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Economics

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Resources that come from nature: water, soil, trees, coal, etc.

a)

natural resources

b)

scarcity

c)

market

3.

What is another word for a person who works to produce goods or provides services?

a)

Human Resource

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Consumer

d)

Capital Resource

4.

Tom loaded his truck with vegetables to take to the local farmers' market. His truck was a..

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Commercial Resource

5.

What are capital resources?

a)

water, land, sun

b)

where the president lives

c)

the machines needed to produce something

6.

Which of the following is not a natural resource?

a)

Water

b)

Soil

c)

Trees

d)

Workers

7.

Which of the following is an example of a capital resources?

a)

sewing machine

b)

police officer

c)

cotton

d)

trees

8.

Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?

a)

a computer

b)

a police officer

c)

sewing machine

d)

cotton

9.

Billy was trying to make a choice between a new game for his Wii or a new skateboard. He decided to use his money to buy a new game for his Wii. He had to give up the skateboard for the Wii game. The skateboard was his

a)

scarcity

b)

benefit

c)

opportunity cost

10.
This picture is a ____ resource.
a)
Natural
b)
Human
c)
Capital
11.
This picture is a ____ resource.
a)
Capital
b)
Human
c)
Natural
12.

What is an entrepreneur?

a)

Someone who has set up their own business

b)

Someone who is employed

c)

Someone who doesn't work

d)

Someone who works from home

13.

What is a tax?

a)

Money given to school

b)

Money paid to government

c)

Money earned by working

14.

Taxes are used for ...

a)

All are correct

b)

Schools

c)

Hospitals

d)

Police

15.

Why do we have currency (money).

a)

To trade labor for goods and services.

b)

To get super rich.

c)

So we can trade currency (buy) for goods and services.

d)

So we can make stuff and provide services.

16.

Michael decides to open up a small mowing service. He takes his lawnmower around the neighbors and mows lawns for $30. Which best describes Michael?

a)

Michael is a capital resource.

b)

Michael is a natural resource.

c)

Michael is an entrepreneur.

d)

Michael is a competitor.

17.

Which of the following is MOST LIKELY paid using tax money collected by the local government?

a)

artist

b)

car salesman

c)

firefighter

d)

president

18.

Sally lives in Florida. She is visiting China. She goes to a restaurant and orders a drink. The drink costs $5.00, and she tries to pay for it with a ten-dollar bill. The owner will not take the ten-dollar bill. Why not?

a)

China uses a different currency from the United States

b)

The restaurant owner is mean

c)

The drink costs more than $10

d)

No form of currency is accepted in China

19.

How are people in the United States able to buy fresh fruits and vegetables in the winter?

a)

Stores buy fruit from other countries and then sell it in the United States

b)

It is impossible to buy fruits and vegetables in the winter

c)

Farmers in the United States ONLY grow fruit and vegetables that grow in the winter.

20.

Our state government collects sales tax each time someone buys something in Georgia. These taxes are used to pay for____________.

a)

a shopping mall to be built

b)

schools to be built in Georgia

c)

your house to be built

d)

schools in China to be built

21.

We are all protected by the military. This service is paid for ________________.

a)

using money borrowed from Mexico

b)

by the mayor in each local town

c)

trading goods and services with the military

d)

using tax money collected by citizens

22.

Why do people trade?

a)

To be popular

b)

To make friends

c)

To get things they need and want but do not have

d)

To get things they already have

23.

Person working to produce goods or services.

a)

Capital resource

b)

Human resource

c)

Natural resource

24.

A type of resource from nature used in goods and services

a)

Capital resource

b)

Natural resource

c)

Human resource

25.

A type of resource made by people and used to produce other goods or services

a)

Natural resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Human resource

26.

What is an example of interdependence?

a)

Trading Michigan apples for Florida Oranges

b)

Sending cars to other states from Detroit

c)

Bringing oranges in

d)

Sending apples out

27.

People who produce goods and services.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

market

28.

What you give up when making a decision.

a)

long term goal

b)

opportunity cost

c)

producer

29.

Someone who buys or uses goods and services.

a)

producer

b)

services

c)

consumer

30.

Products that can be bought and sold.

a)

producer

b)

goods

c)

services

31.

Work that is done by others.

a)

services

b)

consumer

c)

economics

32.

The government collects this to help pay for community buildings, services, and workers.

a)

needs

b)

trade

c)

taxes

d)

scarcity

33.

Tom loaded his truck with vegetables to take to the local farmers' market. His truck was a..

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Commercial Resource

34.

What are examples of natural resources?

a)

water

b)

trees

c)

soil

d)

all of the above

35.

How are capital resources used?

a)

they are used to create another good or service.

b)

they are not used by everyone

c)

they take too much work

d)

they are only used for capital cities

36.

Tools and machines used to do a job.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Capital Resource

d)

Human Resource

37.

Humans doing a job or making things.

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Entrepreneur

38.

This type of resource is found in nature and is not man-made.

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Entrepreneur

39.

A person who starts their own business to provide jobs.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Natural Resource

40.

Which of these items is not a natural resource?

a)

minerals

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

tractor

41.

Which of the following is a natural resource?

a)

sweaters

b)

doctors

c)

trees

d)

lightbulbs

42.

Which of the following is a human resource?

a)

farmers

b)

rocks

c)

tractors

d)

hammers

43.

Water is an example of a ________ resource?

a)

Natural

b)

Human

c)

Capital

d)

Weather

44.

What is the money governments take in called?

a)

service

b)

taxes

c)

price

45.

A girl can't buy both a party dress and a new pair of shoes. She decides to buy just the dress. What are the shoes?

a)

interdependence

b)

specialization

c)

opportunity cost

d)

barter

46.
Which are usually built by the government with tax money?
a)
Factories
b)
Barber shops
c)
Roads
d)
Grocery stores
47.
Which of the following buildings would MOST LIKELY be paid for by tax money?
a)
Bakery
b)
Gas station
c)
Shopping mall 
d)
Elementary school
48.
Why do members of a community have to pay taxes?
a)
To pay for services provided by the government
b)
So that people do not have to pay for their family's groceries
c)
To pay for everything people want
d)
So that people can buy a new car
49.

What are some examples of Human Resources?

a)

Oil, water, plants

b)

chef, teacher, construction worker

c)

Machines, tools, buildings

d)

Producers, consumers, taxes

50.
What one lists examples of Natural Resources?
a)
Producers, consumers, taxes
b)
Machines, tools, buildings
c)
Oil, water, plants
d)
Skills, knowledge, labor
51.

Elizabeth has been saving up for a new bike. She has enough money to buy it, but her old bike still works just fine. What is Elizabeth's opportunity cost if she decides to go ahead and buy the new bike?

a)

Elizabeth will have a new bike

b)

Elizabeth will have two bikes

c)

Elizabeth will have more money than she did before buying her new bike

d)

Elizabeth will have a smaller savings