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CBSE · Class 6 · Social Science

The Value of Work

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Work done to earn money is called:
  1. leisure
  2. rest
  3. non-economic activity
  4. economic activity
2.
A nurse working in a hospital is an example of:
  1. economic activity
  2. non-economic activity
  3. a tax
  4. a holiday
3.
Which of these is an economic activity?
  1. a child helping a grandparent walk
  2. a family cleaning its own house
  3. a parent cooking dinner for the family
  4. a driver taking passengers for fares
4.
Which of these is a non-economic activity?
  1. a shopkeeper selling groceries
  2. a nurse working in a hospital
  3. a parent cooking dinner for the family
  4. a cook working in a restaurant
5.
A worker earns a wage of ₹500 a day. How much does the worker earn in 16 days?
  1. ₹16,000
  2. ₹8,000
  3. ₹516
  4. ₹8,500
6.
A parent spends 4 hours a day cooking and cleaning at home. If someone were hired at ₹90 an hour, what would one day’s work cost?
  1. ₹360
  2. ₹90
  3. ₹94
  4. ₹2,520
7.
A teacher’s monthly salary is ₹24,000. What is it for a year?
  1. ₹24,012
  2. ₹240,000
  3. ₹288,000
  4. ₹312,000
8.
16 volunteers each give 5 hours to clean a park. How many hours of voluntary work is that?
  1. 85 hours
  2. 21 hours
  3. 80 hours
  4. 96 hours
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
What is the difference between economic and non-economic activities?
10.
Write economic or non-economic for each: (a) a family cleaning its own house (b) a volunteer serving food at a community kitchen
11.
Why is the first an economic activity and the second a non-economic one? (a) a nurse working in a hospital (b) a parent cooking dinner for the family
12.
A mason earns ₹600 a day and works 26 days in a month. How much does the mason earn in the month?
13.
Household work at home takes 7 hours a day. If it were paid at ₹150 an hour, what would it be worth in a week?
14.
At a community kitchen, 22 volunteers serve 390 meals. How many meals does each volunteer serve on average?
15.
Sana’s aunt does stitching clothes as her job; Meera’s grandfather does stitching clothes at home for the family. Which is an economic activity and which is non-economic? Why?
16.
Ishaan spends 2 hours every Sunday teaching younger children to read, without pay. What kind of activity is this, and why is it valuable?
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Explain economic and non-economic activities with three examples of each.
18.
A construction worker earns ₹800 a day and works 24 days a month. (a) What is the monthly income? (b) After paying ₹2,000 rent, how much is left? (c) Name two things a family needs the rest for.
19.
A homemaker does 7 hours of cooking, cleaning and caring each day. (a) If paid ₹110 an hour, what would one month (30 days) of this work be worth? (b) Why is this work valuable even though it is unpaid?
20.
Sort these into economic and non-economic activities and give a reason for each: (a) a farmer selling wheat at the market (b) a cook working in a restaurant (c) a volunteer serving food at a community kitchen
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) economic activity—
2(a) economic activity—
3(d) a driver taking passengers for fares—
4(c) a parent cooking dinner for the family—
5(b) ₹8,000500 × 16
6(a) ₹3604 × 90
7(c) ₹288,000₹24,000 × 12
8(c) 80 hours16 × 5
9Economic activities are done for money or produce things sold for money; non-economic activities are done out of love, care or service, without pay.—
10(a) non-economic (b) non-economic—
11(a) It is done to earn money. (b) It is done out of love, care or service, without pay.—
12₹15,600600 × 26
13₹7,3507 × 150 × 7
1418 meals (about)390 ÷ 22
15The aunt’s is economic (done for pay); the grandfather’s is non-economic (done for the family out of love, without pay).—
16A non-economic, voluntary activity; it helps children learn and builds a caring community.—
17Economic: a farmer selling crops, a teacher earning a salary, a tailor stitching for customers. Non-economic: a parent cooking at home, a child helping a grandparent, a volunteer cleaning a park.—
18(a) ₹19,200 (b) ₹17,200 (c) for example, food and school fees.800 × 24; − 2000
19(a) ₹23,100 (b) It keeps the family fed, healthy and cared for, and lets others go to work or school.7 × 110 × 30
20(a) economic (b) economic (c) non-economic; economic is done for pay, non-economic out of care or service.—