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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
bulk carriers
positioning
seed capital
norm
2. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
operating expenses
cancel
Lloyds' Registry
civil liberties
3. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
commission
charity
lead-time
director
4. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
pallet
common stock
tankers
stopover
5. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
freighters
feedback
injury
fiscal year
6. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
share
confirm
business mission
stakeholder
7. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
Bill of Lading
carousel
trailer
anonymity
8. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
brand recognition
wake-up call
sexual privacy
Lloyds' Registry
9. The ability to develop new ideas.
in transit
creativity
venture capitalist
suitcase
10. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
feedback
port of entry
fire extinguisher
entrepreneuer
11. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
invention
inventory
fiscal year
marketing mix
12. Sales divided by total assets.
procedure
market penetration strategy
consensus
asset turnover
13. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
break-even point
discrimination
fraud
accommodation
14. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
accounts receivable
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
key performance indicator
TEU
15. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
entrepreneuer
information privacy
quality audit
16. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
corporation
IPO - Initial Public Offering
fraud
suitcase
17. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
hose
EBIT
carrier
best practice
18. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
third party
franchise
acid test
feedback
19. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
surveillance
stock exchange
security
venture capitalist
20. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
norm
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
deed of partnership
risk
21. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
EBITDA
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
platform
stopover
22. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
market penetration strategy
creativity
first aid
charity
23. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
risk
'eye in the sky' camera
corporation
supply chain
24. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
civil liberties
platform
valid
barrel (BBL)
25. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
seed capital
sample
intermodal transport
survey
26. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
inventory
stopover
first aid
cancel
27. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
bulk cargo
accreditation
information privacy
full containerships
28. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
analysis
cash flow
customs
break bulk
29. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
penetration pricing strategy
barrel (BBL)
TEU
force majeure
30. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
possibilities
adaptive firm
payroll
political privacy
31. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
feeder service
hard hat
fixed cost
income statement
32. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
survey
fire extinguisher
break-even analysis
stock exchange
33. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
portfolio
Companies House
carrier
market capitalization
34. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
logistics
asset turnover
first aid
due diligence
35. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
share capital
depreciation
accommodation
rights violation
36. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
payroll
accreditation
platform
inventory
37. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
valve
brand equity
supply chain
38. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
liner
corporation
Leveraged Buy-Out
bonded warehouse
39. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
benchmark
equity financing
lead-time
consignment
40. 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.
marine insurance
stock exchange
fuse
lead-time
41. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
sleeping partner
market penetration strategy
bed & breakfast
operating expenses
42. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
fuse
best practice
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
dividend
43. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
piggyback
barrel (BBL)
Ro/Ro
differentiation
44. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
analysis
fiscal year
logistics
seed capital
45. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
surveillance
goggles
memorandum of association
fraud
46. The examination and evaluation of something.
piggyback
analysis
procedure
force majeure
47. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
venture capitalist
no-show
income statement
officers of a company
48. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
civil liberties
identity theft
ETA
track
49. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
best practice
Leveraged Buy-Out
venture capitalist
confirm
50. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
return on investment
hard hat
accounts payable
warehouse