Week 24 — Final assessment and comparison with baseline¶

This week

Grammar: Final grammar assessment (compare with baseline) · Vocabulary: Final vocabulary check (compare with baseline) · Idioms & phrasal verbs: Idioms final check · Speaking: Record final talk (compare with baseline) · Writing: Write the baseline email again · Soft skill: Communication self-assessment (compare with baseline)

Checkpoint comm-6. This week repeats the Week 0 instruments so the change is measurable. Same conditions as the baseline: no dictionary, no AI, no searching, no checking your baseline answers first, guesses marked with ?. The grammar test is a parallel form (new items, the same 30 + 10 format and the same seven clusters, in the same item positions) so you cannot score higher by remembering answers. Record everything in docs/log/comm-baseline.md in the W24 column, and use the comparison table on Day 7. Difficulty: high (C1+), timed.

Day 1 — Grammar: Final grammar assessment (compare with baseline)¶

⏱ 30 min · Mon

How to take it¶

Set a 25-minute timer. Items 1-30: choose a, b, c or d. Items 31-40: each has exactly one error; rewrite the sentence correctly. Mark guesses with ?. Do not open the Week 0 page or your baseline log until you have finished.

Part A — Choose the correct option (items 1-30)¶

I'll stay in the war room ___ the incident is resolved. a) by b) until c) at d) since
The team ___ on this migration for six months, and it is still not finished. a) works b) is working c) has been working d) worked
Unless the vendor ___ the fix today, we will miss the deadline. a) will deliver b) delivers c) would deliver d) delivered
She insisted ___ reviewing every change herself. a) in b) on c) to d) at
By the time the auditors arrived, we ___ every log. a) already archived b) had already archived c) have already archived d) were already archive
Either the lead or the developers ___ responsible for the fix. a) is b) are c) has been d) was
The VP asked us to address ___ the concerns raised by customers. a) to b) about c) (no preposition) d) with
The colleague to ___ I reported the issue has left the company. a) who b) whom c) that d) which
The architect recommended ___ the cache before scaling the database. a) to add b) adding c) us to add d) that adding
Here ___ the results of the load test. a) is b) are c) has d) have
I wish we ___ the alerts earlier; the outage would have been shorter. a) set b) had set c) would set d) have set
The proposal, ___ we discussed at length, was approved. a) that b) which c) what d) who
Only after the postmortem ___ the root cause. a) we understood b) did we understand c) we did understand d) understood we
The old cluster ___ right now, so expect brief interruptions. a) is migrating b) is being migrated c) migrates d) has migrated
By December, she ___ the team for ten years. a) will lead b) will have been leading c) is leading d) led
He wanted to know ___ the backup had completed. a) that b) whether c) what d) does
You ___ the change in the ticket; nobody knew about it. a) should document b) should have documented c) must documented d) had to document
I'd rather we ___ the release until the tests pass. a) delay b) delayed c) to delay d) delaying
___ we had warned them, the customer ignored the limit. a) Despite b) In spite c) Although d) However
The amount of data ___ growing, and the number of tables ___ doubled. a) is / has b) are / have c) is / have d) are / has
Were the vendor to fail, we ___ a fallback. a) will have b) would have c) had d) would had
___ with no context, the new hire made a wrong call. a) Leaving b) Left c) Having left d) To leave
Never before ___ so many alerts in one night. a) we had seen b) had we seen c) we saw d) did we saw
It's about time the team ___ this process. a) automate b) automated c) will automate d) is automating
The vendor is believed ___ the outage. a) causing b) to have caused c) that caused d) having cause
She admitted the error, ___ earned her respect. a) what b) that c) which d) it
Which sentence is correct? a) We received many feedbacks. b) We received a lot of feedback. c) We received a feedback. d) We received feedbacks.
Which sentence is correct? a) He objected to be included. b) He objected to being included. c) He objected being included. d) He objected to include.
Which sentence is correct? a) The equipment are outdated. b) The equipments is outdated. c) The equipment is outdated. d) An equipment is outdated.
No sooner had the release gone out ___ the errors started. a) when b) than c) then d) that

Part B — Find and fix the one error (items 31-40)¶

The manager told to me that the release had slipped.
Please explain us the pricing model.
We have released the hotfix last night.
There are too much alerts in this channel.
We are responsible of the payments service.
I am working here for six years.
If the tests will pass, we ship on Monday.
The list of open issues are long.
She is good in explaining complex topics.
The tool lets us to deploy in one click.

