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Business English Test

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.






2. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






3. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






4. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






5. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






6. The right to have your political view kept secret.






7. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






8. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






9. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






10. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






11. Cargo which is transported by plane.






12. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






13. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






14. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






15. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






16. The examination and evaluation of something.






17. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






18. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






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.






21. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






22. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






23. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






24. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






25. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






26. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






27. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






28. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






29. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






30. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






31. A demanding or stimulating situation.






32. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






33. Written description of how something should be done.






34. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






35. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






36. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






37. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






38. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






39. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






40. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






41. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






42. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






43. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






44. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






45. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






46. Metal rails along which a train travels.






47. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






48. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






49. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






50. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.