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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.
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1. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
equity financing
first aid
Bill of Lading
Leveraged Buy-Out
2. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
seed capital
classified information
marketing mix
freight forwarder
3. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
confirm
tankers
information privacy
life cycle
4. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
rights violation
peak times
third party
no-show
5. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
injury
unlimited liability
sample
invention
6. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
logistics
feedback
bulk cargo
platform
7. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
wake-up call
consensus
operating expenses
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
8. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
logistics outsourcing
valid
bulk cargo
9. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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10. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
bulk carriers
logistics outsourcing
franchise
trailer
11. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
marine insurance
suitcase
payroll
12. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
accreditation
due diligence
in transit
precaution
13. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
freighters
marine insurance
bonded warehouse
key performance indicator
14. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
Lloyds' Registry
freight forwarder
civil liberties
platform
15. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
EBITDA
venture capitalist
no-show
feedback
16. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
retained earnings
adaptive firm
unlimited liability
just-in-time manufacturing
17. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
marketing mix
rights violation
market segmentation
adaptive firm
18. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
tankers
Clean Bill of Lading
accuracy
accounts payable
19. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
in transit
fraud
cash flow
anonymity
20. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
platform
income statement
positioning
21. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
portfolio
income statement
TEU
venture capitalist
22. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
economies of scale
classified information
logistics outsourcing
benchmark
23. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
accounts receivable
carrier
venture capitalist
liner
24. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
trespassing
accuracy
limited liability
25. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
share capital
possibilities
piggyback
sexual privacy
26. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
freight forwarder
pallet
FEU
information privacy
27. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
platform
sleeping partner
stock exchange
EBITDA
28. Things which are likely or feasible.
EBITDA
fraud
possibilities
lead-time
29. The right to have your political view kept secret.
trade secret
political privacy
corporation
precaution
30. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
valid
entrepreneuer
peak times
dividend
31. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
inventory
market penetration strategy
suitcase
skimming pricing strategy
32. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
stopover
freedom of speech
trespassing
sample
33. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
seed capital
medical privacy
carousel
key performance indicator
34. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
air cargo
security
stalking
inventory
35. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
payroll
logistics
consignment
market penetration strategy
36. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
lead-time
depreciation
operating expenses
economies of scale
37. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
accounts receivable
market segmentation
bulk cargo
brand
38. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
portfolio
accounts receivable
accommodation
IPO - Initial Public Offering
39. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
norm
EBIT
breach of privacy
adaptive firm
40. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
classified information
Ro/Ro
spyware
tankers
41. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
bulk cargo
marine insurance
variable cost
key performance indicator
42. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
goodwill
Bill of Lading
charity
entrepreneuer
43. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
benchmark
common stock
director
challenge
44. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
accommodation
property rights
Lloyds' Registry
mission statement
45. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
EBIT
bed & breakfast
no-show
rights violation
46. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
officers of a company
positioning
logistics outsourcing
freighters
47. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
sleeping partner
goodwill
possibilities
injury
48. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
break-even point
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
creativity
feeder service
49. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
positioning
precaution
key performance indicator
stalking
50. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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