Business Studies & Pre- technical Studies Questions and Answers - Grade 7 End Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 1

BUSINESS STUDIES

1. Give three factors that one would consider when setting personal goals. (3mks)
2. The main function of money is that it acts as a medium of __________________________ . (1mk)
3. Give three importance of studying business.(3mks)
4. Highlight the career opportunities related to Business Studies. (1mk)
5. What are the features found in a Kenyan coin? (4mks)
6. Give reasons why it is illegal to print your own notes and coins. (2mks)
7. Why is it important to have deadlines when coming up with goals? (1mk)
8. What is the meaning of ethics? (1mk)
9. Differentiate between scarcity, choice and opportunity cost. (2mks)

Read the story below and answer the questions that follow

Juma has Kshs 200. He wants to buy a school bag which costs Kshs 100 and chips which costs Kshs 150. He cannot buy both because, the Kshs 200 is not enough and therefore he chooses to buy chips.

10. Which item was forgone? (1mk)
11. What is the opportunity cost? (1mk)
12. Which areas of study does one specify in order to understand the system way of recording business activities to help an organization in decision making? (2mks)
13. What is a goal? (1mk)
14. Define the acronym SMART. (4mks)
15. What is self-development? (1mk)
16. State how scarcity, choice and opportunity cost relates. (2mks)
17. Classify the below into either a service or a good. (2mks)
    
18. How can society help nurture talents?  (1mk)
19. How does government set personal goals? (1mk)
20. A person who uses a good or a service is known as ___________________________(1mk)
21. The ability of a good or service to satisfy human wants is called ________________________(1mk)
22. State any sporting talent that has made Kenya to be known worldwide. (1mk)
23. State three roles that the government play in business in Kenya. (3mks)
24. Outline four importances of goods and services. (4mks)
25. Give four components of business studies(4mks)

PRE-TECHNICAL STUDIES  

1. Name two properties of metallic materials (2mks)
2. Which hazard is being prevented by the item below? (1mk)
   
3. Why are some metals called ferrous metals? (2mks)
4. Give two reasons why safety is observed. (2mks)
5. The following are some of the materials used in your locality; rubber, leather, paper, wool and plastics. Classify them into synthetic or natural.(4mks)
6. Give two uses of metals in your locality. (2mks)
7. Lisa and her group are working on a project that requires the use of wire, pliers and a hammer. Identify two types of injuries that they are likely to experience. (2mks)
8. Name a farming hand tool used for cutting. (1mks)
9. Why should you care and maintain farming hand tools (1mks)
10. Which two of the following materials are good conductors of heat? Paper, wood, iron, plastic, aluminium and glass (2mks)
11. Minor fractures are caused by ___________________________ and ________________________ (2mks)
12. Mueni suffered a scald during a Grade 7 Pre-technical lesson. Identify one first aid activity that would be administered to her. (2mks)
13. Differentiate between a hazard and safety(2mks)
14. Explain four properties of metals. (4mks) 21
15. Distinguish between metals and non-metals. (1mk)
16. Fill in the table below showing properties of identified common materials. (4mks)
    

    Property	Clay	Copper
    Color
    Fire resistance

17. What is contained in metals that are magnetic? (1mk)
18. What is the material used to make the item below. (2mk)
    
19. State a method used to prevent injuries?  (1mk)
20. Which careers are related to first aid and management of injuries? (2mk)
21. What is the meaning of first aid? (1mk)
22. What are some of the rules that can be observed in a workplace? (2mk)
23. What are the precautions to be observed when handling tools? (2mk)
24. Describe the clothes worn for safety by the people below. (3mk)
    
25. Which type of hazard are they preventing with their clothes? (2mk)

MARKING SCHEME

BUSINESS STUDIES

1. specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time bound
2. exchange
3. helps learners to develop skills required in business
4. marketing, finance, humanrecource
5. animal, coat of arms, value of money in words, value of money in numbers,
6. It promotes fraudulent activities, assess
7. you prevent time mismanagement
8. these are moral principles that govem a person's behaviour
9. scarcity is the limited nature of recources, choice is the act of deciding which need to be satisfied first, opportunity cost is the value lost by choosing one item instead of the other
10. school bag
11. Kah 150 and the benefits of having a school bag
12. bookkeeping
13. a target that one plan to achieve in a set period of time
14.  
    • S-specific
    • M-measurable
    • A-achievable
    • R-realistic
    • T-time bound
15. this is the process of leaming new things and building new skills
16. assess
17. service
18. by giving individual opportunities to show their talents
19. usually theough a badget and coming up with policies
20. consumers
21. utility
22. running marathons
23. sets Infrastructure, sets policies
24. are used to satisfy needs and wants, helps In production of other goods, helps in profit making, assess
25. economics, commerce, accounting. entepreneurship

PRE-TECHNICAL STUDIES   

1. it can rust, are good conductors of heat and electricity, assess others
2. fire hazards
3. they contain iron and can therefore be attracted to magnet
4. assess
5. natural wool, rubber, leather, paper synthetic-plastics
6. assess
7. cut, breaking of a finger
8. jembe
9. assess
10. aluminium, Iron
11. falls, assess
12. pour cold water, apply vaselin or cream 
13. hazard is a potential risk safety is the lack of risk, assess
14. good conductor of heat, good conductor of electricity, they can rust, are magnetic
15. metals are magnetic while non-metal are not, assess
16. light          reddish-brown
    no             yes
17. Iron
18. leather
19. assess
20. nurses, fire fighters, assess
21. this is the first help given to an injured person
22. assess
23. assess
24.  
    • mask-head and mouth
    • gloves
    • full body gear
25. chemical hazards