Business Studies is not about memorising definitions. It is about spotting the idea in a scenario and quoting the proof.The GOAT Notes™
Grade 10 Business Studies is two papers of 150 marks, each 2 hours. Paper 1 is Business Environments and Business Operations; Paper 2 is Business Ventures and Business Roles. Each paper sets 230 marks and you answer 150.
CAPS describes one 300-mark, 3-hour paper. The DBE split it in two by National Circular S11 of 2017; every paper we read uses two.
Answer any TWO in 70 minutes. Questions 2 and 3 each take one main topic; Question 4 is Miscellaneous, 20 marks under each of two printed headings.
Answer ONE of Questions 5 and 6 in 30 minutes. A context paragraph of 3 to 5 lines is followed by FOUR bullet aspects, each opened by a command word: outline, explain, describe, discuss, advise or tabulate.
Section A is mostly levels 1 and 2, Section B runs from 1 to 6, Section C is mostly 3 to 6. About 10% of the paper is problem solving (CAPS 4.4.2).
A 4-mark version is two points, fact (1) plus explanation (1).
A learner writes: vision, culture, resources, structure, mission.
Name exactly N items. Put your surest first.
Budget a little under a minute a mark: four marks, about three minutes. Write full sentences in Section B paragraphs, but only the term and the quote in an answer table.
Choose the correct term from the word list (vision, mission, goals, objectives). The term that explains what the business aims to achieve is the …
Choose the correct term from the word list. The term that describes where the business sees itself in the future is the …
Choose the correct term from the word list. A statement that is specific, measurable and has a deadline is an …
Choose the correct term from the word list. A broad, long-term result the business wants to reach is a …
Choose the correct term. The norms, values and expectations that give a business its personality are its …
A question says List FOUR components of the micro environment. A learner writes five: vision, culture, resources, structure, mission. Which answers are marked?
A question says Name THREE organisational resources. A learner writes human, physical, financial and information. How many marks can be earned?
A paper asks you to list FOUR components for 4 marks. What is the best approach?
A learner answering List FOUR writes: culture, opportunities, resources, threats, vision. How many marks does the learner earn?
The memo for Name TWO organisational resources accepts any two correct ones. Which learner answer earns 2 marks?
Which of these is not a component of the micro environment?
A Grade 10 learner is revising for Section A. Which of these is not a component of the micro environment?
Study the options. Which one would the memo not accept as a micro component?
In a bakery, which of these is not part of the micro environment?
Which list contains only micro components?
Match the statement: Thabo's bakers all believe that respect for customers comes first.
Match the statement: Thabo wants to own twenty shops one day.
Match the statement: Thabo bought a second oven for the bakery.
Match the statement: Thabo keeps a written record of every customer order.
Match the statement: Thabo's cousin supervises the bakers and reports to Thabo.
Which statement is an objective?
Which statement is a goal?
A learner says: “An objective can be broad, as long as it looks to the future.” What is wrong with this?
Which pair correctly gives a goal and a matching objective?
Which objective is written correctly?
Ayanda bought a second minibus with her savings. A learner is asked to identify the component and quote. The learner writes: “Physical resources: she purchased a second vehicle.” How many marks (out of 3)?
Drivers at Ayanda's Taxis start each day with a team prayer. A learner writes: “Organisational culture: Drivers at Ayanda's Taxis start each day with a team prayer.” How many marks (out of 3)?
A learner answers a 6-mark identify-and-quote question with two items. For A the learner writes the right component and an exact quote. For B the learner writes the right component and quotes words from statement A. How many marks (out of 6)?
A 6-mark identify-and-quote question has two items. A learner names both components correctly but writes no quotes at all. How many marks?
A learner identifies “Vision” correctly, quotes the exact words, and then adds two sentences explaining what a vision is. How many marks (out of 3)?
Name the FOUR organisational resources of a business. (4)
Human resources. Physical (material) resources. Financial resources. Information resources.
Read the scenario. Sipho started his print shop with a loan of R30 000 from his aunt. He tells his staff that honesty comes first in every job. Identify the micro component in EACH statement and quote from the scenario. A: how Sipho got money to start. B: what Sipho tells his staff. (6)
A: Financial resources. Financial resources, quote: “a loan of R30 000 from his aunt”. B: Organisational culture. Organisational culture, quote: “honesty comes first in every job”.
Explain TWO problems a business may face if its staff share no organisational culture. (4)
Staff behave in different ways because each person follows their own habits. Customers then receive uneven service and may complain. Staff do not know what is expected of them. Managers must supervise constantly, so work is slower and conflict grows.
Explain to a Grade 8 learner how to answer an exam question that says 'Identify the micro component and quote from the scenario', and why a paraphrase does not earn the mark.
Explain to a Grade 8 learner why 'List FOUR' means you should write exactly four answers, using the micro environment as the example.
Explain to a Grade 8 learner the difference between a goal and an objective, using a tuck shop as the example.
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Look at the worked example below first, then make your own. Tick off each topic as you finish it.
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| Mon 8 Jul | Life Sciences | Your weakest topic, notes + summary | ✓ |
| Tue 9 Jul | Life Sciences | Next topic + 10 practice questions | ✓ |
| Wed 10 Jul | Life Sciences | A full past paper under time | – |
| Thu 11 Jul | Life Sciences | Mark the paper, revise weak spots | – |
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Every term you can name and every scenario line you can quote is a mark already banked. Go and collect them.