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Social Studies (Economics) Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a need?

a)

video game

b)

food

c)

smartphone

d)

toy

2.

Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?

a)

tractor

b)

water

c)

factory

d)

computer

3.

What is a producer?

a)

A person who buys goods and services

b)

A person who makes or provides goods and services

c)

A person who uses goods and services

d)

A person who studies human capital

4.

What does human capital refer to?

a)

Machines used to make goods

b)

Skills and knowledge people gain by learning and studying

c)

Natural resources like plants and animals

d)

The next best thing you give up

5.

What is opportunity cost?

a)

A decision you make

b)

The next best thing you give up

c)

Something good that happens because of a choice

d)

A tool used to make goods

6.

Which person is a consumer?

a)

A farmer growing corn

b)

A baker making bread

c)

A girl buying a book

d)

A worker building a chair

7.

Which is an example of a capital resource?

a)

Lettuce

b)

A tractor

c)

Planting seeds

d)

A farmer

8.

Studying hard in school is an example of:

a)

Natural resources

b)

Volunteering

c)

Investing in human capital

d)

Opportunity cost

9.

Mia bought a notebook instead of a toy. Buying the notebook was her ________. The toy was her ________.

a)

Trade-off; opportunity cost

b)

Opportunity cost; choice

c)

Decision; trade-off

d)

Trade-off; decision

10.

Which example shows how technology has changed capital resources?

a)

Using a computer to research information

b)

Planting a garden in the spring

c)

Eating vegetables in the summer

d)

Volunteering at a food bank

11.

Read the sentence below: Sara planted seeds, watered them, and waited for them to grow. What is the main idea?

a)

Seeds need water

b)

Plants grow slowly

c)

Sara followed steps to grow plants

d)

Gardens are fun

12.

Consumers are people who ________.

a)

Make goods

b)

Buy goods and services

c)

Grow food

d)

Provide services

13.

How did communities change as businesses developed?

a)

People stopped trading and only made things themselves.

b)

People made everything they needed and never bought anything.

c)

People were able to buy more goods and services as businesses grew.

d)

People only bought goods from other countries.

14.

Which example shows a natural resource being used to make a good?

a)

Wool is used to make sweaters.

b)

A hammer is used to build a chair.

c)

A worker builds a table.

d)

A truck delivers furniture.

15.

What is one benefit of exporting goods?

a)

Losing customers.

b)

Gaining new customers.

c)

Using fewer workers.

d)

Making lower-quality products.

16.

Which list includes only natural resources?

a)

water, soil, trees.

b)

plastic, metal, paper.

c)

books, sunlight, cars.

d)

vegetables, electricity, factories.

17.

Which is an example of a human resource?

a)

driving a delivery truck.

b)

a delivery truck.

c)

a grocery store.

d)

a farm.

18.

Which item is a capital resource?

a)

a tractor.

b)

corn plants.

c)

a farmer planting seeds.

d)

learning how to farm.

19.

Which sentence includes a natural resource, a human resource, and a capital resource?

a)

Maya bakes cookies and shares them with friends.

b)

Omar uses milk, works in a bakery, and uses an oven to make bread.

c)

Lina buys bread at the store.

d)

Sam grows vegetables in his garden.

20.

What is a trade-off?

a)

Something you buy

b)

Something you save

c)

Giving up one thing to get another

d)

Something you need to live

21.

How are costs and benefits related?

a)

They are the same thing.

b)

A cost is what you give up, and a benefit is what you gain.

c)

A benefit is money, and a cost is time.

d)

Costs are wants, and benefits are needs.

22.

Alex has money for a movie or a video game. He buys the movie ticket. What is the opportunity cost?

a)

The movie ticket

b)

The money

c)

The video game

d)

The theater

23.

A family chooses to buy a new car instead of going on vacation. What can you conclude?

a)

They think the car is more useful.

b)

They do not like vacations.

c)

They did not have any choices.

d)

The vacation was free.

24.

Which choice would result in the greatest benefit if you want to buy two items but do not have enough money?

a)

Make a list

b)

Borrow money

c)

Earn extra money

d)

Give up both items

25.

What is one way to invest in your future?

a)

Watching TV

b)

Practicing skills and studying

c)

Spending all your money

d)

Playing games all day

26.

Why is learning important?

a)

It helps you earn money right away.

b)

It prepares you for future jobs.

c)

It is a trade-off.

d)

It replaces work.

27.

A student helps at a library after school. What is the student doing?

a)

Using capital resources

b)

Building human capital

c)

Spending money

d)

Making a trade-off

28.

What do most successful people have in common?

a)

They never made mistakes.

b)

They stopped learning after school.

c)

They continued to learn and improve.

d)

They only worked one job.