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Business English Test
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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. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
corporation
risk
positioning
best practice
2. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
accreditation
suitcase
fork lift
venture capitalist
3. Metal rails along which a train travels.
accounts receivable
track
hard hat
fire extinguisher
4. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
Companies House
marketing mix
just-in-time manufacturing
classified information
5. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
platform
franchise
property rights
asset turnover
6. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
common stock
consensus
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
operating expenses
7. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
due diligence
break bulk
ergonomics
Ro/Ro
8. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
discovery
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
third party
freighters
9. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
skimming pricing strategy
peak times
spyware
fire extinguisher
10. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
carousel
SWOT analysis
discrimination
income statement
11. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
penetration pricing strategy
deed of partnership
feeder service
12. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
peak times
full containerships
sexual privacy
US Fourth Amendment
13. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
economies of scale
key performance indicator
acid test
assets
14. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
feeder service
security
penetration pricing strategy
goggles
15. The examination and evaluation of something.
analysis
break-even analysis
ETA
sleeping partner
16. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
electronic trail
Clean Bill of Lading
Ro/Ro
feedback
17. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
civil liberties
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
creativity
general cargo freighters
18. A demanding or stimulating situation.
civil liberties
suitcase
commission
challenge
19. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
seed capital
stalking
corporation
invasion of privacy
20. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
Ro/Ro
invention
break bulk
sample
21. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
cash flow
retained earnings
portfolio
memorandum of association
22. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
valve
internet privacy
track
officers of a company
23. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
income statement
Lloyds' Registry
freighters
full containerships
24. A new scientific or technical idea.
advice of shipment
tankers
stock exchange
invention
25. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
survey
discrimination
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
bonded warehouse
26. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
bed & breakfast
platform
cash flow
information privacy
27. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
challenge
security
force majeure
barrel (BBL)
28. Sales divided by total assets.
key performance indicator
asset turnover
accounts payable
property rights
29. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
accreditation
director
bulk cargo
30. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
EBIT
consensus
brand
income statement
31. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
EBIT
supply chain
Bill of Lading
sample
32. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
goggles
market segmentation
retained earnings
director
33. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
sleeping partner
confirm
trespassing
Companies House
34. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
officers of a company
bonded warehouse
discrimination
market segmentation
35. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
norm
goodwill
valve
in transit
36. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
assets
peak times
operating expenses
fiscal year
37. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
market segmentation
advice of shipment
first aid
freighters
38. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
assets
best practice
Companies House
Bill of Lading
39. 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.
stock exchange
share capital
customs
third party
40. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
brand equity
differentiation
survey
adaptive firm
41. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
bulk carriers
asset turnover
in transit
tankers
42. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
Leveraged Buy-Out
co-operative
norm
target market
43. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
valid
accreditation
adaptive firm
information privacy
44. Written description of how something should be done.
injury
procedure
payroll
liner
45. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
differentiation
Leveraged Buy-Out
market penetration strategy
bulk cargo
46. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
logistics
peak times
accuracy
return on investment
47. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
Lloyds' Registry
force majeure
equity financing
first aid
48. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
quality audit
fuse
internet privacy
accuracy
49. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
warehouse
share capital
retained earnings
creativity
50. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
procedure
'eye in the sky' camera
intermodal transport