Needs vs. Wants — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. An apple you can hold is a good.
Goods are items you can pick up and hold, so an apple is a good you can eat.
2. A haircut from a barber is a service.
A service is work a person does for you, like cutting hair, and you cannot hold it.
3. A new shoe on a shelf is a good.
Shoes are things you can touch, carry, and wear, so a shoe is always a good.
4. A doctor checking your ear is a service.
The doctor is doing work for you, and that helpful job is called a service, not a good.
5. A loaf of bread at the store is a good.
Bread is a real item you can touch, carry home, and eat, so it is clearly a good.
6. A bus driver taking you to school is a service.
Driving the bus is a task done for riders, so the bus driver gives a useful service.
7. A pencil from the store is a good.
A pencil is a small item you can pick up and use, so it counts as a good.
8. A teacher showing you to read is a service.
Teaching is work a person does to help others learn, so it is a very useful service.
9. A box of crayons is a good.
Crayons are things you can hold and color with, so a box of crayons is a good.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
loaf of bread
→ good (you eat)
good (you eat)
dentist check
→ service (health job)
service (health job)
pair of socks
→ good (you wear)
good (you wear)
mail carrier
→ service (delivery job)
service (delivery job)
Goods are items you can hold, and services are jobs people do, so sort each one by that rule.