Lesson 1.1.2

1.1.2 Entrepreneurial Motivators Quiz: NCFE Business & Enterprise, Unit 1

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This free Entrepreneurial Motivators quiz has 20 multiple choice questions for the NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (NCFE Business & Enterprise), Unit 1: Entrepreneurship. It covers lesson 1.1.2, Entrepreneurial Motivators, one of the ready-made revision sets written with Revision Ninja and organised by unit on Qwiz Rush.

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  1. Which of these is a financial motivator for an entrepreneur?

    • Keeping the profit the business makes
    • Cutting the firm's carbon footprint
    • Turning a favourite hobby into a job
    • Donating a share of sales to charity

  2. Which of these is a social motivator for starting a business?

    • Being your own boss
    • Sustainable sourcing
    • Earning a higher profit
    • Following a personal interest

  3. What is the main role of an entrepreneur in their own business?

    • Checking that the accounts are accurate
    • Investing spare cash in other businesses
    • Organising resources and taking decisions
    • Carrying out tasks set by a line manager

  4. Which action best shows an entrepreneur supporting the community around their business?

    • Offering shares to investors
    • Creating jobs for local people
    • Sourcing materials sustainably
    • Reinvesting profits to grow faster

  5. Which of these is a risk that an entrepreneur takes when starting a business?

    • Being paid a fixed monthly wage
    • Choosing their own working hours
    • Losing the money they invest
    • Earning a share of the profits

  6. Which of these is a personal motivator for starting a business?

    • Making a larger profit
    • Supporting local charities
    • Getting job satisfaction
    • Paying staff the real Living Wage

  7. Which decision best shows a business acting in a socially responsible way?

    • Paying staff above the legal minimum
    • Raising prices to cover rising costs
    • Borrowing from a bank to fund growth
    • Advertising a new product to boost market share

  8. How could an entrepreneur support equal opportunities in their business?

    • Giving all staff the same bonus at Christmas
    • Recruiting only through staff recommendations
    • Judging every applicant against the same criteria
    • Promoting whoever has worked there the longest

  9. Which of these is a typical characteristic of a successful entrepreneur?

    • Preference for a fixed monthly salary
    • Waiting for orders from a manager
    • Being an expert at each job role
    • Willingness to take calculated risks

  10. Amir's bakery gives its unsold bread to a homeless shelter each night. How is this best described?

    • A social motivator
    • A legal requirement
    • A financial motivator
    • A personal motivator

  11. An entrepreneur puts her own savings into a new coffee cart. What does she expect in return for taking that risk?

    • A fixed salary agreed in advance
    • Interest paid on the money lent
    • Any profit the business makes
    • Protection from any losses made

  12. Which of these is a non-financial reason for someone to start their own business?

    • Paying less tax than an employee pays on wages
    • Earning more profit than a monthly salary pays
    • Turning a personal hobby into paid daily work
    • Keeping the money left once costs are paid

  13. Leah left a large firm to set up as a self-employed plumber. She wanted to stop taking orders from managers. Which motive is this?

    • A social aim — she trains local apprentices
    • Independence — she controls how work is run
    • Profit — she keeps the surplus after costs
    • Job satisfaction — she enjoys the trade itself

  14. A furniture maker chooses timber from forests that are replanted as they are cut. Which social aim does this show?

    • Equal opportunities in the way it recruits
    • Sustainable sourcing of the wood it buys
    • Paying the living wage to its workshop staff
    • Supporting community projects in the town

  15. A café owner pays her staff above the legal minimum, at a rate set by an independent campaign. What is she doing?

    • Paying a dividend to the owners of the firm
    • Paying the national minimum wage set by law
    • Paying a bonus based on how much is sold
    • Paying the living wage as a social aim

  16. A bakery gives 5% of its profits to a nearby food bank and sponsors the village football team. Which motive is this?

    • A financial aim of raising profit each year
    • A personal aim of enjoying the work itself
    • A social aim of putting money back into the area
    • A growth aim of opening branches in new towns

  17. Nadia opens a new factory in a town with high unemployment. Which social aim is she most likely meeting?

    • Sourcing raw materials in a sustainable way
    • Giving a share of the profits to charity
    • Offering flexible hours to parents and carers
    • Creating jobs for people in the local area

  18. A firm removes applicants' names from CVs before managers read them. Which social aim is the firm pursuing?

    • Supporting good causes in the local area
    • Giving staff a say in how the firm is run
    • Cutting the cost of taking on new workers
    • Providing equal opportunities when recruiting

  19. Ravi notices that no shop within five miles sells gluten-free bread. Which reason for starting a business is this?

    • Turning a hobby into an income
    • Aiming to create local jobs
    • Wanting to be his own boss
    • Spotting a gap in the market

  20. Which of these is a social objective for a start-up, rather than a financial or personal one?

    • Choosing work that fits around family life
    • Building up savings for the owner's retirement
    • Growing sales faster than nearby rivals
    • Using suppliers that pay their workers fairly