Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Business Studies syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
A person who takes the risk of starting and running a new business is called an:
- Entrepreneur
- Employee
- Administrator
- Auditor
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✓ Answer: A — Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur organises the factors of production and takes the financial risk of setting up a business in the hope of making a profit.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
Training given to a new employee when they first join, covering policies and procedures, is called:
- Induction training
- Off-the-job training only
- Appraisal
- Redundancy
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✓ Answer: A — Induction training
Induction training introduces new staff to the organisation, their role, health and safety and key procedures.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
Good customer service is important to a business MAINLY because it:
- Encourages repeat custom and a good reputation
- Increases raw material costs
- Reduces the number of products sold
- Has no effect on sales
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✓ Answer: A — Encourages repeat custom and a good reputation
Excellent customer service builds loyalty, repeat purchases and positive word-of-mouth, which support sales and reputation.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
Globalisation has increased competition for many UK businesses MAINLY because:
- They now compete with firms from all over the world
- International trade has been banned
- There are no longer any overseas customers
- Technology has disappeared
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✓ Answer: A — They now compete with firms from all over the world
Globalisation links national economies, so businesses face overseas competitors but also gain access to global markets and suppliers.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
When two businesses agree to join together to form one new business, this is called a:
- Merger
- Takeover (hostile)
- Liquidation
- Franchise
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✓ Answer: A — Merger
A merger is a mutual agreement to combine into one business. A takeover is when one business buys control of another, sometimes against its wishes.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
Gross profit is calculated as:
- Revenue − cost of sales
- Revenue − all expenses
- Assets − liabilities
- Fixed costs + variable costs
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✓ Answer: A — Revenue − cost of sales
Gross profit = revenue − cost of sales. Net profit then subtracts other expenses (overheads) from gross profit.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3
Making identical products continuously on a production line in large quantities is:
- Flow (mass) production
- Job production
- Cell production only
- Cottage production
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✓ Answer: A — Flow (mass) production
Flow production continuously manufactures large numbers of standardised goods, benefiting from economies of scale.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
Branding helps a business by:
- Making its products recognisable and building customer loyalty
- Guaranteeing the lowest possible costs
- Removing the need for any quality
- Stopping all competitors trading
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✓ Answer: A — Making its products recognisable and building customer loyalty
A strong brand makes products recognisable, builds loyalty and can allow premium pricing, giving a competitive advantage.
AQA GCSE Business Studies FAQ
What does the AQA GCSE Business Studies exam look like?
The AQA GCSE Business Studies exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE Business Studies past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE Business Studies graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.