Entrepreneur Vocab
An entrepreneur who comes up with a brand-new, creative idea for a product is called _____________.
Ans: Innovative
If a person is anti-pollution, are they for or against dirtying the environment?
(Ans: Against)
Finish this: "Entrepreneurs are innovative because..."
(Ans: ...they want to solve problems in new ways.)
Sentence or Fragment? "The resilient entrepreneur."
(Ans: Fragment)
In an SPO outline, what does "TS" stand for?
(Ans: Topic Sentence)
This term describes someone who doesn't give up when their business fails and keeps trying until they succeed.
(Ans: Resilient)
This three-letter word is the opposite of a "con" when debating a business plan.
(Ans: Pro)
Finish this: "Being a risk-taker can lead to wealth, but..."
(Ans: ...it can also lead to losing your savings.)
Fix this fragment: "Always taking risks."
(Ans: e.g., Mark is always taking risks.)
Should a Topic Sentence be a specific detail or a broad main idea?
(Ans: Broad main idea)
Because starting a business involves the chance of losing money, an entrepreneur is often called a _____________.
(Ans: Risk-taker)
If you are the opponent in a debate, are you trying to prove the other person right or wrong?
(Ans: Wrong)
Finish this: "Steve Jobs was a proponent of easy-to-use tech, so..."
(Ans: ...he designed the iPhone to be simple.)
Finish this sentence: "Elon Musk, an innovative entrepreneur, _________."
(Ans: ...owns Tesla.)
What is a "concluding sentence"?
(Ans: The last sentence that summarizes/wraps up the paragraph.)
If you are a proponent of a new business idea, do you support it or are you against it?
(Ans: You support it)
Give one con of being an entrepreneur.
(Ans: e.g., You might lose your money; long working hours.)
Which conjunction (Because, But, or So) shows a result?
(Ans: So)
Identify the appositive here: "The opponent, a local farmer, argued against the new mall."
(Ans: a local farmer)
In your outline, should you use full sentences or Key Words and Phrases?
(Ans: KWP)
Use innovative and resilient in one complete sentence about a business owner.
(Ans: e.g., The innovative owner was resilient after her first store closed.)
Complete the sentence using a unit vocabulary word: "While many supported the new factory, there was one loud _____________ who thought it would hurt the town."
opponent
Change this "But" sentence into a "Because" sentence: "He was resilient, but he still felt sad about the failure."
(Ans: e.g., Because he was resilient, he didn't let the failure stop him.)
Create a sentence using an appositive for the word proponent.
(Ans: e.g., Mr. Smith, a proponent of solar energy, built a wind farm.)
Give a Topic Sentence for a paragraph about why entrepreneurs must be resilient.
(Ans: e.g., Resilience is the most important trait for a successful business owner.)