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Practice Test of Economics AssessmentPractice Test of Economics Assessment
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Carolina K-12
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9th - 12th
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Practice Test of Economics

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From scarcity and supply and demand to entrepreneurship and the stock market, here you'll find a multiple-choice assessment that includes 34 questions covering all the major concepts of a traditional economics course. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

entrepreneurs, economic systems, the stock market, economics, supply and demand, capitalism, goods and services, market economies, scarcity, cost, cost analysis, factors of production, human capital, capital resources, gross domestic product

Additional Tags

entrepreneur, four factors of production, economic system, stock market, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a pre-assessment at the beginning of an economics course, and then re-administer at the end of the class to show learners their progress
  • Incorporate an essay or some short answer questions that will require learners to consider or compare and contrast major economic themes

Pros

  • Well-designed questions which help learners practice critical thinking skills
  • Includes answer key

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  • None

Common Core

RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4

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