36 exam-style questions on The working world — topic T4.5 of Social organization in the IB English B syllabus — with answers and explanations. Samples below; the full set is free with an account.
Which word best completes the sentence? "When the factory closed, hundreds of workers were made ___ and lost their jobs."
Answer: redundant
'To be made redundant' means to lose your job because the employer no longer needs the role, often after closures.
Choose the correct passive form: "The successful candidate ___ next Monday."
Answer: will be announced
The candidate receives the action, so a passive future form 'will be announced' is required.
Choose the correct tense: "I ___ for this company since 2019, and I still enjoy it."
Answer: have been working
The present perfect continuous with 'since' expresses an action that started in the past and continues now.
Which term describes a person who works for themselves rather than for an employer?
Answer: self-employed
A 'self-employed' person runs their own business or works freelance instead of being an employee of a company.
Choose the best phrasal verb: "She hopes to ___ her own business after she leaves university."
Answer: set up
'To set up a business' means to start or establish it; the other phrasal verbs have unrelated meanings.
Choose the standard form used to give advice: "If I ___ you, I would look for a job with better prospects."
Answer: were
'If I were you' is the fixed second-conditional form for giving advice. 'If I was you' is heard in informal speech but is not the standard form; 'am' and 'will be' do not fit a hypothetical if-clause.
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