Traditional, command, market and mixed economies
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
In a market economy, who mainly decides what to make, Milo asks?
- Buyers and sellers
- Custom handed down in families
- One shopkeeper for the country
- A central plan with targets for each factory
In a command economy, how is the decision made, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- By a coin toss
- By plans and targets
- By custom and long tradition
- By prices set by supply and demand
What is another name for a command economy, Pia asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A market economy with prices
- A barter economy
- A planned economy
- A traditional economy with customs
In the market chain, what happens when buyers want more of a good, Ren asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Its price rises
- A central plan raises the target
- Custom decides to make less
- Its price falls to zero
Why do makers make more when the price rises, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- They can earn more
- A plan orders them to
- Prices fall when they make more
- Their grandparents did
In the command chain, what do factories follow, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The prices in the market each day
- Long-standing family customs
- Nothing
- The plan's targets
Which chain starts with buyers, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Both chains start with buyers
- The command chain, with its central plan
- The market chain
- Neither chain mentions buyers
How do the two chains differ, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- One is good and the other is bad
- In who decides
- They do not differ
- One makes goods and the other makes no goods
Jun's note says, "In a market economy, a central plan sets prices." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Change "prices" to "customs"
- Leave it: plans set market prices
- Change "market" to "traditional"
- Change it: supply and demand set prices
Luz's note says, "Market economies are better than command economies." Which fix fits the chart?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Leave it: the chart ranks the systems
- Change "better" to "bigger"
- Change it: the chart describes, not ranks
- Change "Market" to "Command"