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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. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
valve
share
carrier
franchise
2. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
hard hat
goggles
turnaround
bonded warehouse
3. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
no-show
officers of a company
EBIT
turnaround
4. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
share
director
limited liability
rights violation
5. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
liner
valve
freight forwarder
6. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
internet privacy
retained earnings
cancel
7. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
financial privacy
information privacy
rights violation
8. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
freedom of speech
equity financing
feeder service
due diligence
9. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
stakeholder
seed capital
mission statement
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
10. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
electronic trail
US Fourth Amendment
breach of privacy
marketing mix
11. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
advice of shipment
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
marine insurance
bonded warehouse
12. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
'eye in the sky' camera
payroll
surveillance
property rights
13. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
key performance indicator
goodwill
consignment
cancel
14. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
entrepreneuer
SWOT analysis
port of entry
freight forwarder
15. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
cash flow
classified information
intermodal transport
charity
16. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
Clean Bill of Lading
injury
benchmark
goodwill
17. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
economies of scale
limited liability
spyware
internet privacy
18. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
Companies House
supply chain
share capital
business mission
19. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
air cargo
accounts receivable
bulk cargo
marine insurance
20. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
brand equity
carousel
hard hat
piggyback
21. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
third party
turnaround
financial privacy
just-in-time manufacturing
22. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
return on investment
pallet
bulk carriers
fork lift
23. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
warehouse
civil liberties
feedback
first aid
24. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
adaptive firm
customs
asset turnover
electronic trail
25. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
unlimited liability
precaution
brand
US Fourth Amendment
26. 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
freight forwarder
analysis
risk
27. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
IPO - Initial Public Offering
asset turnover
cash flow
28. 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.
track
bed & breakfast
stock exchange
cancel
29. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
Lloyds' Registry
Leveraged Buy-Out
general cargo freighters
sexual privacy
30. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
co-operative
accounts receivable
brand equity
electronic trail
31. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
customs
in transit
brand recognition
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
32. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
carrier
Clean Bill of Lading
supply chain
asset turnover
33. Things which are likely or feasible.
accounts payable
positioning
possibilities
goodwill
34. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
differentiation
valve
warehouse
trade secret
35. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
sample
Bill of Lading
fraud
asset turnover
36. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
confirm
analysis
turnaround
information privacy
37. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
cancel
EBITDA
corporation
positioning
38. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
risk
fixed cost
operating expenses
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
39. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
entrepreneuer
inventory
brand equity
Ro/Ro
40. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
suitcase
hard hat
assets
sleeping partner
41. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
share capital
EBIT
logistics outsourcing
return on investment
42. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
security
accreditation
break-even point
feedback
43. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
cancel
creativity
FEU
trade secret
44. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
officers of a company
third party
wake-up call
operating expenses
45. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
operating expenses
freighters
TEU
FEU
46. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
surveillance
bonded warehouse
franchise
valve
47. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
supply chain
advice of shipment
procedure
sexual privacy
48. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
charity
stopover
market penetration strategy
general cargo freighters
49. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
secret ballot
freight forwarder
EBIT
50. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
cash flow
rights violation
co-operative
feeder service