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






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






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






4. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






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






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






7. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






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






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






10. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






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






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






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






14. Useable or acceptable.






15. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






16. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






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






18. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






19. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






20. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






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






22. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






25. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






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






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






29. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






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






31. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






32. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






33. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






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






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






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






37. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






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






39. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






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






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






42. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






43. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






49. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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