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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. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
consensus
skimming pricing strategy
FEU
bed & breakfast
2. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
EBIT
general cargo freighters
property rights
fraud
3. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
memorandum of association
trespassing
warehouse
carousel
4. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
suitcase
Clean Bill of Lading
identity theft
liabilities
5. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
payroll
stalking
positioning
customs
6. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
fork lift
medical privacy
cash flow
freighters
7. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
invasion of privacy
consensus
feeder service
medical privacy
8. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
identity theft
bonded warehouse
air cargo
wake-up call
9. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
key performance indicator
anonymity
EBIT
discrimination
10. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
wake-up call
co-operative
due diligence
share
11. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
ergonomics
lead-time
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
Ro/Ro
12. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
spyware
share capital
portfolio
full containerships
13. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
civil liberties
feeder service
franchise
carousel
14. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
hard hat
bed & breakfast
economies of scale
income statement
15. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
seed capital
logistics
logistics outsourcing
force majeure
16. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
share capital
bulk cargo
FEU
security
17. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
differentiation
acid test
quality audit
pallet
18. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
logistics outsourcing
general cargo freighters
information privacy
seed capital
19. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
platform
goggles
third party
property rights
20. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
share
sample
force majeure
freighters
21. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
break-even analysis
freighters
return on investment
'eye in the sky' camera
22. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
bed & breakfast
anonymity
information privacy
secret ballot
23. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
hose
operating expenses
business mission
breach of privacy
24. 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.
marine insurance
piggyback
stock exchange
challenge
25. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
no-show
first aid
stakeholder
fraud
26. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
depreciation
goodwill
entrepreneuer
anonymity
27. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
penetration pricing strategy
general cargo freighters
officers of a company
Companies House
28. Debts; money that must be paid.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
liabilities
co-operative
ETA
29. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
platform
fiscal year
survey
differentiation
30. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
share capital
seed capital
sleeping partner
US Fourth Amendment
31. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
target market
break-even point
in transit
variable cost
32. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
force majeure
co-operative
electronic trail
goggles
33. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
rights violation
marine insurance
US Fourth Amendment
liner
34. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
market capitalization
general cargo freighters
fire extinguisher
35. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
consensus
break bulk
invasion of privacy
sample
36. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
valve
sample
tankers
breach of privacy
37. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
barrel (BBL)
full containerships
Companies House
feedback
38. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
just-in-time manufacturing
common stock
first aid
hard hat
39. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
commission
discrimination
port of entry
fixed cost
40. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
share
invasion of privacy
consignment
Companies House
41. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
fixed cost
franchise
freight forwarder
42. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
trespassing
payroll
rights violation
identity theft
43. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
economies of scale
ergonomics
lead-time
creativity
44. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
intermodal transport
tankers
spyware
procedure
45. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
first aid
break-even analysis
trailer
adaptive firm
46. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
stalking
fuse
commission
cancel
47. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
freighters
goodwill
dividend
48. Cargo which is transported by plane.
air cargo
creativity
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
rights violation
49. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
accreditation
valve
market penetration strategy
bulk cargo
50. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
analysis
Lloyds' Registry
limited liability