Scarcity, opportunity cost, and goods vs services in the ancient world

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   Jun reads the word scarcity. What does it mean?

   • Anything that costs a coin
   • People want nothing more than they have
   • Wants are greater than the resources available
   • A city is too poor to buy anything
3. 2.

   Kira reads the word resource. What is a resource?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A loaf of bread on a table
   • Something that cannot be used
   • Workers or stone used to make things
   • A wish for something new
4. 3.

   Orlath ranks a canal, a wall and a gate in that order. What is the opportunity cost of the canal, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The wall alone, its second choice
   • The coins and stone spent
   • The wall and the gate, both given up
   • The gate, its third choice
5. 4.

   What does Orlath have only enough of, in Milo's chain?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Workers and stone for three projects
   • Workers and stone for one project
   • Grain for a whole year
   • Coins for ten projects
6. 5.

   Which project does Orlath choose, by Noah's chain?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The wall
   • Neither one
   • The canal
   • The canal, the wall and the gate
7. 6.

   What does Orlath give up, in Pia's chain?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The stone and the workers
   • The gate
   • The wall
   • The canal
8. 7.

   Ren's chain has a blank: what must Orlath do when it cannot build all three?

   • Choose one project
   • Build nothing for years
   • Wait for stone to appear
   • Build three projects anyway
9. 8.

   Zee's chain has a blank: what is true of Orlath's workers and stone?

   • Enough for each project it wants
   • More than the city can use
   • Nothing, so Orlath is poor
   • Enough for one big project
11. 9.

    In Ari's table, what does the ferry worker provide?

    • A resource: stone or wood
    • A want: a wish for more
    • A service: work done for others
    • A good: a thing people can hold
12. 10.

    In Bo's table, what does the potter provide?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • A service: work done for others
    • A good: a thing people can hold
    • A resource: stone or wood
    • A want: a wish for more