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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.
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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. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
freedom of speech
marketing mix
spyware
trespassing
2. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
skimming pricing strategy
accounts receivable
best practice
acid test
3. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
mission statement
fixed cost
differentiation
freight forwarder
4. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
Companies House
fuse
bonded warehouse
consensus
5. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
full containerships
fork lift
classified information
advice of shipment
6. Estimated Time of Arrival.
ETA
port of entry
turnaround
breach of privacy
7. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
injury
Companies House
market capitalization
sexual privacy
8. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
sample
quality audit
classified information
mission statement
9. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
political privacy
inventory
risk
diversification
10. 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
stock exchange
pallet
positioning
11. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
no-show
stopover
invasion of privacy
identity theft
12. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
fire extinguisher
corporation
break-even point
political privacy
13. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
deed of partnership
no-show
assets
sleeping partner
14. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
track
Leveraged Buy-Out
income statement
franchise
15. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
best practice
sample
unlimited liability
ETA
16. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
turnaround
carrier
air cargo
break bulk
17. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
risk
stopover
peak times
norm
18. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
EBIT
third party
intermodal transport
carrier
19. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
carrier
advice of shipment
adaptive firm
depreciation
20. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
valve
Companies House
fork lift
bulk cargo
21. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
secret ballot
corporation
cash flow
anonymity
22. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
accounts payable
force majeure
no-show
23. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
stakeholder
barrel (BBL)
market segmentation
just-in-time manufacturing
24. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
identity theft
EBIT
market penetration strategy
discovery
25. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
market segmentation
charity
no-show
officers of a company
26. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
charity
barrel (BBL)
marine insurance
27. 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.
acid test
sleeping partner
assets
inventory
28. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
operating expenses
internet privacy
third party
entrepreneuer
29. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
'eye in the sky' camera
quality audit
freedom of speech
accounts receivable
30. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
in transit
valid
rights violation
31. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
stakeholder
accuracy
trespassing
penetration pricing strategy
32. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
Bill of Lading
limited liability
fiscal year
confirm
33. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
quality audit
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
brand equity
marketing mix
34. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
quality audit
rights violation
return on investment
internet privacy
35. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
accounts payable
goggles
just-in-time manufacturing
piggyback
36. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
security
discrimination
spyware
fixed cost
37. Things which are likely or feasible.
target market
limited liability
possibilities
precaution
38. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
bulk cargo
consensus
adaptive firm
stock exchange
39. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
entrepreneuer
goggles
fuse
variable cost
40. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
challenge
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
liner
lead-time
41. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
invention
break-even point
security
share
42. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
peak times
discrimination
property rights
assets
43. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
variable cost
marketing mix
carousel
feeder service
44. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
cash flow
barrel (BBL)
life cycle
fiscal year
45. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
US Fourth Amendment
bulk cargo
market penetration strategy
Leveraged Buy-Out
46. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
survey
fiscal year
payroll
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
47. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
break-even analysis
EBITDA
inventory
surveillance
48. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
marketing mix
economies of scale
corporation
49. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
portfolio
share capital
no-show
precaution
50. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
sleeping partner
co-operative
barrel (BBL)
IPO - Initial Public Offering