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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
lead-time
discrimination
accreditation
feedback
2. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
possibilities
share capital
carrier
Lloyds' Registry
3. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
air cargo
officers of a company
assets
freedom of speech
4. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
depreciation
political privacy
turnaround
classified information
5. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
SWOT analysis
analysis
differentiation
best practice
6. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
best practice
US Fourth Amendment
feeder service
IPO - Initial Public Offering
7. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
lead-time
seed capital
Ro/Ro
market capitalization
8. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
cancel
air cargo
life cycle
acid test
9. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
carrier
invasion of privacy
piggyback
stock exchange
10. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
return on investment
market capitalization
just-in-time manufacturing
brand recognition
11. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
supply chain
marketing mix
secret ballot
brand equity
12. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
bonded warehouse
property rights
unlimited liability
consensus
13. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
cash flow
turnaround
information privacy
intermodal transport
14. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
Ro/Ro
payroll
security
depreciation
15. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
break-even point
stalking
surveillance
goodwill
16. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
invasion of privacy
life cycle
assets
17. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
medical privacy
discovery
income statement
financial privacy
18. The ability to develop new ideas.
valid
franchise
asset turnover
creativity
19. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
asset turnover
logistics outsourcing
information privacy
operating expenses
20. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
trespassing
peak times
operating expenses
financial privacy
21. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
Clean Bill of Lading
common stock
peak times
ergonomics
22. A demanding or stimulating situation.
operating expenses
challenge
Ro/Ro
discovery
23. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
stopover
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
bulk cargo
sleeping partner
24. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
warehouse
feeder service
market penetration strategy
freedom of speech
25. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
stock exchange
freight forwarder
port of entry
market segmentation
26. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
US Fourth Amendment
Lloyds' Registry
accreditation
risk
27. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
liabilities
cash flow
analysis
EBITDA
28. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
Bill of Lading
fire extinguisher
hard hat
'eye in the sky' camera
29. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
operating expenses
depreciation
political privacy
breach of privacy
30. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
Clean Bill of Lading
third party
track
seed capital
31. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
fork lift
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
life cycle
accounts payable
32. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
dividend
consensus
brand equity
general cargo freighters
33. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
franchise
Leveraged Buy-Out
retained earnings
in transit
34. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
intermodal transport
valve
supply chain
penetration pricing strategy
35. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
injury
force majeure
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
venture capitalist
36. The examination and evaluation of something.
stakeholder
anonymity
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
analysis
37. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
feeder service
full containerships
stalking
mission statement
38. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
financial privacy
bed & breakfast
sleeping partner
precaution
39. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
seed capital
consignment
FEU
accounts payable
40. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
procedure
asset turnover
tankers
discrimination
41. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
logistics
charity
'eye in the sky' camera
information privacy
42. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
memorandum of association
unlimited liability
fire extinguisher
seed capital
43. 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.
warehouse
brand recognition
Bill of Lading
stock exchange
44. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
logistics
feedback
in transit
barrel (BBL)
45. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
deed of partnership
market penetration strategy
depreciation
venture capitalist
46. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
director
equity financing
feeder service
income statement
47. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
corporation
accuracy
positioning
consensus
48. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
consensus
fork lift
no-show
asset turnover
49. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
stakeholder
fire extinguisher
SWOT analysis
share
50. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
civil liberties
stock exchange
commission
breach of privacy