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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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1. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
Clean Bill of Lading
air cargo
hard hat
seed capital
2. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
marine insurance
information privacy
sleeping partner
unlimited liability
3. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
full containerships
portfolio
fixed cost
assets
4. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
customs
cash flow
warehouse
norm
5. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
feeder service
secret ballot
first aid
supply chain
6. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
accreditation
first aid
accounts payable
accommodation
7. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
brand equity
Lloyds' Registry
accounts payable
medical privacy
8. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
depreciation
corporation
Clean Bill of Lading
SWOT analysis
9. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
entrepreneuer
share
Lloyds' Registry
confirm
10. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
third party
medical privacy
benchmark
marketing mix
11. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
electronic trail
break-even analysis
tankers
fuse
12. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
sleeping partner
Bill of Lading
marketing mix
fraud
13. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
cash flow
fork lift
Companies House
carousel
14. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
share
EBITDA
information privacy
sleeping partner
15. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
carrier
bulk carriers
surveillance
stopover
16. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
advice of shipment
break bulk
pallet
customs
17. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
secret ballot
portfolio
best practice
creativity
18. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
breach of privacy
supply chain
advice of shipment
differentiation
19. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
logistics
penetration pricing strategy
key performance indicator
accounts receivable
20. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
co-operative
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
consensus
charity
21. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.
logistics outsourcing
limited liability
wake-up call
creativity
22. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
freedom of speech
charity
force majeure
peak times
23. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fuse
payroll
positioning
customs
24. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
trade secret
seed capital
warehouse
variable cost
25. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
logistics outsourcing
Ro/Ro
warehouse
26. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
SWOT analysis
US Fourth Amendment
sample
breach of privacy
27. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
electronic trail
force majeure
procedure
28. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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29. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
port of entry
accreditation
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
corporation
30. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
procedure
franchise
adaptive firm
stalking
31. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
positioning
analysis
tankers
32. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
no-show
fiscal year
cancel
business mission
33. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
quality audit
internet privacy
analysis
share
34. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
intermodal transport
penetration pricing strategy
warehouse
positioning
35. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
supply chain
track
EBIT
36. Sales divided by total assets.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
survey
asset turnover
differentiation
37. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
common stock
entrepreneuer
tankers
fixed cost
38. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
diversification
rights violation
share
internet privacy
39. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
acid test
risk
platform
brand equity
40. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
fork lift
customs
in transit
adaptive firm
41. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
tankers
carrier
survey
42. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
skimming pricing strategy
breach of privacy
carousel
US Fourth Amendment
43. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
valid
force majeure
memorandum of association
44. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
payroll
injury
possibilities
tankers
45. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
marine insurance
commission
mission statement
equity financing
46. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
US Fourth Amendment
income statement
carrier
operating expenses
47. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
bed & breakfast
internet privacy
venture capitalist
invasion of privacy
48. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
TEU
break-even analysis
full containerships
wake-up call
49. Things which are likely or feasible.
operating expenses
classified information
possibilities
limited liability
50. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
internet privacy
full containerships
inventory
business mission