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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 government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
US Fourth Amendment
anonymity
procedure
2. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
market capitalization
surveillance
goggles
trailer
3. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
mission statement
valve
stakeholder
sexual privacy
4. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
benchmark
target market
stakeholder
security
5. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
ergonomics
Clean Bill of Lading
no-show
secret ballot
6. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
operating expenses
payroll
breach of privacy
accreditation
7. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
accreditation
invention
piggyback
8. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
valve
break bulk
medical privacy
entrepreneuer
9. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
marine insurance
assets
diversification
limited liability
10. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
lead-time
stakeholder
wake-up call
air cargo
11. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
warehouse
co-operative
track
advice of shipment
12. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
accuracy
warehouse
property rights
port of entry
13. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
Leveraged Buy-Out
share capital
property rights
force majeure
14. The examination and evaluation of something.
analysis
anonymity
stakeholder
injury
15. 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.
tankers
acid test
stakeholder
stock exchange
16. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
commission
first aid
logistics outsourcing
inventory
17. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
just-in-time manufacturing
customs
hard hat
Clean Bill of Lading
18. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
identity theft
quality audit
creativity
cancel
19. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
accounts payable
common stock
property rights
goggles
20. The ability to develop new ideas.
best practice
port of entry
creativity
wake-up call
21. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
differentiation
information privacy
director
sleeping partner
22. Estimated Time of Arrival.
survey
cash flow
ETA
IPO - Initial Public Offering
23. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
venture capitalist
officers of a company
deed of partnership
market segmentation
24. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
common stock
EBITDA
FEU
freight forwarder
25. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
precaution
fire extinguisher
piggyback
26. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
fixed cost
goggles
dividend
deed of partnership
27. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
bonded warehouse
rights violation
accommodation
common stock
28. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
barrel (BBL)
cancel
fraud
financial privacy
29. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
positioning
carousel
barrel (BBL)
discrimination
30. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
freight forwarder
track
creativity
officers of a company
31. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
break bulk
pallet
force majeure
political privacy
32. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
Leveraged Buy-Out
SWOT analysis
benchmark
marine insurance
33. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
medical privacy
stock exchange
precaution
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
34. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
liner
customs
consignment
entrepreneuer
35. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
share
analysis
memorandum of association
target market
36. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
logistics outsourcing
platform
marine insurance
retained earnings
37. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
break-even point
discrimination
market capitalization
platform
38. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
invention
unlimited liability
feedback
civil liberties
39. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
assets
market penetration strategy
economies of scale
break-even analysis
40. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
goodwill
fixed cost
adaptive firm
valid
41. 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.
acid test
precaution
adaptive firm
Clean Bill of Lading
42. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
accounts payable
break-even point
property rights
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
43. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
franchise
customs
property rights
Clean Bill of Lading
44. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
feeder service
third party
portfolio
piggyback
45. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
freedom of speech
assets
valid
adaptive firm
46. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
spyware
depreciation
business mission
equity financing
47. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
SWOT analysis
lead-time
discovery
freighters
48. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
procedure
civil liberties
Ro/Ro
intermodal transport
49. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
warehouse
Ro/Ro
break-even analysis
return on investment
50. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
officers of a company
FEU
memorandum of association
sleeping partner