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Functions of Money

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT one of the functions of money?

a)

Store of value

b)

Exchange for goods and services

c)

Legal tender

d)

Illegal tender

2.

Which of these is a disadvantage of the bartering system?

a)

Relies on supply and demand in the same place.

b)

No set value of assets

c)

Unable to store value of assets over time

d)

All of the other answers

3.

Which of these is (on average) the MOST expensive life event?

a)

Wedding

b)

Raising a child from birth to 18

c)

Buying a house in the UK

d)

Funeral

4.

Which of these was NOT one of the six influences on our attitudes to spending?

a)

Life stages

b)

Culture

c)

External Influences

d)

Current bank balance

5.

Which of these would be an example of an external influence?

a)

Social media influencer

b)

Personal beliefs

c)

Culture

d)

Life stage

6.

Which of these is a key difference between personal and business finance?

a)

Individual vs Collective responsibility for finances

b)

Financal products

c)

Online banking

d)

Income and expenditure

7.

Which of these is a similarity between personal and business finance?

a)

Tax rates

b)

Some financial products

c)

The way that transactions are recorded

d)

Having to register with companies house

8.

When were the first metal coins produced?

a)

Around 500 AD

b)

Around 1200 AD

c)

Around 300 BC

d)

Around 1900 AD

9.

Which of these is an advantage of paper notes over ancient coins?

a)

They weigh less so easier to carry

b)

More consistency (e.g, the notes look the same)

c)

Harder to forge

d)

All of the other answers

10.

Why was it difficult to store value (save) prior to currency being invented?

a)

Assets eroded, died or were in some other way destroyed over time.

b)

No storage was available

c)

People couldn't count

d)

Cows kept running away.