These are four sample questions from Bryq’s English Basic assessment, a language test for hiring candidates who need foundational workplace English. The full assessment covers four skills: listening, reading, grammar, and vocabulary. Questions use short recorded messages, brief workplace texts, and sentence completion, each with four options and one correct answer.
1.
Listening
Click to listen then answer the question.
“Good morning! I just wanted to let you know that the client called earlier. They’d like to reschedule tomorrow’s meeting to Thursday at 2 PM. Could you update the calendar and send them a confirmation?”
Question
What is the best response to the speaker?
Select your answer
Sure, I’ll update the calendar and send the confirmation right away.
I don’t think we have a meeting this week.
Sure, I’ll move the meeting to Tuesday at 2 PM and let them know..
Thursday doesn’t work for anyone.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
The speaker makes two requests: update the calendar and confirm with the client. The best response acknowledges both, showing the listener understood what was asked.
2.
Reading
Read the passage below then answer the question.
David has worked as an administrator at a logistics company for three years. His main responsibilities include managing schedules, coordinating with suppliers, and preparing weekly reports for the operations manager. He works Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. David is known for being organised and reliable. Last week, he was asked to train a new team member on the company’s internal systems, which he completed successfully.
Question
What is one of David’s main responsibilities?
Select your answer
Preparing weekly reports for the operations manager.
Managing the company’s social media accounts.
Training new team members on internal systems.
Delivering packages to customers.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
The passage lists David’s main responsibilities as managing schedules, coordinating with suppliers, and preparing weekly reports. Delivering packages fits the logistics setting but is not mentioned as part of his role.
3.
Grammar
Question
Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:
“By the time the manager arrived, the team __________ the report.”
Select your answer
had finished
will have finished
has finished
finished
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
By the time’ plus a past event calls for the past perfect, which shows the action was completed before another past moment. ‘Had finished’ places the report’s completion before the manager’s arrival.
4.
Vocabulary
Question
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
“The board asked the team to __________ their findings at the next quarterly review.”
Select your answer
present
tell
perform
display