Answers and explanations

Part A

b until = continuing up to a point; by = no later than.
c Present perfect continuous: an activity that started in the past and continues, with a duration (for six months).
b Unless + present simple for a future condition; no will.
b insist on + gerund.
b Past perfect for the earlier of two past events.
b With either... or, the verb agrees with the nearer subject (developers).
c Address is transitive; no preposition.
b After a preposition (to), the formal relative pronoun for people is whom. (that cannot follow a preposition.)
b recommend takes -ing or a that-clause ("recommended that we add"). "Recommend us to add" is wrong.
b In Here are... the verb agrees with the noun that follows (results).
b Wish about an unreal past = past perfect.
b Non-defining clause (commas): which, never that.
b Inversion after Only after....
b Passive continuous: the cluster is being migrated.
b Future perfect continuous: duration up to a future point.
b Reported yes/no question: whether or if.
b Criticism of a past non-action: should have + past participle.
b would rather + subject + past simple for a present/future preference.
c Although + clause; despite needs a noun phrase; "In spite" needs of.
a The amount of + uncountable takes singular; the number of takes singular (has doubled).
b Inverted second conditional (Were... to) takes would + bare infinitive.
b A past-participle clause with passive meaning ("Being left with no context").
b Inversion after Never before.
b It's about time + past simple with present/future meaning.
b "is believed to have caused" (passive reporting structure, earlier event).
c which refers to the whole preceding clause.
b Feedback is uncountable.
b object to + gerund (to is a preposition).
c Equipment is uncountable.
b No sooner... than (hardly... when).

Part B

The manager told me that... (tell takes the person directly).
Please explain the pricing model to us.
We released the hotfix last night (finished time marker: past simple).
There are too many alerts (countable).
We are responsible for the payments service.
I have been working here for six years.
If the tests pass, we ship on Monday (no will in the if-clause).
The list of open issues is long (the head noun is list).
She is good at explaining complex topics.
The tool lets us deploy in one click (let + bare infinitive).

Scoring guide¶

1 point per correct item; a Part B fix counts only if the whole sentence is now correct. The bands are identical to the baseline so the numbers are directly comparable.

Score /40	Approximate level	What to prioritise
36-40	Strong C1 or above	Precision and style: keep using inversion, rhetoric, nominalization deliberately. Move to maintenance mode.
30-35	C1	Follow the plan as written. Pay extra attention to your specific misses.
22-29	B2+	Repeat the Day 1 drills of your weakest cluster; use Week 25 for it.
14-21	B2	Consider an extra 15-minute grammar session per week for the next 6 months.
under 14	B1+	Grammar first: repeat Weeks 1-4 Day 1 drills slowly.

Diagnose by topic (same clusters, same item numbers as the baseline):

Cluster	Items	Baseline misses	Final misses
Tenses and aspect	2, 5, 14, 15, 33, 36
Conditionals and wishes	3, 11, 17, 18, 21, 24, 37
Prepositions and verb patterns	1, 4, 7, 9, 19, 28, 35, 39
Agreement and countability	6, 10, 20, 27, 29, 34, 38
Relative clauses, participles, reporting	8, 12, 16, 22, 25, 26
Inversion and fixed correlatives	13, 23, 30
Modals, transitivity, verb complements	31, 32, 40

Compare with baseline. Fill in the table.

