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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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1. Sales divided by total assets.






2. Things which are likely or feasible.






3. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






4. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






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






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






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






8. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






9. Useable or acceptable.






10. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






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






12. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






13. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






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






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






16. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






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






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






19. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






20. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






21. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






22. 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.






23. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






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






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






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






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






28. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






29. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






30. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.






31. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






32. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






33. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






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






35. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






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






37. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






38. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






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






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






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






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






43. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






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






48. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






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






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