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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.
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1. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
commission
challenge
assets
discovery
2. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
rights violation
anonymity
accommodation
turnaround
3. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
hose
rights violation
trade secret
positioning
4. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fiscal year
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
pallet
fuse
5. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
rights violation
sleeping partner
feedback
intermodal transport
6. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
carousel
accommodation
accreditation
injury
7. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
Lloyds' Registry
deed of partnership
sample
8. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
rights violation
venture capitalist
creativity
inventory
9. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
business mission
penetration pricing strategy
charity
skimming pricing strategy
10. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
piggyback
break-even analysis
stakeholder
first aid
11. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
invention
Leveraged Buy-Out
variable cost
possibilities
12. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
assets
depreciation
information privacy
freedom of speech
13. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
accreditation
force majeure
medical privacy
valid
14. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
freedom of speech
liner
EBITDA
share
15. Metal rails along which a train travels.
business mission
officers of a company
best practice
track
16. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
bulk cargo
accreditation
director
valid
17. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
franchise
US Fourth Amendment
Clean Bill of Lading
brand
18. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
stalking
seed capital
officers of a company
target market
19. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
accommodation
spyware
political privacy
break bulk
20. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
invasion of privacy
depreciation
political privacy
trailer
21. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
sexual privacy
mission statement
portfolio
22. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
key performance indicator
common stock
co-operative
EBIT
23. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
officers of a company
platform
invasion of privacy
24. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
charity
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
unlimited liability
fire extinguisher
25. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
inventory
anonymity
port of entry
brand
26. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
differentiation
TEU
Companies House
hose
27. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
assets
wake-up call
commission
customs
28. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
fixed cost
port of entry
retained earnings
differentiation
29. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
security
platform
venture capitalist
depreciation
30. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
goggles
financial privacy
third party
stock exchange
31. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
confirm
discovery
sleeping partner
warehouse
32. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
sleeping partner
best practice
accreditation
full containerships
33. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
breach of privacy
accounts receivable
co-operative
trailer
34. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
Companies House
IPO - Initial Public Offering
corporation
payroll
35. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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36. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
precaution
charity
director
turnaround
37. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
tankers
no-show
hose
marine insurance
38. Written description of how something should be done.
payroll
procedure
discovery
barrel (BBL)
39. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
retained earnings
valid
market penetration strategy
sleeping partner
40. Sales divided by total assets.
asset turnover
general cargo freighters
first aid
freighters
41. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
variable cost
feeder service
pallet
intermodal transport
42. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
portfolio
sleeping partner
cancel
civil liberties
43. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
FEU
economies of scale
Clean Bill of Lading
accounts receivable
44. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
benchmark
sexual privacy
fraud
entrepreneuer
45. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
brand equity
Leveraged Buy-Out
asset turnover
pallet
46. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
Companies House
track
47. A new scientific or technical idea.
Lloyds' Registry
invention
officers of a company
franchise
48. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
accounts receivable
survey
advice of shipment
income statement
49. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
operating expenses
first aid
break bulk
sleeping partner
50. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
discovery
positioning
goggles