Market research
Management styles
Tenses (actives/passive)
Noun Compounds
Phrasal verbs
100

The point of research is to .... information.

The point of research is to gather information.

100

We need to be more ... about our promotion strategy. Let's show our staff what we can offer at which stage.

We need to be more transparent about our promotion strategy. Let's show our staff what we can offer at which stage.

100

Secondary market research .... (also / know) as desk research.

Secondary market research is also known as desk research. 

100
Everyone's excited about the ... next week. We hope that customers react as positively to the new idea as they did to our previous ones.

Everyone's excited about the product launch next week. We hope that customers react as positively to the new idea as they did to our previous ones.

100

Can you please .... into the cause of this drop in sales?

Can you please look into the cause of this drop in sales?

200

We are really happy with ...... - 95% say they would recommend our company.

We are really happy with customer satisfaction - 95% say they would recommend our company.

200

He produces complicated rules for everything. His approach is very ...


He produces complicated rules for everything. His approach is very bureaucratic.

200

For a long time, the accepted wisdom ... (be) that the CEO controlled everything.

For a long time, the accepted wisdom has been that the CEO controlled everything.

200

We have to be careful not to lose our ... with this new campaign. To me it seems that we target a completely different audience with this.

We have to be careful not to lose our client base / customer base with this new campaign. To me it seems that we target a completely different audience with this.

200

If you are serious about your career you cannot ... this promotion.

If you are serious about your career you cannot turn down this promotion.

300

The market research technique you choose depends on what you want to .... (measure)

The market research technique you choose depends on what you want to gauge.

300

I expect my mentor to be ... and help me when questions turn up.

I expect my mentor to be supportive and help me when questions turn up.

300

More and more businesses  ... (find) today that the CEO's role has to evolve from being a dictator to being a mentor.

More and more businesses are finding today that the CEO's role has to evolve from being a dictator to being a mentor.

300

a compound noun for cutting down on expenses (use different words)

cost reduction

300

Now she thinks I owe her just because she .... me ... in that meeting when everyone else disagreed with me.

No she thinks I owe her just because she backed me up in that meeting when everyone else disagreed with me.

400

How many ... filled in the online survey?

How many respondents filled in the online survey?

400

The way my boss dealt with my colleague's long illness showed how ... he can be.

The way my boss dealt with my colleague's long illness showed how compassionate he can be.

400

This ... (cover) at the beginning of the presentation when I talked about...

This was covered at the beginning of the presentation when I talked about...

400

Pick the correct compound noun order in the following phrase: impeccable report sales absolutely

absolutely impeccable sales report

400

Have you heard? The deal ....  !! I can't believe all this work was for nothing!

Have you heard? The deal has fallen through / fell through  !! I can't believe all this work was for nothing!

500

We have found out it really isn't the costs that influence the customers' decision, the product is quite ...

We have found out it really isn't the costs that influence the customers' decision, the product is quite price insensitive.

500

A good mentoring programme can be mutually .... for both the mentor and the mentee as they can learn from each other and both evolve in the process.

A good mentoring programme can be mutually beneficial for both the mentor and the mentee as they can learn from each other and both evolve in the process.

500

This matter ..... (deal with) by my colleague shortly.

This matter will be dealt with by my colleague shortly.

500

Pick the correct expression to shorten this phrase:

a station for express trains

an express train station

500

It is important for our marketing team to ... with the latest social media trends.

It is important for our marketing team to keep up with with the latest social media trends.

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