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Types of Businesses

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Businesses including farming, fishing, forestry & the extraction of natural resources e.g. oil, minerals etc.

a)

Tertiary Sector

b)

Primary Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

The economic problem

2.

Land, labour, capital and enterprise are collectively known as

a)

Goods and services

b)

Business cycle

c)

Factors of production

d)

Output

3.

Organisations run by central or local government are often referred to as

a)

Private sector

b)

Voluntary sector

c)

Public sector

d)

Mixed economy

4.
Examples of tertiary sector companies include...
a)
Farming, fishing, mining
b)
Transport, banking, teaching, nursing, police
c)
Building, processing food, manufacturing
5.

Which of these business activities are usually NOT in the public (government) sector?

a)

grocery stores

b)

health

c)

defence

d)

public transport

6.

Oxfam is a charity that operates in the Third Sector. Identify 2 other Sectors of Economy.

a)

Primary and Secondary

b)

Primary and Tertiary

c)

Private and Public

d)

Private and Third

7.

Give a description of the Private Sector.

a)

Owned by the government on behalf of the taxpayer.

b)

Owned by private individuals who aim to make a profit.

c)

Owned and regulated by the government and aim to raise funds and awareness

d)

Owned by a sole trader

8.

Enterprise is a Factor of Production. Identify the other Factors of Production.

a)

Land, Labour and Country

b)

Primary, Secondary and Tertiary

c)

Private, Public and Third

d)

Land, Labour and Capital

9.

A business owned by one person is called a

a)

Franchise

b)

Sole trader

c)

Small business

10.

Which of the following organisations belong to the third sector of the economy?

a)

Sole traders

b)

Social Enterprises

c)

Public Sector Organisations

d)

Charities

11.

Which of the following are examples of goods?

a)

T-Shirt

b)

Haircut

c)

Television

d)

Supermarket Home Delivery

12.

Pick the three sectors of economy...

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third

d)

Secondary

13.

The private sector is funded by tax

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What sector does Starbucks operate in?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third

15.

Iain Buchanan Orthodontist Practice is in what sector?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third

16.

What sector does the Big Issue operate in?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third

17.

Unlimited liability affects what two types of businesses?

a)

Sole traders

b)

Partnerships

c)

Private limited companies

d)

Public limited companies

18.

A private limited company is run by what...

a)

A board of directors

b)

Shareholders

c)

The owner

d)

The employees

19.

What sector of economy does this fall under?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third

20.

Pick the advantages of a sole trader is...

a)

Decisions can be made quickly.

b)

The sole trader keeps all of the profit made.

c)

Can share the workload and responsibility.

d)

Has to sign a large amount of legal documents.

21.

A partnership has...

a)

2-20 partners

b)

2-16 partners

c)

2-22 partners

d)

2-18 partners

22.

Who pays taxes to fund the public sector? Pick 2

a)

The government

b)

Businesses

c)

Individuals

23.

The public sector aims to make good use of taxpayers’ money and provide the services needed.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What sector of economy does Nando's belong to?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third

25.

This organisation comes under what sector of industry?

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Third