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Free Edexcel GCSE Business Studies
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real Edexcel GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real Edexcel GCSE Business Studies paper looks like

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.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.

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

What is a focus group?

  1. A department within a large business
  2. A group of competitors who agree prices
  3. A written survey sent to every customer
  4. A small group of customers brought together to discuss their views on a product
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✓ Answer: D — A small group of customers brought together to discuss their views on a product
Award 1 mark. It produces qualitative data because it explores reasons rather than counting responses.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

What is market segmentation?

  1. Selling a product in more than one country
  2. Dividing a market into groups of customers with similar characteristics
  3. Reducing the price of a product for all customers
  4. Splitting a business into separate companies
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✓ Answer: B — Dividing a market into groups of customers with similar characteristics
Award 1 mark. It lets a business target its product and promotion more precisely.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is one of the main customer needs a business must meet?

  1. Price
  2. Taxation
  3. Legislation
  4. Interest rates
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✓ Answer: A — Price
Award 1 mark. Quality, choice and convenience are the other three customer needs named in the specification.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

What are economies of scale?

  1. The cost advantages a business gains as it grows larger, reducing the average cost per unit
  2. The savings a business makes by reducing its output
  3. The increase in total costs as a business grows
  4. The measurement of a business's market share
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✓ Answer: A — The cost advantages a business gains as it grows larger, reducing the average cost per unit
Award 1 mark. Buying in bulk at lower prices is the clearest example.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a market map?

  1. A plan of where a shop's products are displayed
  2. A list of every customer a business has served
  3. A diagram plotting businesses or products against two features, such as price and quality
  4. A geographical map of where a firm's branches are located
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✓ Answer: C — A diagram plotting businesses or products against two features, such as price and quality
Award 1 mark. It is used to identify gaps and to see where rivals are positioned.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a tariff?

  1. A limit on the quantity of goods that may be imported
  2. A subsidy paid to exporters
  3. A tax placed on imported goods
  4. A charge for transporting goods by sea
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✓ Answer: C — A tax placed on imported goods
Award 1 mark. It makes imports dearer and so protects domestic producers.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a trade bloc?

  1. A barrier preventing all international trade
  2. A government department that regulates exports
  3. A group of businesses that agree prices between them
  4. A group of countries that agree to trade with each other on favourable terms
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✓ Answer: D — A group of countries that agree to trade with each other on favourable terms
Award 1 mark. Members trade freely with each other but may impose tariffs on outsiders.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What is vertical integration?

  1. Joining with a direct competitor selling similar products
  2. Joining with a business at a different stage of the same supply chain
  3. Opening new stores in a different country
  4. Selling extra shares on the stock market
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✓ Answer: B — Joining with a business at a different stage of the same supply chain
Award 1 mark. A brewer buying pubs (forwards) or a hop farm (backwards) is vertical integration, giving more control over supply or sales.
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Edexcel GCSE Business Studies FAQ

What does the Edexcel GCSE Business Studies exam look like?
The Edexcel 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 Edexcel GCSE Business Studies past paper?
Real Edexcel past papers are published directly by Edexcel 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 Edexcel 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.