curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/en-a2-quiz-educational-professional-background/69602ccea37b20ccba6af9db.md
This quiz checks your understanding of job interviews, education, and the past simple tense.
To pass the quiz, you must correctly answer at least 18 of the 20 questions below.
Read each question and choose the correct answer. There's only one correct answer for each question.
Which of the following is true about this sentence: I studied computer science at college?
The action is happening now.
The action will happen soon.
The action happens every day.
The action happened in the past.
Which of the following is NOT an example of someone's background?
Their past job experience
Their education history
Their learned skills
Their favorite hobby
What is an interview?
A casual talk between coworkers
A written test at school
A team meeting at work
A formal meeting with questions
Listen to the audio. What is the best answer to this question? <!-- (quiz audio) Anna: Can you tell me about your previous job experiences? -->
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"filename": "3.1-1.mp3",
"startTimestamp": 2.75,
"finishTimestamp": 5.3
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"transcript": [
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"character": "Anna",
"text": "Can you tell me about your previous job experiences?"
}
]
}
I was there for three years.
I have a master's degree in computer science.
I didn't study tech at a traditional university.
Sure, I was a programmer at Acme Tech.
Which sentence uses to be correctly in the past?
Sophie were a designer.
Alice and I was a team.
Brian and Anna was in the meeting.
Tom was a developer.
What is the correct question form of this sentence: He was responsible for maintaining the database?
Did he was responsible for maintaining the database?
He was responsible for maintaining the database?
Did he responsible for maintaining the database?
Was he responsible for maintaining the database?
How would you ask about someone's educational background?
Were there any specific projects?
Could you tell me about your previous job responsibilities?
What's your professional background in tech?
Were you educated in computer science?
What does this question ask about: Could you tell me about your previous roles and responsibilities?
Your future career plans
Your personal interests
Your current daily tasks
Your past jobs and duties
Which phrase shows possession incorrectly?
Anna's computer
Designers' office
James' project
Sophies idea
What is the correct negative form of this sentence: He studied data science?
He didn't studied data science.
He wasn't study data science.
He not studied data science.
He didn't study data science.
How do you say your main area of study?
I majored at computer science.
I majored on computer science.
I majored with computer science.
I majored in computer science.
What is the correct question form of this sentence: She worked with them for five years?
Was she worked with them for five years?
Did she worked with them for five years?
She worked with them for five years?
Did she work with them for five years?
Listen to the audio. How would you answer this question? <!-- (quiz audio) Tom: Did you work on any projects during your self-study? -->
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"filename": "3.1-4.mp3",
"startTimestamp": 32.9,
"finishTimestamp": 36.1
},
"transcript": [
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"character": "Tom",
"text": "Did you work on any projects during your self-study?"
}
]
}
Yes, I didn't. / No, I did.
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.
Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.
Which pair of irregular verbs is incorrect?
get → got
meet → met
have → had
take → taken
What does to wear too many hats mean?
To dress very formally
To change jobs often
To manage one task
To have many roles or duties
How do you describe learning without a teacher or school?
Unconventional
Previous
Various
Self-taught
Which sentence uses actual or actually correctly?
This is the actually problem.
The actual happened yesterday.
This is actual very important.
Actually, I finished the task.
Who is a recruiter?
A person who manages a team
A person who trains employees
A person who writes code
A person who hires candidates
What do you call a person who works for a company?
Employer
Manager
Client
Employee
Which tag question is correct?
You studied web design, did you?
You studied web design, don't you?
You studied web design, aren't you?
You studied web design, didn't you?