[Idiom] Idiom Test

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2_1 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"define strengths weaknesses of competitors"
A: Document the market size
B: Competitive analysis X
C: Create a positioning strategy
2_2 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"expand on areas of strength"
A: Document the market size
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy X

2_3 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"profile the potential market"
A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_4 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"define opportunities and threats of market"
A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_5 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"list major competitors"
A: Document the market size
B: Competitive analysis X
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_6 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"identify areas where the company is weak"
A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_7 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"indenfity areas where the company is strong"
A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_8 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"profile the current market"
A: Document the market size
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy X

2_9 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"across the board"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment X
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_10 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"dog-eat-dog"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control X
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_11 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"mean business"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal X
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_12 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"come out fighting"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight X
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_13 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"uphill battle/struggle"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other X

2_14 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"out of your depth"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally X
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_15 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"a tough nut to crack"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing X
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_16 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"every cloud has a silver lining"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other X

2_17 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"down to the wire"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events X
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_18 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"on the right track"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well X
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_19 Business Phrasal Verbs. Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"look ahead"
A: attempt to achieve
B: consider the consequences of something
C: succeed in doing something difficult
D: become popular or acceptable
E: work together for a common goal
F: consider carefully before deciding
G: think about or plan for future events X

2_20 Business Phrasal Verbs. Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"pull together"
A: attempt to achieve
B: consider the consequences of something
C: succeed in doing something difficult
D: become popular or acceptable
E: work together for a common goal X
F: consider carefully before deciding
G: think about or plan for future events

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I AM NOT A TEACHER NOR AM I A BUSSINESS PERSON. I have answered the questions I can and included an explanation as to why I believe that is the answer. I hope this helps!

2_1 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"define strengths weaknesses of competitors"
A: Document the market size
**B: Competitive analysis X; analysing competitors...
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_2 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"expand on areas of strength"
A: Document the market size
B: Competitive analysis
**C: Create a positioning strategy X

2_3 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"profile the potential market"
**A: Document the market size X; both heading and task speak of "market"
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_4 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"define opportunities and threats of market"
**A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_5 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"list major competitors"
A: Document the market size
**B: Competitive analysis X
C: Create a positioning strategy

2_6 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"identify areas where the company is weak"
A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
**C: Create a positioning strategy; the task is to look at weaknesses in the company, not the market

2_7 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"indenfity areas where the company is strong"
A: Document the market size X
B: Competitive analysis
**C: Create a positioning strategy; the task is to look at strengths of the company, not the market

2_8 Match the tasks below with the heading. Write A, B or C
"profile the current market"
**A: Document the market size; "profile" means something like "analyse" or "document"
B: Competitive analysis
C: Create a positioning strategy X

2_9 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"across the board"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
**E: affecting everyone equally; this is the meaning
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment X
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_10 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"dog-eat-dog"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control X
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
**J: everyone is competitive with each other; everyone is so competitive they are willing to do whatever it takes to win

2_11 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"mean business"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
**B: serious and committed to achieve a goal X
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_12 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"come out fighting"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
**F: very eager to argue or fight X
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_13 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"uphill battle/struggle"
**A: a difficult task often with people obstructing; think about it: climbing a hill is very difficult, especially on the way up
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other X

2_14 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"out of your depth"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
**C: inexperienced or not in control; in a pool, there are different depths, some people who are inexperienced can only stay in the shallow part, more experienced people can go to the deeper end
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally X
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_15 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"a tough nut to crack"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing X
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
**D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_16 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"every cloud has a silver lining"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
**H: look for a positive side to negative events; even the darkest, heaviest clouds have a beautiful silver lining around them
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other X

2_17 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"down to the wire"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
G: doing something correctly or well
H: look for a positive side to negative events X
**I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_18 Business Idioms. Match the idioms to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"on the right track"
A: a difficult task often with people obstructing
B: serious and committed to achieve a goal
C: inexperienced or not in control
D: something hard to do or understand
E: affecting everyone equally
F: very eager to argue or fight
**G: doing something correctly or well X
H: look for a positive side to negative events
I: suspenseful: unsettled until the last moment
J: everyone is competitive with each other

2_19 Business Phrasal Verbs. Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"look ahead"
A: attempt to achieve
**B: consider the consequences of something; i think either B or G could be the correct anwer for this question
C: succeed in doing something difficult
D: become popular or acceptable
E: work together for a common goal
F: consider carefully before deciding
G: think about or plan for future events X

2_20 Business Phrasal Verbs. Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings. Write the correct letter.
"pull together"
A: attempt to achieve
B: consider the consequences of something
C: succeed in doing something difficult
D: become popular or acceptable
**E: work together for a common goal X
F: consider carefully before deciding
G: think about or plan for future events[/QUOTE]