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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.
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1. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
assets
peak times
skimming pricing strategy
commission
2. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
brand
sample
quality audit
marketing mix
3. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
procedure
cancel
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
information privacy
4. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
just-in-time manufacturing
economies of scale
sexual privacy
ergonomics
5. A demanding or stimulating situation.
Ro/Ro
internet privacy
feedback
challenge
6. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
key performance indicator
carrier
hard hat
benchmark
7. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
challenge
medical privacy
assets
8. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
consignment
memorandum of association
tankers
9. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
skimming pricing strategy
first aid
turnaround
electronic trail
10. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
feedback
carousel
sexual privacy
fire extinguisher
11. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
platform
injury
risk
US Fourth Amendment
12. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
fiscal year
life cycle
bonded warehouse
corporation
13. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
anonymity
cash flow
pallet
analysis
14. Useable or acceptable.
valid
third party
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
brand
15. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
accommodation
Ro/Ro
inventory
market penetration strategy
16. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
fixed cost
carrier
bulk carriers
freedom of speech
17. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.
civil liberties
third party
limited liability
cash flow
18. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
seed capital
bulk cargo
third party
consensus
19. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
carrier
stakeholder
platform
unlimited liability
20. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
unlimited liability
lead-time
force majeure
retained earnings
21. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
breach of privacy
injury
diversification
internet privacy
22. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
commission
sample
anonymity
director
23. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
full containerships
medical privacy
Leveraged Buy-Out
best practice
24. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
stalking
sleeping partner
breach of privacy
market penetration strategy
25. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
creativity
challenge
freedom of speech
26. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
suitcase
political privacy
anonymity
officers of a company
27. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
carousel
freedom of speech
sleeping partner
consignment
28. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
information privacy
mission statement
fire extinguisher
no-show
29. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
discovery
charity
break-even analysis
key performance indicator
30. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
feedback
brand equity
freight forwarder
carousel
31. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
benchmark
ETA
unlimited liability
hose
32. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
return on investment
charity
wake-up call
marketing mix
33. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
surveillance
barrel (BBL)
accommodation
valve
34. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
venture capitalist
property rights
fixed cost
35. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
income statement
turnaround
logistics
consignment
36. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
fraud
analysis
differentiation
force majeure
37. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
wake-up call
just-in-time manufacturing
intermodal transport
inventory
38. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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39. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
stock exchange
director
Leveraged Buy-Out
platform
40. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
liner
just-in-time manufacturing
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
Ro/Ro
41. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
Clean Bill of Lading
due diligence
break-even point
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
42. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
feeder service
accounts receivable
fuse
feedback
43. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
brand recognition
TEU
challenge
port of entry
44. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
invention
Bill of Lading
operating expenses
business mission
45. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
rights violation
payroll
warehouse
hose
46. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
survey
intermodal transport
advice of shipment
mission statement
47. Cargo which is transported by plane.
deed of partnership
director
injury
air cargo
48. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
ergonomics
Leveraged Buy-Out
freight forwarder
49. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
'eye in the sky' camera
warehouse
platform
TEU
50. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
air cargo
platform
assets
no-show