Risk — IGCSE Enterprise (0454) questions by topic
Risk questions in IGCSE Enterprise ask you to define terms such as risk and risk reducer, state methods used to identify risks, and analyse how factors like PEST affect the operation of a specific enterprise project. State, explain, define, analyse and evaluate are the top command words, moving from short recall through to applying risk concepts to a case study you or a fictional trader has designed.
Marks range from 10 to 25 across the 7 real questions gathered here, drawn from papers set between 2023 and 2025. Because the higher-mark tasks ask you to analyse your own enterprise project, submit draft analyses for instant marking to check that you are using specific examples from the case rather than generic risk statements that could apply to any business.
May–June 2025, Paper 12
Bibi and Abdool believed they had the enterprise knowledge and skills to find suitable suggestions. They decided some ideas were too risky. State two risks involved in an…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 11
Now consider your enterprise project. PEST is a way to identify the risks involved in an enterprise. Analyse the effect of any two factors of PEST on the operation or success of…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 13
Eustace suggested that a SWOT analysis could be helpful when obtaining finance. Select the most appropriate word to complete each of the sentences about attitudes to risk. -…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 11
Mariam's mother was worried about the risks for Mariam in printing and selling her stories. They had a meeting with a lawyer. Define the term risk reducer.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 13
Nora identified a risk with her first enterprise idea, the instruction sheets. She did not want to have a similar problem with her video tutorials enterprise. Explain one reason…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
Temi identified risks that may affect the success of the new marketplace. Define the term risk.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 12
Taine and Lucia had different attitudes towards the risks involved with the crowdfunding idea. State two methods used to identify risks in an enterprise.
Answer this question and get it marked →Other IGCSE Enterprise topics
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