Pasadena ISD: Grade 3 Social Studies
Economics - Free Market Economy Quick Check
1 What completes the graphic organizer?
People have the freedom to start
businesses and run them to
make a profit
The business owners decide
what to produce and sell based
on what they believe the
consumers want.
A Ina school
B Ina free market economy
€ Inarace
D In sports
2 What is a consumer?
A Aperson that buys a product or a service
B Aperson that sells a product
C Aperson that doesn't pay taxes
D Aperson that sells a service
3 The goods and services offered by a business are called the
world
demand
supply
compass rose
vom>4 Read and answer the question.
Bad weather destroyed the orange crop in Florida, there is a shortage of oranges at
the grocery store.
People still want to buy oranges, but there are fewer oranges for sale. The supply is
not enough to meet the demand and the price of oranges increases.
The shortage of oranges is an example of .
A Cardinal directions
B Intermediate directions
€ Too many oranges
D scarcity
5 What is a tax?
A Acountry
B Aservice
C Assmall fee on items that we buy
D Asupply