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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
,
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 year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
ergonomics
challenge
fiscal year
feedback
2. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
lead-time
charity
brand
medical privacy
3. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
life cycle
break bulk
trade secret
4. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
piggyback
officers of a company
dividend
fuse
5. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
'eye in the sky' camera
information privacy
share
logistics
6. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
piggyback
invasion of privacy
Companies House
depreciation
7. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
business mission
security
accounts receivable
break bulk
8. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
customs
force majeure
accounts payable
trade secret
9. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand recognition
market penetration strategy
pallet
due diligence
10. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
portfolio
life cycle
accreditation
spyware
11. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
Lloyds' Registry
inventory
'eye in the sky' camera
retained earnings
12. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
market capitalization
FEU
cancel
freighters
13. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
surveillance
bed & breakfast
consensus
discrimination
14. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
just-in-time manufacturing
brand equity
freight forwarder
accounts receivable
15. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
income statement
port of entry
inventory
charity
16. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
precaution
tankers
asset turnover
feedback
17. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
US Fourth Amendment
hose
deed of partnership
economies of scale
18. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
norm
freighters
retained earnings
accommodation
19. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
market penetration strategy
payroll
adaptive firm
co-operative
20. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
Clean Bill of Lading
supply chain
TEU
secret ballot
21. A demanding or stimulating situation.
spyware
trespassing
share
challenge
22. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
wake-up call
Clean Bill of Lading
accounts payable
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
23. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
medical privacy
bulk carriers
Ro/Ro
due diligence
24. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
business mission
Ro/Ro
electronic trail
bonded warehouse
25. Debts; money that must be paid.
officers of a company
liabilities
challenge
commission
26. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
stock exchange
internet privacy
market segmentation
commission
27. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
operating expenses
positioning
precaution
challenge
28. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
corporation
unlimited liability
confirm
challenge
29. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
warehouse
suitcase
due diligence
secret ballot
30. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
market capitalization
suitcase
marine insurance
anonymity
31. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
suitcase
marine insurance
assets
memorandum of association
32. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
seed capital
marine insurance
'eye in the sky' camera
SWOT analysis
33. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
third party
co-operative
Bill of Lading
supply chain
34. Metal rails along which a train travels.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
officers of a company
track
acid test
35. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
best practice
fork lift
accounts payable
classified information
36. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
deed of partnership
corporation
brand
fraud
37. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
brand recognition
security
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
valve
38. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
break-even point
secret ballot
risk
cash flow
39. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
stock exchange
charity
confirm
best practice
40. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
officers of a company
director
possibilities
41. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
feeder service
bed & breakfast
carrier
42. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
director
valid
electronic trail
Companies House
43. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
secret ballot
share capital
officers of a company
sample
44. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
valve
Companies House
freedom of speech
45. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
mission statement
fire extinguisher
goodwill
46. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
stock exchange
sample
break-even analysis
47. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
analysis
corporation
first aid
accuracy
48. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
wake-up call
'eye in the sky' camera
retained earnings
carousel
49. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
valve
break-even point
carrier
cancel
50. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
charity
trespassing
electronic trail
information privacy