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Business English Test

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. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






2. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






3. Useable or acceptable.






4. A demanding or stimulating situation.






5. The right to have your political view kept secret.






6. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






7. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






8. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






9. Sales divided by total assets.






10. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






11. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






12. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






13. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






14. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






15. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






16. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






17. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






18. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






19. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






20. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






21. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






22. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






23. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






24. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






25. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






26. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






27. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






28. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






29. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






30. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






31. The examination and evaluation of something.






32. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






33. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






34. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






35. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






36. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






37. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






38. Estimated Time of Arrival.






39. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






40. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






41. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






42. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






43. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






44. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






45. Metal rails along which a train travels.






46. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






47. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






48. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






49. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






50. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.