Business English Level Test (CEFR)

This is not an official qualification, but it can give you a good idea of your level of Business English, following CEFR (Common European Framework Reference) guidelines. Read the questions and choose the correct answer.

All the questions are below. Press ‘START’ to begin. You will be corrected.

• 1.
  Where are you from?.
  • A. I’m German.
  • B. I’m from Italian.
  • C. My name’s Jim Stokes.
  • 2.
    John lives in London, but he works in Brussels.
    • A. He’s an employee.
    • B. He’s a businessman.
    • C. He’s a commuter.
  • 3.
    Are you a student?
    • A. Yes, I are.
    • B. Yes, I study.
    • C. No, I’m not.
  • 4.
    What does he do?
    • A. He’s engineer.
    • B. He’s drinking coffee.
    • C. He works at Walmart.
  • 5.
    Who helps people with legal problems?
    • A. A teacher.
    • B. A lawyer.
    • C. An accountant.
  • 6.
    An accountant…
    • A. Builds houses.
    • B. Works with money.
    • C. Helps people in shops.
  • 7.
    “Hi, I’m John Gray.”
    • A. Hi John, that’s nice.
    • B. Who are you?
    • C. Hello. Pleased to meet you.
  • 8.
    “What company are you with John?”
    • A. I work for BIT Computers.
    • B. I working for BIT Computers.
    • C. I’m from computers.
  • 9.
    When you go to reception in a company, you often get….
    • A. A business card.
    • B. A telephone call.
    • C. A visitor’s badge.
  • 10.
    You usually get a business card…
    • A. After a meeting.
    • B. At dinner.
    • C. From the receptionist.
  • 11.
    A person or company that produces large amounts of goods is a …
    • A. Manufacturer.
    • B. Retailer.
    • C. Buyer.
  • 12.
    A retailer sells…
    • A. Goods in bulk to the store owners.
    • B. Goods directly to the public.
    • C. Raw materials to the manufacturers.
  • 13.
    He is one of the founders who … the business in 1985.

• 14.
  Which sentence is correct?
  • A. Often I am giving presentations in my job.
  • B. Often I make presentations in my work.
  • C. I often give presentations in my job.
• 15.
  Who is responsible for checking payments?
  • A. A financial analyst.
  • B. An economist.
  • C. An accountant.
• 16.
  Which question is correct?
  • A. What does your company?
  • B. What kind of company do you work for?
  • C. Where is responsible to manage projects in your company?
• 17.
  What’s your job title and what do you do?

• 18.
  Trainees don’t …
  • A. Don’t earn much money.
  • B. Don’t learn much.
  • C. Don’t need any qualifications.
• 19.
  The internet allows people to … their lives from the computer.
  • A. Purchase
  • B. Service
  • C. Manage
• 20.
  Buying goods online is a form of …
  • A. Accounting.
  • B. Self-service.
  • C. Production.
• 21.
  Which of the following describes when two companies join together?
  • A. It’s called an acquisition.
  • B. It’s a takeover.
  • C. It means the companies merged.
• 22.
  Which of the following describes a supplier?
  • A. A company that distributes finished products to end-users.
  • B. A company that sells materials or services to other companies.
  • C. A company that buys finished goods and sells them on.
• 23.
  Whose interests do trade unions represent?
  • A. Shareholders
  • B. Workers
  • C. Senior Managers
• 24.
  What is a public limited company?
  • A. A company whose shares can be bought and sold.
  • B. A company owned by the government.
  • C. A company with very few shareholders.
• 25.
  What is a holding company?
  • A. A company owned by another company.
  • B. A company whose shares are traded on the stock exchange.
  • C. A company that owns one or more other companies.
• 26.
  What is a subsidiary?
  • A. A company owned by another company.
  • B. A group of many different companies.
  • C. A merger of two different companies.
• 27.
  Which of the following departments is responsible for patents?
  • A. Human Resources
  • B. Finance
  • C. Legal Affairs
• 28.
  What is a lease?
  • A. Rent on a building on a temporary basis.
  • B. A contract to buy a building for business purposes.
  • C. Permanent ownership of a building.
• 29.
  What type of structure does a hierarchical organisation have?
  • A. Many managers with decision-making at the top.
  • B. Few managers with decision-making at the top.
  • C. Many managers with decision-making shared.
• 30.
  What are tangible assets?
  • A. All the raw materials and stock a company owns.
  • B. Everything belonging to a company that can be sold.
  • C. All the finished goods a company hasn’t sold yet.
• 31.
  When two companies agree to work together, this is called …
  • A. An alliance.
  • B. An acquisition.
  • C. A merger.
• 32.
  An organisation consisting of several companies is called ..
  • A. A portfolio.
  • B. A merger.
  • C. A conglomerate.
• 33.
  By 2004, the company ________ an impressive portfolio.
  • A. Had built up
  • B. Built up
  • C. Will have built up
• 34.
  We ________ to lose so much money in the 1st quarter of last year.
  • A. Don’t expect
  • B. Didn’t expect
  • C. Haven’t expected
• 35.
  We met our partners for the first time …
  • A. Since several weeks.
  • B. For several weeks.
  • C. Several weeks ago.
• 36.
  Strategic alliances allow companies to share …
  • A. Synergies.
  • B. Resources.
  • C. Fortunes.
• 37.
  What ________ of business are you in?
  • A. Line
  • B. Circle
  • C. Shape
• 38.
  Bid is another word for …
  • A. Purchase.
  • B. Offer.
  • C. Buy.
• 39.
  That company went ________ business years ago.
  • A. Under
  • B. Out of
  • C. Off
• 40.
  ‘Hello! I don’t think …’
  • A. We met, did we?
  • B. We meet, do we?
  • C. We’ve met, have we?