Measure	Week 0	Week 24	Change
Total /40
Part A /30
Part B /10
Number of `?` guesses
Biggest cluster improvement
Cluster still weakest

Reading the result: a gain of 4 or more points is meaningful; 1-3 is within the noise of a 40-item test. Part B (production) matters more than Part A (recognition) for your speaking and writing; if Part B did not improve, your active accuracy is the target for Weeks 25-26.

Use it¶

Write the weakest cluster and three sentences from your real work that use its pattern correctly. Add both to the log.

Day 2 — Vocabulary: Final vocabulary check (compare with baseline)¶

⏱ 30 min · Tue

How to take it¶

The instrument is the same 60-word list as the baseline, because the point is to measure how your rating of the same words changed. To avoid remembered-answer bias, the calibration quiz uses 12 different words. Rate each word honestly:

K (Know), 1 point: you could use it correctly in a sentence right now, with its usual collocations.
R (Recognise), 0.5 points: seen it, roughly know it, would hesitate to use it.
N (No), 0 points.

Time: 12 minutes rating, 8 quiz, 5 idiom-related planning (Day 4), 5 scoring and logging. Rate first, and do not open your baseline log until the quiz is done.

Band A (upper-intermediate, B2)¶

drawback · feasible · thorough · oversight · workaround · tedious · tentative · viable · straightforward · elaborate (verb) · inevitable · reluctant · adequate · prone · substantial · outweigh · undermine · endorse · cumbersome · foresee

Band B (advanced, C1)¶

scrutiny · pragmatic · nuanced · ambiguous · tenuous · exacerbate · alleviate · foster · cumulative · discrepancy · inherent · plausible · contentious · culminate · entrench · discretion · fragmented · reconcile · disparity · precarious

Band C (high advanced, C1+/C2)¶

ubiquitous · expedite · obviate · tacit · salient · conducive · egregious · tenable · insidious · unwieldy · circumvent · ostensibly · cursory · incongruous · vindicate · capitulate · proliferate · attrition · fungible · orthogonal

Verification quiz: match the word to its meaning¶

Words: feasible, pragmatic, entrench, discretion, capitulate, conducive, insidious, salient, tacit, unwieldy, circumvent, tenable

A. harmful in a gradual, hidden way
B. to give in to pressure or a demand, often after resisting
C. understood without being said aloud
D. possible and practical to do
E. to find a way around a rule or obstacle
F. focused on practical results rather than theory
G. the freedom to make your own decision in a situation
H. most noticeable or important
I. able to be defended as reasonable or logical
J. large, awkward and hard to manage or use
K. to establish something so firmly that it is hard to change
L. making a desired outcome likely or easy

Answers and scoring

Quiz key: feasible D · pragmatic F · entrench K · discretion G · capitulate B · conducive L · insidious A · salient H · tacit C · unwieldy J · circumvent E · tenable I

Scoring (identical to the baseline)

Vocabulary score = (number of K) + 0.5 x (number of R). Maximum 60.
Quiz score /12. If below 8, your K ratings were optimistic: halve your K count in Band C and recompute.

Adjusted score /60	Level indication	Action
48-60	C1+	Wide receptive range. Priority: active use in speaking and writing.
36-47	C1	Aim to move Band B words from R to K through use.
24-35	B2+	Focus on Band B words; add 5 minutes of daily reading (business news, engineering blogs).
under 24	B2	Learn Band A/B misses first; use the Anki export of each week's Word table.

Compare with baseline¶

Measure	Week 0	Week 24	Change
Adjusted score /60
Band A (K + 0.5R) /20
Band B /20
Band C /20
Quiz score /12
Number of words moved from N or R to K

Active-use test (5 min). From the 20 Band B and Band C words you rated K, choose 10. Write one work sentence for each, in 8 minutes maximum. Score 1 for each sentence where the word is used with a natural collocation, 0 for a forced or wrong one. Below 6/10 means your "K" ratings still describe recognition, not use.

Use it¶

Pick 10 words from the weekly Word tables (Weeks 1-23) that you still hesitate to use. Put them in your Week 25 plan.

