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Questions for Basic English Test (level 2)  1  What is a brand image? 
It’s the opinion people have of a brand  .  2  What is a target market? 
A group of people that a product is aimed at; 
advertising of the product is designed to make the  product appeal to this group.  3 
What is an advertising campaign? It’s a series of similar advertisements by a company or 
a business that telling people publicly about a product 
or service in order to persuade them to buy it.  4 
What is a loss leader? It is a product that is sold at a loss to encourage 
people to buy other more profitable products  5 
What is luxury goods? luxury goods are thing very expensive and have a  high quality  6 
What is a logo? It is a design or way of writing the name that a 
company or organisation uses as an official sign on its  products and advertising.  7 
What is a glossy magazine? It is a magazine using high quality paper with a lot of beautiful photos  8 
What is an haute couture dress? 
the business of making and selling expensive clothes; especially  for women  9  What is an off-the-peg dress? 
It is clothes made in a factory, not specially for one person.  10  What is a fashion house? 
It is a company that designs, makes, and sells      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   fashionable clothes.  11  What is a business plan? 
It a document produced by a new company giving 
details of expected sales and costs, how the 
company can be financed and why it can expect to  make money  12  What is bankrupt? 
Companies don’t have enough money to pay 
your debts and so not allowed to continue any  business activities.  13 
What is competition? It is a situation in which businesses are trying to be 
more successful than others by selling more goods 
and services and making more profit  14  What is demand? 
It is the total amount of a type of goods or 
services that people or companies want to buy.  15  Who is an entrepreneur? 
An entrepreneur is someone who starts a 
company, arranges business deals and takes risks  in order to make a profit.  16 
What is market share? It is the percentage of sales that a company or  product has in a market.  17  What is market leader? 
The product or service that most people buy  18 
What is loss? When a business spends more money than it 
receives, or loses money on a particular deal or  problem.  2    lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   19 
What is profit? It is money that you make from selling something or doing business in a particular 
period, after taking away costs.  20  What is a start-up? 
It’s a new company that has started to do  business recently  21  What is a budget? 
It’s a detailed plan prepared by an organisation of 
how much money it will receive, how much money 
it will receive, how much it intends to spend and  how it will spend the money.  22  What is a joint venture? 
It’s a business activity in which two or 
more companies have invested together  23 
What is a payback period? It’s the period of time needed to get back the cost  of an investment.  24 
What does ROI stand for? It stands for Return on investment  25 
Who is a venture capitalist? It’s someone who invests money in new business.  26 
What is start-up cost? It is the expense of setting up a new bussiness or  new project.  27  What is a software developer? 
It’s a person who creates computer programs.  28 
What is a team? A team is a group of people who work together  and have a similar aim.      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   29 
What do most people think about having Most people hate having so much surveillance so much  surveillance? 
but they don’t know how to stop it  4    lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   30 
What does NASA stand for? National Aeronautics and Space Administration,  31 
What is a manufacturing company? It produces large qualities of goods for sale using machinery  32 
What is a retail company? a retail company is a company that sells good to the  general public  33 
What is a diversified company? 
It produces many range of goods or services  34 
What are Shoot – em -ups? They are violent games where people shoot and  kill each other.  35  What is a founder? 
It is a person who starts a company.  36 
What is a financial analyst? It is someone who analyses the financial markets.  37 
What is a financial advisor? It is someone who gives advice about  financial services.  38 
What is a sales representative? 
a sales representative is someone who represents their company  and sells their products  39  What is etiquette? 
It is the formal rules for polite behaviour in a group  of people.  40 
Can you name some examples of bad manners? -Ignore -ignore colleagues  colleagues  41 
What is politeness? - answer mobile  phone calls during meetings      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   - Arrive late for a meeting - 
politeness is about showing respect for others. It  Using bad language  42 
What reasons do office workers give  for their bad manners? 
means thinking about other people’s feelings.  It is pressure of work  43 
Why is it impolite to answer a mobile 
because you think the meeting is not important. phone  during the meeting?  44 
What are some organisations doing to 
- Investing money in training their junior managers    improve workers’ manners?  to be polite 
-Encourage people to arrive on time for meetings, 
turn off mobile phones and avoide bad language.  45 
What are the benefits of avoiding bad 
It can have a dramatic impact an improving manners at  work? 
your working environment and your  relationships with others.  46 
Why is it useful to collect information 
Because Companies can improve their marketing about  customers’ buying habits?  47 
What 4 advantages of surveillance They are   
technology are mentioned in society? 
- to help stop criminal activity  - increase security 
- a wider selection of products  -more convenience  6    lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   48  Why is it important to manage 
Because Finding information takes time  information well?  49 
Why is it better if managers show  respect for their workers? 
Because they are more willing to work hard, to  help and to cooperate  50  What is a film producer? 
A film producer is a person who oversees  film production  51 
What does infrastructure mean? 
the basic systems that make economic activity 
possible. for example, roads, communications,  electricity,....  52  What is accommodation? 
somewhere to live or stay, often also providing  food or other services  53  What is attraction? 
a quality or force of someone or something that 
tends to pull others in or create interest in the  person or thing  54 
What do people in the capital market do? People can deal in stocks and shares, raise finance and  make investments.  55 
What do companies in the service sector do? 
Companies provide service such as banking,  insurance and tourism.      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   56 
What does an investment company A finance institution that specialises in buying specialize in?  
stocks and shares, and also gives financial advice  to businesses  57 
Who can be offered jobs by employers? people with the right qualifications and experience.  58 
What does a Human Resource Department 
It deals with recruitment and hiring employees,    deal with? 
and also manages career development within the  company.  59 
What does an apprenticeship mean? 
