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Business English Test
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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. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
market penetration strategy
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
property rights
feeder service
2. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
'eye in the sky' camera
consensus
marine insurance
commission
3. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
goggles
differentiation
goodwill
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
4. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
Companies House
charity
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
injury
5. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
life cycle
peak times
market capitalization
brand equity
6. The right to have your political view kept secret.
internet privacy
political privacy
due diligence
officers of a company
7. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
cancel
track
air cargo
8. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
accuracy
liabilities
business mission
break-even analysis
9. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
mission statement
political privacy
fiscal year
entrepreneuer
10. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
best practice
track
breach of privacy
civil liberties
11. Cargo which is transported by plane.
entrepreneuer
market capitalization
director
air cargo
12. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
liabilities
breach of privacy
accreditation
feedback
13. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
ergonomics
advice of shipment
analysis
stopover
14. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
Clean Bill of Lading
fork lift
just-in-time manufacturing
trailer
15. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
no-show
fiscal year
internet privacy
assets
16. The examination and evaluation of something.
venture capitalist
stalking
goggles
analysis
17. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
pallet
FEU
consensus
18. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
US Fourth Amendment
carousel
information privacy
hose
19. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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20. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
in transit
break bulk
share
break-even point
21. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
adaptive firm
commission
memorandum of association
22. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
retained earnings
just-in-time manufacturing
fuse
logistics outsourcing
23. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
venture capitalist
invasion of privacy
seed capital
invention
24. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
penetration pricing strategy
carousel
identity theft
'eye in the sky' camera
25. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
equity financing
identity theft
consignment
first aid
26. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
turnaround
Companies House
injury
commission
27. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
market penetration strategy
consensus
accounts receivable
life cycle
28. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
best practice
co-operative
US Fourth Amendment
analysis
29. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
fraud
no-show
due diligence
force majeure
30. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
carousel
logistics
US Fourth Amendment
brand
31. A demanding or stimulating situation.
challenge
officers of a company
hard hat
economies of scale
32. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
confirm
benchmark
differentiation
bonded warehouse
33. Written description of how something should be done.
accuracy
challenge
surveillance
procedure
34. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
cancel
marine insurance
life cycle
FEU
35. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
break-even analysis
fire extinguisher
economies of scale
in transit
36. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
full containerships
track
inventory
37. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
mission statement
skimming pricing strategy
freedom of speech
first aid
38. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
freedom of speech
accounts receivable
Bill of Lading
assets
39. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
memorandum of association
'eye in the sky' camera
goodwill
return on investment
40. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
positioning
EBITDA
FEU
commission
41. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
cash flow
fuse
financial privacy
42. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
trespassing
operating expenses
deed of partnership
lead-time
43. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
supply chain
IPO - Initial Public Offering
accounts payable
benchmark
44. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
accommodation
dividend
freight forwarder
feeder service
45. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
seed capital
injury
identity theft
fraud
46. Metal rails along which a train travels.
co-operative
deed of partnership
track
creativity
47. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
freedom of speech
TEU
director
tankers
48. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
logistics outsourcing
positioning
Companies House
survey
49. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
inventory
consensus
best practice
electronic trail
50. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
bed & breakfast
ergonomics
target market