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Grade 8 Revision

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The factors of production are called

a)

Scarcity

b)

choice

c)

opportunity cost

d)

resources

2.

Which of the following does Economics primarily study?

a)

how scarcity can be eliminated

b)

how firms manipulate prices

c)

how government influences resource allocation decisions

d)

the problem of scarce resources relative to human wants

3.

The sector that involves the extraction of raw materials.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

4.
A person or organization that uses a product or service is a(n):
a)
consumer
b)
economist
c)
loan shark
d)
debtor
5.

What is the abbreviation for PPC?

a)

Possibility Production Curve

b)

Production Possibility Curve

c)

Production Possible Choice

d)

Possibility Production Frontier

6.

The following diagram shows the production possibility frontier for an economy that produces bread and honey.


If the economy is initially at point W, then the opportunity cost of moving to point X is

a)

6 units of honey.

b)

8 units of honey.

c)

12 units of bread.

d)

23 units of bread.

7.

What is gross pay?

a)

Amount of earnings before deductions.

b)

Wet money.

c)

What you get after taxes

8.

Unskilled workers often

a)

earn the most income

b)

work the most hours for the lowest wage

c)

have the most education and training

d)

need no supervision

9.

If the supply of labor increases and the demand for labor stays the same, we could expect

a)

wages to increase

b)

no change in wages

c)

wages to decrease

10.

Define minimum wage

a)

The minimum price firms are willing to pay for labor

b)

The minimum price unskilled workers are willing to supply their labor for

c)

The minimum price of labor set by governments in the labor market

d)

The minimum price of labor set by governments in the resource market

11.

The demand for a product or resource based on its contribution to the final product.

a)

derived demand

b)

equilibrium demand

c)

excessive demand

d)

shortage of demand

12.

What is a fringe benefit?

a)

Non-financial

b)

Benefits related to the job description

c)

Benefits on top of a salary or wage

d)

It costs a lot of money and is not common

13.

what is a trade union?

a)

(a) It is an organisation

b)

(b) A group of workers

c)

(c) Trade unions are independent organisations that represent workers to their employers

d)

(d) To register a trade union, you must apply to the Registrar of labour Relations

14.

Why is it important to save money?

a)

to waste it

b)

to be prepared for future needs

c)

to buy useless items

15.

How should you spend your savings?

a)

Buying unnecessary items

b)

Spending on needs and necessities

c)

Wasting money on expensive food

16.

To save means....

a)

to keep something to use later

b)

to make chocolate cookies

c)

To buy candy at the store

17.

under which circumstances would you be most likely to buy an item that you want now, rather than wait for a later time? You expect that soon...

a)

prices will rise

b)

prices will fall

c)

you will lose your job

d)

a better product will be coming on the market

18.

What is a budget?

a)

A group that helps the community.

b)

A safe place where people keep money.

c)

A center where you can donate things.

d)

A plan for spending and saving money

19.

Why do all societies have to make decisions about how resources will be used?

a)

People are greedy

b)

There are not enough resources for those who want them

c)

Resources are too expensive for most people

d)

Because there is a huge gap between the rich and poor

20.
Utility is the
a)
benefit or satisfaction that a person gets from the consumption of a good or service
b)
measure of how useful a resource is in the production process
c)
measure of productivity associated with a good or service
d)
economic term for consumption possibilities