Classroom Worksheet
Pre-K Economics Worksheet: World War II Challenge Practice
World War II Challenge Practice
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Instructions:
Read each question with your teacher or helper. Try your best to answer in a short sentence, word, or choice. Some questions ask you to think about wants, needs, sharing, and helping during World War II.
Skills Practiced:- World War II
- Economics
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
1Question
During World War II, people still needed to eat. Is food a need or a want?
2Question
If a family has one apple, should they share it or keep it all for one person?
3Question
Rationing means people got only a little bit of some things. Was rationing about getting more or less?
4Question
If a child gets one toy and waits for another, is that called waiting or throwing away?
5Question
What is one thing families may have shared more during the war: food or clouds?
6Question
If a store has fewer shoes to sell, do people have to choose carefully or buy everything?
7Question
Were soldiers and families trying to save things or waste things?
8Question
Is a bicycle a need or a want for most people?
9Question
If paper was saved and used again, was that helping or wasting?
10Question
During wartime, people sometimes planted gardens. Why? To grow food or to grow toys?
11Question
Which is something people may have wanted to save: sugar or sand?
12Question
If a family uses both sides of a paper, are they saving or losing paper?
13Question
When something is scarce, is there a lot of it or only a little of it?
14Question
If a teacher gives each child the same small amount, is that fair sharing or unfair taking?
15Question
What is a way people helped the war effort: collecting scrap metal or painting the moon?
16Question
If people buy too many things at once, can others have less?
17Question
Would saving tin cans help people use materials again?
18Question
What should people do with broken things if they can be fixed: fix them or throw them away right away?
19Question
During World War II, why did people grow victory gardens? To help with food or to help with snow?
20Question
If there is only one cake for many people, should they take turns or grab it all?
21Question
What does it mean to budget a little? To plan how to use things carefully or to use everything fast?
22Question
Were people encouraged to use things wisely during the war?
23Question
If a family saves gasoline, can that help them use less for cars and trucks?
24Question
Which is more like rationing: getting a small amount of something or getting a giant mountain of it?
25Question
If two children each get one cookie instead of one child getting both, is that sharing?
26Question
Why might people repair clothes during the war: to save money and cloth or to make them dirty?
27Question
If a town makes choices about what to save, is that an economic choice?
28Question
What happens when many people want the same scarce item? There may not be enough for everyone.
29Question
During World War II, people had to be careful with resources. What is a resource? Something people use, like food or metal.
30Question
How did people help their country during World War II by using less and sharing more? They saved resources for the war effort.