese market.

consumption

specialisation

customisation

80.

Our production process is very 10 ________ so we are able to meet the

needs of individual markets quite easily.

adaptable

consumable

preferable

81.