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QUIZ: BUSINESS and FINANCE

 Answer these fourteen questions to score your vocabulary knowledge.

1. When people ‘advertise’ products 8. Which of the following is most

they want to …. similar to a company ‘logo’?
a) buy them a) a game
b) sell them b) a song
c) export them c) a story
d) use them d) a picture

2. An ‘annual’ earnings report can tell 9. ‘Merchandise’ is something that

about a company’s profits …. people can ….
a) during the past year a) buy
b) during the past month b) sell
c) during the past week c) export
d) during the past day d) all of the above

3. In which of the following places can 10. If a business makes a ‘profit’, we

a person find ‘cargo’? can say that ….
a) on the Internet a) it is in the black
b) in an employee’s home b) it is in the red
c) in an office c) it is bankrupt
d) on a ship d) it hires many people

4. Which of the following words is most 11. Which of the following words is most
similar to ‘consumer’? similar to a business ‘proposal’?
a) manager a) question
b) buyer b) suggestion
c) employer c) discussion
d) seller d) interruption

5. What does a business do when it 12. Which of the following people do

‘earns’ money? companies ‘hire’?
a) it breaks even a) buyers
b) it loses money b) sellers
c) it makes money c) employees
d) none of the above d) employers

6. Which of the following things does a 13. Which of the following words is most
business do when it ‘expands’? similar to ‘value’?
a) it opens more stores or offices a) need
b) it imports products b) make
c) it closes a factory c) money
d) it publishes an annual report d) product

7. A company’s ‘headquarters’ might be 14. Which of the following things can

found …. you probably find in a ‘warehouse’?
a) on a business suit a) merchandise
b) in a warehouse b) products
c) in an office building c) goods
d) inside a secretary’s desk d) all of the above

13 – 14 = Excellent 11 – 12 = Good 9 – 10 = Study More!

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VOCABULARY QUIZ Business
Aims Vocabulary practice; self-assessment, or formal assessment
Level Intermediate to Advanced
Time Approximately 10 minutes

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. A 8. D
2. C 9. B
3. D 10. A
4. C 11. C
5. B 12. C
6. A 13. A
7. D 14. D

Grades
as percentages
14 / 14 = 100 %
13 / 14 = 93
12 / 14 = 86
11 / 14 = 79
10 / 14 = 71
9 / 14 = 64
8 / 14 = 57
7 / 14 = 50
6 / 14 = 43
5 / 14 = 36
4 / 14 = 29
3 / 14 = 21
2 / 14 = 14
1 / 14 = 7
0 / 14 = 0 %

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