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Economics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The person who is buying the products in the marketplace.

a)

Opportunity Cost

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Scarcity

2.

The person who is selling the product in the marketplace.

a)

Opportunity Cost

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Budget

3.

What does benefit mean?

a)

a good thing you get from a decision

b)

decisions made from scarcity

4.

What is scarcity?

a)

the amount of money made by a business

b)

When there is not enough of something and demand is higher than supply

5.

What is a trade?

a)

the act of exchanging one thing for another, buying and selling goods and services

b)

when there is not enough of something demand is higher that supply

6.

In this type of economy, the people decide the supply, demand, and price.

a)

Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

7.

Echo went to the pet store with $8.00. He could either buy a new water dish or some crickets. He decided to buy the water dish. What is Echo's opportunity cost?

a)

water dish

b)

crickets

c)

$8.00

d)

$16.00

8.

What is a MARKETPLACE?

a)

The amount of something that is available.

b)

Someone who prepares or makes goods and services.

c)

Items you buy such as clothes, food, and toys.

d)

An open place where sales are held.

9.

Kelly sells Barb a friendship bracelet she made. The FRIENDSHIP BRACELET is an example of...

a)

a service

b)

a good

c)

a consumer

d)

a producer

10.

Kelly sells Barb a friendship bracelet she made. KELLY is an example of...

a)

a service

b)

a good

c)

a consumer

d)

a producer

11.

Kelly sells Barb a friendship bracelet she made. BARB is an example of...

a)

a service

b)

a good

c)

a consumer

d)

a producer

12.

What does a baby sitter provide ?

a)

good

b)

service

13.

What does a farmer provide?

a)

good

b)

service

14.

What does a coach provide?

a)

good

b)

service

15.

The amount of something you have to sell:

a)

budget

b)

supply

c)

demand

d)

capital

16.

The amount of something the customers want:

a)

capital

b)

services

c)

demand

d)

supply

17.

At Christmas time, the Switch was so popular, that you couldn't find it in any stores. This is an example of:

a)

consumer

b)

scarcity

c)

opportunity cost

d)

service

18.

Opportunity cost is:

a)

your first choice you make

b)

when a good is hard to find

c)

something you give up to get something else

19.

How goods, services and money are traded back and forth:

a)

consumer

b)

economics

c)

opportunity cost

d)

scarcity

20.

A person who buys a product or service:

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

economics

d)

scarcity

21.

Which of these will increase profit at a lemonade stand?

a)

using cheaper lemons

b)

using more ingredients

c)

selling during cold weather

d)

giving glasses away for free

22.

What is a budget?

a)

a plan for how to use money

b)

a place where you can save money

c)

a list of goods you need to buy

d)

a type of work that earns money

23.

Which of the following people are providing a service?

a)

Thor grows fruit to sell.

b)

Mrs. Ochoa teaches a third grade class.

c)

The Hulk sells stuffed animals.

d)

Spiderman sells lemonade he makes.

24.

Suppose you are a buyer in a market. What do you want?

a)

high prices and good quality

b)

low prices and good quality

c)

low prices and poor quality

d)

high prices and poor quality

25.

A new toy becomes popular and many people want it. How will the price of the toy change?

a)

price will go up

b)

price will go down

26.

Julie sells hot chocolate during the winter. But this winter has been very warm. How will the price of the hot chocolate change?

a)

price will go up

b)

price will go down

27.

You are part of a free market economy because

a)

you are providing a service

b)

you can only purchase fruit

c)

you can buy everything at the market

d)

you can choose what you want to buy

28.
A resource that comes from nature such as water and trees is called a ___________ _________.  
a)
natural resource
b)
intermediary resource
c)
capital resource
d)
human resource
29.
This picture is a ____ resource.
a)
Natural
b)
Human
c)
Capital
30.
This picture is a ____ resource.
a)
Capital
b)
Human
c)
Natural
31.
Mark could choose between new shoes or a new video game as a reward for his good grades.  He chose new shoes.  What is his opportunity cost?
a)
shoes
b)
video game
32.
What is a human resource?
a)
construction worker
b)
fireman
c)
teacher
d)
all of the above
33.

Why do people trade?

a)

To get things they already have

b)

To make friends

c)

To get things they need and want but do not have

d)

To be popular

34.

People working to produce goods and services.

Identify the word that is being defined.

a)

Producers

b)

Natural resources

c)

human resources

d)

capital resources

35.
Dunkin Donuts ______________ in making donuts.
a)
producer
b)
specializes
c)
trades
36.

What are the benefits of specialization Choose three

a)

Becoming better at doing one thing

b)

Becoming self-sufficient

c)

Only having to focus on a certain good.

d)

Being able to produce everything

e)

Being faster and more efficient

37.

Examples:

A bakery making doughnuts

An architect drawing a house

A hairdresser


What are these examples of?

a)

opportunity cost

b)

interdependence

c)

economic choice

d)

specialization