Workplace Errors & Unnecessary Decisions

Question 1

The manager did send an angry reply, but the figures were correct and the support notice said the display warning required no action. Looking back, she _____ so sharply.

Options: had to react, can't have reacted, needn't have reacted

Question 2

Sarah completed the presentation alone before opening an earlier message saying that the design team had already finished an approved version. She _____ it by herself.

Options: can't have prepared, needn't have prepared, had to prepare

Question 3

The complete meeting recording shows the client accepting and signing our proposal without rejecting it at any point. She _____ it during the meeting.

Options: can't have rejected, needn't have rejected, must have rejected

Question 4

Every extra shift required an office badge scan, but the records show that Tom was on approved leave abroad throughout the month. He _____ any of those shifts.

Options: needn't have taken, can't have taken, must have taken

Question 5

The audited ledger records a total campaign cost of £18,000, with every payment accounted for. We _____ £50,000 on the campaign.

Options: must have spent, can't have spent, needn't have spent

Question 6

The IT staff later admitted that they had worried all night, although they had personally verified the automatic backup before the crash. They _____ about losing the data.

Options: needn't have worried, had to worry, can't have worried

Question 7

The audit log shows that our order remained active continuously until delivery and contains no cancellation event. The supplier _____ it.

Options: needn't have cancelled, must have cancelled, can't have cancelled

Question 8

James submitted a forty-page report, although the director’s written instructions requested a one-page summary. He _____ such a detailed document.

Options: had to write, needn't have written, can't have written

Question 9

The receipt confirms that you took a taxi, but a reserved free company shuttle was waiting outside your hotel to make the same journey at the same time. You _____ a taxi to the office.

Options: had to take, can't have taken, needn't have taken

Question 10

Security and server logs show no team member entering the office or accessing the audit folder between Friday evening and Monday morning. The team _____ the weekend there preparing for the audit.

Options: can't have spent, needn't have spent, must have spent

Question 11

Deleting the confidential files required simultaneous biometric approval from two named administrators, and the audit log identifies both of them while the intern was at off-site training. She _____ them.

Options: must have deleted, can't have deleted, needn't have deleted

Question 12

The invoices confirm that we ordered new desks, but the facilities report explicitly said that the old ones were in excellent condition and no replacements were needed. We _____ new furniture.

Options: needn't have ordered, had to order, can't have ordered