Vocabulary skill
The start-up needed someone to .......... some money in it. The entrepreneur hoped a few people would make a considerable .......... .
A. invest, investment
B. invest, investor
C. investment, investor
D. investor, investment
A. invest, investment
1. Notice the words in italics and click on the term that is NOT a synonym
Apple Inc. is one of the leading technology companies that sells electronics and computer items / sales / product around the world.
A. items
B. sales
C. product
B. sales
Choose the best synonym for each word in bold.
Businesses are not willing to invest a lot of money into untested projects as they are considered financially risky.
A. Uncertain
B. Safe
C. Serious
D. Bad
A. Uncertain
Many small businesses will relocate to smaller cities where rents are more .......... . Renting office space in major cities is too expensive for them to .......... with their budget.
A. Affordable, affordability
B. Affordability, afford
C. Affordable, afford
D. Afford, Affordable
C. Affordable, afford
2. Notice the words in italics and click on the term that is NOT a synonym
Their path to success was not always easy; they had difficulty / failed / struggled at the beginning like any start-up company.
A. difficulty
B. failed
C. struggled
B. failed
Choose the best synonym for each word in bold and drag it to the correct blank.
When a company opens an overseas office, it might need to change the perks it offers, depending on cultural practices. ...........
A. adapted
B. financed
C. achieved
D. benefits
E. convince
D. benefits
In order to .......... in today’s world, businesses must be .......... ; in other words, quick to change depending on the market. If not, their .......... as a company will be unlikely.
A. Survive - Adapt - Adaptability
B. Adapt - Survival - Adaptable
C. Adaptability - Survive - Survival
D. Survive - Adaptable - Survival
D. Survive - Adaptable - Survival
3. Notice the words in italics and click on the term that is NOT a synonym
Started in 1976, the company has accomplished /achieved/ sales tremendous success because of their new / innovative / creative approach to design and computing technology
A. accomplished, innovative
B. sales, new
C. achieved, new
D. accomplished, creative
B. sales, new
Choose the best synonym for each word in bold and drag it to the correct blank.
The business modified its business model after the natural disaster and spent more money on rebuilding than initially planned. ..........
A. adapted
B. financed
C. achieved
D. benefits
E. convince
A. adapted
When .......... a business model, businesses must consider their ........... . Without an appropriate budget, the company will quickly run into .......... difficulties.
A. Finance - Construct - Finances
B. Constructing - Finances - Financial
C. Construction - Finances - Constructing
D. Construct - Finance - Financial
B. Constructing - Finances - Financial
4. Notice the words in italics and click on the term that is NOT a synonym
After many / a lot of / a couple attempts to persuade / explain / convince local computer shops to buy their computers, they found someone willing to take a risk.
A. many, persuade
B. a lot of, explain
C. a couple, convince
D. a couple, explain
D. a couple, explain
Businesses must .......... their business model periodically; not doing so can result in them losing out to a ........... .
A. Evaluate - Competitor
B. Evaluation - Compete
C. Evaluator - Evaluation
D. Compete - Evaluator
A. Evaluate - Competitor
Many .......... who use crowd-funding platforms hope to find people to finance their unique ........... . They promote their products with .......... videos they have ............ especially for crowd-funding purposes.
A. creators, creations, creatively, created
B. creators, creatively, creative, created
C. creations, creators, creative, created
D. creators, creations, creative, created
D. creators, creations, creative, created
5. Notice the words in italics and click on the term that is NOT a synonym
The friends designed / produced / manufactured their earliest computers and invested the money / profit / time back into their business.
A. designed, time
B. produced, profit
C. designed, money
D. produced, time
E. manufactured, money
A. designed, time
Successful leaders must ........... to new challenges quickly. Without strong .......... , a company’s long-term .......... may be at risk.
A. Adapt - Adaptability - Survival
B. Survive - Adaptability - Adapt
C. Adaptability - Survival - Adapt
D. Survive - Adapt - Adaptable
A. Adapt - Adaptability - Survival