Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business questions by topic
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business (4BS1) is assessed in two papers. ALN groups its questions under the five areas of the specification: business activity and influences on business, people in business, business finance, marketing, and business operations.
Step-by-step model answers
116 of 116 questions in this course have a model answer that walks through how to earn each mark, not just what the mark scheme lists. More are added paper by paper.
See a real example- 116 questions
- 29 past papers
- 10 exam series, June 2019 to June 2025
- Paper Analysis for 29 of 29 papers
The Free plan includes a daily allowance of questions with their mark schemes. Questions are shown only after you log in.
Topics in this course
Specification headings, with how many ALN questions are matched to each. A question can test more than one heading.
- 1 · Business activity and influences on business87 questions
- 2 · People in Business89 questions
- 3 · Business finance91 questions
- 4 · Marketing99 questions
- 5 · Business operations50 questions
Most-examined topics
From Paper Analysis: the sub-sections that came up in the largest share of the papers we have analysed. These are past counts, not predictions.
- 4.3 · The marketing mixMarketing · in 15 of 15 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 52 marks when it appears
- 3.3 · Costs and break-even analysisBusiness finance · in 15 of 15 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 35 marks when it appears
- 2.4 · Motivation and rewardsPeople in Business · in 15 of 15 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 25 marks when it appears
- 3.5 · Accounts analysisBusiness finance · in 14 of 15 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 39 marks when it appears
- 4.1 · Market researchMarketing · in 14 of 15 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 29 marks when it appears
The full breakdown by specification point, with the questions behind each count, is in Paper Analysis on the Basic and Premium plans.
Model answers by paper
Counts update automatically as papers and model answers are added. Recent papers appear once the exam board has released them publicly.
| Paper | With model answers | Questions | Past papers | In Paper Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 60 (100%) | 60 | 15 | 15 of 15 |
| Paper 2 | 56 (100%) | 56 | 14 | 14 of 14 |