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






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






3. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






4. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






6. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






7. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






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

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9. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






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






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






13. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






14. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






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






16. The examination and evaluation of something.






17. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






18. 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.






19. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






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






21. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






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






23. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






24. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






25. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






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






27. The right to have your political view kept secret.






28. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






29. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






30. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






31. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






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






33. 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.






34. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






35. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






36. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






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






38. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






39. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






40. Useable or acceptable.






41. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






42. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






43. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






44. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






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






46. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






47. Sales divided by total assets.






48. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






49. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






50. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.