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Year 7 Economics and Business Revision

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is economics?

a)

The study of how the world uses money to buy things we want.

b)

The study of how everyone uses money and works jobs.

c)

The study of how people and society use resources to satisfy their needs and wants.

2.

Which definition best describes the definition of work?

a)

Physical or mental effort directed to doing or making something

b)

Paid employment at a job, trade or profession

c)

The place where a person is employed

d)

All of the above

3.

What are the two types of reasons for working?

a)

Money and income

b)

Material and non-material reasons

c)

Income and superannuation

d)

None of the above

4.

Tick everything below that describes what material reasons for working are.

a)

Anything related to financial gain

b)

Anything related to non-financial gain

c)

Physical things that you can touch

d)

Non-physical things you can't touch

5.

Tick everything below that describes what non-material reasons for working are.

a)

Anything related to financial gain

b)

Anything related to non-financial gain

c)

Physical things that you can touch

d)

Things you cannot touch

6.

What is one example of a material reason for working?

(a)  

7.

What are examples of non-material reasons for working? (Tick all that are correct)

a)

Learn new skills

b)

Earn money

c)

Help people and make a difference

d)

Superannuation

e)

Build relationships with colleagues

8.

What are the four main types of work?

a)

volunteer, casual, part time, full time

b)

casual, part time, full time, contract

c)

part time, full time, casual, internship

9.

Do people who do volunteer work earn an income?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Part time workers work less than how many hours a week?

a)

Less than 36 hours

b)

Less than 37 hours

c)

Less than 38 hours

d)

Less than 40 hours

11.

Full time workers work more than how many hours a week?

a)

More than 36 hours

b)

More than 37 hours

c)

More than 38 hours

d)

More than 40 hours

12.

What is an entrepreneur?

a)

Someone who sees an opportunity for a new idea and takes on the risk of starting their own business to make a profit from their new idea

b)

Someone who sees an opportunity for a new idea and starts a business.

c)

Someone who starts their own business to make a profit from their new idea

13.

Provide one example of an entrepreneur.

4 lines
14.

Fill in the blanks: the main characteristics of an entrepreneur are:

1. __________

2. __________ (enterprising)

3. __________ and motivation

4. Establishing a shared ______ and showing passion

5. __________ (starts with R)

6. Willingness to take appropriate _____

7. Strong work _____

(a)  

15.

Fill in the blanks: Three ways to earn an income besides working include:

1. Owning a ________

2. Owning ________

3. Owning ______

(a)  

16.

What are the risks of owning property as a form of income? (tick all that apply)

a)

You may have no one renting your property for a long period of time

b)

You need to pay for repairs to the property

c)

If you own a property in an unpopular area, no one will want to live there

17.

What is retirement?

a)

The period of life when a person chooses not to work

b)

The period of life when a person has reached a certain age when they can no longer work fulltime or choose not to work

c)

The period of life when you get old and can't be bothered working anymore

18.

Who usually sets the age of retirement?

(a)  

19.

List one thing people do during retirement

(a)  

20.

What are the three ways people pay for retirement?

(a)  

21.

What is superannuation?

(a)  

22.

What is the age pension?

(a)  

23.

What is the current age people can access the age pension?

a)

65

b)

66

c)

67

d)

68

24.

Why is the government raising the retirement age?

4 lines
25.

What is a need?

(a)  

26.

What is a want?

(a)  

27.

Provide one example of a need.

(a)  

28.

Provide one example of a want.

(a)  

29.

What is a collective want?

4 lines
30.

What is one example of a collective want?

(a)  

31.

Need or want?

a)

Need

b)

Want

32.

Need or want?

a)

Need

b)

Want

33.

Need or want?

a)

Need

b)

Want

34.

Need or want?

a)

Need

b)

Want

35.

Need or want?

a)

Need

b)

Want

36.

Need or want?

a)

Need

b)

Want

37.

What is the economic problem?

(a)  

38.

What is scarcity?

a)

Being in short supply of something

b)

Limited resources

c)

Unlimited resources

39.

What is scarce in this image?

4 lines
40.

What is scarce in this image?

4 lines
41.

Want or collective want?

a)

Want

b)

Collective want

42.

Want or collective want?

a)

Want

b)

Collective want

43.

What is a producer?

a)

A person who buys goods and services to satisfy their needs and wants.

b)

Organisms that make their own food

c)

A person or group (such as a business or company) that makes a good or service in order to sell it.

44.

What is a consumer?

a)

Cannot make their own food

b)

A person or group (such as a business or company) that makes a good or service in order to sell it

c)

A person who buys goods and services to satisfy their needs and wants.

45.

What are the three types of producers?

(a)  

46.

What are the four types of consumers?

(a)  

47.

Describe primary producers.

4 lines
48.

Where do secondary producers make their goods?

(a)  

49.

What do tertiary producers provide?

(a)  

50.

What is an example of a primary producer?

a)

Farmer

b)

Teacher

c)

Travel Agent

d)

Shoe maker

51.

What is an example of a secondary producer?

a)

Farmer

b)

Clothing

c)

Teacher

d)

Doctor

52.

What is an example of a tertiary producer?

a)

Miner

b)

Teacher

c)

Shoe maker

d)

Farmer

53.

What is a loyal consumer?

a)

those that will continue to buy a particular good or service from the same business (producer) for a long time

b)

tend to buy products that they believe are the best value for money.

c)

do not make calculated purchasing decisions. They are often attracted by flashy advertising or product visibility

d)

only buy products they feel they really need

54.

What is a discount consumer?

a)

those that will continue to buy a particular good or service from the same business (producer) for a long time

b)

tend to buy products that they believe are the best value for money.

c)

do not make calculated purchasing decisions. They are often attracted by flashy advertising or product visibility

d)

only buy products they feel they really need

55.

What is an impulsive consumer?

a)

those that will continue to buy a particular good or service from the same business (producer) for a long time

b)

tend to buy products that they believe are the best value for money.

c)

do not make calculated purchasing decisions. They are often attracted by flashy advertising or product visibility

d)

only buy products they feel they really need

56.

What is a needs-based consumer?

a)

those that will continue to buy a particular good or service from the same business (producer) for a long time

b)

tend to buy products that they believe are the best value for money.

c)

do not make calculated purchasing decisions. They are often attracted by flashy advertising or product visibility

d)

only buy products they feel they really need