Introduction to Entrepreneurship
This worksheet introduces sixth-grade students to the basic concepts of entrepreneurship, including identifying entrepreneurs, understanding risks and rewards, and recognizing key characteristics.
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What is an entrepreneur?
Someone who buys products from stores.
Someone who starts a new business, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
Someone who works for a large company.
Someone who invests in the stock market.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful entrepreneur?
Fearful of taking risks
Lacks creativity
Innovative and determined
Prefers to follow others
3. The primary goal of an entrepreneur is to make a .
4. Entrepreneurs often face such as losing money or the business failing.
5. All entrepreneurs become rich and famous.
True
False
6. Entrepreneurs create jobs for other people.
True
False
7. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of being an entrepreneur.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
8. An entrepreneur looks for a business to create something new.
9. Taking a is a common part of starting a new business.