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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 systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
financial privacy
confirm
advice of shipment
2. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
assets
dividend
fraud
franchise
3. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
FEU
EBIT
security
brand recognition
4. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
assets
Clean Bill of Lading
entrepreneuer
business mission
5. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
break bulk
fixed cost
stock exchange
commission
6. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
variable cost
piggyback
positioning
fire extinguisher
7. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
Leveraged Buy-Out
air cargo
internet privacy
8. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
breach of privacy
Ro/Ro
barrel (BBL)
logistics
9. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
limited liability
freight forwarder
operating expenses
dividend
10. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
ETA
memorandum of association
inventory
goggles
11. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
bonded warehouse
warehouse
wake-up call
confirm
12. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
positioning
general cargo freighters
economies of scale
13. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
fire extinguisher
accuracy
accounts payable
invention
14. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
security
assets
inventory
share capital
15. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
carrier
suitcase
market capitalization
electronic trail
16. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
positioning
brand
advice of shipment
seed capital
17. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
commission
information privacy
marketing mix
bonded warehouse
18. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
carousel
Ro/Ro
target market
fraud
19. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
Lloyds' Registry
freedom of speech
carrier
air cargo
20. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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21. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
warehouse
bulk carriers
liabilities
limited liability
22. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
injury
goggles
deed of partnership
information privacy
23. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
income statement
inventory
return on investment
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
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.
confirm
injury
limited liability
economies of scale
25. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
assets
market segmentation
fire extinguisher
Clean Bill of Lading
26. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
break bulk
benchmark
venture capitalist
intermodal transport
27. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
sample
creativity
positioning
break-even analysis
28. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
SWOT analysis
return on investment
benchmark
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
29. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
accommodation
income statement
hard hat
liabilities
30. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
tankers
accounts payable
creativity
share
31. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
first aid
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
electronic trail
fire extinguisher
32. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
key performance indicator
goggles
financial privacy
33. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
secret ballot
pallet
financial privacy
customs
34. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
first aid
property rights
Leveraged Buy-Out
limited liability
35. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
third party
skimming pricing strategy
procedure
lead-time
36. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
hose
invention
penetration pricing strategy
37. The right to have your political view kept secret.
venture capitalist
trailer
acid test
political privacy
38. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
Leveraged Buy-Out
seed capital
break-even point
security
39. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
brand equity
no-show
goggles
life cycle
40. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
port of entry
accuracy
market penetration strategy
liabilities
41. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
creativity
rights violation
assets
ETA
42. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
liner
penetration pricing strategy
deed of partnership
stakeholder
43. Useable or acceptable.
bulk carriers
valid
break-even point
key performance indicator
44. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
property rights
general cargo freighters
advice of shipment
anonymity
45. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
sexual privacy
business mission
surveillance
freedom of speech
46. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
information privacy
differentiation
mission statement
benchmark
47. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
cancel
seed capital
Bill of Lading
first aid
48. Cargo which is transported by plane.
spyware
air cargo
cash flow
electronic trail
49. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
confirm
goodwill
sexual privacy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
50. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
entrepreneuer
classified information
platform