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Economics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The assembly line is an example of ...

a)

opportunity cost

b)

specialization

c)

price incentive

2.

A 50% off sale is an example of a

a)

opportunity cost

b)

specialization

c)

price incentive

3.

the process of making, harvesting or creating something

a)

voluntary exchange

b)

playing a video game

c)

exercising

d)

production

4.

When customers and business owners exchange products and money, because it will help them both in some way.

a)

voluntary exchange

b)

volunteering to help someone for free

c)

opportunity cost

d)

reading quizzes

5.

Which is an example of trade?

a)

Martha and John showing each other their possessions.

b)

turning down McDonald's to save your money for ice skating

c)

Martha asking John if he wants her to make him some banana pudding

d)

Martha and John exchanging the fruit from her banana tree with the books from his shop.

6.

Which is NOT an example of opportunity cost:

a)

giving up the opportunity to go to McDonald's to save your money for ice skating.

b)

ice skating AND going to McDonald's

c)

choosing waffles INSTEAD of eggs

d)

deciding to take gymnastics class INSTEAD OF art class

7.

Which is NOT an example of trade?

a)

Mario exchanging his family's eggs for Rita's family's sweet corn

b)

Ja'ron exchanging his lanyard for Mike's bookmark

c)

Melanie bringing enough pumpkin muffins to feed the whole class

d)

Ms. Cole giving Mrs. Dayutis a journal for Mrs. Dayutis' pack of markers

8.

Which is NOT an example of specialization?

a)

a special awards assembly with the principal at TCE

b)

a Toyota factory where workers add different car parts on an assembly line

c)

Kroger, where different bakers add their specialties to the gingerbread houses (one the icing, one the sprinkles, and so forth)

9.

Which is a strategy Wal-Mart uses to try and persuade you to buy their toys?

a)

pennies

b)

price incentives

c)

The Price is Right (tv game show)

d)

lots of Covid-19 mask choices

10.

Which could people still do, even if they ran out of money?

a)

opportunity cost

b)

trade Christmas wreaths that they created for their neighbor's homemade cookies

c)

buy gas with a twenty dollar bill

d)

purchase gum from a gumball machine