Day 3 — Speaking: Record final talk (compare with baseline)¶

⏱ 30 min · Wed

The Day 3 task repeats the baseline prompts and pronunciation list. Record answers 60-90 seconds each, one take each, no notes, on the same phone if possible. Do not restart if you stumble.

Self-introduction. Introduce yourself to a new leadership team: your background, what you work on, and what you want to be known for in the next two years.
A technical decision. Describe a recent technical decision you made or influenced: the options, what you chose, and why.
An incident. Describe a production incident you handled: what happened, how you responded, and what changed afterwards.

Use the structure that comes naturally, then notice whether it is now PREP, STAR or pyramid without effort.

Pronunciation check (5 min)¶

Read aloud and record. Same list as the baseline:

Stress: de-VEL-op-ment, en-GI-neer, ar-chi-TEC-ture, ANN-a-lyze, a-NAL-y-sis, com-MIT-tee, e-CO-nom-y, PRO-cess (n), pro-CESS (formal v.), re-COM-mend, ma-NAGE-ment, IN-fra-struc-ture, a-VAIL-a-bil-i-ty, vul-ner-a-BIL-i-ty
Minimal pairs: ship / sheep, full / fool, live / leave, sit / seat, thirteen / thirty, fifteen / fifty, world / word
Sentence: "We deployed the fix at fifteen minutes past thirty, but only fifty of the thirteen hundred users were affected."

How to review the recording

Listen once, with the baseline recording next to it. Ask: (1) Where did I hesitate now, and is the cause different? (2) Words per 30 seconds: baseline ___ vs now ___ (clear speech is around 130-150 words per minute). (3) Which stress words did I fix, and which still slip? Count filler words per minute for both recordings and write them in docs/log/comm-baseline.md.

Self-check¶

I recorded all three prompts in single takes, no notes.
I counted fillers per minute: baseline __ / now __.
I compared my pronunciation of the stress words with the baseline recording.
I noticed at least one structure (PREP, STAR, pyramid) I used without planning.
I saved the recordings with the date in the file names.

Day 4 — Idioms & phrasal verbs: Idioms final check¶

⏱ 30 min · Thu

Five new idioms for the final check, then a ten-item recognition check that mirrors the baseline.

Expression	Meaning	Example
grasp the nettle	To deal firmly and without hesitation with a difficult or unpleasant situation. Neutral to slightly formal; mainly UK.	We finally grasped the nettle and rewrote the billing engine instead of patching it again.
the 800-pound gorilla	An obvious, dominant issue or factor that is hard to ignore or address. Informal, mostly US.	The 800-pound gorilla is that we lack the headcount to hit this date.
scapegoat (someone)	To unfairly blame one person for something that was not entirely their fault. Neutral to formal; negative.	He scapegoated the intern for an outage that had three underlying causes.
get everyone on board	To get people's agreement and active support for a plan. Neutral, common in US and UK.	Before we start, we need to get finance and the carrier team on board.
keep your eye on the ball	To stay focused on what matters most. Informal; sports metaphor, universal in business.	With five workstreams in flight, keep your eye on the ball: the December cutover.

Exercise¶

Timer: 12 minutes. Say in your own words what each means; score 1 for a reasonable paraphrase. Then answer 11-14.

touch base 2. ballpark (figure) 3. move the needle 4. in the pipeline 5. up in the air 6. meet halfway 7. off the table 8. low-hanging fruit 9. tip of the iceberg 10. raise the bar
Choose: "We're not going to fix this with another patch; it's time to (grasp the nettle / bite the dust / take the bait)."
Rewrite more idiomatically: "Nobody wants to mention the fact that the project is already failing."
Choose the register: "They scapegoated me in the review" is (formal / informal, negative / neutral). Which?
Rewrite plainly: "We need the security team on board before we proceed."

Answers and explanations

Make brief contact to sync up (informal, business). 2. A rough estimate. 3. Make a noticeable difference to a key metric. 4. Planned or in development, coming soon. 5. Undecided, uncertain. 6. Compromise; each side gives some ground. 7. Not available for discussion or consideration. 8. Easy wins available now. 9. The visible part of a much larger problem. 10. Set a higher standard.

