Traditional, command, market and mixed economies
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.
Which economic system does Town A in Tala's table show?
- Command, with a central plan for each shop
- Traditional, guided by custom alone
- Mixed
- Barter, with no money
Which economic system does Town B show, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Market, with prices set by buyers
- Command
- Mixed, with shops and schools
- Traditional, guided by family custom
Which economic system does Town C show, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Traditional
- Market, with shops that set prices
- Mixed, with roads run by government
- Command, run by a central office
In Bo's chain, which box has two causes leading into it?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Market forces guide many goods
- Both together decide
- Government decisions guide others
- No box has two causes leading in
What two things guide a mixed economy, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A central plan, with no market
- Custom alone, with no prices
- Markets and government
- Barter and gold coins
Why are the towns in the table labeled examples, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- They are real towns in a census
- They are made up for practice
- They are cities on a map from 1498
- They are three countries today
Which sentence is written neutrally, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Command economies are wrong
- Mixed economies beat each other kind
- Traditional economies are old-fashioned and silly
- A mixed economy uses markets and government
What does the note say about the three systems, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- One of them alone answers the questions
- They are not ranked
- They are ranked from first to last
- They answer different questions
Milo's friend says Town A has no market. Which reply fits the table?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Agree: the government runs each shop there
- Agree: Town A follows custom
- Disagree: its shops set prices
- Disagree: Town A has a central plan
Ren's note says, "The table's towns are real countries." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Change "towns" to "farms"
- Change it: they are made-up examples
- Change "real" to "rich"
- Leave it: the table names real countries