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Unit Test 1
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
VOCABULARY: GOOD COMMUNICATORS
1 Replace the underlined meanings with adjectives a-g.
a outgoing / b reserved / c coherent / d rambling / e communicative / f responsive / g persuasive
1 He’s often quite reluctant to speak at meetings but when he does speak it’s usually something
relevant. ______
2 I have no idea what they were talking in a confused way about. They just went on and on!
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3 Send your assistant to negotiate. She’s very good at influencing people. ______
4 The argument behind this report is clearly expressed and easy to understand. ______
5 We need a new sales manager who is more of an extrovert than the last one. ______
6 I think you’ll find that they’ll be positive and listen to any new ideas to take this project
forward. ______
7 Just because someone is very accurate and knows English grammar, it doesn’t mean that they
are able to put their message across. ______
2 Complete sentences 8-14 with answer a, b or c.
8 The whole meeting was a complete __________ of time.
a save b waste c share
9 The board will have to __________ the real problems and stop pretending they don’t exist.
a engage b digress c face
10 Hang on a moment. I also asked my department to do this. We aren’t ____________ work, are
we?
a duplicating b copying c wasting
11 The new software they’ve ____________ is great. It makes my job so much easier.
a interrupted b allocated c installed
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12 Can I stop you there? I feel that we’re starting to ___________ from the main issue.
a ramble b digress c confuse
13 My job is to look at the budgets and ____________ resources fairly.
a waste b allocate c reserve
14 If she could learn to ___________ her ideas more eloquently, she’d be more convincing.
a express b engage c influence
LANGUAGE REVIEW: IDIOMS
3 Each sentence contains one wrong word. Delete it and write the correct word.
15 To get it in a nutshell, we’re going to have to let you go. _________
16 Let’s get straight at the point and talk about what’s on offer. __________
17 I heard on the wavelength that you’re leaving. Is it true? ___________
18 We seem to be talking at cross roads. What exactly are you saying? ___________
19 As usual, the newspapers have got the wrong piece of the stick and reported it incorrectly.
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20 I’ve called this meeting to take you all in the picture with regard to my future at the company.
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21 I simply can’t make head or foot of these instructions. _____________
22 OK. I’m not going to beat in the bush. We’ve had a complaint about you. _______________
SKILLS: DEALING WITH COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
4 Re-order the words to make phrases for dealing with communication breakdown on the phone.
23 repeat you that could
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24 I sorry catch didn’t that quite
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25 spell please that you would
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26 you read back to can that I
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27 not I’m with you.
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28 we’ve lets’ over agreed go what
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29 I back can you call
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30 me could information have you more let
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