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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. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






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






3. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






4. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






5. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






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






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






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






10. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






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






12. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






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






14. 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.






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






16. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






17. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






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






19. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






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






21. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






22. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






23. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






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






25. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






26. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






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






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






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






30. A new scientific or technical idea.






31. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






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






33. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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






35. Useable or acceptable.






36. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






37. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






38. Estimated Time of Arrival.






39. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






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






41. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






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






43. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






44. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






45. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






46. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






48. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






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






50. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.