GRADE 7 EMS 2023 ACTIVITIES TERM1
TOPIC: THE ECONOMY BASELINE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY 1 CLASSWORK 12 JANUARY 2023
1. Explain how was life without money?
2. What is bartering?
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ACTIVITY 2 CLASSWORK 17 JANUARY 2023
TRADITIONAL SOCIETY AND BARTERING
1. Tabulate the difference between traditional society and modern society.
2. Name 5 things that were used before money was invented.
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ACTIVITY 3 HOMEWORK 19 JANUARY 2023
PROMISSORY NOTES AND COINS
1. What is promissory note?
2. Read the following brain teaser. Work out the pattern of trade between the shoemaker, the
carpenter, the fisherman and the toolmaker.
(4)
The shoemaker wants new furniture, but the carpenter does not want new shoes.
The carpenter wants new tools. The fisherman wants new shoe, but does not want
any tools. The toolmaker does not want new furniture or new shoes, but would love
some fish.
3.
Why do you think the earliest base metal coins were made with holes?
(2)
4.
What is clipping? What was done to prevent the practice?
(4)
5.
What are the advantages of having paper money rather than metal coins?
(4)
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ACTIVITY 4 CLASSWORK 20 JANUARY 2023
PROMISSORY NOTES AND COINS
1. Which country was the first to use paper money, and why?
(4)
2. Use the information below to complete the promissory note in full.
Maseko Thuli has an outstanding amount of R1 800.00 at Gert Sibande district municipality. In order
to avoid the termination of services she made a commitment to make three equal monthly
installments to settle her account arrears of R1 800.00. She drew up the following promissory note
and signed it on 12 January 2022. The first payment is due on or before 1 February, 2022.
Promissory Note
I_________________________ do promise to pay _____________________________ the
sum of ___________________ Repayment is made in the form of ________________
equal installment of R_____________ payable on the 1st of each month, beginning from
______________________ until the total debt is paid.
Signed.
………………………………
Maseko Thuli
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Date
ACTIVITY 5 HOMEWORKWORK 20 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: PAPER MONEY
1. Name the first country to introduce paper money.
2. Describe the various features used in producing bank notes to prevent
counterfeiting.
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ACTIVITY 6 CLASSWORK 26 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: ELECTRONIC BANKING
1. Explain the term ’Electronic banking’.
2. Explain advantages of cell phone banking.
3. Why do you think some people prefer Internet banking?
4. Name four advantages of electronic banking for the clients.
5. Name three advantages of electronic banking for the banks.
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ACTIVITY 7 HOMEWORK 26 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: ELECTRONIC BANKING
1. Name TWO methods of payment without using money.
2. Give TWO reasons why banks have introduced electronic banking.
3. Name 5 activities rendered by banks.
4. Read the case study and answer the questions that follow:
Mobile banking is a service provided by a bank or other financial institution that allows its
customers to conduct financial transactions remotely using mobile device such as
Smartphone or tablet. Cell phone banking is quick, convenient and available 24/7. Best Of
all, there are no monthly fees, you only pay for network charges
a. Name four things you can do with cell phone.
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ACTIVITY 8 CLASSWORK 27 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: THE ROLE OF MONEY
1. Mention the security features on a South African Reserve Bank.
2. What would be some of the difficulties of using livestock or crops as money? Think about
the 3 main roles of money in societies.
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ACTIVITY 9 HOMEWORK 27 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: THE ROLE OF MONEY
1. Mention four important characteristics of money.
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ACTIVITY 10 CLASSWORK 30 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: CONCEPTS
1. Match COLUMN A with COLUMN B. write only the correct LETTER in COLUMN C’
No. COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1.
Promissory notes
A. People who are able to make or find
everything they need to satisfy their own
needs by hunting and growing their crops.
2.
Barter
B. Use technology like machines to produce
products and sell them on different markets.
3.
Commodity money
C. To exchange goods or services for other goods
or services, without using money.
4.
Self-sufficient societies
D. Items like shells or cattle that were used as a
or Traditional societies
form of money for trading
5.
Modern societies
E. A note that promise to pay a specific amount
to the person in possession of the note.
COLUMN C
ACTIVITY 11 HOMEWORK 30 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: NEEDS AND WANTS
1. Explain in your own words what is meant by the term basic needs.
2. Name five basic needs of an individual.
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ACTIVITY 12 CLASSWORK 02 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: NEEDS AND WANTS
1. Study the list of needs below and classify them into primary and secondary needs
Cars, shelter, play station, water, tablet
PRIMARY NEEDS
SECONDARY NEEDS
2. Differentiate between needs and wants.
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ACTIVITY 13 HOMEWORK 02 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: NEEDS AND WANTS
1. Classify the following basic needs its category
Infrastructure, shelter, education and skilled labour force, water and sanitation, food,
healthcare, safety and security, natural resources, stable and efficient government, clothes.
