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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. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
injury
electronic trail
analysis
2. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
break-even analysis
commission
co-operative
fuse
3. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
positioning
payroll
internet privacy
accounts receivable
4. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
payroll
liner
benchmark
in transit
5. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
bulk cargo
analysis
equity financing
wake-up call
6. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
freight forwarder
injury
fork lift
sexual privacy
7. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
valve
classified information
mission statement
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
8. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
warehouse
skimming pricing strategy
political privacy
barrel (BBL)
9. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
marine insurance
accounts receivable
stakeholder
penetration pricing strategy
10. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
liner
port of entry
cash flow
11. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
bulk carriers
marine insurance
rights violation
venture capitalist
12. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
commission
FEU
return on investment
deed of partnership
13. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
diversification
surveillance
trailer
penetration pricing strategy
14. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
warehouse
survey
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
accounts receivable
15. The examination and evaluation of something.
goggles
piggyback
electronic trail
analysis
16. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
economies of scale
port of entry
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
brand equity
17. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
stalking
economies of scale
turnaround
inventory
18. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
analysis
deed of partnership
brand equity
memorandum of association
19. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
break-even analysis
equity financing
valve
Ro/Ro
20. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
business mission
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
spyware
economies of scale
21. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
entrepreneuer
invention
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
inventory
22. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
trespassing
marketing mix
valve
fixed cost
23. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
seed capital
liabilities
fraud
differentiation
24. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
stopover
carousel
third party
co-operative
25. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
brand equity
civil liberties
income statement
logistics outsourcing
26. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
skimming pricing strategy
differentiation
franchise
positioning
27. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
share
supply chain
advice of shipment
third party
28. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
Bill of Lading
in transit
bulk cargo
first aid
29. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
assets
skimming pricing strategy
turnaround
logistics outsourcing
30. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
breach of privacy
dividend
venture capitalist
share
31. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
feeder service
full containerships
in transit
fuse
32. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
wake-up call
return on investment
air cargo
supply chain
33. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
sexual privacy
full containerships
trespassing
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
34. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
cash flow
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
information privacy
brand recognition
35. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
quality audit
invasion of privacy
bonded warehouse
security
36. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
limited liability
market capitalization
franchise
penetration pricing strategy
37. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
pallet
discrimination
fraud
variable cost
38. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
Bill of Lading
operating expenses
differentiation
memorandum of association
39. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
liner
hose
bonded warehouse
stopover
40. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
financial privacy
brand equity
41. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
share capital
platform
bulk carriers
officers of a company
42. 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.
valve
acid test
director
depreciation
43. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
piggyback
political privacy
discrimination
suitcase
44. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
variable cost
bulk cargo
secret ballot
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
45. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
inventory
barrel (BBL)
trespassing
director
46. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
freight forwarder
logistics outsourcing
risk
common stock
47. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
surveillance
break-even analysis
key performance indicator
just-in-time manufacturing
48. A demanding or stimulating situation.
variable cost
challenge
cancel
venture capitalist
49. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
50. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
hard hat
surveillance
goggles
third party