Credibility Quiz

The quiz below is in 2 parts. Part A is about Diversity and Part B is about Business Writing. You can answer one or both.

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PART A - Diversity Quiz

1. AGE: What proportion of the UK workforce is now over 40?

a)	1 in 10
b)	1 in 5
c)	1 in 3

2. GENDER: What percentage of the UK workforce is women?

a)	25%
b)	35%
c)	48%

3. DISABILITY: What is the estimated number of disabled people in the UK?

a)	3.5 million
b)	5.8 million
c)	8.6 million

4. RELIGION: What percentage of the UK population is Muslim?

a)	2.7%
b)	10.4%
c)	18.6%

5. AGE: What percentage of the UK's wealth is owned by people over 50 years old?

a)	30%
b)	60%
c)	80%

6. RACE: What percentage of Britain's population is white?

a)	70.5%
b)	83.2%
c)	92.1%

7. EMPLOYMENT: What percentage of the UK's doctors were born overseas?

a)	15%
b)	21%
c)	30%

8. ECONOMIC: What is the estimated spend of people from ethnic minority backgrounds?

a)	£19 billion
b)	£25 billion
c)	£32 billion

9. MIXED HERITAGE: In 1995 children born to parents of white/ethnic minority hertiage were as follows, Black/African Caribbean 39%, Chinese 15%, Indian 3%. What is the % rise for each group

a)	Black/African Caribbean 10% Chinese 20% Indian 8%
b)	Black/African Caribbean 20% Chinese 8% Indian 10%
c)	Black/African Caribbean 8% Chinese 10% Indian 20%

10. DISABILITY: What proportion of the UK's self made millionaires have dyslexia?

a)	20%
b)	35%
c)	40%

Part B Grammar Quiz

What is wrong with the following sentences? Choose the best answer for each of the following:

1. According to my records which you received on June 30.

a)	run-on
b)	fragment
c)	passive
d)	no errors

2. Neither of the men _________ able to attend the conference.

a)	were
b)	we're
c)	was
d)	none of these

3. The secretary prepared the report, and it was distributed to the committee.

a)	report and, it
b)	report and it
c)	report, and, it
d)	correct as it is

4. Which term is not a part of speech?

a)	proposition
b)	adverb
c)	conjunction
d)	adjective

5. Mary asked, “Is this sentence punctuated correctly”?

a)	correct as it is
b)	Mary asked “Is this sentence punctuated correctly”?
c)	Mary asked “Is this sentence punctuated correctly?”
d)	Mary asked, “Is this sentence punctuated correctly?”

6. Look at you’re calender to sea if you can accomodate me tommorrow evening and then call me back immedeately to guarrantee my reservation.

a)	5 mistakes
b)	3 mistakes
c)	7 mistakes
d)	4 mistakes

7. Let’s keep this a secret just between the three of us.

a)	correct as it is
b)	Let’s keep this a secret among the three of us.
c)	Let’s keep this a secret between the three of us.
d)	Lets keep this a secret just among the three of us.

8. 15 people left early; five left one hour later.

a)	correct as it is
b)	Fifteen people left early; five left one hour later.
c)	15 people left early; 5 left 1 hour later.
d)	Fifteen people left early; 5 left 1 hour later.

9. We think your ideas are good, the board should incorporate some of them.

a)	add conjunction
b)	correct as it is
c)	replace comma with a semi-colon

10. The copier continually/continuously runs out of toner because the disinterested/uninterested employee forgets to check it.

a)	continually/disinterested
b)	continually/uninterested
c)	continuously/disinterested
d)	continuously/uninterested

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