WorksheetsBusiness Activity Pre-Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Counseling customers who want to buy corporate bonds, selling life insurance, and analyzing company
spending and savings plans are classified as which type of activity?
Accounting
banking
Budgeting
Finance
John works buying and selling stocks and bonds for his customers. John's job is an example of which type
of career?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
A savings and loan branch manager is an example of which type of career?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
What is one difference between an investment counselor and a stock broker?
Investment counselor so only sell corporate stock for clients.
Investment counselors recommend all types of investments for clients.
Stock brokers hug and sell any type of investment for clients.
Stock brokers only recommend traditional bank accounts for clients.
Counseling customers who want to buy corporate bonds, selling life insurance, and analyzing company
spending and savings plans are classified as which type of activity?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
Managing a customers investment portfolio and giving business advice about its investments are
classified as which type of activity?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
Chief financial officers, personal financial advisers, and financial analysts are examples of which type of
career?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
Accepting money that customers put in their savings accounts, counting cash to give to customers who
have requested it, and processing a car loan request are classified as which type of activity?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
What is one difference between an investment counselor and a stock broker?
Investment counselors only sell corporate stock for clients.
Investment counselors recommend all types of investments for clients.
Stock brokers buy and sell any type of investment for clients.
Stock brokers only recommend traditional bank accounts for clients.
What is one difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant?
Accountants need less education than bookkeepers.
Accountants need more education than bookkeepers.
Bookkeepers earn more money than accountants.
Bookkeepers work in banks and accountants work for companies.
Bernice has a job sending bills to customers and recording their payments. Bernice's job is an example of
which type of career?
Accounting
Banking
Budgeting
Finance
What is one difference between an accountant and an auditor?
Accountants assist auditors in recording financial transactions.
Accountants work for auditors to help them verify financial records.
Auditors assess the accuracy of the firms financial statements.
Auditors speed up the process of collecting money owed to the firm.
Assigning various job tasks to managers to accomplish goals is an example of which business
management function?
Controlling
Leading
Organizing
Planning
Reviewing monthly sales report to see if the department has achieved its goals is an example of which
business management function?
Controlling
Leading
Organizing
Planning
College presidents, school superintendents, and school principals are all classified as which business
management career?
Administrative service manager
Education administrator
Human resources manager
Public relations manager
Helping a new employee learn ways to manage work time effectively is an example of which business
management function?
Controlling
Leading
Organizing
Planning
Overseeing the personnel department of a company, including posting job vacancies, screening resumes,
and setting interview appointments are examples of job duties for which business management career?
Administrative services manager
Education administrator
Human resources manager
Public relations manager
Which activity would be classified as organizing?
Assigning managers tasks for the sales promotion
Keeping company employees on course to accomplish goals
Setting company objectives and targets
Setting company performance and quality measures
Which activity would be classified as leading?
Assigning managers tasks for the sales promotion
Keeping company employees on course to accomplish goals
Setting company objectives and targets
Setting company performance and quality measures
Determining human resources needs in the company is an example of which business management
function?
Controlling
Leading
Organizing
Planning
Hospital CEO, nursing home manager, and medical clinic manager are all classified as which business
management career?
Administrative service manager
Health service manager
Human resources manager
Public relations manager
Managing reservations, banquets, and housekeeping are examples of duties for which business
management career?
Administrative services manager
Hotel manager
Human resources manager
Public relations manager
Grettel is responsible for the operation and control of all the computers in her office building. This is an
example of which IT activity?
Analyzing
Designing
Managing
Support
Jazmin is creating a web page for her company. This is an example of which IT activity?
Analyzing
Designing
Managing
Support
The nature of work for a help desk technician would usually include:
answering telephone calls
creating software
managing computer networks.
working outside
Harlin is writing code for the computer software that his company is developing. This is an example of
which IT activity?
Analyzing
Designing
Programming
Troubleshooting
Sandra is trying to help her fellow worker solve a problem with systems software. This is an example of
which IT activity?
Managing
Programming
Networking
Troubleshooting
Jalen created the user-guide for the new grading software for teachers in North Carolina. What is his
profession?
