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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. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
property rights
platform
spyware
fire extinguisher
2. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
rights violation
risk
target market
Leveraged Buy-Out
3. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
diversification
adaptive firm
hose
breach of privacy
4. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
secret ballot
break-even point
valve
market segmentation
5. Written description of how something should be done.
mission statement
freedom of speech
just-in-time manufacturing
procedure
6. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
adaptive firm
brand recognition
third party
intermodal transport
7. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
no-show
market penetration strategy
identity theft
survey
8. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
general cargo freighters
officers of a company
advice of shipment
stalking
9. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
supply chain
franchise
differentiation
venture capitalist
10. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
full containerships
retained earnings
hard hat
TEU
11. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
breach of privacy
EBITDA
peak times
inventory
12. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accounts receivable
trade secret
valid
sexual privacy
13. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
benchmark
no-show
fork lift
warehouse
14. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
unlimited liability
ETA
venture capitalist
IPO - Initial Public Offering
15. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
turnaround
sleeping partner
carrier
analysis
16. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
freight forwarder
peak times
Ro/Ro
spyware
17. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
charity
fiscal year
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
track
18. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
first aid
customs
valid
bed & breakfast
19. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
advice of shipment
confirm
fuse
best practice
20. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
lead-time
break bulk
accounts receivable
21. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
trade secret
property rights
deed of partnership
accounts payable
22. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
23. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
surveillance
share
commission
income statement
24. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
sample
venture capitalist
valid
25. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
feeder service
trailer
risk
entrepreneuer
26. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
'eye in the sky' camera
tankers
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
27. 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.
medical privacy
limited liability
franchise
third party
28. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
fork lift
hose
equity financing
classified information
29. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
bonded warehouse
venture capitalist
information privacy
precaution
30. Sales divided by total assets.
stalking
income statement
discovery
asset turnover
31. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
invention
risk
freedom of speech
peak times
32. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
accreditation
air cargo
franchise
positioning
33. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
discrimination
deed of partnership
ETA
customs
34. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
break bulk
carrier
payroll
sexual privacy
35. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
due diligence
Leveraged Buy-Out
surveillance
goggles
36. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
piggyback
cash flow
franchise
consignment
37. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
security
EBITDA
political privacy
electronic trail
38. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
risk
asset turnover
Companies House
TEU
39. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
diversification
marketing mix
commission
IPO - Initial Public Offering
40. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
assets
diversification
accuracy
first aid
41. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
financial privacy
Lloyds' Registry
return on investment
invasion of privacy
42. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
accounts payable
piggyback
variable cost
43. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
mission statement
unlimited liability
assets
identity theft
44. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
identity theft
trade secret
sexual privacy
hard hat
45. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
just-in-time manufacturing
retained earnings
limited liability
break-even point
46. Useable or acceptable.
risk
valid
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
accreditation
47. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
Companies House
quality audit
portfolio
life cycle
48. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
feeder service
general cargo freighters
market penetration strategy
trespassing
49. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
market segmentation
classified information
goodwill
fork lift
50. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
operating expenses
possibilities
Leveraged Buy-Out
piggyback