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Business English Test
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Subjects
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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. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
feedback
property rights
freedom of speech
market segmentation
2. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
injury
life cycle
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
trade secret
3. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
fiscal year
possibilities
peak times
ETA
4. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
marine insurance
variable cost
anonymity
break bulk
5. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
financial privacy
market penetration strategy
piggyback
invasion of privacy
6. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
freighters
piggyback
invasion of privacy
goodwill
7. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
limited liability
tankers
ergonomics
inventory
8. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
retained earnings
Lloyds' Registry
return on investment
hose
9. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
precaution
EBIT
fixed cost
inventory
10. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
bulk cargo
valve
identity theft
financial privacy
11. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
wake-up call
Clean Bill of Lading
confirm
sample
12. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
surveillance
benchmark
turnaround
fraud
13. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
entrepreneuer
feedback
hose
14. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
customs
marketing mix
Bill of Lading
injury
15. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
stakeholder
tankers
supply chain
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
16. Estimated Time of Arrival.
brand equity
franchise
TEU
ETA
17. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
first aid
brand recognition
freight forwarder
return on investment
18. The right to have your political view kept secret.
Leveraged Buy-Out
political privacy
challenge
entrepreneuer
19. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
share capital
break-even analysis
key performance indicator
cash flow
20. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
break-even analysis
FEU
portfolio
positioning
21. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
accounts receivable
third party
wake-up call
22. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
logistics outsourcing
cancel
unlimited liability
ETA
23. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
asset turnover
peak times
equity financing
mission statement
24. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
variable cost
Bill of Lading
cash flow
25. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
charity
bed & breakfast
cancel
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
26. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
retained earnings
accreditation
surveillance
break-even analysis
27. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
operating expenses
retained earnings
brand recognition
assets
28. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
operating expenses
valve
internet privacy
benchmark
29. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
property rights
air cargo
accuracy
stalking
30. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
depreciation
discovery
retained earnings
charity
31. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
EBITDA
variable cost
warehouse
fuse
32. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
consignment
piggyback
possibilities
freighters
33. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
seed capital
accounts payable
platform
share capital
34. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
customs
freight forwarder
fire extinguisher
invasion of privacy
35. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
seed capital
benchmark
possibilities
precaution
36. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
Clean Bill of Lading
invention
director
brand
37. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
peak times
barrel (BBL)
valve
trade secret
38. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
spyware
advice of shipment
liner
injury
39. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
sleeping partner
survey
share
hard hat
40. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
general cargo freighters
US Fourth Amendment
surveillance
civil liberties
41. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
differentiation
sleeping partner
freight forwarder
Clean Bill of Lading
42. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
full containerships
seed capital
mission statement
sample
43. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
positioning
suitcase
share
barrel (BBL)
44. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
diversification
retained earnings
marketing mix
fraud
45. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
lead-time
skimming pricing strategy
freedom of speech
46. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
corporation
bed & breakfast
pallet
benchmark
47. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
adaptive firm
valve
bulk cargo
feeder service
48. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
bulk cargo
internet privacy
officers of a company
port of entry
49. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
liabilities
market segmentation
piggyback
bulk carriers
50. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
unlimited liability
third party
adaptive firm
marketing mix