Answer Key

Vocabulary test

Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
  • permanent
  • blue-collar
  • nine-to-five
  • part-time
  • white-collar
  • full-time
  • volunteer
  • contractor
  • temporary
  • contract
  1. My sister does  [volunteer] work at the homeless shelter downtown several times a month.
  2. During college, I worked  [part-time] as a bartender, just a few hours every night, to make a little extra spending money.
  3. I have a typical  [nine-to-five] job – I wake up and get home at exactly the same time every day.
  4. The position of President of the United States is a  [temporary] job – at most you can hold it for two four-year terms.
  5. My dad has a typical  [blue-collar] job – he works as a line operator at an auto factory in Detroit.
  6. You can't qualify for all the employee benefits unless you work  [full-time] , and that means at least forty hours a week, and not more than two weeks of holiday a year.
  7. When my firm needed an audit for business purposes last year, we used an independent [contractor] instead of our in-house accounting staff.
  8. I just signed a new  [contract] at work – it gives me a ten percent raise in salary and a promotion!
  9. The position of U.S. Supreme Court Justice is a  [permanent] one – members hold their jobs for life.
  10.  [White-collar] jobs are ones like office manager, surgeon, paralegal, etc...