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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Your friend offers to babysit your child so that you can go to work. You are using:
a)
family child care
b)
social capital
c)
a non-profit organization
d)
neighborhood watch
2.
Your parents let you live with them, and allow you to take the furniture from you bedroom when you move out. This is:
a)
Earned income
b)
In-home income
c)
Gift income
d)
In-kind income
3.
Which would qualify as a non-profit organization?
a)
Sports team from school
b)
Local private day-care center
c)
YMCA
d)
Elderly neighbor who needs yard work done
4.
Which statement is true about government assistance programs?
a)
Government programs were designed to provide permanent assistance to those in need.
b)
The ultimate goal of government programs is for individuals to become self‐sufficient and independent.
c)
Government programs were developed to help one specific socio‐economic group.
d)
All government programs vary from state to state.
5.
Which program might offer assistance to help with living expenses and job training to a single mother with two young children who has recently lost her job?
a)
Earned income tax credit
b)
Unemployment insurance
c)
TANF
d)
Medicare
6.
Which federal program assists low income families in purchasing nutritious foods?
a)
SNAP
b)
TANF
c)
Social Security
d)
Medicare
7.
Which of the following would be likely to be able to receive Medicare funds?
a)
Jim is a 37 year old man who lost his job and is unable to afford health insurance for himself or his children.
b)
Ivan is 60 years old and was injured at work. His employer needs to provide temporary income for him.
c)
Rachel is a seventeen year old high school student who is pregnant and needs assistance with her medical expenses.
d)
Rosie is 67 years old and in need of a health insurance program.
8.
What funds most government programs?
a)
small fees proportional to the income of clients
b)
fees that are charged to some, but not all, clients using the programs
c)
taxes at the local, state, & federal levels
d)
donations from large corporations
9.
Which federal program offers an incentive for filing a tax return?
a)
Social security
b)
TANF
c)
SNAP
d)
Earned income tax credit
10.
Which program is designed for adults who have lost their job through no fault of their own?
a)
Unemployment insurance
b)
Social Security
c)
TANF
d)
Earned income tax credit
11.
Which program provides medical insurance to specific groups of low income individuals (such as children)?
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
TANF
d)
SNAP
12.
Which program provides income during retirement?
a)
Social Security Disability
b)
Social Security Retirement
c)
Social Security Survivors
d)
Social Security Renters
13.
Which program is designed for families that have lost a wage earner?
a)
Social Security Disability
b)
Social Security Retirement
c)
Social Security Survivors
d)
Social Security Renters
14.
Which program is designed for adults and children who are disabled?
a)
Social Security Disability
b)
Social Security Retirement
c)
Social Security Survivors
d)
Social Security Renters
15.
Which program provides money for nutritious food?
a)
SNAP
b)
TANF
c)
Social Security
d)
Medicare
16.
Which program provides money to adults who file a tax return?
a)
Social Security
b)
TANF
c)
Earned income tax return
d)
Medicaid
17.
Which program provides money and job training to low income families with children?
a)
SNAP
b)
Medicare
c)
Unemployment insurance
d)
TANF
18.
Which program provides health insurance to adults over the age of 65?
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
TANF
d)
Social Security Retirement
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