Vocabulary
What is "money"?
A) A kind of plant
B) A toy
C) Coins and bills used to buy things
D) A holiday
C) Coins and bills used to buy things
What is the main purpose of the story Money Madness?
A) To explain why people use money
B) To tell a story about a boy who saves coins
C) To describe how to build a piggy bank
D) To teach about famous money collectors
A) To explain why people use money
Which word has a silent letter at the beginning?
A) Cat
B) Knife
C) Dog
D) Hat
B) Knife
If someone invented something, what did they do?
A) Broke it
B) Created something new
C) Drew a picture
D) Bought it
B) Created something new
Before money was used, how did people get what they needed?
A) They made everything themselves
B) They traded items with each other
C) They saved up coins
D) They borrowed from banks
B) They traded items with each other
Which word ends with the /k/ sound spelled "ck"?
A) Make
B) Bank
C) Duck
D) Bake
C) Duck
What are "prices"?
A) The names of items
B) Coupons
C) Amounts of money you pay to buy things
D) Shopping bags
C) Amounts of money you pay to buy things
What problem did people have with bartering?
A) People forgot what they traded
B) They didn’t like each other
C) Trading was illegal
D) It was hard to make fair trades
D) It was hard to make fair trades
Which word contains a soft "c" sound like /s/?
A) Cake
B) City
C) Cold
D) Cup
B) City
What does it mean to purchase something?
A) Borrow it
B) Lose it
C) Buy it
D) Trade it for free
C) Buy it
Why is money easier to use than bartering?
A) You can eat it
B) It has a set value and is easier to carry
C) It’s bigger and heavier
D) You don’t need to work for it
B) It has a set value and is easier to carry
Which word has a soft "g" sound like /j/?
A) Goat
B) Gum
C) Giant
D) Gold
C) Giant
A record is used to:
A) Keep written information
B) Watch a movie
C) Wrap a gift
D) Make noise
A) Keep written information
Why do prices matter when using money?
A) So the store looks nice
B) So people can pay with candy
C) So people don’t have to count
D) So everyone knows how much something costs
D) So everyone knows how much something costs
Which word ends with the /ch/ sound spelled "tch"?
A) Beach
B) Match
C) Reach
D) Leach
B) Match
What is a "system"?
A) A puzzle
B) A coloring book
C) An organized way of doing something
D) A type of food
C) An organized way of doing something
Why do people trust that money has value?
A) Because it’s always shiny
B) Because we all agree to use it and believe in its value
C) Because it grows on trees
D) Because it’s older than food
B) Because we all agree to use it and believe in its value
Which word has a silent letter combination "mb" at the end?
A) Mod
B) Mountain
C) Lamb
D) Bond
C) Lamb
What does "value" mean in the sentence: “The value of the bike is high”?
A) How much something is worth
B) How old it is
C) How fun it is
D) How heavy it is
A) How much something is worth
How is the value of an item decided?
A) By how much people want or need it
B) By its color and shape
C) By how big it is
D) By who made it
A) By how much people want or need it
Which word ends with the /j/ sound spelled "dge"?
A) Page
B) Bridge
C) Stage
D) Age
B) Bridge
If something has worth, it is:
A) Boring
B) Missing
C) Broken
D) Valuable or important
D) Valuable or important
What would happen if money did not exist today?
A) We would have more games to play
B) Stores would only sell candy
C) People would go back to trading goods and services
D) Nothing would change
C) People would go back to trading goods and services
Which word begins with a silent "wr"?
A) Wreck
B) Write
C) Wrap
D) Wrist
B) Write