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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 system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
memorandum of association
secret ballot
supply chain
2. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fuse
carousel
commission
fixed cost
3. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
electronic trail
valve
barrel (BBL)
entrepreneuer
4. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
force majeure
port of entry
deed of partnership
benchmark
5. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
discrimination
security
penetration pricing strategy
logistics outsourcing
6. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
intermodal transport
ETA
adaptive firm
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
7. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
charity
operating expenses
freedom of speech
8. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
break-even point
valid
equity financing
discrimination
9. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
analysis
US Fourth Amendment
Bill of Lading
unlimited liability
10. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
ETA
logistics
piggyback
challenge
11. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
logistics
stalking
turnaround
confirm
12. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
freight forwarder
Companies House
best practice
depreciation
13. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
precaution
full containerships
air cargo
customs
14. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
co-operative
surveillance
Leveraged Buy-Out
peak times
15. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
economies of scale
Clean Bill of Lading
accounts receivable
EBIT
16. Estimated Time of Arrival.
security
limited liability
ETA
acid test
17. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
force majeure
skimming pricing strategy
peak times
unlimited liability
18. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
unlimited liability
fiscal year
sleeping partner
quality audit
19. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
penetration pricing strategy
no-show
invention
bulk cargo
20. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
co-operative
deed of partnership
trade secret
EBITDA
21. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
Clean Bill of Lading
key performance indicator
just-in-time manufacturing
sexual privacy
22. A new scientific or technical idea.
rights violation
invention
stalking
economies of scale
23. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
intermodal transport
brand
financial privacy
variable cost
24. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
hard hat
franchise
operating expenses
25. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
operating expenses
Bill of Lading
key performance indicator
information privacy
26. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
assets
internet privacy
break bulk
accommodation
27. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
EBIT
depreciation
sexual privacy
consensus
28. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
pallet
return on investment
marine insurance
marketing mix
29. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
valid
turnaround
sleeping partner
adaptive firm
30. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
liabilities
EBIT
tankers
entrepreneuer
31. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
discovery
corporation
injury
full containerships
32. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
trade secret
platform
financial privacy
goggles
33. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
Companies House
security
peak times
stock exchange
34. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
lead-time
mission statement
invention
advice of shipment
35. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
hard hat
financial privacy
corporation
share capital
36. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
officers of a company
mission statement
logistics outsourcing
bulk carriers
37. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
feeder service
EBIT
classified information
38. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
economies of scale
possibilities
breach of privacy
financial privacy
39. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
accounts receivable
consensus
fire extinguisher
precaution
40. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
memorandum of association
analysis
sample
survey
41. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
retained earnings
stakeholder
marketing mix
accuracy
42. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
ergonomics
Bill of Lading
pallet
asset turnover
43. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
limited liability
mission statement
classified information
bed & breakfast
44. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
market penetration strategy
bonded warehouse
creativity
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
45. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
valve
life cycle
'eye in the sky' camera
just-in-time manufacturing
46. 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.
stock exchange
Bill of Lading
first aid
share
47. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
dividend
sample
carrier
brand recognition
48. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
trespassing
barrel (BBL)
share
injury
49. 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.
limited liability
possibilities
retained earnings
trespassing
50. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
platform
procedure
break bulk
creativity