Economic Choices — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A person who makes, grows, or does something is called a producer.
A producer is a worker who creates goods or gives services, like a farmer growing food or a baker making bread.
2. A person who buys or uses what others make is a consumer.
A consumer is anyone who uses goods or services, like eating food, wearing shoes, or going to the doctor.
3. A farmer grows vegetables like carrots, corn, and tomatoes.
Farmers are producers who grow vegetables, fruits, and grains that families buy and eat at home or at school.
4. A baker mixes flour and water to make fresh bread.
A baker is a producer. They make bread, cakes, and rolls that consumers buy at bakeries and grocery stores.
5. A nurse gives medical care when people are hurt or sick.
A nurse is a producer of medical care. They help doctors and take care of patients who are not well.
6. A teacher gives students lessons in reading and math.
A teacher is a producer of lessons. They give a service that helps children learn important new skills.
7. When you eat a sandwich, you are acting as a consumer.
Eating food means you are a consumer, because you are using a good that a producer grew and made.
8. Farmers and bakers are both kinds of producers.
Farmers grow food and bakers make bread, so both are producers who give goods that consumers buy and enjoy.
9. A person who goes to school to get lessons is a consumer of that service.
Students are consumers of the teaching service. They use the lessons that teachers, who are producers, give them.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
farmer
→ vegetables
vegetables
baker
→ bread
bread
nurse
→ medical care
medical care
teacher
→ lessons
lessons
Farmers grow vegetables, bakers make bread, nurses give medical care, and teachers give lessons. Each worker is a producer of a good or service.