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Business English Test
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business-skills
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english
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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. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
break-even analysis
cash flow
ergonomics
life cycle
2. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
brand equity
bulk carriers
carrier
share
3. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
liner
seed capital
mission statement
4. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
acid test
brand
TEU
director
5. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
quality audit
analysis
intermodal transport
positioning
6. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
sample
freedom of speech
unlimited liability
tankers
7. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
logistics outsourcing
financial privacy
barrel (BBL)
first aid
8. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
sample
invasion of privacy
TEU
carousel
9. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
brand recognition
due diligence
positioning
sexual privacy
10. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
dividend
penetration pricing strategy
bulk cargo
unlimited liability
11. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
venture capitalist
skimming pricing strategy
valve
third party
12. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
income statement
accommodation
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
retained earnings
13. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
skimming pricing strategy
identity theft
surveillance
freighters
14. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
US Fourth Amendment
corporation
Bill of Lading
goodwill
15. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
break-even analysis
barrel (BBL)
market capitalization
quality audit
16. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
stalking
bulk carriers
penetration pricing strategy
force majeure
17. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
intermodal transport
hose
fiscal year
variable cost
18. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
suitcase
civil liberties
carrier
accuracy
19. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
valve
Bill of Lading
deed of partnership
surveillance
20. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
general cargo freighters
stalking
Leveraged Buy-Out
internet privacy
21. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
classified information
EBIT
track
22. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
Companies House
skimming pricing strategy
Lloyds' Registry
goodwill
23. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
cash flow
survey
liner
property rights
24. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
positioning
port of entry
trade secret
Companies House
25. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
portfolio
payroll
best practice
marketing mix
26. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
surveillance
mission statement
trespassing
piggyback
27. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
Bill of Lading
port of entry
breach of privacy
28. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
Lloyds' Registry
rights violation
benchmark
29. Things which are likely or feasible.
corporation
possibilities
marketing mix
rights violation
30. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
no-show
trailer
valid
commission
31. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.
in transit
liabilities
sexual privacy
first aid
32. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
spyware
internet privacy
accounts receivable
common stock
33. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
stakeholder
operating expenses
co-operative
analysis
34. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
suitcase
logistics outsourcing
goodwill
income statement
35. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
peak times
suitcase
key performance indicator
piggyback
36. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
sexual privacy
FEU
director
Lloyds' Registry
37. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
invasion of privacy
air cargo
feeder service
discrimination
38. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
differentiation
freighters
political privacy
hose
39. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
income statement
Clean Bill of Lading
market penetration strategy
40. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
carrier
security
classified information
piggyback
41. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
payroll
bulk carriers
marketing mix
inventory
42. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
trespassing
share capital
marine insurance
inventory
43. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
market capitalization
internet privacy
injury
deed of partnership
44. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
Ro/Ro
logistics outsourcing
skimming pricing strategy
portfolio
45. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
benchmark
consensus
sexual privacy
charity
46. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
bonded warehouse
retained earnings
business mission
barrel (BBL)
47. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
fire extinguisher
general cargo freighters
officers of a company
48. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
EBITDA
adaptive firm
co-operative
Ro/Ro
49. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
target market
anonymity
brand equity
ergonomics
50. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
precaution
logistics
first aid
peak times