wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Economics Chapter 1 Section 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our inability to satisfy all our wants is called ___________.

a)

profit

b)

scarcity

c)

surplus

d)

wages

2.

Because we face scarcity, we must make _____________.

a)

studies

b)

money

c)

profit

d)

choices

3.
What is a need?
a)
Nothing
b)
Something you have to have to live
c)
Something you would like to have
d)
Ice cream
4.
What is a want?
a)
A person
b)
Something you would like to have but don't need to live
c)
Purple
d)
Something you need to live
5.
Economics is about making choices.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

It is the study of the nations economy as a whole.

a)

Microeconomics

b)

National economy

c)

National output

d)

Macroeconomics

7.

The two main branches of economics are macroeconomics and

a)

microeconomics

b)

business

c)

trading

d)

finances

8.

The branch of economic theory that deals with behavior and decision making by small units such as individuals and firms is called

a)

Econ

b)

Microeconomics

c)

B.O.B.

d)

Macroeconomics

9.

The need for choice occurs because everything that exists is limited, although some items (trees) appear to be in an infinite supply.

a)

resources

b)

land

c)

wants

d)

scarcity

10.

Scarcity means that people do not and cannot have enough income and time to satisfy their every want.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Scarcity and shortage are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the difference between a shortage and scarcity?

a)

A shortage is temporary but scarcity always exists

b)

A shortage results from rising prices; scarcity results from falling prices

c)

A shortage is lack of all goods and services; scarcity concerns a single item

d)

There is no real difference between a shortage and scarcity

13.

A shortage is...

a)

a temporary outage of stuff.

b)

a name of a cow.

c)

the idea that all things have a beginning and an end.

d)

a synonym of scarcity.

14.

Why do prices often go up when there is a shortage?

a)

Because people have a lot of money.

b)

Because there are not enough products available and people are willing to pay more.

15.

Possible cause of a shortage.

a)

Panic buying

b)

Heavy snowstorm

c)

Pandemic

d)

All of the above

16.

Human effort directed toward producing goods and services. Ex. Work Force

a)

labor

b)

land

c)

capital

d)

rent

17.

Previously manufactured goods used to make other goods and services.

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

labor

18.

When individuals take risks to develop new products and start new businesses in order to make profits

a)

land

b)

labor

c)

capital

d)

entrepreneurship

19.

Machines, buildings, and tools used to make cars at an auto factory would be considered capital goods.

a)

Capital Goods

b)

Credit

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Money

20.

The amount of output (goods and services) that results from a given level of inputs (land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship)

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

productivity

d)

Hi Noni

21.

The use of science to develop new products and new methods for producing and distributing goods and services is called technology.

a)

True

b)

False