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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 systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
consensus
business mission
valve
2. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
consignment
procedure
medical privacy
fixed cost
3. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
medical privacy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
breach of privacy
full containerships
4. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
accuracy
limited liability
liner
portfolio
5. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
classified information
director
marketing mix
break bulk
6. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
corporation
third party
freight forwarder
sexual privacy
7. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
variable cost
entrepreneuer
Ro/Ro
acid test
8. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
sample
identity theft
logistics outsourcing
9. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
income statement
first aid
mission statement
trailer
10. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
pallet
property rights
seed capital
'eye in the sky' camera
11. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
security
stopover
sleeping partner
12. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
payroll
economies of scale
medical privacy
barrel (BBL)
13. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
challenge
procedure
common stock
consignment
14. 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.
invention
limited liability
just-in-time manufacturing
entrepreneuer
15. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
goggles
secret ballot
warehouse
lead-time
16. The examination and evaluation of something.
advice of shipment
feeder service
marketing mix
analysis
17. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
supply chain
operating expenses
trailer
deed of partnership
18. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
retained earnings
identity theft
consensus
19. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
risk
analysis
share
bed & breakfast
20. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
'eye in the sky' camera
invasion of privacy
lead-time
market penetration strategy
21. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
return on investment
fork lift
third party
feeder service
22. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
Leveraged Buy-Out
hard hat
differentiation
confirm
23. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
key performance indicator
first aid
hose
retained earnings
24. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
warehouse
asset turnover
sleeping partner
stock exchange
25. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
differentiation
procedure
wake-up call
first aid
26. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
'eye in the sky' camera
bonded warehouse
Clean Bill of Lading
break bulk
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.
acid test
carrier
discrimination
creativity
28. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
deed of partnership
force majeure
best practice
fiscal year
29. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
unlimited liability
assets
warehouse
suitcase
30. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
general cargo freighters
fiscal year
customs
hard hat
31. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
FEU
fraud
benchmark
retained earnings
32. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
challenge
'eye in the sky' camera
unlimited liability
piggyback
33. Metal rails along which a train travels.
stalking
track
portfolio
EBITDA
34. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
EBIT
pallet
trailer
norm
35. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
best practice
target market
suitcase
property rights
36. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
procedure
stopover
platform
turnaround
37. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
return on investment
breach of privacy
commission
trade secret
38. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
hard hat
liabilities
property rights
39. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
penetration pricing strategy
anonymity
peak times
stock exchange
40. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
accommodation
share capital
inventory
spyware
41. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
memorandum of association
retained earnings
precaution
consensus
42. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
secret ballot
freighters
entrepreneuer
valid
43. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
US Fourth Amendment
cancel
procedure
platform
44. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
quality audit
positioning
target market
sample
45. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
fire extinguisher
EBIT
fork lift
46. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
surveillance
fixed cost
break-even point
unlimited liability
47. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
medical privacy
Ro/Ro
acid test
48. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
third party
depreciation
freedom of speech
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
49. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
break bulk
inventory
marine insurance
bulk carriers
50. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
penetration pricing strategy
break-even point
mission statement
brand recognition