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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. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
life cycle
fiscal year
accreditation
economies of scale
2. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
platform
charity
survey
customs
3. 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.
carrier
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
EBITDA
stock exchange
4. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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5. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
civil liberties
bulk carriers
acid test
fire extinguisher
6. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
third party
sample
income statement
suitcase
7. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
track
analysis
stopover
stalking
8. A demanding or stimulating situation.
market capitalization
challenge
Lloyds' Registry
corporation
9. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
classified information
electronic trail
confirm
penetration pricing strategy
10. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
hard hat
classified information
commission
market capitalization
11. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
entrepreneuer
Bill of Lading
risk
supply chain
12. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
security
accounts payable
full containerships
fuse
13. Estimated Time of Arrival.
charity
ETA
business mission
stakeholder
14. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
memorandum of association
accuracy
depreciation
procedure
15. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
market penetration strategy
goodwill
liner
cancel
16. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
market segmentation
Clean Bill of Lading
freighters
medical privacy
17. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
liabilities
benchmark
portfolio
seed capital
18. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
suitcase
general cargo freighters
accounts receivable
possibilities
19. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
confirm
sexual privacy
fork lift
port of entry
20. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
fire extinguisher
anonymity
cancel
general cargo freighters
21. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
freight forwarder
positioning
operating expenses
marine insurance
22. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
'eye in the sky' camera
spyware
income statement
general cargo freighters
23. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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24. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
air cargo
Bill of Lading
rights violation
full containerships
25. 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.
cancel
valid
limited liability
market capitalization
26. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
discrimination
equity financing
accounts receivable
corporation
27. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
valve
discrimination
co-operative
fraud
28. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
depreciation
fiscal year
TEU
mission statement
29. The examination and evaluation of something.
limited liability
analysis
secret ballot
market segmentation
30. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
break-even point
trespassing
logistics
injury
31. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
breach of privacy
'eye in the sky' camera
goodwill
anonymity
32. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
norm
security
director
tankers
33. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
bed & breakfast
market segmentation
trade secret
market penetration strategy
34. Written description of how something should be done.
ergonomics
business mission
procedure
just-in-time manufacturing
35. Debts; money that must be paid.
penetration pricing strategy
liabilities
brand
procedure
36. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
accuracy
carousel
identity theft
bonded warehouse
37. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
key performance indicator
Clean Bill of Lading
sexual privacy
accuracy
38. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
first aid
challenge
SWOT analysis
39. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
precaution
Lloyds' Registry
consensus
marketing mix
40. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
entrepreneuer
accounts receivable
market segmentation
freedom of speech
41. Useable or acceptable.
valid
no-show
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
quality audit
42. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
US Fourth Amendment
liabilities
Companies House
asset turnover
43. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
positioning
bonded warehouse
sleeping partner
limited liability
44. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
accreditation
IPO - Initial Public Offering
Clean Bill of Lading
force majeure
45. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
co-operative
memorandum of association
common stock
brand
46. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
limited liability
tankers
bulk cargo
share capital
47. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
classified information
brand
share capital
bonded warehouse
48. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
retained earnings
trailer
risk
trade secret
49. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
payroll
skimming pricing strategy
goodwill
platform
50. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
business mission
discovery
target market
A & E (Accident & Emergency)