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Business English Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






2. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






3. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






4. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






5. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






6. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






7. Useable or acceptable.






8. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






9. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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10. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






11. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






12. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






13. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






14. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






15. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






16. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






17. The ability to develop new ideas.






18. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






19. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






20. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






21. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






22. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






23. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






24. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






25. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






26. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






27. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






28. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






29. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






30. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






31. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






32. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






33. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






34. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






35. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






36. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.






37. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






38. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






39. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






40. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






41. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






42. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






43. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






44. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






45. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






46. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






47. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






48. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






49. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






50. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.