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Procurement Clerk Practice Test

Check what you know about the procurement clerk job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on procurement clerk knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A requisition is:
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Answer: An internal request to buy. Request.

Question 2 of 15Three-way match compares:
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Answer: PO, receipt and invoice. Control.

Question 3 of 15Lead time is:
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Answer: Time to deliver. Delivery.

Question 4 of 15Pay only for:
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Answer: What was received. Control.

Question 5 of 15A backorder is:
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Answer: An item not yet available. Delay.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “List of approved items.”
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Answer: Catalog. Catalog: List of approved items.

Question 7 of 15What does “Purchase order” mean?
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Answer: Formal order to a supplier.. Purchase order: Formal order to a supplier.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Item not yet available.”
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Answer: Backorder. Backorder: Item not yet available.

Question 9 of 15What does “Queue” mean?
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Answer: List of tasks waiting.. Queue: List of tasks waiting.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Steps to approve buying.”
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Answer: Approval workflow. Approval workflow: Steps to approve buying.

Question 11 of 15What does “Requisition” mean?
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Answer: Internal request to buy.. Requisition: Internal request to buy.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Request for quote.”
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Answer: RFQ. RFQ: Request for quote.

Question 13 of 15What does “Three-way match” mean?
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Answer: PO, receipt and invoice match.. Three-way match: PO, receipt and invoice match.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Time to deliver.”
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Answer: Lead time. Lead time: Time to deliver.

Question 15 of 15What does “Receiving” mean?
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Answer: Checking in deliveries.. Receiving: Checking in deliveries.

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