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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






2. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






3. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






4. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






5. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






6. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






7. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






8. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






9. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






10. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






11. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






12. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






13. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






14. Debts; money that must be paid.






15. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






16. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






17. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






18. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






19. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






20. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






21. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






22. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






23. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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24. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






25. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






26. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






27. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






28. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






29. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






30. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






31. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






32. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






33. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






34. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






35. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






36. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






37. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






38. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






39. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






40. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






41. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






42. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






43. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






44. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






45. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






46. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






47. Things which are likely or feasible.






48. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






49. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






50. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.







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