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Market Structures – 50-Question Quiz (Grade 12)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Circle the correct answer. A market structure describes:

a)

How consumers choose products

b)

How a market is organized based on competition

c)

How firms advertise

d)

How prices are taxed

2.

Circle the correct answer. Which market structure has the largest number of buyers and sellers?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Perfect Competition

d)

Monopolistic Competition

3.

Circle the correct answer. In perfect competition, products are:

a)

Unique

b)

Differentiated

c)

Identical

d)

Patented

4.

Circle the correct answer. A firm that must accept the market price is called a:

a)

Price maker

b)

Price taker

c)

Price controller

d)

Price setter

5.

Circle the correct answer. Which market structure relies heavily on product differentiation?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Monopolistic Competition

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Perfect Competition

6.

Circle the correct answer. A restaurant market is an example of:

a)

Oligopoly

b)

Monopoly

c)

Perfect Competition

d)

Monopolistic Competition

7.

Circle the correct answer. An oligopoly is characterized by:

a)

No barriers to entry

b)

Many small firms

c)

Interdependence among firms

d)

Identical products only

8.

Circle the correct answer. A market with high barriers to entry and one seller is:

a)

Perfect competition

b)

Monopoly

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Monopolistic competition

9.

Circle the correct answer. Firms in monopolistic competition use non-price competition such as:

a)

Lowering wages

b)

Government regulation

c)

Branding and advertising

d)

Increasing supply

10.

Circle the correct answer. A natural monopoly exists because:

a)

There are many substitutes

b)

Infrastructure costs make one seller most efficient

c)

The government requires competition

d)

Products are homogeneous

11.

Circle the correct answer. Which has no control over price?

a)

Monopolistic competition

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Perfect competition

d)

Monopoly

12.

Circle the correct answer. A phone company industry dominated by 3 major firms is an example of:

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Perfect Competition

d)

Monopolistic Competition

13.

Circle the correct answer. Product differentiation is important in:

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Monopolistic Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Natural monopoly

14.

Circle the correct answer. A firm with substantial control over market price is:

a)

Price taker

b)

Price maker

c)

Price organizer

d)

Price reducer

15.

Circle the correct answer. Which structure has extreme barriers to entry?

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Monopolistic Competition

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Monopoly

16.

Circle the correct answer. Which structure offers the most variety to consumers?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Perfect Competition

d)

Monopolistic Competition

17.

Circle the correct answer. What usually causes higher prices for consumers?

a)

More competitors

b)

Lower barriers to entry

c)

Less competition

d)

Homogeneous products

18.

Circle the correct answer. Which is a price maker?

a)

Wheat farmer

b)

Public utility

c)

Pizza shop

d)

Clothing boutique

19.

Circle the correct answer. Oligopolies often avoid changing prices because:

a)

Government rules prevent it

b)

Price changes may trigger reactions from competitors

c)

Consumers dislike price differences

d)

They have identical products

20.

Circle the correct answer. Which structure is considered theoretical and rare?

a)

Oligopoly

b)

Perfect Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Monopolistic Competition

21.

Circle the correct answer. A local water company is most likely a:

a)

Perfect competitor

b)

Natural monopoly

c)

Monopolistic competitor

d)

Collusive oligopoly

22.

Circle the correct answer. In perfect competition, entry into the market is:

a)

Impossible

b)

Difficult

c)

Restricted

d)

Free and easy

23.

Circle the correct answer. Collusion occurs when firms:

a)

Improve customer service

b)

Secretly agree on prices

c)

Reduce advertising

d)

Offer lower variety

24.

Circle the correct answer. Which structure may result in price wars?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Perfect competition

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Monopolistic competition

25.

Circle the correct answer. Perfect competition achieves:

a)

Allocative and productive efficiency

b)

Price setting power

c)

Highest costs

d)

Least competition

26.

Circle the correct answer. A brand like Nike competing through branding is in:

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Perfect Competition

27.

Circle the correct answer. Airline industries are examples of:

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Perfect competition

d)

Monopolistic competition

28.

Circle the correct answer. A monopoly typically results in:

a)

Lowest prices

b)

Highest consumer choice

c)

Lower output

d)

Many substitutes

29.

Circle the correct answer. Barriers to entry include:

a)

Low consumer interest

b)

High startup costs

c)

Easy product duplication

d)

Free information

30.

Circle the correct answer. A firm with identical products and many competitors likely operates in:

a)

Oligopoly

b)

Perfect Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Monopolistic Competition

31.

Circle the correct answer. Monopolistic competition prices are higher than perfect competition because of:

a)

Lack of demand

b)

Advertising and differentiation costs

c)

Government regulation

d)

Fixed pricing rules

32.

Circle the correct answer. A company with a government-granted patent is a:

a)

Natural monopoly

b)

Legal monopoly

c)

Perfect competitor

d)

Oligopoly

33.

Circle the correct answer. Which structure may lead to deadweight loss?

a)

Perfect competition

b)

Monopoly

c)

All competitive markets

d)

No markets

34.

Circle the correct answer. Which has both homogeneous and differentiated products?

a)

Monopolistic Competition

b)

Perfect Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Oligopoly

35.

Circle the correct answer. An example of a differentiated product is:

a)

Raw corn

b)

Tap water

c)

Smartphones with unique features

d)

Electricity

36.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A __________ describes how a market is organized.

a)

market structure

b)

price maker

c)

collusion

d)

patent

37.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A firm in __________ is a price taker with identical products.

a)

monopoly

b)

oligopoly

c)

perfect competition

d)

natural monopoly

38.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A market dominated by one seller is a __________.

a)

monopoly

b)

oligopoly

c)

monopolistic competition

d)

market structure

39.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A market dominated by a few large firms is an __________.

a)

monopolistic competition

b)

oligopoly

c)

perfect competition

d)

natural monopoly

40.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. Restaurants and clothing shops operate in __________.

a)

perfect competition

b)

monopoly

c)

oligopoly

d)

monopolistic competition

41.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. High startup costs or legal restrictions are examples of __________.

a)

barriers to entry

b)

non-price competition

c)

homogeneous

d)

patent

42.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A firm with complete control over prices is a __________.

a)

price taker

b)

price maker

c)

natural monopoly

d)

perfect competitor

43.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. Making a product stand out from competitors is called __________.

a)

product differentiation

b)

homogeneous

c)

collusion

d)

market structure

44.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A monopoly created by government protection of an invention is a __________.

a)

patent

b)

natural monopoly

c)

price maker

d)

oligopoly

45.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. When firms agree illegally to set prices, it is called __________.

a)

collusion

b)

non-price competition

c)

monopoly

d)

differentiation

46.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A __________ exists when one company can supply a service most efficiently due to infrastructure costs.

a)

natural monopoly

b)

legal monopoly

c)

monopolistic competition

d)

oligopoly

47.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. Advertising, branding, and customer service are forms of __________.

a)

non-price competition

b)

price wars

c)

barriers to entry

d)

homogeneous products

48.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. In perfect competition, products are __________.

a)

homogeneous

b)

differentiated

c)

patented

d)

scarce

49.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. In monopolistic competition, products are __________.

a)

homogeneous

b)

differentiated

c)

identical

d)

government-regulated

50.

Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A firm that must accept the market price is known as a __________.

a)

price maker

b)

colluder

c)

price taker

d)

monopolist