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3rd Grade Economics Terms

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way people buy, make, or sell things is called

a)

consumer

b)

economy

c)

barter

d)

producer

2.

Need is something that helps someone _______.

a)

work

b)

create

c)

plan

d)

survive

3.

Something that a person can live without

a)

want

b)

need

c)

plan

d)

materials

4.

A (a)   is a person who buys goods or services.

5.

A (a)   is a person/worker that helps to make things.

6.

_________ _________ are materials found in nature that we use to make goods.

a)

Capital resources

b)

Human resources

c)

Natural resources

d)

Opportunity costs

7.

To exchange goods or services for other goods or services is called

a)

budget

b)

barter

c)

need

d)

want

8.

A budget is a plan for using ________.

a)

products

b)

goods

c)

services

d)

money

9.

Work one person does for another is ________.

a)

service

b)

demand

c)

scarcity

d)

economy

10.

__________ is not having enough of things people want.

a)

Service

b)

Scarcity

c)

Import

d)

Export

11.

(a)   is the amount of goods consumers want.

12.

What are imports?

a)

Goods or services sent to another country

b)

A plan for using money

c)

The amount of goods consumers want

d)

Goods or services from sellers in other countries

13.

What are exports?

a)

Goods or services sent to another country

b)

A plan for using money

c)

The amount of goods consumers want

d)

Goods or services from sellers in other countries

14.

An example of a human resource is...

a)

a hammer

b)

a cake baker

c)

a copy machine

d)

an office builidng

15.

Someone helping to create a product is a...

a)

human resource

b)

consumer

c)

capital resource

d)

service

16.

__________ __________ are resources that help people make other resources.

a)

Human resources

b)

Natural resources

c)

Opportunity costs

d)

Capital resources

17.

An ___________ is someone buying or planning for their own business.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

entrepreneur

d)

human resource

18.

The item that was given up when making a choice is the ___________ ___________.

a)

export

b)

natural resource

c)

human resource

d)

opportunity cost