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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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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. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
bed & breakfast
analysis
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
2. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
turnaround
logistics outsourcing
consensus
freight forwarder
3. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
bonded warehouse
life cycle
freighters
secret ballot
4. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
port of entry
break-even point
share
first aid
5. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
accounts receivable
accreditation
discovery
6. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
possibilities
inventory
warehouse
commission
7. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
fixed cost
fiscal year
analysis
barrel (BBL)
8. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
supply chain
retained earnings
customs
platform
9. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
stopover
freighters
brand recognition
EBIT
10. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
positioning
feedback
invention
carousel
11. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
hard hat
valid
trade secret
seed capital
12. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
classified information
Lloyds' Registry
accommodation
track
13. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
bulk carriers
'eye in the sky' camera
bonded warehouse
spyware
14. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
cash flow
trailer
ETA
quality audit
15. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
discovery
sample
information privacy
accounts payable
16. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
platform
survey
intermodal transport
share capital
17. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
Companies House
officers of a company
share
18. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
assets
air cargo
variable cost
equity financing
19. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
bulk cargo
classified information
fork lift
20. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
procedure
mission statement
customs
freight forwarder
21. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
life cycle
civil liberties
information privacy
variable cost
22. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
breach of privacy
SWOT analysis
Ro/Ro
retained earnings
23. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
market segmentation
freight forwarder
accreditation
carrier
24. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
share capital
precaution
co-operative
surveillance
25. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
trade secret
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
invention
26. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
cancel
political privacy
carousel
tankers
27. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
lead-time
internet privacy
fixed cost
warehouse
28. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
precaution
IPO - Initial Public Offering
retained earnings
piggyback
29. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
marine insurance
wake-up call
accounts payable
30. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
property rights
dividend
port of entry
sample
31. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
piggyback
payroll
civil liberties
marine insurance
32. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
Clean Bill of Lading
best practice
key performance indicator
piggyback
33. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
logistics outsourcing
life cycle
co-operative
EBITDA
34. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
electronic trail
deed of partnership
US Fourth Amendment
equity financing
35. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
accounts receivable
freedom of speech
assets
share capital
36. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
charity
advice of shipment
venture capitalist
ETA
37. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
US Fourth Amendment
dividend
officers of a company
life cycle
38. Useable or acceptable.
due diligence
in transit
valid
secret ballot
39. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
market penetration strategy
Clean Bill of Lading
general cargo freighters
accreditation
40. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
rights violation
deed of partnership
adaptive firm
general cargo freighters
41. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
fork lift
sexual privacy
norm
42. Debts; money that must be paid.
common stock
brand recognition
first aid
liabilities
43. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
marine insurance
electronic trail
first aid
invasion of privacy
44. Metal rails along which a train travels.
customs
common stock
market segmentation
track
45. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
bulk carriers
director
in transit
stakeholder
46. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
FEU
fraud
bulk carriers
possibilities
47. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
break bulk
EBITDA
security
bed & breakfast
48. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
sample
anonymity
stalking
air cargo
49. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
variable cost
commission
valve
memorandum of association
50. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
EBITDA
platform
operating expenses
hard hat