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Business English Test
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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. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
marine insurance
stopover
Companies House
air cargo
2. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
key performance indicator
US Fourth Amendment
spyware
medical privacy
3. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
market segmentation
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
confirm
supply chain
4. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
stalking
'eye in the sky' camera
equity financing
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
5. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
bulk carriers
invention
wake-up call
risk
6. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
political privacy
differentiation
no-show
cash flow
7. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
first aid
common stock
confirm
just-in-time manufacturing
8. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
identity theft
share capital
market segmentation
9. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
norm
asset turnover
co-operative
SWOT analysis
10. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
survey
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
invasion of privacy
brand equity
11. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
suitcase
ergonomics
third party
officers of a company
12. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
return on investment
business mission
Leveraged Buy-Out
general cargo freighters
13. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
first aid
sleeping partner
logistics
breach of privacy
14. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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15. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
in transit
information privacy
discovery
logistics outsourcing
16. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
variable cost
bulk cargo
penetration pricing strategy
market penetration strategy
17. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
market segmentation
bulk carriers
logistics outsourcing
'eye in the sky' camera
18. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
skimming pricing strategy
ETA
financial privacy
adaptive firm
19. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
invasion of privacy
Leveraged Buy-Out
break-even point
peak times
20. 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
break-even point
bulk carriers
franchise
21. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
full containerships
Bill of Lading
sleeping partner
ETA
22. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
stakeholder
rights violation
break-even analysis
23. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
director
rights violation
survey
depreciation
24. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
warehouse
EBIT
advice of shipment
fuse
25. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
discrimination
charity
adaptive firm
IPO - Initial Public Offering
26. Sales divided by total assets.
asset turnover
barrel (BBL)
air cargo
peak times
27. Things which are likely or feasible.
unlimited liability
consensus
possibilities
goggles
28. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
first aid
FEU
goodwill
procedure
29. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
peak times
market capitalization
force majeure
break bulk
30. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
customs
electronic trail
hose
accounts payable
31. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
fraud
logistics
equity financing
SWOT analysis
32. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
corporation
tankers
brand
carousel
33. The examination and evaluation of something.
property rights
analysis
inventory
general cargo freighters
34. 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.
adaptive firm
injury
third party
acid test
35. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
cancel
operating expenses
invention
ergonomics
36. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
franchise
commission
medical privacy
Clean Bill of Lading
37. Useable or acceptable.
life cycle
venture capitalist
valid
consensus
38. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
lead-time
accuracy
carousel
secret ballot
39. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
fire extinguisher
benchmark
brand equity
wake-up call
40. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
Bill of Lading
break bulk
Leveraged Buy-Out
portfolio
41. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
life cycle
general cargo freighters
property rights
carrier
42. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
property rights
challenge
depreciation
return on investment
43. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
consignment
SWOT analysis
fiscal year
financial privacy
44. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
intermodal transport
'eye in the sky' camera
invasion of privacy
in transit
45. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
cash flow
business mission
officers of a company
limited liability
46. A demanding or stimulating situation.
challenge
freighters
security
sleeping partner
47. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
warehouse
ergonomics
Companies House
valve
48. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
inventory
possibilities
freedom of speech
freight forwarder
49. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
valve
IPO - Initial Public Offering
entrepreneuer
variable cost
50. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
customs
cash flow
liner
fiscal year