Netflix Reports Quarterly Earnings After Leadership Shakeup and Layoffs

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Practice level

C1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “reorganization”?

   1. a deliberate restructuring of an organization, especially its roles, departments, or processes
   2. A temporary decline in consumer demand
   3. A public explanation of annual profits
   4. A legal dispute between executives
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   Answer

   a deliberate restructuring of an organization, especially its roles, departments, or processes

   Reorganization involves deliberately restructuring roles, departments, or processes.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “shakeup”?

   1. A routine financial report
   2. a significant change in the composition or arrangement of an organization
   3. A gradual increase in staffing
   4. A formal employee evaluation
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   Answer

   a significant change in the composition or arrangement of an organization

   A shakeup significantly changes an organization’s composition or arrangement.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “accompanies”?

   1. occurs alongside or is provided together with something else
   2. Replaces an earlier decision
   3. Delays a scheduled process
   4. Conceals relevant information
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   Answer

   occurs alongside or is provided together with something else

   It means occurring alongside or being provided together with something.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “workforce”?

   1. The company’s physical facilities
   2. the people who work for an organization or within a particular sector
   3. The shareholders owning a business
   4. The products sold by a company
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   Answer

   the people who work for an organization or within a particular sector

   Workforce refers to the people working for an organization or sector.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “consequential”?

   1. Having important effects or results
   2. Occurring without public attention
   3. Relating exclusively to past performance
   4. Designed to minimize managerial responsibility
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   Answer

   Having important effects or results

   Consequential describes something that produces important effects or results.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “unfolding”?

   1. Being formally postponed
   2. developing or happening gradually over time
   3. Having ended unexpectedly
   4. Being measured by quarterly figures
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   Answer

   developing or happening gradually over time

   Unfolding describes something developing or happening gradually over time.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “reductions”?

   1. Increases in organizational complexity
   2. Decreases in amount, size, or number
   3. Statements about future operations
   4. Changes in investor expectations
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   Answer

   Decreases in amount, size, or number

   Reductions are decreases in amount, size, or number.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.