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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
,
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. Cargo which is transported by plane.
inventory
air cargo
consignment
valid
2. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
discrimination
return on investment
possibilities
marine insurance
3. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
brand equity
customs
deed of partnership
inventory
4. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
benchmark
acid test
accommodation
consensus
5. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
acid test
risk
information privacy
Leveraged Buy-Out
6. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
stopover
creativity
anonymity
EBITDA
7. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
accommodation
EBIT
deed of partnership
variable cost
8. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
freedom of speech
share capital
feeder service
'eye in the sky' camera
9. Useable or acceptable.
EBIT
penetration pricing strategy
valid
brand
10. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
customs
goodwill
ETA
electronic trail
11. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
penetration pricing strategy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
director
business mission
12. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
13. Debts; money that must be paid.
norm
liabilities
portfolio
in transit
14. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
peak times
survey
brand
accounts payable
15. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
stalking
TEU
market capitalization
turnaround
16. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
turnaround
feeder service
trailer
income statement
17. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
challenge
barrel (BBL)
business mission
civil liberties
18. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
creativity
property rights
break-even analysis
feedback
19. A demanding or stimulating situation.
cash flow
challenge
sleeping partner
bed & breakfast
20. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
EBIT
assets
tankers
market capitalization
21. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
marine insurance
lead-time
Lloyds' Registry
bonded warehouse
22. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
Lloyds' Registry
possibilities
mission statement
positioning
23. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
injury
just-in-time manufacturing
commission
24. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
share capital
stalking
market penetration strategy
fire extinguisher
25. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
carousel
injury
financial privacy
Ro/Ro
26. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
norm
franchise
Clean Bill of Lading
freighters
27. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
fire extinguisher
depreciation
adaptive firm
key performance indicator
28. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
information privacy
Companies House
property rights
creativity
29. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
break-even analysis
deed of partnership
ETA
differentiation
30. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
market segmentation
skimming pricing strategy
brand
liner
31. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
income statement
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
US Fourth Amendment
valve
32. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
trade secret
officers of a company
procedure
33. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.
procedure
positioning
limited liability
ETA
34. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
identity theft
surveillance
goodwill
hose
35. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
advice of shipment
stakeholder
consignment
market capitalization
36. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
first aid
liner
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
IPO - Initial Public Offering
37. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
surveillance
valid
accuracy
just-in-time manufacturing
38. A new scientific or technical idea.
identity theft
suitcase
invention
stopover
39. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
invasion of privacy
share capital
mission statement
warehouse
40. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
asset turnover
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
dividend
hard hat
41. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
dividend
bulk carriers
memorandum of association
unlimited liability
42. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
hard hat
force majeure
share
cancel
43. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
limited liability
brand recognition
liner
tankers
44. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
income statement
stalking
TEU
IPO - Initial Public Offering
45. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
accuracy
adaptive firm
piggyback
stalking
46. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
breach of privacy
Leveraged Buy-Out
accounts receivable
invention
47. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
entrepreneuer
life cycle
officers of a company
48. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
due diligence
valid
carrier
business mission
49. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
break-even point
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
security
unlimited liability
50. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
stalking
variable cost
economies of scale
accuracy