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Market Research S3

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary reason a business conducts market research?

a)

To increase production capacity

b)

To estimate employee satisfaction

c)

To understand customer preferences and market trends

d)

To improve financial accounting

2.

Which of the following best explains how market research supports decision-making?

a)

It guarantees higher profits

b)

It removes all business risk

c)

It provides data to evaluate potential strategies

d)

It ensures legal compliance

3.

Market research helps organizations reduce:

a)

Their marketing budgets

b)

The risk of launching unsuccessful products

c)

The quality of product design

d)

Their overall tax obligations

4.

Which method involves direct, in-depth conversation with one participant at a time?

a)

Focus group

b)

Interview

c)

Survey

d)

Observation

5.

Finish the sentence correctly. Market research is the process of......

a)

marketing your goods or services

b)

gathering, and analysing information concerning a specific market

c)

selling your goods or service to the maximum number of customers

d)

developing marketing materials

6.

To identify your target market, you need to know

a)

who your customers are

b)

how old your customers are

c)

where your potential customers currently shop

d)

all of the above

7.

Which of the following is not an example of primary data?

a)

a survey

b)

statistics from a government website

c)

observation of customer behavior

d)

all of the above are examples of primary data

8.

Sources of secondary data include all of the following except

a)

customer feedback from a survey

b)

publications issued by government and community organizations

c)

trade magazines and websites

d)

newspaper articles

9.

True or False: Two disadvantages of collecting primary data are the costs and time involved.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

It is difficult for small businesses to compete with large retailers because

a)

large retailers are able to order and stock products in larger quantities

b)

large retail chains don’t rely on a single product line

c)

large companies have more resources to devote to advertising

d)

all of the above

11.

Which of the following is not a good way to get customer feedback?

a)

check with your competition

b)

call customers the day after they make a purchase

c)

use a customer feedback box

d)

have customers complete a survey after shopping with you

12.
An entrepreneur is someone 
a)
Someone who works for a new business
b)
Someone who starts a new business
c)
Someone who takes over an existing business
d)
Someone who does not want to work
13.
What is an example of primary research?
a)
Magazine
b)
Observation
c)
Newspaper
d)
Government statistics
14.
What is a problem with using secondary data?
a)
It is easy to find
b)
It is normally quicker to find
c)
You did not create it (it might be unreliable)
d)
You have to find the information yourself
15.

You can describe a market segment as

a)

A group of similar products

b)

A part of the market that contains a group of buyers with similar buying habits

c)

A part of the market that contains a group of buyers with different buying habits

d)

A list of factors linking to target audiences

16.

Tangible products, e.g. chocolate bars

a)

Services

b)

Goods

c)

Products

d)

Market items

17.

Where customers and firms trade

a)

Market size

b)

Online platform

c)

Market

d)

Supermarket

18.
Choose the most suitable definition to explain what is meant by 'marketing'
a)
The process of identifying, predicting and satisfying the customers’ needs and wants profitably
b)
 An audio or visual form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored, nonpersonal message to promote or sell a product, service or idea
19.
Why does a business need to understand its customers?
a)
If a business creates a product that customers don’t want – they won’t buy it
b)
They may be so new that customers will need some information on how they work in order to persuade them into buying
20.

A business can understand the needs of its customers by

a)

Conducting market research

b)

Making the best possible product

c)

Setting a lower price than competitors

d)

Having special offers such as buy one get one free

21.

The role of marketing is to undertake market research in order to understand the needs of customers

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Many large businesses spend millions of pounds on their marketing

a)

True

b)

False

23.

There are 2 types of market research

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Field research is

a)

Primary research

b)

Secondary research

25.

Select 2 examples of field research

a)

Surveys

b)

Focus Groups

c)

Competitor's websites

d)

Newspapers

26.

Desk research is also known as...

a)

Primary research

b)

Secondary research

27.

Why do companies complete market research? (pick 3)

a)

To identify consumer needs and wants.

b)

To find out a suitable price for their products

c)

Identify customer ages

d)

To gain information about consumer trends

28.

Primary research is first-hand information. It has been collected by a business for a specific purpose.

a)

True

b)

False