Why people specialize and trade, and how coins replaced barter

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   What does the salt maker want, by Bo's first chain?

   • A basket
   • A coil of rope
   • Salt
   • Grain
3. 2.

   What does the basket maker want, by Esme's first chain?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Baskets
   • Salt
   • A rope
   • Grain
4. 3.

   Why does no swap happen between the salt maker and the basket maker, by Jun's chain?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Each side must want what the other has
   • The salt maker has no salt
   • The basket maker has no baskets
   • Salt and baskets weigh the same
6. 4.

   What happens to fresh fruit that waits, by Kira's second chain?

   • It becomes a basket
   • It grows more valuable
   • It turns into gold
   • It spoils
7. 5.

   Why are swaps months away hard to plan, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • Fruit grows more valuable as it waits
   • No one wants fruit in any season
   • Potters refuse to swap
   • The farmer cannot keep fruit for later
9. 6.

   What does time spent bartering cost, by Milo's third chain?

   • Prices fall to zero
   • More is made
   • Money disappears
   • Less is made
10. 7.

    A tailor spends the whole week looking for someone to swap with and sews nothing. Which box of Ren's third chain does this match?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Money, which sellers accept for any good, solves these problems
    • Less is made, and the economy grows slowly
    • Finding the right person to swap with takes a long time
    • Workers spend that time bartering instead of making goods
11. 8.

    Tala's note says, "The basket maker wants salt." Which fix is right?

    • Change "salt" to "a rope"
    • Change "basket maker" to "salt maker"
    • Leave it: the basket maker wants what the salt maker has
    • Change "wants" to "sells"
12. 9.

    Zee's note says, "Fresh fruit keeps its value for months." Which fix is right?

    • Change "fruit" to "baskets"
    • Leave it: fruit keeps well for months
    • Change it: fresh fruit spoils if it waits
    • Change "months" to "years"
13. 10.

    Ari's note says, "Bartering makes an economy grow faster." Which fix is right?

    • Change "grow" to "spoil"
    • Change "economy" to "fruit"
    • Leave it: more swaps make more goods
    • Change "faster" to "slowly"