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10 Economics week one

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best definition for economics?

a)

Mo money mo problems

b)

The study of how people satisfy their needs and wants

c)

The study of scarcity and opportunity costs

d)

The study of money and finance

e)

None of the above

2.

Which of the following is the best definition for bartering?

a)

The trading of currency

b)

The shifting of resources

c)

The exchange process

d)

trading one thing for another

e)

None of the above

3.

Which of the following is the best definition for the term: needs?

a)

Needs are the things that a person has to have to survive.

b)

Needs are something you really want at the highest level.

c)

Needs are things that economics solves

d)

Needs are the opposite of wants

e)

None of the above

4.

What is the best definition for the term: wants in economics?

a)

Wants are the things we want that we trade for.

b)

Wants are the things we want but are scarce and limited.

c)

Wants are those things that you would like, but do not need to survive

d)

Wants are are things like food, water, nice car.

e)

None of the above

5.

What does this picture best show us?

a)

A need

b)

A want

c)

Beach life

d)

Excellent stock image selection skills from your humanities teacher

e)

None of the above

6.

What does this picture best show us?

a)

A want

b)

A waste of money for most people

c)

Donald Trump's toilet

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

7.

What is the best definition for scarcity?

a)

A limited amount of resources to meet unlimited wants and needs

b)

An unlimited amount of resources to meet unlimited wants and needs

c)

Every want and need is limited

d)

Every need and want is unlimited

e)

None of the above

8.

Check each of the following resources that are scarce.

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Iron

d)

Time

e)

Titanium

9.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of scarcity?

a)

Personal Perspective: your own feelings of what is needed or wanted.

b)

Resource scarcity: The law of supply states that everything that has matter must be scarce

c)

Poor Distribution of Resources: not using your resources to their potential.

d)

Rapid Increase in Demand: A sudden rush to use resources can cause a shortage.

e)

None of the above

10.

Check all that are ways in which we deal with scarcity

a)

Doing without something

b)

We ignore it

c)

Creating more resources

d)

We make more

e)

Making better use of our resources

11.

What is the best definition for the term: real costs?

a)

The time, resources, and opportunity costs associated with economic projects

b)

All of the resources used to produce a good or service.

c)

The real amount needed to purchase something

d)

The consequences of actions

e)

None of the above

12.

What is the best definition for the term: trade off?

a)

Apples and oranges

b)

When you trade goods and services

c)

When you trade time for money

d)

When you choose between two possible uses for a resource, giving up one alternative for another.

e)

None of the above

13.

This definition "The value of time, money, goods, and services given up in an economic choice" best applies to which of the following?

a)

Trade-offs

b)

Opportunity costs

c)

Real costs

d)

Hidden costs

e)

None of the above

14.

(a)   are what every economy, business and consumer must answer!

15.

Businesses make money by selling _______and ________.

a)

services, jobs

b)

goods, resources

c)

goods, services

d)

products, real costs

e)

None of the above

16.

Check all that would be considered a good.

a)

shoes

b)

iphones

c)

watches

d)

chopsticks

e)

a new car

17.

Check all that would be considered a service

a)

Teaching

b)

Cleaning

c)

Financial advice

d)

Fixing your car

e)

Fitness trainer

18.

Which of the following is the best definition for the term resource in economics?

a)

Resources are materials from which goods and services are made.

b)

Resources are scarce because they are limited

c)

Resources are materials we use

d)

Resources are physical items used to produce goods

e)

None of the above

19.

Which of the following is NOT a type of resource?

a)

Human resources

b)

Natural resources

c)

Capital resources

d)

Financial resources

e)

None of the above

20.

Why is it important to take good notes during this economics unit?

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