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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.
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 complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
third party
'eye in the sky' camera
portfolio
logistics
2. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
sample
diversification
break bulk
limited liability
3. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
ETA
marine insurance
venture capitalist
invasion of privacy
4. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
Companies House
market capitalization
piggyback
goggles
5. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fuse
corporation
civil liberties
bulk carriers
6. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
market segmentation
property rights
customs
sexual privacy
7. A new scientific or technical idea.
stopover
invention
fork lift
platform
8. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
platform
equity financing
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
inventory
9. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
FEU
carousel
seed capital
due diligence
10. Useable or acceptable.
seed capital
FEU
valid
diversification
11. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
force majeure
peak times
entrepreneuer
medical privacy
12. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
challenge
secret ballot
wake-up call
benchmark
13. The ability to develop new ideas.
inventory
feeder service
creativity
economies of scale
14. Sales divided by total assets.
break-even analysis
income statement
limited liability
asset turnover
15. Cargo which is transported by plane.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
benchmark
air cargo
turnaround
16. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
possibilities
consensus
hose
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
17. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
norm
operating expenses
no-show
EBIT
18. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
air cargo
brand recognition
unlimited liability
portfolio
19. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
norm
due diligence
assets
accounts payable
20. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
surveillance
US Fourth Amendment
asset turnover
customs
21. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
Leveraged Buy-Out
anonymity
warehouse
full containerships
22. The examination and evaluation of something.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
hard hat
adaptive firm
analysis
23. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
invasion of privacy
officers of a company
economies of scale
Lloyds' Registry
24. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
just-in-time manufacturing
business mission
no-show
precaution
25. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
'eye in the sky' camera
stopover
analysis
franchise
26. 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.
stock exchange
surveillance
bed & breakfast
consignment
27. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
logistics outsourcing
consensus
accreditation
return on investment
28. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
brand
bed & breakfast
inventory
29. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
inventory
logistics
information privacy
payroll
30. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
suitcase
just-in-time manufacturing
memorandum of association
31. The right to have your political view kept secret.
political privacy
bulk carriers
Leveraged Buy-Out
marketing mix
32. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
platform
political privacy
operating expenses
33. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
diversification
best practice
accommodation
stakeholder
34. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
market capitalization
commission
asset turnover
due diligence
35. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
property rights
payroll
hard hat
secret ballot
36. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
platform
suitcase
retained earnings
life cycle
37. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
EBITDA
civil liberties
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
skimming pricing strategy
38. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
brand equity
fixed cost
bed & breakfast
discrimination
39. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
marine insurance
wake-up call
port of entry
40. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
ETA
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
survey
41. A demanding or stimulating situation.
intermodal transport
challenge
port of entry
stock exchange
42. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
information privacy
life cycle
officers of a company
43. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
stopover
income statement
operating expenses
brand equity
44. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
identity theft
supply chain
logistics outsourcing
inventory
45. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
brand
director
invasion of privacy
Ro/Ro
46. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
feeder service
best practice
piggyback
marketing mix
47. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
best practice
inventory
surveillance
liner
48. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
entrepreneuer
classified information
break-even analysis
bonded warehouse
49. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
anonymity
inventory
sleeping partner
50. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
Clean Bill of Lading
key performance indicator
no-show
trade secret