Systems administrator
Systems analyst
Technical writer
Webmaster
Sara is responsible for maintaining and updating the website for a school system. What is her profession?
Systems administrator
Systems analyst
Technical writer
Webmaster
Kaylee developed the code for the software for the new gift registry kiosk at the local department store.
What is her profession?
Computer engineer
Computer administrator
Computer programmer
Help desk technician
The nature of work for a help desk technician would usually include
answering telephone calls
creating software.
managing computer networks.
working outside.
Carmen is watching a streaming video with sound on a website. This is an example of which type of
software?
Desktop Publishing
Multimedia
Word Processing
PowerPoint
Rachel works at the corporate offices for Belk Store Services in Charlotte. In her job, she purchases a
large number of Carolina Hurricanes teeshirts to sell in all North Carolina Belk stores. This is an example
of which marketing career?
Buyer
e-Marketing
Marketing Manager
Sales Manager
Jerry promotes concerts, hockey games, and basketball games for the arenas in his area. How is Jerrys
career classified?
Fashion merchandising
Sales manager
Sports and entertainment marketing
Travel and tourism
Coca-Cola decided to offer a new type of soft drink, Coke 2. Under which marketing function does this
decision fall?
Place
Price
Product
Promotion
When customers rushed to Old Navy to buy jeans for $19.99, the Gap decided to offer customers a similar
discount. Under which marketing function does this action fall?
Place
Price
Product
Promotion
Jordan is analyzing data in order to determine the target market for the new video game. This is an
example of which marketing career?
Fashion Merchandising
Market Researcher
Salesperson
Sales Manager
Jonah works for a pharmaceutical company. He visits doctor’s offices to persuade them to write patient
prescriptions for his company’s products. This is an example of which marketing career?
Marketing management
Salesperson
Sports and entertainment marketing
Travel and tourism
In his job, James must call people and try to convince them to buy tickets to local concerts. How would
JameS; work BEST be classified?
E-Commerce
Fashion merchandising
Retail
Telemarketing
Sean is trying to decide where he should locate his new business. Under which marketing function does this action fall?
Place
Price
Product
Promotion
Sara is studying the shopping behavior of teens ages 13-18 in order to create a new product line of cosmetics. This is an example of which marketing career?
e-Marketing
Fashion merchandising
Marketing research
Sales Manager
Jonah works for a pharmaceutical company. He visits doctor's offices to persuade them to write patient prescriptions for his company's products. This is an example of which marketing career?
Marketing management
Salesperson
Sports and entertainment marketing
Travel and tourism
Jackson operates an after-school tutoring program out of his home. This is an example of which type of small business management/entrepreneurship career?
Education services
Interior design services
Landscape services
Pet businesses
Thomas prepared a balance sheet to use when applying for a business expansion loan for his videotaping business. This is an example of which entrepreneurial function?
Financial Management
Information Management
Marketing Management
Risk Management
Jack and Jill are co-owners of a daycare center. They have been in business for five years. This business is an example of a:
corporation
franchise
partnership
sole proprietorship
Martha has a small business in which she offers home decorating advice to her customers. This is an example of which type of small business management/entrepreneurship career?
Education services
Interior design services
Landscape services
Pet businesses
Bethany owns and operates a small business that helps other small businesses screen, hire, and train employees. This is an example of which type of small business management/entrepreneurship career?
Internet entrepreneur
IT consultant
Human resources consultant
Medical (in-home) services
Mariah owns a local dance studio and is responsible for motivating and training staff. This is an example of which entrepreneurial function?
Human Resource Management
Operations Management
Risk Management
Strategic Management
Sarah owns and operates a small business that designs e-commerce websites for her customers. This is an example of which type of small business management/entrepreneurship career?
Internet entrepreneur
IT consultant
Human resource consultant
Medical (in-home) services
Jeremy is the sole proprietor of an architectural design business and must handle all the daily business functions. This is an example of which entrepreneurial function?
Human Resource Management
Operations Management
Risk Management
Strategic Management
