Understanding business activity — IGCSE Business Studies (0450) questions by topic
Understanding business activity questions in IGCSE Business Studies move from short definitions, such as what the private sector means, through identifying ways to measure a business's size or grow it externally, to explaining named advantages and disadvantages of a real scenario like buying a franchise.
Define, identify, explain and justify are the command words in play, and every task here is worth a full 20 marks, rewarding structured, case-linked points over a single line. This page collects 8 questions from 2025 papers. Draft complete answers and submit them for instant marking to see how the mark scheme separates a stated point from one that is properly explained and applied.
May–June 2025, Paper 11
Identify two methods of external growth a business might use.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 12
May–June 2025, Paper 13
Identify two ways to measure the size of a business.
Answer this question and get it marked →Identify two objectives (other than growth) a business might have.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 21
Explain two advantages and two disadvantages to Philip of changing PF from a sole trader business to a private limited company.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 22
Explain one objective each of the following TSE stakeholder groups might have. - Shareholders - Suppliers - Employees - Customers
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 23
Explain two advantages and two disadvantages to Jemi of buying a franchise.
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