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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. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
spyware
co-operative
supply chain
2. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
information privacy
stalking
property rights
officers of a company
3. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
share
common stock
peak times
trade secret
4. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
commission
director
TEU
risk
5. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
valid
ergonomics
fire extinguisher
port of entry
6. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
marketing mix
cancel
trespassing
Clean Bill of Lading
7. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
trade secret
fuse
accounts receivable
pallet
8. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
risk
fixed cost
depreciation
life cycle
9. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
feedback
Bill of Lading
EBIT
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
10. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
port of entry
platform
IPO - Initial Public Offering
precaution
11. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
medical privacy
logistics outsourcing
officers of a company
trespassing
12. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
freedom of speech
limited liability
break bulk
valid
13. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand recognition
income statement
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
break bulk
14. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
fiscal year
medical privacy
logistics
acid test
15. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
freight forwarder
bonded warehouse
common stock
rights violation
16. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
fiscal year
classified information
consignment
sleeping partner
17. Written description of how something should be done.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
procedure
tankers
18. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
share capital
internet privacy
feedback
freedom of speech
19. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
cash flow
no-show
franchise
marketing mix
20. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
Bill of Lading
spyware
accounts receivable
rights violation
21. The ability to develop new ideas.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
creativity
'eye in the sky' camera
first aid
22. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
political privacy
challenge
Clean Bill of Lading
23. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
mission statement
third party
just-in-time manufacturing
depreciation
24. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
economies of scale
market segmentation
assets
US Fourth Amendment
25. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
ETA
fork lift
charity
26. Metal rails along which a train travels.
civil liberties
track
discrimination
intermodal transport
27. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
variable cost
Ro/Ro
fire extinguisher
break bulk
28. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
fraud
benchmark
adaptive firm
stopover
29. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
accuracy
creativity
payroll
risk
30. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
cash flow
adaptive firm
no-show
first aid
31. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
pallet
wake-up call
marine insurance
benchmark
32. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
share capital
market segmentation
accounts payable
analysis
33. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
fork lift
customs
Lloyds' Registry
liner
34. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
discrimination
bulk cargo
Ro/Ro
35. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
life cycle
security
venture capitalist
36. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
discrimination
fiscal year
freighters
tankers
37. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
warehouse
tankers
fire extinguisher
EBITDA
38. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
brand
income statement
unlimited liability
memorandum of association
39. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
electronic trail
stakeholder
secret ballot
SWOT analysis
40. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
brand
accounts payable
no-show
Ro/Ro
41. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
financial privacy
hose
inventory
goggles
42. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
civil liberties
pallet
accreditation
variable cost
43. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
supply chain
break bulk
due diligence
ergonomics
44. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
electronic trail
tankers
fraud
positioning
45. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
operating expenses
deed of partnership
Ro/Ro
liner
46. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
income statement
fire extinguisher
Lloyds' Registry
47. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
air cargo
customs
no-show
limited liability
48. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
accreditation
ergonomics
force majeure
discovery
49. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
cancel
market penetration strategy
mission statement
EBITDA
50. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
cash flow
electronic trail
retained earnings
peak times