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The Basics of Earning & Ways to Make Money

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is bartering?

a)

The use of money to buy goods and services

b)

The exchange of goods and services without the use of money

c)

The saving of money for future use

d)

The production of goods for personal use

2.

What is one possible problem with bartering?

a)

There is no need for any goods or services

b)

There is no common medium of exchange

c)

There is an abundance of resources

d)

There is too much money in circulation

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three critical elements that money provides in an economy?

a)

A medium of exchange

b)

A unit of account

c)

A store of value

d)

A means of production

4.

What does a medium of exchange mean?

a)

Money allows prices to be assigned to everything in an economy.

b)

Money can be saved and does not have to be used immediately.

c)

Money is anything that people are willing to assign value to and accept as payment.

d)

Money helps us measure value in an economy.

5.

What does a unit of account mean?

a)

Money allows prices to be assigned to everything in an economy and compared with each other.

b)

Money can be saved and does not have to be used immediately.

c)

Money is anything that people are willing to assign value to and accept as payment.

d)

Money provides an alternative to bartering.

6.

Which attribute of money helps us measure value in an economy?

a)

A medium of exchange

b)

A unit of account

c)

A store of value

d)

A means of production

7.

What does a store of value mean?

a)

Money allows prices to be assigned to everything in an economy.

b)

Money can be saved and does not have to be used immediately.

c)

Money is anything that people are willing to assign value to and accept as payment.

d)

Money helps us measure value in an economy.

8.

Which attribute of money provides an alternative to bartering?

a)

A unit of account

b)

A store of value

c)

A medium of exchange

d)

A means of production

9.

What is one of the functions of money that reduces everything in an economy to a number?

a)

Store of value

b)

Medium of exchange

c)

Unit of account

d)

Means of payment

10.

Which function of money allows it to maintain value over time?

a)

Unit of account

b)

Store of value

c)

Medium of exchange

d)

Means of payment

11.

What is defined as anything that people accept for payment?

a)

Store of value

b)

Unit of account

c)

Medium of exchange

d)

Means of payment

12.

The amount you are paid per hour.

a)

Wage

b)

Salary

c)

Interest

d)

Dividend

13.

A set amount of income that does not change throughout the year.

a)

Wage

b)

Salary

c)

Interest

d)

Dividend

14.

Money earned by an individual or company for lending funds.

a)

Wage

b)

Salary

c)

Interest

d)

Dividend

15.

Any payment for the use or occupation of property.

a)

Rent

b)

Salary

c)

Interest

d)

Dividend

16.

Payments from companies in which you own stock.

a)

Rent

b)

Salary

c)

Interest

d)

Dividend

17.

Profits you make from selling an asset.

a)

Rent

b)

Salary

c)

Capital Gains

d)

Dividend

18.

An individual’s total earnings before taxes and other deductions.

a)

Gross Income

b)

Net Income

c)

Deductions

d)

Hourly Pay

19.

An individual's income after taking taxes and deductions out.

a)

Gross Income

b)

Net Income

c)

Deductions

d)

Hourly Pay

20.

A pro to hourly pay is . . .

a)

Overtime & Holiday Pay

b)

Pay Losses

c)

Fixed Schedule

21.

A pro to salary pay is . . .

a)

Overtime & Holiday Pay

b)

Benefits

c)

Fixed Schedule