Worksheets

Name

Types of industry
Class

Date

1. Which type of economic activity provides services to people and businesses?

a) Tertiary b) Primary

c) Quaternary d) Secondary

2. Dairy cattle, wheat production, and forestry are examples of which type of economic activity?

a) Secondary b) Tertiary

c) Primary d) Quaternary

3. Which type of economic activity uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something else?

a) Tertiary b) Secondary

c) Primary d) Quaternary

4. A researcher belongs to what industry?

a) Primary b) Tertiary

c) Secondary d) Quaternary

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of secondary industry?

a) Making furniture from trees b) Making ice cream from cow's milk

c) Taking oil out of the ground d) Making flour from wheat

6. Which of the sectors of industry is a lumberjack?

a) Tertiary b) Secondary

c) Quaternary d) Primary
7. Which of the sectors of industry is a waitress?

a) Primary b) Tertiary

c) Quaternary d) Secondary

8. Which of the sectors of industry is a bank teller?

a) Primary b) Quaternary

c) Secondary d) Tertiary

9. Which of the sectors of industry is a teacher?

a) Secondary b) Tertiary

c) Primary d) Quaternary

10. Which of the sectors of industry is someone who is researching a cure for disease?

a) Quaternary b) Tertiary

c) Primary d) Secondary

11. Businesses that operate in the tertiary sector provide:

a) Manufactured products b) Social services

c) Natural resources d) Services

12. Another term for the tertiary sector is:

a) Private sector b) Service sector

c) Primary sector d) Public sector

13. Businesses that convert natural resources into products are classified as:

a) Primary producers b) Manufacturers

c) Service providers d) Social enterprises

14. Dairy cattle, wheat production, and forestry are examples of which type of economic activity?

a) Primary b) Secondary

c) Quaternary d) Tertiary

15. Google services are which type of industry?

a) Quaternary b) Secondary

c) Tertiary d) Primary

16. Which type of industry makes goods and products (manufacturing)?

a) Tertiary b) Secondary

c) Primary d) Quaternary

17. The Nissan car factory is an example of which kind of industry?

a) Primary b) Secondary

c) Quaternary d) Tertiary
Answer Keys

1. a) Tertiary 2. c) Primary 3. b) Secondary

4. d) Quaternary 5. c) Taking oil out of the 6. d) Primary

ground

7. b) Tertiary 8. d) Tertiary 9. b) Tertiary

10. a) Quaternary 11. d) Services 12. b) Service sector

13. b) Manufacturers 14. a) Primary 15. a) Quaternary

16. b) Secondary 17. b) Secondary