WorksheetsBrainpop Money MR.K
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these is an example of barter?
Charging $1 for a hamburger
Trading a valuable baseball card for a valuable comic book
Mining for gold and silver
Using money that's backed by faith in the U.S. government
Place the following forms of currency in the order they were introduced: A) Cowrie shells; B) Gold and silver; C) Paper money
A, B, C
B, C, A
B, A, C
A, C, B
Perishable goods like barley make poor forms of currency. What does "perishable" mean?
Worthless
Susceptible to spoiling or being ruined
Hard to measure
Large in size
What attributes of gold and silver led to the creation of paper money?
The ease which they can be shaped into coins
Their lack of value
Their shininess and lustre
Their bulky size and heavy weight
Which of these is an example of a commodity?
What is the difference between goods and services?
Goods are difficult to make, while services are easy to make
Goods are generally objects, while services are tasks or jobs
Goods are generally more expensive than services
Goods are generally less expensive than services
Which of these is a fact about money?
The modern system of money is too complicated to understand
Originally, gold and silver were traded in small pieces
Gold coins are a better form of currency than shells
A system of paper money is superior to a system that uses gold and silver
Why were coins originally given markings?
To honor the Roman Emperor
To show where the coins came from
To explain how they should be used
To indicate their value
What did markets allow people to do?
Invent paper money
Use gold coins
Trade on a lager scale
Trade on a smaller scale
Today, what gives the U.S. dollar its value?
The fact that everyone believes it has value
The gold held in reserve by the U.S. Treasury
The silver paper it's printed on
All the goods and services produced by the United States
