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Economics and Resources Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a natural resource?

a)

A teacher

b)

A tree

c)

A computer

d)

A factory

2.

Human resources are best described as—

a)

Tools and machines

b)

People who work

c)

Trees, water, and soil

d)

Money people save

3.

A hammer, computer, or oven used to make a product is an example of—

a)

Natural resource

b)

Human resource

c)

Capital resource

d)

Money resource

4.

An entrepreneur is someone who—

a)

Sleeps at work

b)

Combines resources and takes risks to make a profit

c)

Only uses natural resources

d)

Works for free

5.

Which example shows entrepreneurship?

a)

A cook working in a restaurant

b)

A student reading a book

c)

A person starting a new bakery using ingredients, workers, and ovens

d)

A machine making cookies automatically

6.

Which is a service that the government provides in a community?

a)

Candy stores

b)

Fire protection

c)

Toy factories

d)

Video games

7.

How does the government pay for services like schools and roads?

a)

By selling toys

b)

By asking for donations

c)

By collecting taxes

d)

By having a yard sale

8.

Which of these is a government good or service?

a)

Restaurants

b)

Parks and public libraries

c)

Movie theaters

d)

Gas stations

9.

Interdependence means—

a)

Countries never talk to each other

b)

People only work alone

c)

Consumers and producers depend on each other

d)

Stores close early

10.

A consumer is someone who—

a)

Makes goods

b)

Grows all their own food

c)

Buys or uses goods and services

d)

Delivers mail

11.

A producer is someone who—

a)

Uses goods

b)

Makes or sells goods and services

c)

Buys toys

d)

Reads books

12.

Why do people and countries trade goods?

a)

To get items they cannot make themselves

b)

To make life harder

c)

To waste money

d)

Because they don't like their own goods

13.

Voluntary exchange means—

a)

People trade only if both sides agree

b)

People are forced to trade

c)

Only governments can trade

d)

Children must trade toys at school

14.

When the price of a good is low, consumers usually—

a)

Buy more

b)

Buy less

c)

Stop shopping

d)

Only save money

15.

When the price of a good is high, consumers usually—

a)

Buy more

b)

Buy less

c)

Buy two of everything

d)

Ask for no rules

16.

Which example is a good made locally?

a)

A peach grown on a Georgia farm

b)

A computer from another country

c)

A toy made in another state

d)

A car imported from overseas

17.

Which good might be made in another country?

a)

Fresh milk from your local farm

b)

Strawberries from your school garden

c)

A tablet or smartphone

d)

Water from your sink

18.

Why do most countries create their own currency?

a)

To confuse travelers

b)

To have money people can use to buy goods and services

c)

To decorate the country

d)

To replace schools

19.

Which item is an example of U.S. currency?

a)

Rocks

b)

Dollars and coins

c)

Toy money

d)

Paper clips

20.

You have enough money to buy one thing: a book or a toy. You choose the toy. What is the opportunity cost?

a)

The toy you bought

b)

The book you did not choose

c)

The money your friend spent

d)

Both items

21.

If a student uses their allowance to save for a bike instead of buying candy, the opportunity cost is—

a)

The bike

b)

The candy they didn’t buy

c)

The school day

d)

Their homework

22.

Opportunity cost is—

a)

The choice you didn’t make

b)

Free items

c)

Something you lose forever

d)

A type of money