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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
accreditation
officers of a company
barrel (BBL)
feeder service
2. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
supply chain
franchise
logistics outsourcing
market penetration strategy
3. Metal rails along which a train travels.
rights violation
Bill of Lading
track
creativity
4. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
break bulk
accounts payable
market capitalization
sleeping partner
5. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
anonymity
carrier
franchise
tankers
6. A demanding or stimulating situation.
commission
challenge
unlimited liability
analysis
7. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
accounts receivable
officers of a company
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
trailer
8. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
liner
carousel
marine insurance
'eye in the sky' camera
9. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
SWOT analysis
Ro/Ro
accounts receivable
first aid
10. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
positioning
TEU
deed of partnership
seed capital
11. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
deed of partnership
peak times
bulk cargo
valve
12. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
market segmentation
memorandum of association
information privacy
platform
13. Things which are likely or feasible.
hard hat
quality audit
force majeure
possibilities
14. A new scientific or technical idea.
injury
invention
identity theft
sexual privacy
15. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
life cycle
rights violation
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
force majeure
16. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
trailer
market penetration strategy
security
third party
17. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
breach of privacy
spyware
analysis
freedom of speech
18. 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.
depreciation
acid test
freighters
fiscal year
19. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
third party
intermodal transport
20. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
economies of scale
precaution
break bulk
21. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
surveillance
accommodation
common stock
no-show
22. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
economies of scale
platform
third party
23. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
barrel (BBL)
survey
port of entry
EBITDA
24. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
deed of partnership
Companies House
freight forwarder
share
25. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
rights violation
variable cost
entrepreneuer
survey
26. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
sample
in transit
medical privacy
commission
27. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
Ro/Ro
liner
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
accommodation
28. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
unlimited liability
US Fourth Amendment
peak times
29. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
corporation
invention
life cycle
asset turnover
30. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
Lloyds' Registry
carrier
bulk carriers
market capitalization
31. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
full containerships
feeder service
unlimited liability
classified information
32. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
key performance indicator
freedom of speech
business mission
just-in-time manufacturing
33. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
confirm
civil liberties
SWOT analysis
payroll
34. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
platform
valid
Bill of Lading
35. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
accounts receivable
IPO - Initial Public Offering
invention
carousel
36. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
skimming pricing strategy
injury
freight forwarder
mission statement
37. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
liabilities
anonymity
internet privacy
accuracy
38. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
charity
peak times
carousel
valid
39. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
franchise
bulk carriers
in transit
40. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
discrimination
internet privacy
marketing mix
precaution
41. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
skimming pricing strategy
economies of scale
accounts receivable
market penetration strategy
42. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
benchmark
fraud
accommodation
spyware
43. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
seed capital
freighters
logistics
confirm
44. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
IPO - Initial Public Offering
market segmentation
acid test
45. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
electronic trail
security
platform
franchise
46. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
liner
accommodation
internet privacy
inventory
47. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
classified information
hose
venture capitalist
Leveraged Buy-Out
48. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
consignment
sexual privacy
logistics
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
49. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
limited liability
port of entry
spyware
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
50. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
due diligence
advice of shipment
break-even point
rights violation