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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Grain
   • A rope
   • Baskets
   • Salt
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.

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

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

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

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

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • The farmer cannot keep fruit for later
   • Fruit grows more valuable as it waits
   • Potters refuse to swap
   • No one wants fruit in any season
8. 6.

   A bowl maker wants a coat, but the coat maker wants a rug. Which box of Noah's first chain does this match?

   • The salt maker must first find a rope maker who wants salt
   • A salt maker has extra salt and wants a basket
   • No swap happens, because each side must want what the other has
   • The basket maker has baskets but wants a rope, not salt
9. 7.

   A baker's fresh loaves go stale before the next trading day. Which box of Pia's second chain does this match?

   • The farmer cannot keep the fruit for a trade months away
   • Future swaps are hard to plan
   • People want something that keeps its value and that others accept
   • A farmer's fresh fruit spoils if it waits
10. 8.

    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?

    • Less is made, and the economy grows slowly
    • Workers spend that time bartering instead of making goods
    • Money, which sellers accept for any good, solves these problems
    • Finding the right person to swap with takes a long time
11. 9.

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

    • Change "months" to "years"
    • Change it: fresh fruit spoils if it waits
    • Change "fruit" to "baskets"
    • Leave it: fruit keeps well for months
12. 10.

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

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