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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
acid test
trespassing
share capital
2. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
marketing mix
acid test
identity theft
financial privacy
3. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
injury
medical privacy
logistics
FEU
4. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
third party
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
fuse
sexual privacy
5. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
charity
invasion of privacy
accounts receivable
6. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
discrimination
share capital
platform
FEU
7. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
director
life cycle
feeder service
creativity
8. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
invention
sample
ETA
due diligence
9. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
penetration pricing strategy
portfolio
anonymity
common stock
10. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
confirm
accommodation
limited liability
ETA
11. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
invasion of privacy
market penetration strategy
sample
precaution
12. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
charity
Lloyds' Registry
payroll
director
13. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
cancel
stopover
FEU
internet privacy
14. Useable or acceptable.
valid
consensus
TEU
consignment
15. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
general cargo freighters
warehouse
sample
16. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
possibilities
wake-up call
medical privacy
franchise
17. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
co-operative
fuse
Companies House
confirm
18. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
income statement
common stock
first aid
19. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
first aid
norm
target market
stalking
20. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
tankers
variable cost
share
ETA
21. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
sample
liabilities
brand recognition
benchmark
22. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
consignment
identity theft
break-even point
invention
23. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
sleeping partner
liabilities
lead-time
break bulk
24. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
income statement
peak times
25. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
carousel
barrel (BBL)
fixed cost
26. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
peak times
common stock
fiscal year
lead-time
27. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
sleeping partner
just-in-time manufacturing
adaptive firm
diversification
28. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
diversification
wake-up call
goodwill
property rights
29. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
Bill of Lading
fuse
asset turnover
commission
30. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
classified information
accuracy
life cycle
income statement
31. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
co-operative
break-even point
stakeholder
trade secret
32. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
lead-time
accommodation
tankers
income statement
33. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
Companies House
trailer
general cargo freighters
Clean Bill of Lading
34. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
general cargo freighters
survey
US Fourth Amendment
35. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
trade secret
Bill of Lading
mission statement
officers of a company
36. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
invention
supply chain
payroll
key performance indicator
37. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
bed & breakfast
brand
classified information
trespassing
38. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
anonymity
best practice
fire extinguisher
share
39. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
deed of partnership
co-operative
freedom of speech
common stock
40. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
customs
intermodal transport
hose
freight forwarder
41. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
equity financing
SWOT analysis
customs
civil liberties
42. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
US Fourth Amendment
best practice
identity theft
market penetration strategy
43. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
Lloyds' Registry
hard hat
creativity
consensus
44. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
fire extinguisher
valve
SWOT analysis
information privacy
45. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
best practice
franchise
EBITDA
46. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.
acid test
goggles
brand
diversification
47. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
unlimited liability
third party
FEU
valve
48. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
business mission
benchmark
market penetration strategy
information privacy
49. Cargo which is transported by plane.
unlimited liability
fire extinguisher
bulk cargo
air cargo
50. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
diversification
breach of privacy
limited liability
feeder service