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Economics Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a need?

a)

clean air

b)

new jeans

c)

cool sneakers

d)

your favorite candy

2.

Which of these is a want?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

shelter

d)

smartphone

3.

Which of these is an example of a good?

a)

a laptop

b)

an apple

c)

a backpack

d)

all of the above

4.

Which of these is not an example of a service?

a)

babysitting

b)

mowing the lawn

c)

a vase of flowers

d)

fixing your computer

5.

What do people need to live?

a)

Air, food, water, and shelter

b)

Toys, candy, books, and bikes

c)

Ponds, deserts, forests, and mountains

d)

Librarians, teachers, principals, and students

6.

Is this a need or want?

a)

need

b)

want

7.

Is this a need or want?

a)

need

b)

want

8.

Is this a need or want?

a)

need

b)

want

9.

TRUE or FALSE: Because we have unlimited wants and scarcity, we have to make difficult choices.

(a)  

10.

Scarcity means:

a)

Too much of something you wanted

b)

The exact amount of something you wanted

c)

Not enough of something you wanted

11.

What is an economic want?

a)

Things people need in order to survive.

b)

Things people would like to have.

c)

Things people don't want anymore.

12.

If 5 people want an ice-cream, is there a scarcity?

a)

Yes, there is a scarcity.

b)

No, there is not a scarcity.

13.

If 8 people want a stuffed animal, is there a scarcity?

a)

Yes, there is a scarcity.

b)

No, there is not a scarcity.

14.

If the store has 100 packs of toilet paper and 200 people want to buy it, is it a shortage or surplus?

a)

shortage

b)

surplus

15.

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.

16.

What is a service?

a)

someone you work with

b)

things we can hold and use

c)

a job someone does for others

d)

none of the above

17.

What is a good?

a)

something you need to have

b)

someone who helps others

c)

something you make or use

18.
Cold weather in Florida has damaged this year’s orange crop. Farmers have only half of the usual amount of oranges to sell. What will happen to the price of oranges?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
19.
What happens if you have a rare football trading card? Your friends really want that card. The supply of that card is low, while demand for it is high.  What will happen to the price of the card?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
20.
If there is a huge demand for an item and the supply is very low, what will happen to the price?
a)
The price will decrease
b)
The price will increase
c)
The price will stay the same.
d)
They will be free.