Business Sectors is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Business Studies CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. A farming business that grows and harvests crops belongs to which economic sector?
The primary sector
The secondary sector
The tertiary sector
No sector; farming is not classified
Answer: The primary sector — Farming, fishing, mining and forestry -- the extraction and harvesting of natural resources -- are classified as primary-sector activities.
Easy
2. A factory that turns raw cotton into finished clothing belongs to which economic sector?
The secondary sector
The primary sector
The tertiary sector
No sector; manufacturing is not classified
Answer: The secondary sector — The secondary sector involves manufacturing: taking raw materials from the primary sector and converting them into finished or semi-finished goods.
Medium
3. What do secondary-sector businesses do to primary-sector raw materials that makes them more useful or valuable?
Answer: Add value — Secondary-sector businesses add value to raw materials by processing or converting them into finished or semi-finished goods, such as turning flour into bread.
