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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
break-even analysis
no-show
possibilities
break-even point
2. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
sample
feeder service
civil liberties
3. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
valve
common stock
break-even analysis
discovery
4. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
cash flow
identity theft
benchmark
SWOT analysis
5. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
stock exchange
norm
discovery
secret ballot
6. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
feeder service
goodwill
stopover
IPO - Initial Public Offering
7. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
franchise
accommodation
platform
risk
8. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
Companies House
stalking
first aid
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
9. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
diversification
EBITDA
invention
hose
10. 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.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
acid test
market penetration strategy
brand equity
11. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
co-operative
limited liability
liabilities
brand recognition
12. Written description of how something should be done.
procedure
sleeping partner
mission statement
trespassing
13. Cargo which is transported by plane.
air cargo
entrepreneuer
economies of scale
Clean Bill of Lading
14. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
third party
spyware
valid
diversification
15. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
ergonomics
retained earnings
secret ballot
Lloyds' Registry
16. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
Bill of Lading
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
cancel
trespassing
17. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
freedom of speech
rights violation
accreditation
accounts receivable
18. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
SWOT analysis
information privacy
just-in-time manufacturing
piggyback
19. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
franchise
memorandum of association
survey
ETA
20. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
accounts payable
common stock
liabilities
feedback
21. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
market capitalization
franchise
deed of partnership
fiscal year
22. The ability to develop new ideas.
brand equity
quality audit
creativity
stopover
23. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
valid
common stock
income statement
freighters
24. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
Clean Bill of Lading
bulk cargo
pallet
accommodation
25. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
customs
feedback
share capital
commission
26. The examination and evaluation of something.
rights violation
Ro/Ro
no-show
analysis
27. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
unlimited liability
electronic trail
general cargo freighters
freedom of speech
28. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
EBIT
asset turnover
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
seed capital
29. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
operating expenses
logistics
fire extinguisher
common stock
30. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
first aid
advice of shipment
operating expenses
income statement
31. A demanding or stimulating situation.
consignment
SWOT analysis
cancel
challenge
32. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
fraud
invention
liner
electronic trail
33. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
stalking
confirm
differentiation
34. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
cash flow
mission statement
inventory
Clean Bill of Lading
35. 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
security
information privacy
corporation
36. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
analysis
piggyback
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
accounts receivable
37. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
invention
spyware
break bulk
wake-up call
38. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
variable cost
mission statement
freedom of speech
bulk cargo
39. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
advice of shipment
portfolio
procedure
40. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
pallet
injury
first aid
just-in-time manufacturing
41. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
bulk cargo
identity theft
feeder service
42. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
Bill of Lading
tankers
benchmark
market segmentation
43. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
US Fourth Amendment
break bulk
break-even analysis
44. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
first aid
consensus
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
share
45. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
marine insurance
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
bed & breakfast
track
46. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
spyware
corporation
no-show
director
47. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
share
goodwill
bonded warehouse
48. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
Ro/Ro
market segmentation
political privacy
US Fourth Amendment
49. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
financial privacy
share
security
invention
50. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
due diligence
in transit
logistics
precaution