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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. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
co-operative
pallet
track
in transit
2. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
civil liberties
discrimination
due diligence
classified information
3. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
port of entry
trespassing
brand
accuracy
4. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
Lloyds' Registry
skimming pricing strategy
fire extinguisher
marine insurance
5. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
co-operative
charity
stalking
share capital
6. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
Companies House
director
commission
precaution
7. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
hose
survey
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
goggles
8. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
accounts receivable
piggyback
break bulk
9. A new scientific or technical idea.
stakeholder
quality audit
invention
share
10. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fuse
fixed cost
memorandum of association
air cargo
11. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accuracy
director
accounts receivable
return on investment
12. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
dividend
sexual privacy
feeder service
13. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
Bill of Lading
survey
break-even point
14. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
in transit
bulk carriers
corporation
creativity
15. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
piggyback
assets
consignment
precaution
16. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
rights violation
depreciation
economies of scale
hose
17. Written description of how something should be done.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
procedure
assets
political privacy
18. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
platform
electronic trail
full containerships
precaution
19. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
analysis
ETA
TEU
share capital
20. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
business mission
officers of a company
Lloyds' Registry
entrepreneuer
21. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
asset turnover
carrier
EBITDA
trade secret
22. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
platform
identity theft
brand
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
23. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
common stock
surveillance
spyware
warehouse
24. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
return on investment
no-show
logistics outsourcing
precaution
25. Metal rails along which a train travels.
challenge
invention
force majeure
track
26. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
valid
invention
feeder service
force majeure
27. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
commission
security
consensus
officers of a company
28. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
liner
medical privacy
target market
discrimination
29. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
force majeure
wake-up call
best practice
IPO - Initial Public Offering
30. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
Ro/Ro
penetration pricing strategy
market capitalization
accounts receivable
31. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
warehouse
liabilities
return on investment
retained earnings
32. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
precaution
key performance indicator
possibilities
sleeping partner
33. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
co-operative
turnaround
carrier
bed & breakfast
34. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
fiscal year
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
spyware
supply chain
35. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
valve
tankers
carousel
turnaround
36. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
trailer
analysis
adaptive firm
37. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
brand equity
turnaround
advice of shipment
information privacy
38. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
life cycle
break bulk
positioning
electronic trail
39. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
differentiation
warehouse
advice of shipment
risk
40. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
general cargo freighters
seed capital
market penetration strategy
feedback
41. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
director
brand recognition
carousel
TEU
42. The right to have your political view kept secret.
air cargo
goggles
Leveraged Buy-Out
political privacy
43. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
injury
general cargo freighters
accounts receivable
accreditation
44. Sales divided by total assets.
retained earnings
procedure
asset turnover
target market
45. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
possibilities
information privacy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
Companies House
46. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
retained earnings
port of entry
suitcase
piggyback
47. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
assets
feeder service
spyware
break-even point
48. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
freighters
fuse
inventory
49. Cargo which is transported by plane.
first aid
air cargo
civil liberties
identity theft
50. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
rights violation
barrel (BBL)
mission statement