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






2. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






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

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4. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






5. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






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






8. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






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






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






11. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






13. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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14. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






15. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






16. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






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






19. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






20. Estimated Time of Arrival.






21. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






22. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






23. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






24. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






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






26. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






28. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






31. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






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






33. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






34. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






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






36. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






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






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






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






40. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






41. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






42. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






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






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






45. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






46. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






47. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






49. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






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