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Quiz: English for IT
Deploy, pull request, blocker, backlog, prompt — and the phrases used at stand-ups and in code reviews. 20 questions, each answer explained.
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- Level A2–B2
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English for IT Quiz: Words and Phrases
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Question 1.
We (blank) the new version to production every Friday.
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Deploy means putting a new version live. Debug is finding the cause of a bug; merge is joining branches.
Question 2.
Users can’t log in — there must be a (blank) in the code.
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A bug is a mistake in a program. A feature is a function; a sprint is a work cycle.
Question 3.
I’ve opened a pull (blank). Could you review it?
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A pull request is a request to merge your code; “open a pull request” is the fixed phrase.
Question 4.
Please create a separate (blank) for this feature.
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A branch is a separate line of work in Git.
Question 5.
At the daily (blank), everyone says what they did yesterday.
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A stand-up is the short daily meeting; a retro is held at the end of a sprint.
Question 6.
I can’t continue — I have a (blank): I still don’t have access to the database.
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A blocker is something that stops you from continuing your work.
Question 7.
The client moved the (blank) to next Monday, so we have more time.
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A deadline is when something must be finished. Scope is how much work; an estimate is a time guess.
Question 8.
My (blank) for this task is two days, but it could take longer.
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An estimate is your guess of how long a task will take.
Question 9.
Good idea, but not for this sprint. Let’s add it to the (blank).
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The backlog is the list of work for later.
Question 10.
Before merging, two colleagues must do a code (blank).
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A code review is when colleagues check your code.
Question 11.
She builds the parts of the website that users see — she’s a (blank) developer.
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Frontend is what users see; backend is the server side.
Question 12.
Good news: I (blank) the login bug yesterday.
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With yesterday, use the Past Simple: I fixed. The Present Perfect isn’t used with a finished time like yesterday.
Question 13.
I (blank) your changes, so you can pull the main branch now.
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The Present Perfect shows a result now: the changes are merged, so you can pull.
Question 14.
Today I’m (blank) work on the payment page.
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For today’s plan at a stand-up: I’m going to + verb.
Question 15.
(blank) you have a look at my pull request when you have a minute?
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Could you…? is a polite request. Must is an obligation; should is advice.
Question 16.
It works on my machine, but not in the test (blank).
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An environment is a copy of the system: dev, test (staging) or production.
Question 17.
The mobile app gets the data from our server through an (blank).
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An API is how programs exchange data.
Question 18.
The AI gave a vague answer because the (blank) didn’t have enough context.
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The prompt is what you write to the AI; little context gives a vague answer.
Question 19.
The AI invented a quote that doesn’t exist — that’s called a (blank).
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A hallucination is something false an AI states confidently.
Question 20.
Our team works (blank): we meet in the office only once a month.
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To work remote(ly) is to work away from the office.
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Past Simple or Present Perfect
With a finished time (yesterday, on Monday) use the Past Simple: I fixed the bug yesterday. When the result matters now, use the Present Perfect: I’ve merged your changes, you can pull now.
I deployed the fix on Monday.
The fix went live on Monday.
I’ve finished the task — it’s ready for review.
The task is done and can be checked now.
Plans at the stand-up
Today’s plan — I’m going to…; a problem — I have a blocker: …; a request — Could you…?
Today I’m going to write tests for the payment page.
My plan for today.
Could you review my pull request?
A polite request to check my code.
AI words
A prompt is what you write to an AI, a model is the trained AI, a dataset is a collection of data, and a hallucination is something false an AI states confidently. They come up in interviews, not only for developers.
The answer was vague because the prompt had no context.
Without context the AI answered in general terms.
Always check the output for hallucinations.
Check that the AI didn’t make anything up.
Typical mistakes
Things learners of English often say. On the left — what to avoid, on the right — the correct version.
Not this:
I have fixed the bug yesterday.This: I fixed the bug yesterday.
With yesterday, use the Past Simple.
Not this:
Today I will to work on the API.This: Today I’m going to work on the API.
No “to” after will; for a stand-up plan, I’m going to sounds more natural.
Not this:
Can you make review of my code?This: Could you review my code?
Review is a verb; Could you…? is more polite.
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Who is this quiz for?
People who work in IT or are moving into it: developers, QA, designers, managers and recruiters. The level is A2–B2.
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The level test finds your CEFR level. This quiz is a short check of the work words and phrases of an IT team.
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