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Business English Test
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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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1. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
ergonomics
Companies House
norm
2. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
diversification
portfolio
Ro/Ro
share
3. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
warehouse
survey
entrepreneuer
spyware
4. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
identity theft
invasion of privacy
lead-time
anonymity
5. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
customs
skimming pricing strategy
force majeure
carousel
6. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
FEU
deed of partnership
Companies House
EBIT
7. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
operating expenses
peak times
medical privacy
EBITDA
8. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
goodwill
injury
common stock
retained earnings
9. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
target market
trespassing
barrel (BBL)
feedback
10. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
diversification
market capitalization
marketing mix
track
11. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
financial privacy
advice of shipment
port of entry
air cargo
12. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
differentiation
first aid
positioning
13. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
consignment
turnaround
accreditation
trailer
14. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
invasion of privacy
stakeholder
stock exchange
penetration pricing strategy
15. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
dividend
sample
SWOT analysis
trade secret
16. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
venture capitalist
electronic trail
discrimination
director
17. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
carousel
warehouse
hard hat
precaution
18. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
freedom of speech
confirm
liner
information privacy
19. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
tankers
consensus
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
no-show
20. 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.
break-even analysis
acid test
share capital
in transit
21. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
limited liability
mission statement
stalking
inventory
22. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
market penetration strategy
Companies House
trade secret
EBITDA
23. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
property rights
portfolio
payroll
confirm
24. Written description of how something should be done.
platform
procedure
logistics outsourcing
target market
25. The ability to develop new ideas.
Leveraged Buy-Out
break bulk
creativity
invention
26. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
full containerships
property rights
deed of partnership
breach of privacy
27. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
breach of privacy
brand equity
advice of shipment
security
28. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
security
stock exchange
risk
platform
29. The right to have your political view kept secret.
political privacy
turnaround
dividend
financial privacy
30. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
benchmark
stopover
breach of privacy
charity
31. Cargo which is transported by plane.
market capitalization
surveillance
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
air cargo
32. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
turnaround
US Fourth Amendment
best practice
financial privacy
33. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
track
sexual privacy
diversification
brand recognition
34. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
secret ballot
tankers
intermodal transport
TEU
35. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
freight forwarder
track
just-in-time manufacturing
fork lift
36. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
unlimited liability
spyware
TEU
venture capitalist
37. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
bonded warehouse
surveillance
secret ballot
best practice
38. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
deed of partnership
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
market segmentation
39. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
freighters
Clean Bill of Lading
charity
sample
40. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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41. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
cancel
brand recognition
stopover
assets
42. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
brand
Leveraged Buy-Out
medical privacy
'eye in the sky' camera
43. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
valve
break-even analysis
fixed cost
break-even point
44. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
valid
surveillance
fork lift
warehouse
45. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
norm
break-even analysis
spyware
positioning
46. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
port of entry
differentiation
medical privacy
charity
47. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
market segmentation
goggles
market capitalization
48. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
bulk carriers
inventory
retained earnings
accommodation
49. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
share
stalking
confirm
50. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
carrier
stock exchange
benchmark
bonded warehouse