Vocabulary Work Careers

Respuesta correcta: D) trainer

• A) trainee'Trainee' is the person who receives the training.
• B) client'Client' is a customer of a service or business.
• C) supplier'Supplier' is a company or person that provides goods or materials.
• D) trainer'Trainer' is the person who trains or instructs others.

Respuesta correcta: C) doctor

• A) nurseA nurse assists patients and administers treatment under medical supervision.
• B) pharmacistA pharmacist prepares and dispenses medicines.
• C) doctorA doctor diagnoses conditions and prescribes treatment.
• D) surgeonA surgeon operates, which is a specific part of a doctor's work.

Respuesta correcta: A) teacher

• A) teacher'Teacher' is the standard word for someone who teaches at a school.
• B) engineerAn engineer designs or builds technical systems.
• C) accountantAn accountant records and analyses financial transactions.
• D) lawyerA lawyer advises clients on legal matters and represents them in court.

Respuesta correcta: A) Welcomes visitors and manages incoming calls

• A) Welcomes visitors and manages incoming callsThat is the core administrative function of the role.
• B) Develops new software programsThat is the work of a software developer or programmer.
• C) Performs medical examinationsThat is the work of a doctor or nurse.
• D) Drives goods between citiesThat is the work of a truck driver or courier.

Respuesta correcta: B) architect

• A) carpenterA carpenter builds furniture and works with wood in construction.
• B) architect'Architect' designs buildings and their structures.
• C) surveyorA surveyor measures land and buildings for legal or technical purposes.
• D) electricianAn electrician installs and repairs electrical systems.

Respuesta correcta: B) A job is a single position; a career is a long professional path

• A) Both words refer to the same single positionThe words differ in scope: one is a role, the other a trajectory.
• B) A job is a single position; a career is a long professional pathCareer covers many jobs and the person's development.
• C) A job is what you study; a career is what you doBoth terms refer to work, not to formal study alone.
• D) A career is a form of unpaid workA career can be paid, unpaid or any professional path.

Respuesta correcta: C) job

• A) career'Change one's career' would imply leaving a professional field entirely.
• B) hand'Change one's hand' would mean adjusting one's grip.
• C) job'Change one's job' is the natural collocation for moving to another position.
• D) mind'Change one's mind' means deciding differently, not moving positions.

Respuesta correcta: A) She applied for the position at the bank.

• A) She applied for the position at the bank.'Applied for the position' is the standard collocation for job applications.
• B) She applied the position at the bank.The preposition 'for' is required after 'apply' in this sense.
• C) She applied of the position at the bank.'Apply' does not take 'of' in this construction.
• D) She applies for applied the position.The verb forms are mixed incorrectly in the same clause.

Respuesta correcta: B) To be employed by a company

• A) To rent an apartment for a periodThat would be 'rent' or 'lease'.
• B) To be employed by a companyHiring is the employer's decision to offer a job.
• C) To be dismissed from a positionThat is the opposite: 'be fired' or 'be dismissed'.
• D) To resign from a job voluntarilyQuitting is the opposite of being hired.

Respuesta correcta: D) primary school teacher

• A) university lecturerA lecturer teaches adults at higher-education level.
• B) veterinarianA veterinarian treats animals.
• C) civil engineerA civil engineer designs roads, bridges and buildings.
• D) primary school teacherThat is the profession that teaches young children in the classroom.

Respuesta correcta: C) Dismissed by the employer

• A) Hired by the employerThat would be 'hired', the opposite of 'fired'.
• B) Promoted by the employerA promotion would be described as 'promoted' or 'given a raise'.
• C) Dismissed by the employer'Fired' is informal for being dismissed from employment.
• D) Resigned by the employeeResigning is a voluntary act by the worker.

Respuesta correcta: A) private

• A) private'The private sector' refers to companies outside the state.
• B) publicity'Publicity' means promotion, not a sector of employment.
• C) publishing'Publishing' is one specific industry, but the sentence describes a sector generally.
• D) public'The public sector' is also a sector, but it is opposed to the private one.

Respuesta correcta: C) Responsibilities and required skills

• A) The applicant's family historyPersonal background is not part of a job advertisement.
• B) The weather forecast for the weekWeather has no place in a job advertisement.
• C) Responsibilities and required skillsThese are the two standard sections of any job advertisement.
• D) The names of the applicant's parentsFamily data is neither relevant nor requested in hiring.

Respuesta correcta: D) The deadline for the report is Friday at five.

• A) The report is a deadline for Friday.'Deadline' is a noun, not an adjective describing the report.
• B) The deadline report is on Friday.The word order turns the noun into an attributive modifier incorrectly.
• C) I deadline the report every Friday.'Deadline' is not used as a verb in this sense.
• D) The deadline for the report is Friday at five.'Deadline' marks the latest moment for completing a task.

Respuesta correcta: B) employee

• A) managerA manager is a specific role within the organisation, not the direct antonym.
• B) employee'Employee' is the person who works for the employer.
• C) customerA customer buys the organisation's products or services.
• D) partner'Partner' describes a business relation, not the employment relation.

Respuesta correcta: D) higher-paying

• A) high-paying'High-paying' describes pay in absolute terms without comparison.
• B) most-paying'Most' is not the comparative form used with 'pay'.
• C) paying-mostThe word order does not form a valid adjective in English.
• D) higher-paying'Higher-paying' compares salary level with a previous position.

Respuesta correcta: C) Directs the daily work of a team

• A) Performs the same tasks as the assistantsThe supervisor manages rather than carries out the routine work.
• B) Owns the company and sets its long-term strategyThat is the role of an owner or chief executive.
• C) Directs the daily work of a teamA supervisor coordinates staff and checks their work.
• D) Is hired to recruit new staffRecruitment is the responsibility of human resources or a recruiter.

Respuesta correcta: B) She has five years of work experience in sales.

• A) She has five years of works experience in sales.'Works' would require a plural noun after it.
• B) She has five years of work experience in sales.'Work experience' is used in this standard singular sense.
• C) She has five years of work experiences in sales.The plural form is not used for this concept in standard English.
• D) She has five years of experience works in sales.The word order is incorrect in this noun phrase.

Respuesta correcta: A) He was given a higher position in the same company

• A) He was given a higher position in the same company'Promoted' describes an internal upward move.
• B) He was dismissed from the company'Promoted' is the opposite of being dismissed.
• C) He left the company to start a businessThat would be 'resigned' or 'left to start'.
• D) He was hired by a different companyChanging employer is not a promotion.

Respuesta correcta: D) The engineers and the technicians check the machines every morning.

• A) The engineers and the technician checks the machines every morning.With a compound plural subject the verb must be 'check'.
• B) The engineer and the technicians check the machines every morning.The subject is plural, so 'check' is right, but 'engineer' must be plural too.
• C) The engineers and the technicians is checking the machines every morning.The singular auxiliary 'is' does not agree with the plural subject.
• D) The engineers and the technicians check the machines every morning.Both professions are named correctly and 'check' agrees with the plural subject.