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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.
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. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
freighters
hose
wake-up call
differentiation
2. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
logistics
co-operative
bed & breakfast
breach of privacy
3. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
wake-up call
advice of shipment
market penetration strategy
trespassing
4. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
consignment
stalking
venture capitalist
5. 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.
freedom of speech
acid test
bonded warehouse
lead-time
6. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
piggyback
port of entry
consignment
sample
7. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
retained earnings
trailer
seed capital
payroll
8. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
pallet
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
Clean Bill of Lading
barrel (BBL)
9. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
analysis
consignment
accommodation
marketing mix
10. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
assets
portfolio
fuse
IPO - Initial Public Offering
11. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
bed & breakfast
medical privacy
customs
general cargo freighters
12. The right to have your political view kept secret.
trailer
political privacy
franchise
force majeure
13. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
entrepreneuer
logistics
brand
internet privacy
14. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
hard hat
break bulk
seed capital
identity theft
15. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
fire extinguisher
force majeure
accounts payable
wake-up call
16. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
income statement
accommodation
target market
invasion of privacy
17. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
logistics outsourcing
lead-time
port of entry
freight forwarder
18. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
depreciation
business mission
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
feedback
19. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
bulk carriers
positioning
security
brand equity
20. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
secret ballot
director
discrimination
limited liability
21. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
liner
air cargo
accounts receivable
discovery
22. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
invention
variable cost
EBIT
fork lift
23. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
franchise
stopover
limited liability
fiscal year
24. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
'eye in the sky' camera
corporation
political privacy
first aid
25. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
port of entry
accounts payable
fork lift
officers of a company
26. The examination and evaluation of something.
stalking
surveillance
injury
analysis
27. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
challenge
franchise
bulk carriers
advice of shipment
28. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
consensus
Bill of Lading
income statement
quality audit
29. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
accounts receivable
financial privacy
pallet
30. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
benchmark
co-operative
share
'eye in the sky' camera
31. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
US Fourth Amendment
benchmark
fork lift
32. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
break-even analysis
penetration pricing strategy
stopover
Leveraged Buy-Out
33. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
customs
discrimination
economies of scale
financial privacy
34. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
goodwill
platform
breach of privacy
break bulk
35. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
break-even analysis
market capitalization
operating expenses
internet privacy
36. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
director
secret ballot
fire extinguisher
quality audit
37. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
break-even analysis
share
medical privacy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
38. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
secret ballot
full containerships
discovery
liner
39. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
payroll
feeder service
EBIT
fiscal year
40. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
charity
advice of shipment
ETA
41. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
franchise
inventory
invasion of privacy
break-even point
42. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
Bill of Lading
Ro/Ro
fork lift
suitcase
43. Metal rails along which a train travels.
surveillance
fork lift
track
break bulk
44. The ability to develop new ideas.
cash flow
creativity
rights violation
target market
45. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
return on investment
Companies House
accommodation
carrier
46. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
Leveraged Buy-Out
adaptive firm
turnaround
Lloyds' Registry
47. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
freight forwarder
cash flow
no-show
platform
48. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
stopover
pallet
classified information
trailer
49. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
return on investment
break-even analysis
information privacy
diversification
50. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
carousel
risk
payroll
share