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Class 6 The Value of Work worksheet

CBSE Social Science. Economic and non-economic activities, wages, household and voluntary work. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    Work done to earn money is called:

    1. leisure
    2. rest
    3. non-economic activity
    4. economic activity
    Answer

    (d) economic activity

  2. 2.

    A nurse working in a hospital is an example of:

    1. economic activity
    2. non-economic activity
    3. a tax
    4. a holiday
    Answer

    (a) economic activity

  3. 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
    Answer

    (d) a driver taking passengers for fares

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What is the difference between economic and non-economic activities?

    Answer

    Economic activities are done for money or produce things sold for money; non-economic activities are done out of love, care or service, without pay.

  2. 5.

    Write economic or non-economic for each: (a) a family cleaning its own house (b) a volunteer serving food at a community kitchen

    Answer

    (a) non-economic (b) non-economic

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Explain economic and non-economic activities with three examples of each.

    Answer

    Economic: 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.

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