1. Competitive Events Quick Reference Guide
PA FBLA – Middle Level
Competitive Events Quick Reference Guide

2. Agribusiness Concepts
Economics
Finance and accounting
Health, safety, and environmental management
Management analysis and decision making
Marketing
Terminology and trends
SAMPLE QUESTION
The best strategy for handling a “know-it-all” customer is:
a. telling the customer that you know it all
b. letting the customer know that you don’t agree with “know-it-all” customers
c. not being competitive or argumentative with the customer
d. asking the customer to leave the store and come back later

3. Business Computations
Consumer credit
Mark-up and discounts
Data analysis and reporting
Payroll
Interest rates
Investments
Taxes
Bank records
Insurance
Ratios and proportions |
Depreciation
Inventory
SAMPLE QUESTION
Emily bought a new car for $11,400. She used the car three years and then traded it in for
$5,100. Find the average annual depreciation.
a. $16,500.00
b. $6,300.00
c. $223.53
d. $2,100.00

4. Business Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION
Characteristics and organizations of business
Consumerism
Money management and banking
Career awareness
Rights and responsibilities of managers
Employees
Owners
Government
SAMPLE QUESTION
Another name for "Economic Resources."
a. Products
b. Factors of Production
c. Natural Resources
d. Scarcity

5. Business Spelling SAMPLE QUESTION
Words commonly used in a business environment
SAMPLE QUESTION
device
effort
principal
privilege
referred

6. Career Exploration SAMPLE QUESTION Skills Career plans, Career goals,
Job searches,
Job applications,
Cover letters,
Resumes,
Interviews,
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Basic career education
SAMPLE QUESTION
Time free from work or duties
a. Resume
b. attitude
c. aptitude
d. leisure

7. SAMPLE QUESTION Basic computer principles Terminology,
Computer application concepts,
Programming concepts and procedures,
Computer equipment.
SAMPLE QUESTION
Main circuit board of the system unit containing the principal components of a computer or other device.
a. Software
b. RAM
c. Hardware
d. Motherboard

8. Current Events SAMPLE QUESTION Current news events
What continent is experiencing ice becoming thicker on its east side while losing ice on the west side?
a. Antarctica
b. Paris
c. Turkey
d. Internet

9. Employability Skills SAMPLE QUESTION Employment process Career goals
Other employability skills
SAMPLE QUESTION
Adapting to new situations
Identifying opportunities not obvious to others
Translating ideas into action
Suggesting original solutions
a. Planning and Organizing
b. Self Management
c. Teamwork
d. Initiative & Enterprise

10. FBLA Creed/Code of Ethics/Pledge
Demonstrate knowledge of each
SAMPLE QUESTION
Which line is this…
I believe education is the right of every person.
a. 6
b. 7
c. 1
d. 4

11. FBLA Programs and Concepts
FBLA organization, bylaws, and handbook
FBLA middle level competitive event guidelines
FBLA national publications
FBLA creed and national goals
SAMPLE QUESTION
Key words found in the FBLA goals include:
a. Confidence, understanding, efficient, scholarship
b. seek, sincere, abide, initiative
c. promise, aims, qualities, active
d. manner, directors, regulations, cooperation

12. Google Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION ??????????? Google Apps Products
Basic functions of online platform
Live collaborative documents
Educational use of platform and applications
SAMPLE QUESTION
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13. Internet Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION
General information about the internet
World wide web
Browsers
Computer security
Ethics and privacy
SAMPLE QUESTION
A specially programmed computer system that "stands" between an organization's LAN and the Internet
a. spyware b.
c. malware
d. Firewall

14. Introduction to Business Communication
Grammar
Punctuation and capitalization
Oral communication concepts
Reading
Comprehension
Word definition and usage
Proofreading and editing
Spelling
SAMPLE QUESTION
When an employer is gone from the office on vacation for a few days, what is the best way to explain that in a
letter? Say the employer is ____.
on vacation
at a conference
in a meeting
out of the office

15. Leadership Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION
Leadership and management skills in a business setting
Organizational structure
Proper meeting protocols and procedures
Leadership in an organization/club
Human resources
SAMPLE QUESTION
A style of leadership in which the leader tells the employees what needs to be done and how to perform it without getting their advice or ideas.
a. Authoritarian leadership
b. Horizontal leadership
c. Participative leadership
d. Democratic Leadership

16. Marketing Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION
Basic marketing fundamentals (price, product, place, and promotion)
Economics
Selling and merchandising
Channels of distribution
Marketing, information research and planning
Promotion and advertising media
Legal, ethical, and social
aspects of marketing
E-commerce
SAMPLE QUESTION
Stores that sell products purchased by individuals for their own use and not for resale are:
a. retailers
b. wholesalers
c. consumers
d. manufacturers

17. Parliamentary Procedure Concepts
Parliamentary procedure principles, concepts, and terminology
SAMPLE QUESTION
Brings the Question Again Before the Assembly
a. Recess
b. Reconsider
c. Rescind
d. Ratify

18. Personal Finance Concepts
Personal decision making
Earning a living (income/taxes)
Managing budgets and finance
Saving and investing
Buying goods and services
Banking
Credit
Insurance
Consumer math.
SAMPLE QUESTION
Earning a degree at a four-year college is a _____ goal for a high school sophomore.
a. short-term
b. long-term
c. mid-term
d. future financial

19. Social Media Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION Basics of social media
Marketing purposes of social media
Social media platforms
Communication via social media
Pros and cons of social media platforms and capabilities
SAMPLE QUESTION
Social media has many __________ to business. = ways of using something in different situations such as business or education. (Also = types of software that run on computers or mobile devices)
a. collaboration
b. postings
c. addicted
d. applications

20. Sports & Entertainment Management Concepts
Management basics
Events management
Management functions
Decision making
Management strategies
Strategic planning tools
Networking and delegating
Careers in entertainment industry
Leadership
Ethics
Promotion, advertising and sponsorship
Sales
Entrepreneurship
Human resource management
SAMPLE QUESTION
New stadiums are not financed:
a. with investment from the professional team
b. with special sales tax
c. through corporate sponsorships
d. with high ticket prices

21. Technology Concepts SAMPLE QUESTION Computer hardware and software
Operating systems
Common program functions
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Presentation software
Networking concepts
and electronic communication.
SAMPLE QUESTION
A CPU that contains two separate
processing cores.
a. database
b. dual-core CPU
c. decode unit
d. e-portfolio

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