Score /10 for items 1-10. 8+ = strong; 5-7 = adequate; below 5 = review the Day 4 tables from earlier weeks.

grasp the nettle. Bite the dust = fail, die/end; take the bait = fall for a lure.
"Nobody wants to mention the 800-pound gorilla: the project is already failing."
Neutral to formal and negative; it accuses someone of unfair blame. Use carefully even in formal writing.
"We need approval and active commitment from the security team before we proceed." Note that on board implies commitment, not only permission.

When NOT to use them

Do not add idioms to prove fluency: they are best used when they carry meaning faster than a plain phrase. Scapegoat and the 800-pound gorilla have emotional edges and can sound accusatory in writing to executives. On board is informal enough that some non-native colleagues will not know it; check your audience.

Day 5 — Writing: Write the baseline email again¶

⏱ 30 min · Fri

Task¶

Write the same email as Week 0 Day 5, about 150 words (140-170), timeboxed to 20 minutes, then a 10-minute self-review. Do not open your baseline email until you have finished writing.

Scenario. You lead the platform team at a global logistics company. Your migration of the booking service to a new event-streaming platform was due to finish on 30 October. A third-party vendor delivered its connector three weeks late; testing showed a throughput problem at peak load. You now expect completion on 27 November. The cost impact is small but customer-facing risk exists for the December peak season. You need a decision from your VP by Friday: extend the timeline, or launch on 30 October with a reduced feature set.

Write the email to the VP (Priya Nair) and copy the product manager.

Self-review (10 min)¶

Read it aloud once. Mark any sentence where you had to breathe mid-clause.
Highlight the sentence that states the decision you need. Where is it? (Target: first two lines.)
Count the average sentence length. Over 25 words is a warning sign.
Circle any article or preposition you were unsure about.
Run a grammar checker and note what it caught that you missed.

Scoring (1-4, self-assessment; same rubric as the baseline)¶

Criterion	1	2	3	4
Purpose is clear early	not stated	in the last lines	stated, but after context	stated in the first two lines
Concision	rambling	some padding	mostly tight	every sentence earns its place
Precision (dates, numbers, ask)	vague	some detail	most details specific	dates, numbers and ask all explicit
Accuracy (grammar, articles, prepositions)	frequent errors	several errors	1-2 errors	error-free
Tone (professional, direct)	too casual/too stiff	inconsistent	mostly appropriate	natural and confident

Total /20 = ____.

Reference version for comparison (one good approach, not the only one)

Subject: Decision needed by Friday: booking migration delayed to 27 Nov

Priya,

I need your decision by Friday: extend the booking-service migration to 27 November, or launch on 30 October with a reduced feature set.

The vendor delivered its connector three weeks late, and testing found a throughput problem at peak load. Cost impact is small, but a full launch on 30 October risks customer-facing failures in the December peak season.

I recommend extending to 27 November: it lets us fix the throughput problem and launch the full feature set with a two-week buffer before peak. The alternative is a reduced launch, which is faster but leaves customers with missing features when demand is highest.

Could you confirm by Friday? I will send the revised plan the same day.

Best regards, Rahul

(Cc: product manager.) What it does: the ask is in the first line with a deadline; two options are named symmetrically; the recommendation has a reason; every sentence is under 25 words; the close is a concrete next step.

Compare with baseline¶

Measure	Week 0	Week 24
Total /20
Where is the ask? (line number)
Word count
Average sentence length
Errors circled in self-review
Time to write (minutes)

Paste both emails side by side in docs/log/comm-baseline.md. Highlight what you would change about the baseline email in one sentence.

Day 6 — Speaking record: Record a 2-minute final talk and score it¶

⏱ 30 min · Sat

Task¶

Record a 2-minute talk (5 minutes to plan, 2 to record, 15 to score, 8 to shadow). Same prompt as the baseline; use a different challenge if you like, but choose one of similar scale.

