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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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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. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
director
bonded warehouse
survey
2. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
peak times
anonymity
air cargo
freighters
3. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
carousel
business mission
dividend
trailer
4. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
Lloyds' Registry
feedback
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
warehouse
5. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
logistics outsourcing
goodwill
limited liability
electronic trail
6. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
first aid
equity financing
surveillance
SWOT analysis
7. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
no-show
break-even analysis
air cargo
economies of scale
8. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
asset turnover
cancel
information privacy
civil liberties
9. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
share capital
freighters
secret ballot
fuse
10. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
cash flow
fixed cost
classified information
Lloyds' Registry
11. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
share
carousel
EBIT
feedback
12. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
sexual privacy
freight forwarder
bulk cargo
FEU
13. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
franchise
Lloyds' Registry
warehouse
14. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
feedback
logistics outsourcing
EBIT
deed of partnership
15. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
carrier
best practice
analysis
bulk carriers
16. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
Bill of Lading
intermodal transport
security
17. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
political privacy
common stock
civil liberties
breach of privacy
18. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
fraud
barrel (BBL)
risk
valve
19. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
lead-time
goggles
venture capitalist
creativity
20. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
sleeping partner
consensus
security
entrepreneuer
21. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
brand equity
precaution
Clean Bill of Lading
identity theft
22. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
break-even analysis
feeder service
valve
payroll
23. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
venture capitalist
charity
marketing mix
break-even point
24. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
no-show
corporation
freighters
discrimination
25. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
surveillance
fiscal year
information privacy
diversification
26. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
variable cost
return on investment
bed & breakfast
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
27. 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.
procedure
no-show
acid test
piggyback
28. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
best practice
ergonomics
wake-up call
suitcase
29. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
carousel
trade secret
income statement
civil liberties
30. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
depreciation
fork lift
commission
Leveraged Buy-Out
31. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
property rights
wake-up call
no-show
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
32. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
carousel
in transit
seed capital
valid
33. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
accreditation
hard hat
force majeure
logistics outsourcing
34. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
depreciation
port of entry
analysis
internet privacy
35. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
goggles
property rights
accuracy
general cargo freighters
36. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
ergonomics
sleeping partner
sample
brand equity
37. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
Lloyds' Registry
carousel
surveillance
freighters
38. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
sexual privacy
fiscal year
bulk cargo
logistics
39. The examination and evaluation of something.
analysis
security
freedom of speech
Leveraged Buy-Out
40. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
cash flow
valve
EBIT
cancel
41. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
goodwill
suitcase
break bulk
turnaround
42. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
Bill of Lading
piggyback
platform
air cargo
43. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
stopover
stock exchange
property rights
key performance indicator
44. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
brand
franchise
adaptive firm
trespassing
45. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
business mission
trespassing
Ro/Ro
bonded warehouse
46. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
invention
third party
barrel (BBL)
47. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
financial privacy
civil liberties
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
third party
48. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
charity
freight forwarder
accounts receivable
EBIT
49. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
civil liberties
medical privacy
payroll
50. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
depreciation
intermodal transport
franchise
sample