Supply, Demand and Prices

Grade 5 Social Studies Worksheet

Read each story. Circle what will probably happen to the price.

1. 1.

   Stores are running out of strawberries. Very few are left to sell. What will probably happen to the price of strawberries?

   • goes up
   • goes down
2. 2.

   Stores ordered too many pumpkins, and now they have huge piles of them. What will probably happen to the price of pumpkins?

   • goes up
   • goes down
3. 3.

   Hardly anyone wants to buy umbrellas this month. What will probably happen to the price of umbrellas?

   • goes up
   • goes down
4. 4.

   A truck broke down, so only a small number of winter coats reached the stores this week. What will probably happen to the price of winter coats?

   • goes up
   • goes down
5. 5.

   A TV show made everyone want board games. Many more people are trying to buy them. What will probably happen to the price of board games?

   • goes up
   • goes down
6. 6.

   Shoppers have stopped buying notebooks, and stores cannot sell the ones they have. What will probably happen to the price of notebooks?

   • goes up
   • goes down
7. 7.

   A big shipment arrived, and stores now have more apples than they can sell. What will probably happen to the price of apples?

   • goes up
   • goes down
8. 8.

   A holiday is coming, and many families want to buy bicycles. What will probably happen to the price of bicycles?

   • goes up
   • goes down
9. 9.

   Stores are running out of sleds. Very few are left to sell. What will probably happen to the price of sleds?

   • goes up
   • goes down
10. 10.

    Stores ordered too many flowers, and now they have huge piles of them. What will probably happen to the price of flowers?

    • goes up
    • goes down
11. 11.

    Hardly anyone wants to buy backpacks this month. What will probably happen to the price of backpacks?

    • goes up
    • goes down
12. 12.

    A truck broke down, so only a small number of oranges reached the stores this week. What will probably happen to the price of oranges?

    • goes up
    • goes down