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Business English Test
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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. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
just-in-time manufacturing
logistics outsourcing
injury
retained earnings
2. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
bed & breakfast
economies of scale
warehouse
possibilities
3. Useable or acceptable.
director
key performance indicator
survey
valid
4. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
freighters
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
officers of a company
consignment
5. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
surveillance
logistics outsourcing
life cycle
unlimited liability
6. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
variable cost
intermodal transport
discovery
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
7. Estimated Time of Arrival.
ETA
US Fourth Amendment
bed & breakfast
market penetration strategy
8. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
inventory
tankers
fiscal year
bonded warehouse
9. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
identity theft
fire extinguisher
discovery
risk
10. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
EBIT
accounts payable
economies of scale
portfolio
11. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
co-operative
logistics
assets
skimming pricing strategy
12. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
common stock
variable cost
income statement
quality audit
13. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
brand
mission statement
brand recognition
14. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
bulk cargo
discrimination
SWOT analysis
liner
15. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
feedback
rights violation
stopover
invention
16. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
memorandum of association
inventory
mission statement
stalking
17. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
common stock
penetration pricing strategy
political privacy
carrier
18. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
share
stock exchange
piggyback
ergonomics
19. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
in transit
depreciation
EBIT
positioning
20. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
cash flow
share
return on investment
21. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
feeder service
procedure
economies of scale
assets
22. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
market penetration strategy
economies of scale
stalking
operating expenses
23. The ability to develop new ideas.
accommodation
key performance indicator
business mission
creativity
24. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
anonymity
rights violation
corporation
spyware
25. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accounts receivable
best practice
venture capitalist
seed capital
26. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
memorandum of association
co-operative
benchmark
discrimination
27. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
security
consignment
income statement
warehouse
28. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
just-in-time manufacturing
entrepreneuer
market capitalization
analysis
29. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
feeder service
Leveraged Buy-Out
economies of scale
goggles
30. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
advice of shipment
anonymity
EBIT
freight forwarder
31. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
intermodal transport
stakeholder
goggles
32. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
discovery
adaptive firm
sample
33. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
stakeholder
fixed cost
Ro/Ro
quality audit
34. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
valve
civil liberties
portfolio
business mission
35. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
pallet
port of entry
asset turnover
SWOT analysis
36. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
third party
no-show
fixed cost
property rights
37. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
risk
platform
general cargo freighters
precaution
38. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
intermodal transport
tankers
no-show
ergonomics
39. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
commission
bulk carriers
survey
invasion of privacy
40. The right to have your political view kept secret.
consignment
internet privacy
EBITDA
political privacy
41. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
feeder service
director
anonymity
confirm
42. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
adaptive firm
director
penetration pricing strategy
wake-up call
43. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
port of entry
variable cost
marketing mix
surveillance
44. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
market segmentation
feeder service
due diligence
spyware
45. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
positioning
deed of partnership
franchise
electronic trail
46. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
rights violation
full containerships
dividend
barrel (BBL)
47. Written description of how something should be done.
freighters
political privacy
fiscal year
procedure
48. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
fiscal year
injury
seed capital
turnaround
49. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
hard hat
civil liberties
Lloyds' Registry
turnaround
50. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.