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Economics Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a need?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which is a want?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

What is the difference between a want and a need?

a)

A want is more important than a need

b)

A need is more important than a want

c)

You can never buy things you want, only things you need

d)

You can never buy things you need, only things you want.

4.

Which of these is an example of a good?

a)

a laptop

b)

an apple

c)

a backpack

d)

all of the above

5.

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

6.

Which of these examples is a service?

a)

Mr. Farr sells guitars.

b)

Mr. Swenson gives art supplies to consumers.

c)

Coach provides lessons for different sports.

d)

Ms. Miller writes books.

7.

What is supply?

a)

the amount of an item you have

b)

how many people want your good/service

c)

the money you have left over after you paid your bills

d)

none of these

8.

Jenny has hundreds of stuffed animals to sell. The stuffed animals are considered the _________.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

buyer

d)

seller

9.

What is demand?

a)

the amount of an item you have

b)

how many people want your good/service

c)

the money you have left over after you paid your bills

d)

none of these

10.

iPhone X just came out and many people want it. What will happen to the price?

a)
b)
11.

A new bakery comes to town. Now there are more options for a bakery. What will happen to the prices at the bakeries?

a)
b)
12.

Halloween is almost here! The supply of candy is going down and candy is hard to find. What will happen to the price?

a)
b)
13.

Exchanging one good or service for something else is called

a)

produce

b)

trade

c)

import

d)

export

14.

Trading one good or service for another without money is called

a)

trade

b)

services

c)

barter

d)

scarcity

15.

_______________ is when you don't have enough of the thing you need.

a)

trade

b)

barter

c)

scarcity

16.

When a country sends or sells its goods to another country it ___________ them.

a)

imports

b)

exports

c)

donates

17.

Bringing in goods or services from another is country

a)

exports

b)

imports

c)

donates

18.

The United States sells airplane parts to the country of Kenya. This is an example of an ______________

a)

import

b)

export

c)

donation

19.

The United States buys coffee beans from Brazil. This is an

______________.

a)

export

b)

import

20.

TRUE or FALSE?


A need is something we cannot live without.

a)
b)
21.

TRUE or FALSE?


A want is something we would like to have but could easily live without.

a)
b)
22.

Where would heavy, warm clothing be a true need?

a)

nowhere

b)

everywhere

c)

in a town with a cold, snowy climate

d)

in a very big city with a sunny climate

23.

Which reason BEST explains why some Tennessee farmers specialize in growing soybeans instead of pineapples?

a)

They have the right kind of land to grow soybeans.

b)

They already have enough pineapples.

c)

They like soybeans more than they like pineapples.

d)

They use all of their soybeans themselves.

24.

Which describes an import?

a)

medical supplies made in Tennessee and sold in Mexico

b)

Tennessee buys these from other countries

c)

Tennessee sells to other countries

25.

Which describes and export?

a)

Tennessee buys these from other countries

b)

Appliances made in China and sold in Tennessee are examples

c)

Medical supplies made in Tennessee and sold in Mexico are examples

26.

How have Tennessee imports changed from 2010 to 2017?

a)

Imports increased from $48 billion to $79 billion.

b)

Imports increased from $33 billion to $79 billion.

c)

Imports decreased from $79 billion to $48 billion.

d)

Imports increased from $26 billion to $33 billion.