1. What is the main purpose of reading in a business environment?
A. Entertainment
B. Understanding instructions and information
C. Writing stories
D. Drawing graphs
B. Understanding instructions and information
6. Which is an example of business writing?
A. A text to a friend
B. A work email
C. A poem
D. A joke
B. A work email
11. What is revenue?
A. Money made from sales
B. Money lost
C. Bills
D. Savings
A. Money made from sales
16. Supply and demand affect:
A. Writing
B. Prices
C. Reading
D. Emails
B. Prices
21. What is a financial decision?
A. Choosing what to eat
B. Deciding how to spend or save money
C. Picking clothes
D. Writing a story
B. Deciding how to spend or save money
2. What does “comprehension” mean?
A. Writing clearly
B. Understanding what you read
C. Solving math problems
D. Speaking out loud
B. Understanding what you read
7. What should you include in a professional email?
A. Slang
B. Emojis only
C. Clear message and proper tone
D. No subject
C. Clear message and proper tone
12. If a company spends more than it earns, it has:
A. Profit
B. Balance
C. Loss
D. Budget
C. Loss
17. What happens when demand is high?
A. Prices go down
B. Prices go up
C. Nothing changes
D. Products disappear
B. Prices go up
22. What tool helps track money in business?
A. Calculator or spreadsheet
B. Paintbrush
C. Notebook only
D. Phone games
A. Calculator or spreadsheet
3. When reading workplace instructions, you should first:
A. Ignore details
B. Skim quickly
C. Read carefully and fully
D. Ask someone else
C. Read carefully and fully
8. What is a budget?
A. Slang
B. Emojis only
C. Clear message and proper tone
D. No subject
B. A plan for spending money
13. What does it mean to “analyze” information?
A. Ignore it
B. Break it down and understand it
C. Copy it
D. Delete it
B. Break it down and understand it
18. What is the first step in solving a math problem at work?
A. Guess
B. Understand the problem
C. Skip it
D. Ask later
B. Understand the problem
23. What is one goal of economic skills?
A. Spend all money
B. Make smart choices with money
C. Ignore costs
D. Avoid planning
B. Make smart choices with money
4. What is a written procedure?
A. A story
B. A list of steps to complete a task
C. A drawing
D. A budget
B. A list of steps to complete a task
9. What skill is used to manage money in business?
A. Reading
B. Writing
C. Math
D. Drawing
C. Math
14. Why is math important in business?
A. For decoration
B. To calculate money and data
C. To write emails
D. To read books
B. To calculate money and data
19. Why should instructions be written clearly?
A. To confuse workers
B. To save time and avoid mistakes
C. To make it longer
D. To look nice
B. To save time and avoid mistakes
24. What should you do if you don’t understand a document?
A. Ignore ityn7
B. Guess
C. Reread or ask questions
D. Throw it away
C. Reread or ask questions
5. Why is clear writing important in business?
A. It looks fancy
B. It avoids confusion
C. It takes longer
D. It adds detail
B. It avoids confusion
10. What is profit?
A. Money lost
B. Money earned after costs
C. Total spending
D. Taxes
B. Money earned after costs
15. What is an example of economic skills?
A. Drawing pictures
B. Making financial decisions
C. Playing games
D. Writing poems
B. Making financial decisions
20. What is a key part of reading business documents?
A. Skipping words
B. Understanding key details
C. Guessing meaning
D. Ignoring headings
B. Understanding key details
25. Which skill helps explain ideas clearly in business?
A. Writing
B. Running
C. Drawing
D. Sleeping
A. Writing