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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.
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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. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
fire extinguisher
creativity
warehouse
SWOT analysis
2. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
retained earnings
Ro/Ro
dividend
financial privacy
3. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
Clean Bill of Lading
sleeping partner
market capitalization
4. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
fiscal year
equity financing
trespassing
freight forwarder
5. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
charity
risk
ergonomics
cash flow
6. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
stopover
variable cost
civil liberties
trade secret
7. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
hard hat
target market
risk
life cycle
8. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
anonymity
full containerships
bulk cargo
analysis
9. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
trade secret
invention
variable cost
US Fourth Amendment
10. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
norm
carrier
discovery
property rights
11. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
injury
civil liberties
discovery
no-show
12. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
fiscal year
first aid
financial privacy
market segmentation
13. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
risk
Bill of Lading
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
fraud
14. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
possibilities
quality audit
stalking
payroll
15. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
assets
freight forwarder
mission statement
stalking
16. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
venture capitalist
inventory
discrimination
goodwill
17. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
market capitalization
economies of scale
corporation
political privacy
18. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
hose
electronic trail
platform
challenge
19. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
lead-time
ergonomics
franchise
Leveraged Buy-Out
20. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
breach of privacy
financial privacy
common stock
unlimited liability
21. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
classified information
IPO - Initial Public Offering
no-show
logistics
22. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
carousel
stopover
accounts payable
depreciation
23. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
marine insurance
unlimited liability
surveillance
operating expenses
24. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
sleeping partner
Ro/Ro
rights violation
equity financing
25. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
consensus
classified information
advice of shipment
bonded warehouse
26. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
feedback
classified information
corporation
risk
27. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
classified information
goggles
operating expenses
share capital
28. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
piggyback
accounts payable
bonded warehouse
electronic trail
29. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
wake-up call
track
bed & breakfast
Lloyds' Registry
30. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
share capital
FEU
dividend
31. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
EBIT
platform
quality audit
fork lift
32. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
pallet
fixed cost
civil liberties
goodwill
33. Sales divided by total assets.
depreciation
assets
asset turnover
retained earnings
34. 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.
survey
limited liability
security
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
35. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
precaution
dividend
bulk carriers
retained earnings
36. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
spyware
intermodal transport
Leveraged Buy-Out
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
37. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
'eye in the sky' camera
bed & breakfast
anonymity
memorandum of association
38. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
limited liability
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
due diligence
consensus
39. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
trade secret
consensus
IPO - Initial Public Offering
economies of scale
40. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
positioning
common stock
warehouse
no-show
41. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
share
freedom of speech
fire extinguisher
cash flow
42. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
mission statement
pallet
best practice
cash flow
43. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
valve
market penetration strategy
Ro/Ro
bonded warehouse
44. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
surveillance
entrepreneuer
survey
accreditation
45. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
hard hat
return on investment
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
SWOT analysis
46. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
break-even analysis
limited liability
equity financing
stopover
47. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
equity financing
spyware
break bulk
best practice
48. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
retained earnings
trade secret
adaptive firm
memorandum of association
49. Written description of how something should be done.
charity
information privacy
mission statement
procedure
50. Useable or acceptable.
force majeure
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
common stock
valid