Bartering

How are people who barter both buyers and sellers?

• They are buyers because they go to the store to buy things for themselves.

• They are buyers because they get something when they give something.

• They are sellers because the have money which they got from people.

• They are sellers because they give something to get something else.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Why is bartering useful?

• You can trade for something you need even if you don't have money.

• You can use money to buy everything.

• You can sell things no one needs.

• You can give things away and get nothing back.

Find a word in paragraph one of "Bartering" that has the /er/ sound.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Which words from paragraph 1 of "Bartering" mean the same as bartered?

• traded

• exchanged

• swapped

• needed

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph "Bartering".

• Pay for rope by exchanging for goat milk

• Goats are too valuable to trade for rope

• Bartering is a system of economics

• Merchandise is anything being sold.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence from the "Bartering" paragraph best supports the main idea?

• Imagine you're a goat herder visiting a marketplace in China in 1200 B.C.

• The goat is too valuable!

• The merchandise being sold around you ranges from cattle to tools.

• Instead, you might trade goat milk for the rope.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence from the story gives an example of one problem with bartering?

• If no one wanted what you had, you were out of luck.

• Money has changed a lot.

• Everybody likes silver and gold.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the primary purpose of bartering?

• To exchange goods and services without using money

• To save money for future use

• To increase the value of goods

• To create a competitive market

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which of the following is a synonym for 'barter'?

• Purchase

• Trade

• Sell

• Invest

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

In a bartering system, what is typically exchanged?

• Goods and services

• Currency

• Stocks and bonds

• Digital assets