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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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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. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
discrimination
fiscal year
precaution
barrel (BBL)
2. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
electronic trail
risk
precaution
internet privacy
3. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
analysis
feeder service
trailer
common stock
4. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
no-show
discrimination
target market
franchise
5. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
valve
bed & breakfast
cash flow
6. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
unlimited liability
trade secret
positioning
brand equity
7. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
mission statement
surveillance
fuse
warehouse
8. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
secret ballot
payroll
venture capitalist
US Fourth Amendment
9. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
penetration pricing strategy
fork lift
cash flow
secret ballot
10. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
civil liberties
due diligence
life cycle
break-even analysis
11. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
intermodal transport
bulk cargo
accuracy
adaptive firm
12. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
dividend
Clean Bill of Lading
feedback
market segmentation
13. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
officers of a company
freighters
penetration pricing strategy
Clean Bill of Lading
14. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
stopover
diversification
discrimination
security
15. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
tankers
market penetration strategy
force majeure
common stock
16. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
logistics
Lloyds' Registry
fraud
17. Metal rails along which a train travels.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
ETA
diversification
track
18. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
port of entry
best practice
equity financing
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
19. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
Lloyds' Registry
brand equity
share
general cargo freighters
20. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
ergonomics
customs
carrier
invention
21. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
fuse
property rights
air cargo
22. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
break bulk
bulk carriers
survey
23. Debts; money that must be paid.
skimming pricing strategy
liabilities
supply chain
advice of shipment
24. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
financial privacy
Companies House
injury
spyware
25. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
anonymity
carousel
Ro/Ro
Companies House
26. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
dividend
commission
accounts payable
break-even point
27. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
life cycle
discovery
hose
28. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
confirm
asset turnover
feeder service
29. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
wake-up call
best practice
supply chain
Ro/Ro
30. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
anonymity
commission
piggyback
identity theft
31. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
precaution
stock exchange
market capitalization
officers of a company
32. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
spyware
fork lift
Ro/Ro
stalking
33. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
payroll
memorandum of association
full containerships
freight forwarder
34. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
bonded warehouse
discovery
norm
35. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
fuse
Companies House
civil liberties
entrepreneuer
36. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
full containerships
best practice
barrel (BBL)
stakeholder
37. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
limited liability
brand recognition
asset turnover
variable cost
38. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
dividend
no-show
political privacy
TEU
39. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
barrel (BBL)
fraud
income statement
accounts receivable
40. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
wake-up call
information privacy
medical privacy
spyware
41. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
break bulk
intermodal transport
bulk carriers
supply chain
42. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
first aid
wake-up call
invasion of privacy
SWOT analysis
43. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
ergonomics
injury
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
stopover
44. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
director
unlimited liability
assets
co-operative
45. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
operating expenses
confirm
first aid
quality audit
46. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
venture capitalist
market penetration strategy
customs
goodwill
47. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
memorandum of association
consensus
peak times
48. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
cancel
carousel
break bulk
challenge
49. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
seed capital
Companies House
best practice
adaptive firm
50. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
general cargo freighters
turnaround
valve
risk