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Money, money, money, MONEY!!!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of payment do you use most often?

a)

Cash

b)

Credit card

c)

Debit card

d)

I.O.U.

2.

What is Cash?

a)

Digital form of payment

b)

Payment through checks

c)

Legally endorsed coins and paper currency

d)

Direct deduction from bank account

3.

What is a Check?

a)

Plastic card for payment

b)

Dated and signed payment instruction

c)

Electronic transfer of funds

d)

Direct payment from bank account

4.

What is a Credit Card?

a)

Plastic card for direct deductions

b)

Payment through check

c)

Electronic transfer of funds

d)

Electronic method of payment on credit

5.

What is a Debit Card?

a)

Direct deduction from bank account

b)

Legally endorsed coins and paper currency

c)

Plastic card for credit purchases

d)

Electronic method of payment with grace period

6.

What is the main characteristic of a barter system?

a)

Goods and services are exchanged for credit cards

b)

Goods and services are exchanged for gold or silver

c)

Goods and services are exchanged for money

d)

Goods and services are exchanged for other goods and services directly

7.

Which of the following best describes a medium of exchange?

a)

A type of money that is not commonly accepted

b)

A method of bartering goods without any exchange

c)

An instrument representing a standard value used for buying and selling

d)

An item with no agreed-upon value used for exchange

8.

Why is it important for participants in the economy to agree on the value of money?

a)

To create confusion in transactions

b)

To ensure smooth exchanges of goods and services

c)

To make money worthless

d)

To eliminate the need for money

9.

What does it mean for money to be a unit of measure?

a)

Money can only be saved but not spent

b)

Money has no value in transactions

c)

Money helps determine the relative value of products and services

d)

Money can only be used for one specific product

10.

Which characteristic of money allows individuals to save and retain its value for future use?

a)

Unit of Measure

b)

Store of Value

c)

Incentive

d)

Medium of Exchange

11.

What are the forms of currency?

a)

Precious metal

b)

Government-issued paper and coins

c)

Cryptocurrency

d)

Company stocks

12.

What was the Gold Standard?

a)

A monetary standard based on silver

b)

A standard where currency equals a certain quantity of gold

c)

A currency system tied to the price of oil

d)

A system where currency has no intrinsic value

13.

What is a Fiat Currency?

a)

Currency backed by a physical commodity like gold

b)

Digital form of money

c)

Government-issued paper and coins with little intrinsic value

d)

Currency system tied to the price of goods

14.

What are some advantages and disadvantages of "fiat currency"?

a)

Easy to produce, has intrinsic value

b)

Backed by a physical commodity, difficult to control supply

c)

Backed by the government, no intrinsic value

d)

Limited supply, difficult to destroy

15.

Which characteristic does money need to possess?

a)

Valueless

b)

Tangible

c)

Store of value

d)

Limited supply

16.

What is a personal budget?

a)

A tool used only for planning investments

b)

A plan to use income for expenses, debt payments, savings, and investments

c)

A projection of expenses with no need for income planning

d)

A monthly report of past financial activities

17.

What are fixed expenses?

a)

Expenses that vary month to month

b)

Expenses that are discretionary

c)

Expenses that stay constant over time

d)

Expenses that are always unexpected

18.

What are variable expenses?

a)

Expenses that vary month to month

b)

Expenses that are constant over time

c)

Expenses that are always needed

d)

Expenses that are always anticipated

19.

What is the benefit of setting aside money in an emergency fund?

a)

To have extra money for luxury items

b)

To cover unexpected variable expenses

c)

To invest in high-risk stocks

d)

To pay off fixed expenses

20.

What is compound interest?

a)

Interest earned only on the principal amount

b)

Interest earned on the principal and accrued interest

c)

Interest earned monthly on variable expenses

d)

Interest earned annually on fixed expenses