Traditional, command, market and mixed economies

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   Which economic system does Town A in Tala's table show?

   • Traditional, guided by custom alone
   • Command, with a central plan for each shop
   • Mixed
   • Barter, with no money
3. 2.

   Which economic system does Town B show, Zee asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Mixed, with shops and schools
   • Market, with prices set by buyers
   • Traditional, guided by family custom
   • Command
4. 3.

   Which economic system does Town C show, Ari asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Command, run by a central office
   • Market, with shops that set prices
   • Mixed, with roads run by government
   • Traditional
5. 4.

   Why are the towns in the table labeled examples, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • They are cities on a map from 1498
   • They are three countries today
   • They are real towns in a census
   • They are made up for practice
6. 5.

   Which sentence is written neutrally, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A mixed economy uses markets and government
   • Traditional economies are old-fashioned and silly
   • Command economies are wrong
   • Mixed economies beat each other kind
7. 6.

   What does the note say about the three systems, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • They answer different questions
   • They are not ranked
   • One of them alone answers the questions
   • They are ranked from first to last
8. 7.

   Milo's friend says Town A has no market. Which reply fits the table?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Agree: Town A follows custom
   • Disagree: its shops set prices
   • Agree: the government runs each shop there
   • Disagree: Town A has a central plan
9. 8.

   Noah's note says, "In a mixed economy, government decides everything." Which fix is right?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Change "mixed" to "traditional"
   • Leave it: government decides each thing
   • Change it: markets play a part too
   • Change "government" to "custom"
10. 9.

    Pia's note says, "Town B is a market economy." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Change "market" to "command"
    • Change "Town B" to "Town C"
    • Change "economy" to "village"
    • Leave it: plans are a kind of market
11. 10.

    Ren's note says, "The table's towns are real countries." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Change "real" to "rich"
    • Change "towns" to "farms"
    • Leave it: the table names real countries
    • Change it: they are made-up examples