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Business English Test

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. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






2. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






3. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






4. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






5. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






6. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






7. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






8. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






9. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






10. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






11. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






12. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






13. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






14. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






15. Estimated Time of Arrival.






16. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






17. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






18. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






19. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






20. A demanding or stimulating situation.






21. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






22. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






23. 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.






24. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






25. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






26. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






27. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






28. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






29. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






30. 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.






31. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






32. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






33. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






34. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






35. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






36. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






37. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






38. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






39. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






40. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






41. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






42. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






43. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






44. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






45. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






46. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






47. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






48. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






49. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






50. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.