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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. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
asset turnover
fuse
carousel
deed of partnership
2. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
US Fourth Amendment
accuracy
dividend
carousel
3. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
cash flow
no-show
ergonomics
Clean Bill of Lading
4. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
economies of scale
norm
franchise
injury
5. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
just-in-time manufacturing
commission
rights violation
common stock
6. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
co-operative
asset turnover
business mission
general cargo freighters
7. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
financial privacy
tankers
feeder service
fiscal year
8. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
marketing mix
confirm
ETA
freedom of speech
9. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
peak times
accounts payable
ergonomics
market penetration strategy
10. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
mission statement
security
no-show
benchmark
11. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
port of entry
target market
sleeping partner
trade secret
12. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
limited liability
unlimited liability
injury
13. Written description of how something should be done.
procedure
fork lift
force majeure
invention
14. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
customs
logistics outsourcing
US Fourth Amendment
suitcase
15. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
accounts receivable
economies of scale
information privacy
norm
16. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accounts receivable
freight forwarder
freedom of speech
market capitalization
17. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
due diligence
director
warehouse
property rights
18. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
anonymity
financial privacy
challenge
trade secret
19. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
share
market penetration strategy
stalking
breach of privacy
20. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
discrimination
venture capitalist
civil liberties
barrel (BBL)
21. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
peak times
property rights
cash flow
memorandum of association
22. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand recognition
Ro/Ro
mission statement
information privacy
23. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
marketing mix
due diligence
positioning
freedom of speech
24. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
fork lift
due diligence
political privacy
consignment
25. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
market segmentation
due diligence
economies of scale
Companies House
26. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
cash flow
anonymity
norm
depreciation
27. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
variable cost
fraud
venture capitalist
positioning
28. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
general cargo freighters
fixed cost
marine insurance
EBIT
29. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
civil liberties
sample
track
political privacy
30. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
operating expenses
carousel
information privacy
Lloyds' Registry
31. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
co-operative
tankers
pallet
feedback
32. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
best practice
barrel (BBL)
bulk carriers
port of entry
33. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
brand equity
assets
director
accounts payable
34. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
US Fourth Amendment
internet privacy
asset turnover
discovery
35. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
general cargo freighters
feedback
retained earnings
security
36. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
third party
Bill of Lading
brand equity
warehouse
37. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
director
break-even point
fraud
logistics outsourcing
38. Sales divided by total assets.
identity theft
electronic trail
share
asset turnover
39. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
director
civil liberties
creativity
internet privacy
40. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
break bulk
Ro/Ro
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
depreciation
41. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
air cargo
Lloyds' Registry
liner
payroll
42. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
air cargo
share
stopover
trespassing
43. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
deed of partnership
fixed cost
positioning
stock exchange
44. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
accounts receivable
life cycle
income statement
advice of shipment
45. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
sleeping partner
target market
track
discovery
46. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
freight forwarder
carrier
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
anonymity
47. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
SWOT analysis
US Fourth Amendment
intermodal transport
variable cost
48. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
corporation
diversification
creativity
break-even analysis
49. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
limited liability
portfolio
positioning
50. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
stopover
survey
director