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
   • A city is too poor to buy anything
   • Wants are greater than the resources available
3. 2.

   Kira reads the word resource. What is a resource?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Workers or stone used to make things
   • Something that cannot be used
   • A wish for something new
   • A loaf of bread on a table
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 and the gate, both given up
   • The gate, its third choice
   • The coins and stone spent
   • The wall alone, its second choice
5. 4.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The canal
   • The canal, the wall and the gate
   • Neither one
   • The wall
6. 5.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The canal
   • The wall
   • The stone and the workers
   • The gate
7. 6.

   Tala's chain has a blank: what is the opportunity cost for Orlath?

   • The workers are given up
   • Nothing is given up
   • The wall is given up
   • The canal is given up
8. 7.

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

   • More than the city can use
   • Enough for each project it wants
   • Enough for one big project
   • Nothing, so Orlath is poor
10. 8.

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

    • A good: a thing people can hold
    • A want: a wish for more
    • A service: work done for others
    • A resource: stone or wood
11. 9.

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

    Use the picture in question 8.

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

    Which worker in Esme's table provides a service?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • The baker
    • The potter
    • The weaver
    • The ferry worker