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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. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






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






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






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

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5. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






6. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






7. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






8. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






9. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






10. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






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

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12. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






13. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






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






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






16. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






17. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






18. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






19. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






20. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






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






22. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






23. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






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






25. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






26. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






27. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






28. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






29. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






30. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






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






32. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






33. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






34. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






35. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






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






37. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






39. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






40. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






41. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






42. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






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






44. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






45. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






47. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






48. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






49. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






50. Estimated Time of Arrival.