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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. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
unlimited liability
security
bonded warehouse
spyware
2. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
retained earnings
return on investment
goodwill
venture capitalist
3. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
general cargo freighters
track
fraud
feeder service
4. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
franchise
pallet
carrier
port of entry
5. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
memorandum of association
portfolio
assets
norm
6. Things which are likely or feasible.
breach of privacy
entrepreneuer
differentiation
possibilities
7. The right to have your political view kept secret.
confirm
advice of shipment
break-even point
political privacy
8. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
market penetration strategy
target market
unlimited liability
share capital
9. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
force majeure
market penetration strategy
market capitalization
peak times
10. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
feeder service
accounts receivable
internet privacy
charity
11. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
Companies House
portfolio
goggles
skimming pricing strategy
12. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
hard hat
assets
fiscal year
US Fourth Amendment
13. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
bulk carriers
spyware
customs
US Fourth Amendment
14. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
bed & breakfast
Ro/Ro
lead-time
discrimination
15. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
diversification
Companies House
mission statement
anonymity
16. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
deed of partnership
bed & breakfast
force majeure
17. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
SWOT analysis
discrimination
share
risk
18. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
intermodal transport
penetration pricing strategy
creativity
carrier
19. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
inventory
consignment
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
cancel
20. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
market segmentation
best practice
memorandum of association
21. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
unlimited liability
break-even analysis
logistics
22. Metal rails along which a train travels.
market penetration strategy
co-operative
TEU
track
23. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
life cycle
stock exchange
fraud
fork lift
24. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
full containerships
feedback
trailer
unlimited liability
25. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
charity
financial privacy
return on investment
turnaround
26. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
economies of scale
business mission
trade secret
precaution
27. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
feeder service
penetration pricing strategy
hose
force majeure
28. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
force majeure
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
barrel (BBL)
security
29. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
US Fourth Amendment
peak times
dividend
general cargo freighters
30. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
portfolio
valid
full containerships
accounts payable
31. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
breach of privacy
brand
EBITDA
US Fourth Amendment
32. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
freedom of speech
bed & breakfast
share
best practice
33. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
positioning
fraud
skimming pricing strategy
retained earnings
34. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
economies of scale
portfolio
FEU
bonded warehouse
35. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
asset turnover
Bill of Lading
quality audit
bulk cargo
36. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
trade secret
survey
director
US Fourth Amendment
37. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
carousel
entrepreneuer
stopover
stakeholder
38. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
valid
possibilities
pallet
freight forwarder
39. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
third party
retained earnings
carrier
40. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
unlimited liability
consensus
brand recognition
tankers
41. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
port of entry
positioning
challenge
variable cost
42. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
depreciation
classified information
turnaround
possibilities
43. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
FEU
Ro/Ro
hard hat
just-in-time manufacturing
44. A demanding or stimulating situation.
security
best practice
challenge
key performance indicator
45. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
ETA
break-even point
risk
rights violation
46. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
breach of privacy
franchise
due diligence
cancel
47. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
discovery
anonymity
internet privacy
EBITDA
48. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
turnaround
common stock
in transit
invention
49. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
intermodal transport
brand equity
suitcase
brand recognition
50. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
sleeping partner
fixed cost
fraud