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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.
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. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
norm
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
logistics
civil liberties
2. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
franchise
dividend
ergonomics
EBITDA
3. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
invasion of privacy
breach of privacy
stock exchange
freight forwarder
4. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
anonymity
rights violation
charity
intermodal transport
5. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
Lloyds' Registry
retained earnings
hose
economies of scale
6. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
spyware
hose
rights violation
return on investment
7. A new scientific or technical idea.
invention
key performance indicator
electronic trail
tankers
8. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
full containerships
stalking
accounts payable
economies of scale
9. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
freedom of speech
in transit
customs
Companies House
10. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
risk
liabilities
Bill of Lading
11. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
full containerships
dividend
logistics
12. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
franchise
Lloyds' Registry
property rights
just-in-time manufacturing
13. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
air cargo
valve
corporation
14. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
share
Bill of Lading
creativity
bulk carriers
15. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
stock exchange
officers of a company
break bulk
commission
16. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
rights violation
tankers
suitcase
customs
17. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
advice of shipment
deed of partnership
trailer
EBITDA
18. The right to have your political view kept secret.
portfolio
political privacy
SWOT analysis
payroll
19. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
suitcase
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
accreditation
20. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
cash flow
share
bonded warehouse
liner
21. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
stopover
freighters
fiscal year
advice of shipment
22. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
electronic trail
trespassing
ETA
fire extinguisher
23. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
diversification
accommodation
share capital
equity financing
24. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.
corporation
limited liability
bonded warehouse
Lloyds' Registry
25. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
in transit
barrel (BBL)
accommodation
medical privacy
26. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
trade secret
portfolio
first aid
limited liability
27. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
goggles
SWOT analysis
co-operative
officers of a company
28. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
freighters
freedom of speech
unlimited liability
analysis
29. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
fiscal year
logistics outsourcing
assets
survey
30. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
fiscal year
suitcase
procedure
break-even point
31. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
stalking
dividend
skimming pricing strategy
variable cost
32. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
operating expenses
air cargo
lead-time
33. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
target market
hard hat
general cargo freighters
logistics outsourcing
34. Estimated Time of Arrival.
turnaround
supply chain
ETA
first aid
35. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
equity financing
penetration pricing strategy
co-operative
confirm
36. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
third party
sleeping partner
Leveraged Buy-Out
carrier
37. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
invasion of privacy
seed capital
stakeholder
accommodation
38. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
market penetration strategy
commission
peak times
best practice
39. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
tankers
fixed cost
brand equity
port of entry
40. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
trade secret
surveillance
return on investment
bed & breakfast
41. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
fire extinguisher
barrel (BBL)
first aid
brand equity
42. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
officers of a company
freedom of speech
share capital
marketing mix
43. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
target market
no-show
norm
Leveraged Buy-Out
44. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
spyware
bulk cargo
warehouse
electronic trail
45. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
confirm
air cargo
bulk cargo
46. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
customs
supply chain
limited liability
pallet
47. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
precaution
goggles
payroll
portfolio
48. Written description of how something should be done.
best practice
Companies House
creativity
procedure
49. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
break bulk
entrepreneuer
business mission
assets
50. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
general cargo freighters
stock exchange
life cycle
in transit