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Business English Test

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. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






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






3. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






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


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






6. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






7. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






8. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






9. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






11. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






12. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






13. The ability to develop new ideas.






14. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






15. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






16. Things which are likely or feasible.






17. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






18. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






19. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






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






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






22. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






23. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






24. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






25. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






26. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






27. Estimated Time of Arrival.






28. Debts; money that must be paid.






29. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






30. 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.






31. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






32. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






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






34. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






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






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






37. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






39. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






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






41. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






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






43. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






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






45. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






46. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






47. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






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






49. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






50. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.