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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. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
share
freighters
fraud
anonymity
2. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
rights violation
Clean Bill of Lading
key performance indicator
3. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
SWOT analysis
target market
risk
civil liberties
4. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
accounts receivable
sleeping partner
brand recognition
quality audit
5. The right to have your political view kept secret.
stalking
EBITDA
political privacy
positioning
6. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
secret ballot
common stock
cancel
TEU
7. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
first aid
unlimited liability
security
co-operative
8. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
stock exchange
first aid
depreciation
economies of scale
9. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
suitcase
accreditation
FEU
freedom of speech
10. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
civil liberties
breach of privacy
security
mission statement
11. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
assets
brand
common stock
risk
12. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
stalking
mission statement
corporation
internet privacy
13. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
hose
portfolio
full containerships
discovery
14. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
share
director
consensus
bulk cargo
15. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
discrimination
limited liability
tankers
differentiation
16. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
fire extinguisher
secret ballot
Ro/Ro
accommodation
17. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
barrel (BBL)
mission statement
injury
discovery
18. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
inventory
due diligence
EBITDA
freedom of speech
19. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
goodwill
accreditation
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
break bulk
20. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
possibilities
limited liability
bonded warehouse
break bulk
21. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
cancel
accounts payable
fire extinguisher
corporation
22. A new scientific or technical idea.
invention
return on investment
supply chain
freight forwarder
23. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
valve
identity theft
possibilities
turnaround
24. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
consignment
dividend
identity theft
target market
25. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
operating expenses
Clean Bill of Lading
inventory
26. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
memorandum of association
secret ballot
business mission
fraud
27. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
US Fourth Amendment
in transit
identity theft
director
28. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
positioning
dividend
political privacy
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
29. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
cash flow
bulk carriers
challenge
stalking
30. The ability to develop new ideas.
marine insurance
share capital
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
creativity
31. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
differentiation
pallet
freight forwarder
invention
32. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
sleeping partner
feedback
challenge
property rights
33. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
diversification
survey
trailer
stopover
34. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
penetration pricing strategy
ergonomics
possibilities
payroll
35. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
trespassing
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
key performance indicator
bulk carriers
36. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
skimming pricing strategy
consignment
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
tankers
37. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
income statement
spyware
trailer
liner
38. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
valve
seed capital
market capitalization
security
39. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
commission
marketing mix
adaptive firm
survey
40. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
return on investment
possibilities
accreditation
bed & breakfast
41. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
customs
air cargo
sexual privacy
EBITDA
42. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
marine insurance
stopover
brand recognition
spyware
43. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
lead-time
in transit
logistics outsourcing
medical privacy
44. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
freighters
port of entry
common stock
valid
45. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
portfolio
inventory
barrel (BBL)
46. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
key performance indicator
sample
piggyback
fuse
47. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
carrier
US Fourth Amendment
sample
accreditation
48. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
feedback
variable cost
corporation
key performance indicator
49. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
invention
identity theft
valve
seed capital
50. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
supply chain
stock exchange
benchmark
A & E (Accident & Emergency)