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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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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. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
logistics
general cargo freighters
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
carousel
2. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
share
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
carrier
marine insurance
3. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
marine insurance
logistics outsourcing
fixed cost
memorandum of association
4. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
life cycle
venture capitalist
feeder service
5. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
retained earnings
third party
assets
IPO - Initial Public Offering
6. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
valid
skimming pricing strategy
invasion of privacy
fire extinguisher
7. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break-even analysis
break bulk
positioning
procedure
8. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
tankers
depreciation
security
diversification
9. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
precaution
goodwill
10. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
cash flow
market penetration strategy
due diligence
EBITDA
11. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
memorandum of association
quality audit
Leveraged Buy-Out
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
12. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
full containerships
US Fourth Amendment
first aid
13. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
surveillance
identity theft
variable cost
break-even point
14. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
turnaround
goodwill
political privacy
share capital
15. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
liner
risk
internet privacy
target market
16. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
supply chain
classified information
bed & breakfast
stopover
17. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
key performance indicator
fork lift
'eye in the sky' camera
18. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
director
valve
security
discovery
19. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
SWOT analysis
invasion of privacy
intermodal transport
goggles
20. Metal rails along which a train travels.
life cycle
Ro/Ro
track
entrepreneuer
21. 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.
platform
stock exchange
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
bulk cargo
22. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
lead-time
intermodal transport
fraud
bonded warehouse
23. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
portfolio
norm
stakeholder
hard hat
24. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
feedback
marine insurance
US Fourth Amendment
air cargo
25. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
accommodation
liner
brand recognition
accuracy
26. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
hose
key performance indicator
first aid
invention
27. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
carrier
just-in-time manufacturing
economies of scale
life cycle
28. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
peak times
first aid
feeder service
29. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
freight forwarder
anonymity
analysis
30. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
property rights
feedback
quality audit
entrepreneuer
31. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
return on investment
just-in-time manufacturing
business mission
US Fourth Amendment
32. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
positioning
US Fourth Amendment
EBIT
electronic trail
33. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
fraud
goodwill
creativity
consignment
34. Sales divided by total assets.
asset turnover
co-operative
bonded warehouse
risk
35. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
due diligence
challenge
share
wake-up call
36. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
liner
common stock
trespassing
37. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
air cargo
bulk carriers
operating expenses
memorandum of association
38. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
hard hat
advice of shipment
brand
cancel
39. Written description of how something should be done.
procedure
entrepreneuer
track
invention
40. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.
in transit
acid test
trespassing
trade secret
41. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
stalking
officers of a company
security
carousel
42. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
Clean Bill of Lading
FEU
survey
property rights
43. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
challenge
depreciation
advice of shipment
freedom of speech
44. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
advice of shipment
accounts receivable
operating expenses
assets
45. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
cash flow
piggyback
advice of shipment
46. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
stakeholder
director
bonded warehouse
'eye in the sky' camera
47. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
equity financing
Companies House
franchise
Bill of Lading
48. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
economies of scale
full containerships
stock exchange
norm
49. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
just-in-time manufacturing
cancel
marketing mix
stalking
50. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
Ro/Ro
hose
inventory
break bulk