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Nature of business activity

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

...…………….. industries provide support services to primary & secondary industries.

(a)  

2.

...…………...….. is the primary objective of business

(a)  

3.

Fishing is what type of industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

commercial

4.
An entrepreneur is someone who:
a)
is an employee of a business enterprise
b)
takes the risk of starting and managing a business venture
c)
works for the government to provide public services
d)
just provides capital to a business start-up.
5.

A business is:

a)

any activity undertaken by people

b)

only motivated by maximising profit

c)

the organised effort of individuals to produce and sell, for a profit, goods and services

d)

none of the above

6.

The person who risks his or her time, energy and money to start a business is called:

a)

an employer

b)

an entrepreneur

c)

an innovator

d)

a financier

7.

An example of a secondary industry is:

a)

Plastics Manufacturing Ltd

b)

Zenon Mining

c)

Canberra Legal Centre

d)

Heritage Motel

8.
What is the second stage of business activity?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
9.
Which of the following is an example of SECONDARY business activity?
a)
School
b)
Factories
c)
Shops
d)
Farmers
10.
Which of the following is an example of TERTIARY business activity?
a)
Schools
b)
Farmers
c)
Fishermen
d)
Factories
11.
At which stage of business activity are trees chopped down?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
12.
At which stage of business activity is wood made into tables?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
13.
At which stage of business activity are the tables sold?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
14.

Making a product or providing a service.

a)

business

b)

marketing

c)

industry

d)

production

15.
Examples of tertiary sector companies include...
a)
Farming, fishing, mining
b)
Transport, banking, teaching, nursing, police
c)
Building, processing food, manufacturing
16.

Which is a disadvantage of 'division of labour'?

a)

workers and trained in one task & specialised in this, increasing efficiency.

b)

Quicker & cheaper to train workers as fewer skills need to be taught.

c)

Workers can become bored from doing just one job - efficiency might fall.

d)

Less time is wasted moving from one workbech to another.

17.

What is 'added value'?

a)

is the next best alternative given up by choosing another item.

b)

is the difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of bought-in materials and components.

c)

It's a good or service essential for living.

d)

is the lack of sufficient products to fulfil the total wants of the population.

18.

Which is a need?

a)

Pop

b)

Coffee

c)

Water

d)

Gatorade

19.

Someone who buys goods or services is called a ____________________

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

customer

d)

owner

20.

Air, shelter, and food are all examples of ______________

a)

needs

b)

wants

21.

The best definition of a need is...

a)

something essential for life that you must have to survive

b)

something not essential for life that you do not have to have to survive