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Business English Test
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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. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
first aid
intermodal transport
full containerships
memorandum of association
2. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
retained earnings
internet privacy
brand
freight forwarder
3. The ability to develop new ideas.
positioning
creativity
income statement
marine insurance
4. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
market capitalization
bulk cargo
target market
variable cost
5. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
market capitalization
asset turnover
logistics
fiscal year
6. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
Companies House
target market
freighters
TEU
7. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
Companies House
injury
sleeping partner
force majeure
8. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
lead-time
bed & breakfast
peak times
venture capitalist
9. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
barrel (BBL)
fraud
invasion of privacy
10. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
trespassing
feedback
consignment
bed & breakfast
11. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
security
trade secret
inventory
seed capital
12. The examination and evaluation of something.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
liabilities
sexual privacy
analysis
13. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
breach of privacy
invasion of privacy
liabilities
dividend
14. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
Lloyds' Registry
rights violation
port of entry
15. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
fiscal year
logistics
best practice
platform
16. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
best practice
unlimited liability
feeder service
SWOT analysis
17. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
rights violation
intermodal transport
sexual privacy
franchise
18. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
liabilities
medical privacy
adaptive firm
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
19. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
tankers
advice of shipment
rights violation
assets
20. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
advice of shipment
carousel
cash flow
precaution
21. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
feedback
lead-time
feeder service
sleeping partner
22. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
best practice
IPO - Initial Public Offering
trespassing
penetration pricing strategy
23. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
break bulk
diversification
fixed cost
assets
24. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
limited liability
skimming pricing strategy
corporation
market capitalization
25. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
diversification
carousel
payroll
logistics
26. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
hose
surveillance
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
27. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
classified information
general cargo freighters
bonded warehouse
break bulk
28. Cargo which is transported by plane.
key performance indicator
risk
air cargo
discovery
29. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
accounts receivable
bonded warehouse
fire extinguisher
precaution
30. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
memorandum of association
no-show
diversification
surveillance
31. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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32. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
benchmark
trespassing
life cycle
skimming pricing strategy
33. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
port of entry
bulk carriers
trade secret
mission statement
34. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
FEU
key performance indicator
dividend
fork lift
35. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
retained earnings
supply chain
diversification
civil liberties
36. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
discovery
supply chain
freight forwarder
secret ballot
37. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
lead-time
variable cost
sleeping partner
share capital
38. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
warehouse
ergonomics
dividend
EBITDA
39. Things which are likely or feasible.
possibilities
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
benchmark
unlimited liability
40. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
logistics outsourcing
fiscal year
ergonomics
tankers
41. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
variable cost
breach of privacy
accounts payable
market capitalization
42. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
target market
equity financing
share capital
civil liberties
43. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
Bill of Lading
SWOT analysis
stopover
trailer
44. A new scientific or technical idea.
civil liberties
target market
invention
venture capitalist
45. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
Companies House
differentiation
co-operative
creativity
46. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
fork lift
discrimination
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
fire extinguisher
47. The right to have your political view kept secret.
accuracy
share capital
logistics outsourcing
political privacy
48. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
EBITDA
advice of shipment
logistics outsourcing
precaution
49. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
marketing mix
classified information
deed of partnership
rights violation
50. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
accounts receivable
intermodal transport
port of entry