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IELTS · Vocabulary · 6 questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
A 'colleague' is:
- A A customer
- B A relative
- C A person you work with
- D A person you teach
To be 'self-employed' means to:
- A Work for the government
- B Work for yourself
- C Work only at night
- D Be unemployed
Which word means 'money earned from work each month'?
- A Tax
- B Tuition
- C Rent
- D Salary
'Redundancy' occurs when a worker:
- A Loses a job because the job is no longer needed
- B Retires at 65
- C Takes a holiday
- D Gets promoted
A 'flexible' working schedule allows employees to:
- A Choose some of their working hours
- B Stay at home always
- C Avoid all meetings
- D Work less than needed
To 'meet a deadline' means to:
- A Miss a meeting
- B Finish work by the required time
- C Ask for more pay
- D Start early
Answer key
1. C, 2. B, 3. D, 4. A, 5. A, 6. B
Colleagues work in the same organisation.
Self-employed people run their own business.
A salary is a regular payment for work.
Redundancy means being dismissed because the post no longer exists.
Flexible hours give workers some control over when they work.
A deadline is a time limit.