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Work and careers
6 IELTS Vocabulary questions with answers and explanations.
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A 'colleague' is:
- 1 A customer
- 2 A relative
- 3 A person you work with
- 4 A person you teach
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Correct answer: A person you work with
Colleagues work in the same organisation.
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To be 'self-employed' means to:
- 1 Work for the government
- 2 Work for yourself
- 3 Work only at night
- 4 Be unemployed
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Correct answer: Work for yourself
Self-employed people run their own business.
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Which word means 'money earned from work each month'?
- 1 Tax
- 2 Tuition
- 3 Rent
- 4 Salary
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'Redundancy' occurs when a worker:
- 1 Loses a job because the job is no longer needed
- 2 Retires at 65
- 3 Takes a holiday
- 4 Gets promoted
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Correct answer: Loses a job because the job is no longer needed
Redundancy means being dismissed because the post no longer exists.
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A 'flexible' working schedule allows employees to:
- 1 Choose some of their working hours
- 2 Stay at home always
- 3 Avoid all meetings
- 4 Work less than needed
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Correct answer: Choose some of their working hours
Flexible hours give workers some control over when they work.
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To 'meet a deadline' means to:
- 1 Miss a meeting
- 2 Finish work by the required time
- 3 Ask for more pay
- 4 Start early
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Correct answer: Finish work by the required time
A deadline is a time limit.