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Economics Practice

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To give money to a bank

a)

Opportunity cost

b)

Resource

c)

Barter

d)

Deposit

2.

Trading without using money

a)

Barter

b)

Resource

c)

Interdependence

d)

Currency

3.

A country's system of money

a)

Scarcity

b)

Deposit

c)

Resource

d)

Currency

4.

Making one kind of good or service

a)

Specialization

b)

Opportunity cost

c)

Resource

d)

Currency

5.

Not having enough of something

a)

Scarcity

b)

Resource

c)

Barter

d)

Interdependence

6.

Anything used to produce goods

a)

Resource

b)

Opportunity cost

c)

Currency

d)

Deposit

7.

Depending on others to produce things you need

a)

Opportunity cost

b)

Resource

c)

Interdependence

d)

Barter

8.

The thing you give up when you buy something else

a)

Barter

b)

Resource

c)

Currency

d)

Opportunity cost

9.

Which list shows ONLY needs?

a)

Nail polish, TV, sweater

b)

Sweater, water, apple

c)

Shoes, shirt, necklace

d)

Water, shirt, nail polish

10.

When you go to the store and buy a bag of chips, you are a:

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

natural resource

d)

human resource

11.

Which is an example of bartering?

a)

Tim gave his cookie to Rita. Rita gave Tim an apple in exchange.

b)

Lisa washed Mrs. Daniel's car. Mrs. Daniel paid Lisa $5.

c)

Becky's mother wrote a check for groceries at the grocery store.

d)

Mary gave Susan a present for her birthday

12.

Which item is not a service?

a)

Haircut

b)

Piano lessons

c)

Car wash

d)

A pack of gum

13.

In July, a store is running low on sunscreen. What is the supply and demand for sunscreen?

a)

High demand, high supply for sunscreen

b)

High demand, low supply

c)

Low demand, low supply

d)

Low demand, high supply

14.

In November, what will probably happen to the price of Halloween costumes?

a)

Price goes up

b)

Price goes down

c)

The price will stay the same

15.

How does advertising affect the demand for a product?

a)

Advertising makes the demand go up

b)

Advertising makes the demand go down

c)

Advertising doesn't change the demand for a product

16.

What happens when you borrow money from a bank?

a)

The bank pays you interest

b)

You pay the bank interest

c)

You make a deposit in the bank

d)

The bank has to pay someone else interest.

17.

Tea leaves do not make a good form of currency because tea leaves are not

a)

Portable

b)

Divisible

c)

Durable

18.

Giant rocks do not make a good form of money because large rocks are not

a)

Portable

b)

Divisible

c)

Durable

19.

What is a loonie?

a)

Kind of money used in ancient China

b)

Kind of paper Mexican money is printed on

c)

Nickname of 11-sided coin from Canada

d)

Person who does not want to barter with another person

20.

True or false: The US in the only country in the world that has money called dollars

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or false: Canadian money is printed on plastic paper called polymer

a)

True

b)

False

22.

All of the countries in the Caribbean use the same kind of currency

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Canadian, Mexican, and East Caribbean money all have pictures of Queen Elizabeth

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or false: Mexican bills are different lengths to make them easy to tell apart

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Using money makes getting the things you need much easier

a)

True

b)

False

26.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What are eggs?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

27.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What is an oven?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

28.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What is a spoon?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

29.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What is a baker?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

30.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What is butter?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

31.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What is a mixer?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

32.

N: Natural Resource

H: Human Resource

C: Capital Resource


What is a chef?

a)

N

b)

H

c)

C

33.

P: Acting as a producer

C: Acting as a consumer


Mark sets up a lemonade stand in his yard. Is Mark a P or C?

a)

P

b)

C

34.

P: Producer

C: Consumer


Teresa buys a candy bar at the store. Teresa is acting like a...

a)

P

b)

C

35.

P: Producer

C: Consumer


Logan is baking a cake for a friends' birthday.

a)

P

b)

C

36.

P: Producer

C: Consumer


Jackie is eating an apple for lunch. She is a...

a)

P

b)

C

37.

P: Producer

C: Consumer


Barbara is reading a book. She is acting as a...

a)

P

b)

C

38.

P: Producer

C: Consumer


Joe earned $10 for washing his dad's car.

a)

P

b)

C