It means: A young person learns a skill or trade by 
working under supervisor have working contract  for a fixed number of years.  60 
What is the main contribution of Monster.com? It has been to speed up hiring and vastly increase 
the accuracy of the job-search process.  61 
Which are losing money because of 
Newspaper are losing money because of    Monster’s success?  Monster’s success  62 
What are the ways to do sales promotion? Special offers, discount, competition, free gifts  63 
What is the method of sponsorship? 
A form of marketing. A company pays to have its name 
linked to an event or a person  64  What is personal selling? 
This means employing sales promotion to make 
regular sales visit to customers or potential  customers  8    lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   65 
How can we show trends in prices over We use graphs to show trends in prices over months or  years? months or years  66  What is the trend? 
the way a situation changes and develops  67 
What is the profit margin? It is the difference between the cost of 
production and the price of products is sold  68 
Why have prices fallen in the food business? Because of advances in food production and  distribution technology  69 
What has Unilever done to make cut its Unilever has cut its 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped 
margin? lots of its minor brands as part of its “path to  growth” strategy.      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   70 
What does direct marketing include? 
It includes: Direct mail, TV, telephone selling  71 
What ways do you know of finding a job? Ways to find a job: In your opinion, what is - search job 
ads the most effective way to find a job? Give - supply resumé    the reasons. 
- use career managements service  -join a firm 
In my opinion, using a career management service 
is the most effective way to find a job. Because It 
makes sure that it reaches the right human resource 
departments. I can find many job positions that 
match my abilities and qualifications, my chance 
of getting accepted will be higher .  72 
Name some methods of selling? In Some methods of selling: your opinion, what is the most  -  Advertising media   
effective way to promote and sell the products? - Personal selling  - Sales promotions  -Public relations  - Direct marketing  - Sponsorship 
In my opinion, Advertising media is the 
most effective way to promote and sell the  products  73 
What is an economist ? An economist is a person who studies, teaches or  10 
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What is the advantage of using email to 
communicate with colleagues from  different  writes about economics  it is very simple and  fast  countries ?  75 
what is the disadvantage of using email to 
communicate with colleagues from different  countries ?      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889  
it can make some risks of misunderstanding because 
people speak different language and belong  different culture  76 
what is a virtual team ? A group of people who work together across border  and time zones  77 
Do you like to buy luxury good if you are rich? yes, i do. because luxury goods have a high quality  why?  78 
Is fashion important to you? why? yes, it is.. because fashion makes me confident and beautiful  79 
What is design label ? The company’s name on the clothes they have  designed  80 
What is the capital of fashion in the world? List The capital of fashion in the world is Paris. Some    some luxury brands 
luxury brands such as: Channel; Gucci; Dior;  Hermes;......  81 
What is domestic market ? This refers to the supply and demand of goods and  services within one country  82 
Is having a top job the success to you? why? 
yes, it is because a top job gives me a high salary and  improve quality of my life  83 
Is being your own boss the success to you ? 
yes, it is because it helps me manage myself and know  why?  what i want to do  84 
Is earning a lot of money the success to you? 
yes, it is because i can buy what i like and take care  why?  of my family  12    lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   85 
Is being happy a success to you ? Why? Yes, it is because when I’m happy, I have more energy to  work every day  86 
What can a company do to make more profit ? They can keep cost as low as possible, find new  markets and new customers  87 
Why do so many start-up company fail? because don’t understand the market  88 
What are five important steps for setting up a five important steps for setting up a business are:  business? - 
The first, Develop a new product idea 
- The second, Conduct market research 
- The third, prepare a good business plan  - the fourth, get finance 
- the fifth, build a customer base  89  What is consumer? 
a person who buys goods, products or services for their own use  90 
who is potential customer? the person who can buys products or services of the  company in the future.  91 
How do countries attract foreign business? 
offer low taxation; improve infrastructure; offer  incentive policies...  92 
would you like to live in Dubai? Why? 
yes, I would because Dubai is one of the richest countries in 
the world and a great place to live and to work      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   93 
What factors are important when a company set stable economy, low inflation; good infrastructure; up a 
new office in another country?  taxation; labor costs,.....  14    lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   94 
why do many companies want to set up office in Because it has good infrastructure and policies to    Dubai  foreign business.  95  what is work placement? 
Students often take a temporary job during their 
studies - for a little or no pay - because they want to  get experience  96 
what is graduate trainee scheme? Big companies accept a number of newly qualified 
people to work for one year. They get general 
experience by working in different departments. They 
may or may not get a permanent job at the end  97 
What is “benefit package”? something you get to it addition to salary such as: bonus medical life  insurances accommodation.  98 
What information should be included in a CV? information should be included in a CV such as:  - personal contacts  - education and qualification  - previous jobs history  - personal interests  - skills  99 
What is a headhunting firm? This company persuades someone to leave their job 
and go to work for another company in a similar  position  100  What is applicant ? 
A person who applies a job in a company      lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889   101 
Give some examples of direct marketing? some examples of direct marketing such as: direct mails; TV 
shopping , internet shopping, telephone selling  102 
What is sales pitch? sales pitch is selling something by saying how good it  is  103  What is a discount? 
A relation in the cost of a product or service  104 
what kinds of products and services are getting kinds of products and services are getting cheaper    cheaper? why? 
such as: electronics goods; clothes; communication; 
hotel;... because it is becoming more and more  popular and more choices  105 
why are students an important market in the UK The student market is estimated to be worth 13 billion  of spending power in a year  16