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Social Studies Week 28 "Currencies" Grade 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did people in the Caribbean barter, or trade, until the late 1800s?

a)

They used their credit card.

b)

They bartered, used Spanish silver or gold dollars

c)

They bartered using shells and parrots

d)

They bartered using wampum (shell beads) and furs.

2.

How is the money in Cuba divided?

a)

The official currency is the Bahamian dollar, and it is divided into 100 cents

b)

The official currency is the Jamaican dollar, and it is divided into 100 cents.

c)

The official currency is the Jamaican dollar, and it is divided into 100 cents.

d)

The official currency is the peso, and it is divided into 100 centavos.

3.

How does the size of the Mexican peso impact its worth?

a)

The larger the coin, the more it is worth.

b)

The smaller the coin, the more it is worth.

c)

All of the coins have the same value.

d)

They do not use coins in Mexico as a medium of exchange.

4.

Which country uses this money?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

Haiti

d)

Cuba

5.

Which country uses this money?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

The Bahamas

d)

Haiti

6.

Which country uses this money ?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

Haiti

d)

The Bahamas

7.

Which country uses this money?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

Haiti

d)

The Bahamas

8.

Which country uses this money?

a)

The Dominican Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

Haiti

d)

The Bahamas

9.

How does the size of the Mexican peso impact its worth?

a)

The larger the coin, the more it is worth

b)

The smaller the coin, the more it is worth.

c)

All of the coins have the same value.

d)

They do not use coins in Mexico as a medium of exchange.

10.

What are some of the unique features of a Bahamian dollar?

a)

It features agriculture, which is an important part of the Bahamas’ agriculture.

b)

It features the presidents of the United States of America.

c)

It features island symbols...animals, starfish and sloops.

d)

It features animals found in the Bahamas like geese and bears.

11.

What appears on all Jamaican money? (Check all that apply)

a)

the Jamaican coat of arms

b)

the face of a national hero

c)

island symbols like the starfish and sloops

d)

portraits of U.S. presidents

12.

Which country DOES NOT use the peso as their medium of currency?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Haiti

d)

The Dominican Republic

13.

Which country DOES NOT use the dollar as their medium of currency?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

The Bahamas

14.

Jamaica, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands all use the _________ as their currency.

a)

dollar

b)

peso

c)

gourde

15.

What appears on Canadian coins? (Check all that apply)

a)

animals

b)

coat of arms

c)

important people or heroes

16.

Check the statements that are TRUE about BOTH Mexican and Canadian money. What do they have in common?

a)

print money on special paper to prevent counterfeiters

b)

use dollars

c)

money is based on 100 units

d)

have a coin called a "loonie"

17.

Haitian money is called a

a)

dollar

b)

gourde

c)

peso

d)

Eastern Caribbean Dollar

e)

euro

18.

ALL Caribbean countries use the Eastern Caribbean Dollar as their currency?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

different values of money are called...

a)

cents

b)

coins

c)

denominations

d)

parts

20.

A SYNONYM used for the word MONEY is ...

a)

currency

b)

dollars

c)

gold