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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.
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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. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
full containerships
warehouse
hose
2. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
fixed cost
variable cost
'eye in the sky' camera
supply chain
3. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
feeder service
goggles
EBIT
skimming pricing strategy
4. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
market penetration strategy
bulk carriers
precaution
break-even point
5. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
brand equity
dividend
brand recognition
internet privacy
6. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
Bill of Lading
stopover
air cargo
hard hat
7. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
in transit
just-in-time manufacturing
market penetration strategy
8. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
director
memorandum of association
warehouse
creativity
9. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
hard hat
general cargo freighters
accommodation
market capitalization
10. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
in transit
corporation
hose
common stock
11. 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.
business mission
identity theft
limited liability
breach of privacy
12. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
procedure
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
accommodation
inventory
13. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
sexual privacy
life cycle
feedback
precaution
14. 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.
fire extinguisher
EBITDA
turnaround
acid test
15. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
challenge
just-in-time manufacturing
operating expenses
inventory
16. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
sample
business mission
17. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
income statement
benchmark
consensus
hard hat
18. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
officers of a company
stalking
logistics outsourcing
market segmentation
19. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
confirm
piggyback
classified information
marketing mix
20. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
Lloyds' Registry
diversification
EBITDA
information privacy
21. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
fraud
memorandum of association
fiscal year
Bill of Lading
22. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
wake-up call
co-operative
marine insurance
goggles
23. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
due diligence
stakeholder
US Fourth Amendment
in transit
24. Cargo which is transported by plane.
EBITDA
carousel
air cargo
Bill of Lading
25. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
break-even analysis
consensus
stalking
no-show
26. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
hard hat
adaptive firm
in transit
share capital
27. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
EBIT
break bulk
surveillance
hose
28. Written description of how something should be done.
unlimited liability
quality audit
procedure
in transit
29. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
valve
FEU
break-even point
fork lift
30. The right to have your political view kept secret.
political privacy
mission statement
ergonomics
analysis
31. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
discrimination
freight forwarder
bulk carriers
first aid
32. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
brand equity
identity theft
injury
Lloyds' Registry
33. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
feeder service
breach of privacy
trailer
income statement
34. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
turnaround
EBIT
bulk cargo
barrel (BBL)
35. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
challenge
business mission
feedback
diversification
36. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
Bill of Lading
trailer
target market
financial privacy
37. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
peak times
depreciation
marine insurance
full containerships
38. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
rights violation
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
Lloyds' Registry
norm
39. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
feedback
valve
tankers
pallet
40. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
market capitalization
rights violation
penetration pricing strategy
best practice
41. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
internet privacy
benchmark
TEU
discrimination
42. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
director
fire extinguisher
spyware
common stock
43. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
inventory
co-operative
payroll
EBIT
44. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
Leveraged Buy-Out
goggles
diversification
45. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
due diligence
economies of scale
variable cost
bulk carriers
46. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
mission statement
barrel (BBL)
operating expenses
director
47. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
rights violation
deed of partnership
accuracy
fork lift
48. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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49. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
Lloyds' Registry
asset turnover
accuracy
bed & breakfast
50. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
mission statement
classified information
information privacy
diversification