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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. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
Leveraged Buy-Out
charity
security
fixed cost
2. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
discovery
peak times
IPO - Initial Public Offering
bulk carriers
3. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
benchmark
retained earnings
return on investment
fire extinguisher
4. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
trade secret
track
break bulk
best practice
5. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
commission
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
portfolio
6. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
stalking
franchise
cash flow
market capitalization
7. A new scientific or technical idea.
invention
ETA
piggyback
feeder service
8. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
operating expenses
sleeping partner
financial privacy
IPO - Initial Public Offering
9. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
discovery
third party
stock exchange
tankers
10. 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.
creativity
challenge
stock exchange
venture capitalist
11. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
civil liberties
sexual privacy
income statement
valid
12. The ability to develop new ideas.
warehouse
creativity
consensus
penetration pricing strategy
13. The right to have your political view kept secret.
asset turnover
political privacy
valve
best practice
14. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
no-show
bulk cargo
identity theft
confirm
15. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
stock exchange
goodwill
bonded warehouse
spyware
16. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
SWOT analysis
Clean Bill of Lading
skimming pricing strategy
break-even point
17. Estimated Time of Arrival.
first aid
third party
ETA
marine insurance
18. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
turnaround
carrier
liner
norm
19. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
US Fourth Amendment
franchise
bulk carriers
20. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
creativity
valve
best practice
economies of scale
21. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
franchise
penetration pricing strategy
share
payroll
22. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
discrimination
best practice
warehouse
political privacy
23. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
civil liberties
accommodation
barrel (BBL)
goodwill
24. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
rights violation
seed capital
market capitalization
quality audit
25. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
piggyback
survey
freighters
trailer
26. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
skimming pricing strategy
mission statement
freighters
logistics
27. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
consignment
limited liability
fraud
28. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
first aid
track
hose
full containerships
29. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
entrepreneuer
liabilities
memorandum of association
sleeping partner
30. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
marine insurance
breach of privacy
31. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
market segmentation
key performance indicator
brand recognition
director
32. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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33. Written description of how something should be done.
operating expenses
procedure
penetration pricing strategy
assets
34. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
payroll
FEU
US Fourth Amendment
discrimination
35. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
security
accommodation
acid test
fork lift
36. Metal rails along which a train travels.
retained earnings
positioning
challenge
track
37. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
valid
sample
market segmentation
sleeping partner
38. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
wake-up call
track
secret ballot
invasion of privacy
39. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
discovery
FEU
lead-time
full containerships
40. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
cash flow
stalking
fuse
goggles
41. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
depreciation
rights violation
skimming pricing strategy
economies of scale
42. 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.
common stock
bulk carriers
property rights
acid test
43. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
acid test
port of entry
advice of shipment
confirm
44. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
return on investment
adaptive firm
feeder service
accounts receivable
45. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
cancel
accuracy
piggyback
goodwill
46. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
equity financing
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
TEU
possibilities
47. Debts; money that must be paid.
valid
fixed cost
liabilities
SWOT analysis
48. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
liabilities
goggles
electronic trail
surveillance
49. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
FEU
retained earnings
medical privacy
feedback
50. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
ETA
cancel
fuse
co-operative