Prompt: "Describe the most significant technical challenge you have led. What was the situation, what did you do, what was the outcome, and what did you learn?"

Suggested structure¶

Situation (20 s) -> Your actions (60 s) -> Result with numbers (20 s) -> Lesson (20 s). Note if you now use a different structure and why.

Scoring rubric (score each 1-4; identical to the baseline)¶

Criterion	1	2	3	4
Clarity	listener must work hard to follow	main point recoverable	clear with minor confusion	effortless to follow
Structure	no discernible order	partial order	clear beginning and end	clear signposting throughout
Fluency	frequent long pauses and restarts	noticeable hesitations	occasional hesitation	smooth, natural rhythm
Grammar accuracy	errors block meaning	frequent errors, meaning clear	occasional errors	rare errors
Vocabulary range	repeats basic words	some variety	good range, some imprecision	precise, varied, natural collocations
Pronunciation	frequently unintelligible	intelligible with effort	mostly clear	clear stress, rhythm and intonation

Total /24. Anchors: 6-10 developing, 11-15 working proficiency, 16-20 strong, 21-24 near-native fluency for professional settings.

Compare with baseline¶

Criterion	Week 0	Week 24	Change
Clarity
Structure
Fluency
Grammar accuracy
Vocabulary range
Pronunciation
Total /24
Fillers per minute
Words per 30 seconds

Score both recordings in the same sitting, blind if possible (ask a colleague to rate them without telling them which is which), because memory of the earlier self-score biases you.

Shadowing task (8 min)¶

Choose a 60-90 second clip from a conference talk or TED talk by an engineer or leader you admire, or a BBC Learning English "6 Minute English" episode. Play one sentence, pause, repeat it copying rhythm and intonation exactly, for 8-10 sentences. Compare with the baseline: which sentences can you copy now that you could not before?

Log your score¶

Week 24 record: __/24 · lowest two criteria: ______ · recording file: ______ in docs/log/comm-baseline.md.

Day 7 — Soft skills + weekly review: Communication self-assessment (compare with baseline)¶

⏱ 30 min · Sun

Scenario and task¶

Rate yourself on each statement, 1 = rarely true, 2 = sometimes, 3 = usually, 4 = almost always. Think about the last three months of real meetings, not your best day. Do not look at your baseline ratings until you have finished all 30.

Speaking and listening

I can explain a technical topic to a non-technical stakeholder without losing them.
I speak at a pace others can follow, with pauses at natural points.
I rarely use filler words (um, you know, like).
I ask clarifying questions before responding to a complex point.
I can summarize what someone said accurately before I disagree.
I feel comfortable speaking up early in a meeting.

Structure and clarity

My answers begin with the main point, then support it.
I can give a 3-minute briefing without notes.
I use signposting language ("There are three reasons...", "To sum up...").
I keep my emails short, with the ask in the first two lines.
I can cut my own drafts by 30 percent without losing meaning.
My documents are easy to skim (headings, bullets, front-loaded summary).

Language accuracy and range

I rarely worry about articles and prepositions when writing.
I choose precise verbs rather than "do", "make", "get".
I can hedge appropriately ("This might suggest...") when uncertain.
I use idioms and phrasal verbs naturally and know when not to.
I can adjust my register between a team chat and an executive email.
I notice my recurring errors and correct them.

Influence and relationships

I can disagree without damaging the relationship.
I give feedback that is specific and actionable.
I receive feedback without becoming defensive.
I can say no while offering an alternative.
I can de-escalate a tense discussion.
I adapt to communication styles from different cultures.

Executive communication

I can give a concise executive update with a clear recommendation.
I handle tough questions calmly and honestly.
I can tell a compelling story about my work.
I can facilitate a meeting so decisions get made.
I feel confident in high-stakes interviews and negotiations.
I would be comfortable presenting to a room of senior leaders tomorrow.

Scoring and interpretation

Sum your ratings (30-120) and compute the average per block (6 items each).

