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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.
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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 total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
civil liberties
confirm
market capitalization
trade secret
2. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
officers of a company
marketing mix
goggles
brand recognition
3. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
cash flow
depreciation
franchise
electronic trail
4. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
invasion of privacy
identity theft
full containerships
variable cost
5. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
consignment
EBIT
discrimination
general cargo freighters
6. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
injury
best practice
valve
Clean Bill of Lading
7. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
platform
tankers
turnaround
norm
8. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
economies of scale
seed capital
portfolio
advice of shipment
9. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
warehouse
injury
diversification
break-even analysis
10. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
marine insurance
unlimited liability
key performance indicator
differentiation
11. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
marine insurance
stakeholder
logistics
no-show
12. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
co-operative
feedback
benchmark
goggles
13. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
invention
penetration pricing strategy
challenge
14. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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15. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
fork lift
force majeure
platform
FEU
16. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
precaution
civil liberties
break-even point
brand equity
17. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
differentiation
identity theft
ETA
business mission
18. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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19. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
bed & breakfast
fixed cost
market penetration strategy
fuse
20. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
Companies House
EBIT
business mission
invention
21. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
Leveraged Buy-Out
accounts payable
inventory
feeder service
22. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
sleeping partner
ETA
cancel
third party
23. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
discovery
general cargo freighters
tankers
Bill of Lading
24. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
turnaround
bulk carriers
consensus
breach of privacy
25. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
sexual privacy
break-even analysis
Bill of Lading
just-in-time manufacturing
26. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
SWOT analysis
stock exchange
stopover
information privacy
27. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
information privacy
identity theft
freedom of speech
franchise
28. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
adaptive firm
goggles
trade secret
dividend
29. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
barrel (BBL)
penetration pricing strategy
equity financing
no-show
30. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
diversification
freighters
intermodal transport
31. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
market segmentation
piggyback
identity theft
32. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
TEU
full containerships
valve
venture capitalist
33. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
feedback
hose
operating expenses
bed & breakfast
34. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
asset turnover
dividend
track
best practice
35. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
break-even analysis
pallet
internet privacy
franchise
36. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
fraud
risk
bulk carriers
fire extinguisher
37. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
freight forwarder
precaution
port of entry
valid
38. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
identity theft
internet privacy
portfolio
cancel
39. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
sexual privacy
portfolio
trade secret
key performance indicator
40. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
piggyback
Bill of Lading
stalking
adaptive firm
41. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accounts receivable
identity theft
accommodation
financial privacy
42. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
medical privacy
freighters
spyware
share
43. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
information privacy
carrier
diversification
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
44. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
port of entry
TEU
depreciation
fiscal year
45. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
bonded warehouse
suitcase
positioning
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
46. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
rights violation
creativity
bed & breakfast
47. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
freedom of speech
acid test
discrimination
48. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
equity financing
payroll
freight forwarder
suitcase
49. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
security
consignment
fork lift
50. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
life cycle
operating expenses
sexual privacy
risk