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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 state of remaining unknown to most other people.
procedure
carrier
classified information
anonymity
2. The examination and evaluation of something.
business mission
analysis
economies of scale
port of entry
3. 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.
accounts payable
trailer
variable cost
acid test
4. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
key performance indicator
target market
brand recognition
EBIT
5. Things which are likely or feasible.
customs
possibilities
turnaround
electronic trail
6. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
common stock
advice of shipment
spyware
internet privacy
7. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
dividend
barrel (BBL)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
tankers
8. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
just-in-time manufacturing
confirm
retained earnings
target market
9. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
feedback
lead-time
no-show
ETA
10. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
third party
anonymity
peak times
Ro/Ro
11. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
in transit
identity theft
precaution
third party
12. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
discovery
tankers
hard hat
13. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
tankers
break bulk
electronic trail
property rights
14. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
full containerships
discovery
customs
Clean Bill of Lading
15. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
memorandum of association
diversification
charity
venture capitalist
16. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
force majeure
discovery
rights violation
market penetration strategy
17. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
EBIT
fixed cost
sleeping partner
18. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
break bulk
accreditation
accounts payable
port of entry
19. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
challenge
liabilities
acid test
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
20. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
internet privacy
logistics
third party
Bill of Lading
21. The right to have your political view kept secret.
political privacy
adaptive firm
deed of partnership
carousel
22. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
FEU
Leveraged Buy-Out
assets
feedback
23. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
freight forwarder
customs
differentiation
security
24. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
port of entry
Ro/Ro
key performance indicator
Clean Bill of Lading
25. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand recognition
IPO - Initial Public Offering
logistics
FEU
26. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
diversification
commission
stopover
acid test
27. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
freedom of speech
skimming pricing strategy
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
injury
28. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
bulk carriers
force majeure
barrel (BBL)
procedure
29. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
common stock
bulk cargo
carrier
stalking
30. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
survey
market segmentation
accuracy
EBITDA
31. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
best practice
feeder service
break-even analysis
first aid
32. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
bonded warehouse
hard hat
injury
charity
33. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
carrier
inventory
accounts receivable
34. Metal rails along which a train travels.
track
feeder service
carousel
discrimination
35. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
payroll
mission statement
barrel (BBL)
track
36. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
carrier
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
adaptive firm
TEU
37. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
payroll
accommodation
just-in-time manufacturing
freedom of speech
38. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
bulk carriers
stakeholder
ETA
norm
39. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
stakeholder
accreditation
information privacy
differentiation
40. Estimated Time of Arrival.
electronic trail
procedure
ETA
platform
41. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
accounts receivable
share
diversification
target market
42. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
venture capitalist
advice of shipment
intermodal transport
pallet
43. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
positioning
freight forwarder
seed capital
franchise
44. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
45. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
liabilities
feeder service
valid
rights violation
46. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
FEU
break-even analysis
possibilities
trade secret
47. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
carrier
port of entry
cash flow
civil liberties
48. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
accommodation
break-even point
tankers
sample
49. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
share capital
analysis
spyware
inventory
50. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
hose
cancel
electronic trail
logistics