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SS2E1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is opportunity cost?

a)

your choice

b)

what you give up when making a choice

2.

What is scarcity?

a)

having too much of a resource

b)

not having enough of a resource

3.
Which is an example of scarcity?
a)
A teacher had a bag of 32 chocolates to give out for Valentine's Day. There are 24 students in her class.
b)
Sara went to buy new basketball shoes. The store didn't have any in her size.
c)
Jack bought the amount of fruit he needed at the grocery store.
d)
There were seats still available at the State football game.
4.

A consumer is ____.

a)

someone who pays for goods and services

b)

someone who provides goods and services

5.

A producer is ___.

a)

someone who uses a good or receives a service

b)

someone who provides a good or service

6.

Because of scarcity, we must make (a)   .

7.

I have enough money to buy a Snicker or a Hershey bar. I chose a Snicker bar. My opportunity cost is the ____.

a)

Hershey

b)

Snicker

8.

I have enough money to buy an orange or an apple. I bought the apple. What is the opportunity cost?

a)

orange

b)

apple

9.

John is going to the store to buy groceries. John is a ___.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

opportunity cost

d)

economic choice

10.

Sally owns a store. She sells fresh produce and juice. Sally is a _____.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

opportunity cost

d)

economic choice