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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. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






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






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






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






5. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






6. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






7. Written description of how something should be done.






8. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






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






10. Estimated Time of Arrival.






11. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






12. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






13. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






14. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






15. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






16. 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.






17. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






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






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






20. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






21. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






22. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






23. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






24. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






25. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






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






27. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






28. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






29. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






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






31. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






32. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






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






34. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






36. Metal rails along which a train travels.






37. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






38. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






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






40. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






41. The right to have your political view kept secret.






42. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






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






44. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






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






46. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






47. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






48. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






50. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.