Show Me The Money
Text Dependent Questions
Pages 24-25
⇒ What are some of the benefits of using electronic banking, online banking, and automated
tellers?
⇒ What does the quote at the top of page 24 mean? “A great deal of money that circulates in
society is invisible”.
⇒ What are the similarities and differences between credit cards and debit cards?
⇒ If you made a timeline of how people have used money from the past until now, how would that
look?
⇒ What are ways that fraud can be prevented?
Pages 32-35
⇒ Using pages 32 and 33, what are some ways that you can obtain money?
⇒ Your parents may have some other things in their wallets. What are they and how are they
used? What are the pros and cons of using cards and checks?
Pages 36-37
⇒ According to the headings on pages 36 and 37, what are some of the ways to be a smart shop-
per?
⇒ What does “economy sizes” mean on pages 37?
⇒ What are some of the tips that are most important in getting the best deals while shopping?
⇒ When looking at discounts, what are some important things to factor in to be sure you are getting
the best prices?
Pages 38 - 41
⇒ Why might a car only seem like a luxury in certain situations but a necessity in another?
1 Show Me The Money
Text Dependent Questions
Pages 52 - 53
⇒ What is the difference between a good and a service?
⇒ “There is always a cost to using resources,” the author says. What would be the cost to using
natural resources?
⇒ How is a capital resource different from a human resource?
Pages 54 - 55
⇒ As an entrepreneur, what are some things that need to be thought about before producing a
product?
⇒ What are some problems that an entrepreneur may encounter with his or her plan?
⇒ According to Mike’s plan to make jam, what is supply and demand?
Pages 56 - 57
⇒ How does demand affect pricing?
⇒ What is profit?
⇒ What are some reasons that a consumer may not purchase a product?
⇒ When would be an appropriate time to raise the price of a certain product?
Page 58
⇒ What is a free-market economy?
⇒ What are the benefits of a free-market economy?
⇒ Can people in a free-market economy make any choices they want? Why or why not?
Pages 72 - 73
⇒ What are some of the goods and services, from pages 72 and 73, that are currently being used
in your classroom or have been used this past year?
2 Show Me The Money
Text Dependent Questions
Pages 86 - 87
⇒ What is philanthropy and what are some ”deserving causes to support”?
⇒ Andrew Carnegie once said, “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” What did he mean by
this?
Page 89
⇒ Explain the steps to become a quality business.
3