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






2. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






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






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






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






6. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






7. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






8. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






11. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






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






13. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






14. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






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






16. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






17. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






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






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






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






21. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






22. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






23. 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.






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






25. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






27. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






28. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






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






30. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






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






32. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






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






34. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






35. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






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






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






38. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






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






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






41. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






42. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






43. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






44. Useable or acceptable.






45. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






46. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






47. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






48. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






49. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






50. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.