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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. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
medical privacy
stalking
Clean Bill of Lading
2. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
pallet
analysis
trespassing
procedure
3. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
discrimination
air cargo
civil liberties
electronic trail
4. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
commission
procedure
carrier
differentiation
5. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
best practice
goggles
mission statement
intermodal transport
6. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
procedure
financial privacy
just-in-time manufacturing
economies of scale
7. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
procedure
freedom of speech
acid test
marketing mix
8. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
unlimited liability
invention
hard hat
fraud
9. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
wake-up call
peak times
co-operative
survey
10. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
cancel
common stock
in transit
no-show
11. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
entrepreneuer
commission
quality audit
economies of scale
12. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
fire extinguisher
director
financial privacy
payroll
13. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
no-show
retained earnings
medical privacy
ETA
14. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
memorandum of association
port of entry
turnaround
accuracy
15. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
discrimination
classified information
Ro/Ro
common stock
16. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
rights violation
first aid
no-show
breach of privacy
17. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
marketing mix
bonded warehouse
analysis
common stock
18. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
internet privacy
co-operative
goggles
Clean Bill of Lading
19. Sales divided by total assets.
asset turnover
logistics outsourcing
venture capitalist
portfolio
20. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
bed & breakfast
fraud
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
21. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
TEU
accounts payable
hose
skimming pricing strategy
22. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
share
surveillance
logistics outsourcing
fiscal year
23. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
business mission
due diligence
air cargo
norm
24. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
officers of a company
bonded warehouse
lead-time
economies of scale
25. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
market penetration strategy
third party
depreciation
anonymity
26. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
challenge
market segmentation
trespassing
security
27. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
dividend
'eye in the sky' camera
franchise
28. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
track
Leveraged Buy-Out
invasion of privacy
Ro/Ro
29. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
full containerships
stalking
supply chain
intermodal transport
30. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
co-operative
barrel (BBL)
just-in-time manufacturing
Clean Bill of Lading
31. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
officers of a company
key performance indicator
risk
freight forwarder
32. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
bulk cargo
key performance indicator
fire extinguisher
business mission
33. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
warehouse
TEU
brand
inventory
34. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
spyware
discovery
track
goodwill
35. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
barrel (BBL)
ergonomics
precaution
36. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
warehouse
equity financing
freedom of speech
share capital
37. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
accommodation
co-operative
franchise
mission statement
38. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
fiscal year
turnaround
wake-up call
IPO - Initial Public Offering
39. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
Ro/Ro
tankers
liner
sexual privacy
40. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
third party
no-show
seed capital
brand
41. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
dividend
discrimination
invasion of privacy
operating expenses
42. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
brand equity
carousel
civil liberties
accommodation
43. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
consensus
return on investment
freedom of speech
cancel
44. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
intermodal transport
retained earnings
fuse
memorandum of association
45. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.
discrimination
acid test
peak times
air cargo
46. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
break-even point
share capital
cash flow
fixed cost
47. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
market segmentation
sample
brand equity
operating expenses
48. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
secret ballot
tankers
market penetration strategy
cash flow
49. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
confirm
hose
stalking
injury
50. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
creativity
marine insurance
retained earnings
discrimination