Corporate rituals

Choose the correct verb form.

The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey, where monarchs .......................... since William the Conqueror in 1066.

• have been crowned

• have crowned

• were been crowned

• have been crowning

Which option is NOT a synonym of the verb in red.

But firms have their own ceremonies and rites. The pandemic spawned a host of new customs.

• produced

• given rise to

• disrupted

• created

Choose the best option that completes both gaps correctly.

Regular events were designed to lure people................ the office and dedicated times of the week devoted .............. concentrated work.

• at....... for

• into.... on

• into.... to

• in.... at

Choose the best option that completes this sentence:

Business rituals can ...........................

• arisen spontaneously

• arise spontaneously

• rise spontaneously

• arose spontaneously

Complete this sentence with the correct option.

No rule exists for instance on .......................... .

• entering into a hotel room

• entering a hotel room.

• enter a hotel room

• enter in a hotel room

Complete this sentence with the correct option.

The annual meeting offers a useful physical reminder of who..........................whom.

• is accountant to

• is accountable with

• is accountable to

• is being accountable on

Complete this sentence with the correct option.

Even simple rituals can encourage a sense of community and purpose ............employees.

• in

• among

• within

• upon

Complete this sentence with the correct option.

.A paper published in 2021 asked volunteers to participate ............... a set of physical movements

• into

• in

• at

• on

According to the following statement, which of these is TRUE?

But turning everything into a ritual also risks being tiresome.

• following too many rituals might become annoying.

• too many rituals might be boring for employees.

• employees might get exhausted by following too many rituals.

• there's a risk that people might get irritated with everything.

According to the following statement, which of these is TRUE:

'The only thing worse than an unnecessary meeting is an unnecessary meeting with stretching beforehand.'

• the meetings have better outcomes if people stretch beforehand.

• people hate stretching before meetings.

• not stretching before meetings is unacceptable.

• people find unnecessary meetings tiresome.