Total	Interpretation
100-120	Very confident; check for blind spots by asking a colleague to rate you too.
80-99	Solid; a few clear development areas.
60-79	Significant room to grow.
under 60	Prioritize the two lowest blocks; ask for feedback from someone you trust.

Self-ratings drift as your standards rise. If your total is lower than the baseline while your recordings and tests improved, that usually means better awareness, not worse skill. Ask one colleague to rate items 4, 7, 19, 21 and 25 as an external check.

Compare with baseline: master table (checkpoint comm-6)¶

Fill in from the baseline log and this week's results.

Instrument	Week 0	Week 24	Change	Reading
Grammar /40				+4 or more is meaningful
Vocabulary adjusted /60				check Band B and C separately
Idiom recognition /10 (Week 0 set vs Week 24 set)				different item sets, so treat as indicative
Speaking rubric /24				compare each of the six criteria
Fillers per minute
Email /20				compare the position of the ask
Self-assessment /120				see the note above
Self-assessment: lowest block
Block averages (1-4): speaking and listening / structure and clarity / language / influence / executive

Baseline vs final: reflection (5 min)¶

Write short answers in the log:

The biggest measurable improvement was ______, and the evidence is ______.
The area that did not change is ______. Is it a gap or a ceiling I do not need to break?
What am I doing now that I could not do at baseline (a specific meeting, email or interview situation)?
Which single habit from the 24 weeks will I keep for the next 6 months?
Weeks 25 and 26 are free choice: my weakest area is ______ because ______ (use the method on the Week 25 page).

Weekly review (20 items)¶

Answer aloud, then open.

Which preposition: "stay until / by the incident is resolved"?
Fix: "We have released it last night."
Fix: "Please explain us the model."
Fix: "The list of issues are long."
Fix: "She is good in explaining."
Fix: "There are too much alerts."
Why whom in "the colleague to whom I reported"?
Complete: "No sooner had it shipped ___ it broke."
Complete: "Were the vendor to fail, we ___ a fallback."
Complete: "It's about time we ___ this process." (automate/automated)
K, R, N: what does each score in the vocabulary check?
Why does the quiz calibrate your ratings?
Define tenable.
Define conducive and give a collocation.
Grasp the nettle means?
The 800-pound gorilla: what should you check before saying it in a meeting?
Which idiom is negative and accusatory: get everyone on board or scapegoat someone?
What does the baseline email rubric measure first?
Why compare recordings blind, if possible?
Why might a self-assessment score drop even when you improved?

Answers

until (continuing up to a point).
I released it last night.
Please explain the model to us.
The list of issues is long.
She is good at explaining.
too many alerts.
After a preposition (to), the formal relative pronoun for people is whom.
than.
would have.
automated (past simple with present meaning).
K = 1 point (could use it), R = 0.5 (recognise), N = 0.
Ratings are subjective; the quiz shows whether "Know" means you know it.
Able to be defended as reasonable or logical.
Making a desired outcome likely: conducive to learning / collaboration.
To deal firmly and without hesitation with a difficult or unpleasant situation.
That everyone shares the problem and that the tone is not accusatory.
scapegoat someone.
Whether the purpose (the ask) is clear early.
Your memory of the earlier self-score biases you.
Your standards rose, so you now notice gaps you did not see.

Self-score¶

All Week 24 results are logged in docs/log/comm-baseline.md (W24 column).
I filled every comparison table.
I know my weakest cluster, band, rubric criterion and soft-skill block.
I asked one colleague to rate me on items 4, 7, 19, 21 and 25.
I chose a focus for Weeks 25-26.

Error log prompt. Write down your top 3 recurring mistakes now (from the final test misses and your recording). Compare with the three you logged at baseline: which are gone, which remain? Update docs/log/comm-errors.md.

Checkpoint comm-6

Mark checkpoint comm-6 complete when all seven results are logged and the comparison tables are filled in. Then use Week 25 to attack the weakest area and Week 26 to consolidate and set the next six-month goals.