Meeting Our Needs and Wants
  • 1. Which one of the following is a need?
A) cat
B) food
C) roller skates
D) bike
  • 2. Why are they called wants?
A) You must have them or you will die.
B) You don't need them to live.
  • 3. What is a producer?
A) Someone who makes things and then sells them.
B) Someone who buys things.
  • 4. Which one of the following is a need?
A) clothes
B) candy
C) toys
D) movies
  • 5. What is a natural resource?
A) Something people make for each other.
B) Something that is made in a factory.
C) Something from nature that is useful to people.
  • 6. What is a consumer?
A) Someone who buys things at a store.
B) Someone who puts out fires.
C) Someone who builds buildings.
D) Someone who makes things and then sells them.
  • 7. Which one of the following is a need?
A) shelter
B) balls
C) gum
D) books
  • 8. Why are they called needs?
A) You want them, but you will not die if you don't get them.
B) They are things you really want.
C) You must have them or you will die.
  • 9. Which one of these is a natural resource?
A) tree
B) desk
C) bike
D) car
  • 10. What tells you how far things are on a map?
A) map key
B) compass rose
C) distance scale
D) globe
  • 11. What kind of chart uses arrows to help you read it?
A) map chart
B) distance chart
C) flow chart
D) compass chart
  • 12. What are the things called that are made in factories and then sold in stores?
A) goods
B) income
C) natural resources
D) taxes
  • 13. Where do natural resources come from?
A) man
B) school
C) factories
D) nature
  • 14. What is a volunteer?
A) Someone who works for free to help others.
B) People who work at a job to get money.
C) People who make things in a factory.
  • 15. What is income?
A) The money you get on your birthday.
B) The money you get from working at a job.
C) The money you find.
D) The money that your parents give you.
  • 16. What are taxes?
A) The money we give to friends.
B) The money people pay to the government to help the community.
C) The money we spend at a store.
D) The money you get from your job.
  • 17. What is the tax called that you pay?
A) Income Tax
B) Sales Tax
C) Property Tax
  • 18. Which job is a community service job?
A) store worker
B) factory worker
C) policeman
D) house builder
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