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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
,
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 demanding or stimulating situation.
fork lift
sample
target market
challenge
2. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
in transit
third party
deed of partnership
EBIT
3. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
acid test
full containerships
bed & breakfast
adaptive firm
4. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
supply chain
fire extinguisher
accommodation
limited liability
5. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
freedom of speech
third party
Lloyds' Registry
6. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
market capitalization
accuracy
retained earnings
co-operative
7. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.
stock exchange
in transit
bed & breakfast
port of entry
8. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
sexual privacy
accounts payable
consignment
procedure
9. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
discovery
first aid
lead-time
consensus
10. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
unlimited liability
economies of scale
port of entry
rights violation
11. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
EBITDA
valid
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
breach of privacy
12. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
challenge
co-operative
SWOT analysis
consignment
13. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
asset turnover
corporation
financial privacy
turnaround
14. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
liner
operating expenses
return on investment
precaution
15. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
norm
discovery
diversification
internet privacy
16. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
mission statement
valve
peak times
asset turnover
17. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
business mission
fixed cost
fork lift
precaution
18. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
identity theft
risk
supply chain
accuracy
19. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
ergonomics
warehouse
breach of privacy
20. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
sleeping partner
positioning
goggles
sample
21. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
deed of partnership
pallet
seed capital
22. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
in transit
fraud
acid test
brand recognition
23. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
pallet
director
acid test
feeder service
24. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
force majeure
best practice
differentiation
anonymity
25. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
brand equity
charity
portfolio
fiscal year
26. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
rights violation
logistics outsourcing
unlimited liability
27. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
marketing mix
carousel
cancel
portfolio
28. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
medical privacy
best practice
accounts payable
market penetration strategy
29. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
invention
lead-time
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
secret ballot
30. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
deed of partnership
mission statement
liabilities
bonded warehouse
31. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
hard hat
IPO - Initial Public Offering
TEU
economies of scale
32. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
corporation
invention
positioning
possibilities
33. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
medical privacy
FEU
logistics
accounts payable
34. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
depreciation
tankers
peak times
political privacy
35. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
fixed cost
logistics outsourcing
assets
mission statement
36. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
feedback
norm
limited liability
customs
37. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
skimming pricing strategy
rights violation
trespassing
supply chain
38. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
Bill of Lading
trespassing
break-even point
platform
39. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
penetration pricing strategy
break bulk
stock exchange
accreditation
40. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
civil liberties
target market
Leveraged Buy-Out
41. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
civil liberties
injury
general cargo freighters
precaution
42. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
advice of shipment
survey
ETA
Bill of Lading
43. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
fuse
brand recognition
accuracy
suitcase
44. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
share
co-operative
suitcase
unlimited liability
45. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
accounts payable
sleeping partner
co-operative
breach of privacy
46. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
discovery
fork lift
cancel
information privacy
47. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
intermodal transport
sample
Companies House
breach of privacy
48. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
sexual privacy
identity theft
dividend
injury
49. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
'eye in the sky' camera
goodwill
SWOT analysis
civil liberties
50. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
no-show
peak times
break bulk
brand equity