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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






2. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






3. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






4. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






5. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






6. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






7. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






8. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






9. Useable or acceptable.






10. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






11. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






12. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






13. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






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






15. 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.






16. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






17. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






19. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






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






21. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






22. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






23. Sales divided by total assets.






24. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






26. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






27. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






28. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






29. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






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






31. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






32. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






33. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






34. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






35. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






36. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






37. Debts; money that must be paid.






38. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






39. Written description of how something should be done.






40. The examination and evaluation of something.






41. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






42. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






44. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






46. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






47. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






48. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






49. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






50. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.