ELS202 POP QUIZ

Vocabulary

100

noun: the ability to do something well

competence

200

verb: to make something easier or more efficient

facilitate

300

adj: able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual

portable

400

verb: regard as probable, expect or predict 

anticipate

500

verb phrase: to relate, belong, or apply to

pertain to

Collocations

100

noun+noun: the availability of employment and labor, in terms of supply and demand

labor market

200

noun+noun: a person's range of skills or abilities

skill set

300

noun+noun: the ability to generate profits or to make money

earning power

400

adj+noun: a title or a position given to a professional who has advanced to a certain level in their career. 

senior position

500

adj+noun: a technology that overlays a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view

augmented reality

Gerund Phrases

100

huge amounts of data/facilitate/analyzing/Big Data skills

Big Data skills facilitate analyzing huge amounts of data.

200

talented people/social competence/groups of/essential/is/for bringing together

Social competence is essential for bringing together groups of talented people.

300

to stay positive/allows us/but at the same time optimistic/being realistic/even when things go wrong

Being realistic but at the same time optimistic allows us to stay positive even when things go wrong.

400

make sure/the criteria/when evaluating situations or concepts/you should/you are using/you have a good understanding of

When evaluating situations or concepts, you should make sure you have a good understanding of the criteria you are using.

500

and earning power/from/accessing information/can/a person's/increase/global sources/career competence

Accessing information from global sources can increase a person's career competence and earning power. 

Word Form

100

What is the ADJECTIVE form of collaborate?

collaborative

200

Make a sentence using the ADJECTIVE form of influence. 

The answer may vary. (influential)

300

What is the VERB form of implication? And what does it mean?

imply; to strongly suggest the truth or existence of something 

400

What are the ADJECTIVE forms of emerge?

Name TWO.

emerging; emergent

500

Make a sentence using the ADJECTIVE form of prominence. 

The answer may vary. (Prominent)

Common Knowledge

100

What is "the chosen website address e.g., www.google.com"?

Domain Name

200

Use your own words to define "search engine optimization".

To make sure a website appears at the top of the search results.

300

What is the meaning of the word "Sherpa"?

The easterner

400

To succeed in today's business, there are FOUR types of competences required. They are Personal competence, __________ competence, Business competence, and ____________ competence. 

Social, Cultural

500

In which year did Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary climb Everest?

1953