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Free Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies
Practice Paper

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

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What the real Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies paper looks like

Paper 1
Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification.
Paper 2
Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding.
Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.

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 business owned by one person is a:

  1. plc
  2. partnership
  3. franchise
  4. sole trader
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✓ Answer: Dsole trader
A sole trader is owned by one person.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

The four elements of the marketing mix are product, price, place and:

  1. promotion
  2. profit
  3. people
  4. process
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✓ Answer: Apromotion
The 4Ps are product, price, place, promotion.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is the best definition of induction training?

  1. A programme that teaches employees advanced management techniques
  2. Training provided to improve the skills of existing long-term staff
  3. Training that takes place away from the normal work environment
  4. An introduction given to new employees about the business and their role
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✓ Answer: DAn introduction given to new employees about the business and their role
Induction training is specifically designed to introduce new employees to the business, its policies, procedures, and their role. Option A describes off-the-job training. Option C describes general staff development training. Option D describes management development, which is not induction.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

The protection of owners' personal assets is:

  1. goodwill
  2. market share
  3. limited liability
  4. unlimited liability
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✓ Answer: Climited liability
Limited liability protects personal assets.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

The cost of borrowing money is the:

  1. exchange rate
  2. tax rate
  3. inflation rate
  4. interest rate
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✓ Answer: Dinterest rate
Interest rates set borrowing costs.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

Money borrowed and repaid with interest is a:

  1. retained profit
  2. loan
  3. grant
  4. share issue only
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✓ Answer: Bloan
Loans are repaid with interest.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3

Costs that do not change with output are:

  1. variable costs
  2. total costs
  3. unit costs
  4. fixed costs
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✓ Answer: Dfixed costs
Fixed costs stay the same.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

The process of finding and hiring staff is:

  1. retirement
  2. recruitment
  3. redundancy
  4. appraisal
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✓ Answer: Brecruitment
Recruitment hires new staff.
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Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies FAQ

What does the Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies exam look like?
The Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies exam is structured across 2 components. Paper 1: Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification. Paper 2: Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding. Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Can I download a free Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies past paper?
Real Pearson Edexcel International past papers are published directly by Pearson Edexcel International 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 Pearson Edexcel International IGCSE Business Studies graded?
See the official board specification for the current grading scale. 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.