Individual need
Community
Country
2. Distinguish between primary needs and secondary needs
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ACTIVITY 14 CLASSWORK 07 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: NEEDS AND WANTS
1. State another name we give to the basic needs for survival.
2. List three names that are sometimes given to secondary needs.
3. Copy the table below into your workbook and allocate each of the following to the correct
column: a motor car; water; ticket for the cinema; food; a small house with a bathroom; a
radio
Primary needs
Secondary needs
4. Add an example of your own to each of these columns in the table.
5. Explain why secondary needs usually cost more than primary needs
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ACTIVITY 15 CLASSWORK 09 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: NEEDS AND WANTS
Case study: The Naidoo family lose their home and the community comes to their rescue
The Naidoo family of Steiltes, a suburb of Mbombela, lost their home and all their
possessions in a fire. The family consists of Naeem, who is 12 years old, his mother and
father, who are in their 30s, his younger brother and sister, who are 8 and 3, and his
grandmother, who is 65.
The grandmother has back pain and has to sleep in a special bed. Mr Naidoo has a job as a
store man, but his salary is not enough to afford a car so he travels to work by mini-taxi and
the two elder children walk to school. Mrs Naidoo looks after the grandmother and baby
daughter, and earns a small income by baking biscuits in her oven and selling to people in
the community. Fortunately they live in a very friendly community where the people have
come together to help by providing them with all their basic needs.
1. List all the items that the community would have to provide for the Naidoo family to satisfy
all their basic needs.
2. Suggest FIVE items that Naeem, a Grade 7 learner, will need.
3. Mention specific things some of the family members would need in order to carry on with
their lives as they did before the fire.
4. Describe how you would help his family meet their needs if you were one of their
neighbours
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ACTIVITY 16 CLASSWORK 14 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: GOODS AND SERVICES
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Give the meaning of the following terms:
Goods
Services
Effective
Efficient
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ACTIVITY 17 HOMEWORK 14 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: GOODS AND SERVICES
1. Classify the pictures below as goods or services.
a. Gum Balls
b. Dog grooming
c. Baby sitting
d. Crayons
e. Farming
f. Cheese
2. Differentiate between goods and services.
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ACTIVITY 18 CLASSWORK 17 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: GOODS AND SERVICES
The items below depict examples of goods and services. The items are numbered A to
F. Identify each example as either good/s or service and indicate the reason for your
reason behind each decision.
A
B
D
C
E
F
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ACTIVITY 19 HOMEWORK 17 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: GOODS AND SERVICES
1. Describe difference between goods and services
2. Categorise the following pictures as Goods and services
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ACTIVITY 20 CLASSWORK 17 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE
1. Define the following words in terms of how this can save our planet:
a. reduce
b. reuse
c. recycle
2. List FIVE advantages of recycling.
3. Explain how home-made compost is a form of both reduce and recycle.
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ACTIVITY 23 CLASSWORK 17 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE
1. Complete the following table by indicating how different waste products can be
re-used or recycled instead of throwing it away and sending it to a landfill:
No.
Waste material
1.1
Old calendar
1.2
Plastic bags
1.3
Empty margarine tubs
1.4
Empty bottles
1.5
Old school books
1.6
Torn t-shirt
1.7
Empty coffee tins
1.8
Empty egg containers
1.9
Old egg shells
How it can be re-used
1.10 Used bath water
Adapted from VIVA EMS gr. 7 textbook, Vivlia Pulblishers
Example of
reuse or
recycle?
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ACTIVITY 24 CLASSWORK 27 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
1. Define the following concepts;
a. Poverty
b. Inequality
c. Apartheid
d. Injustice
e. Unemployment
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ACTIVITY 25 CLASSWORK 27 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
In South Africa 85% of the wealth is owned by 10% of the population. Unemployment
stands at 35,6% in the third quarter of 2023. Almost half of the people of South Africa are
living in poverty. This means that while some people in society are very rich, others are very
poor. This is called socio-economic imbalance.
1. Mention FOUR factors that still cause socio-economic imbalances in South Africa.
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ACTIVITY 26 HOMEWORK 27 FEBRUARY 2023
TOPIC: INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
1. Mention 5 initiatives taken by the government to address inequality in education
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ACTIVITY 26 CLASSWORK 02 MARCH 2023
TOPIC: INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
a. Mention the Act introduced by the government to address the skills shortage in the
country. _______________________
b. ________% of businesses total salary bill must be paid by businesses to the
_______________________Fund for skills training of workers in the country.
ACTIVITY 26 CLASSWORK 02 MARCH 2023
TOPIC: INEQUALITY AND POVERTY
1. In South Africa ________% of the wealth is owned by ________% of the population.
2. Unemployment stands at ___________% in the third quarter of 2023.
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ACTIVITY 27 CLASSWORK 02 MARCH 2023
TOPIC: RURAL AND URBAN CHALLENGES
A large number of people move away from the rural areas to settle in the urban areas in order to
benefit from better services and to find decent jobs.
1. What are the CHALLENGES that people face in the urban areas of Johannesburg, as a result
of rapid population growth? Mention SIX.
2. Mention 4 challenges faced in rural areas.
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ACTIVITY 28 CLASSWORK 03 MARCH 2023
TOPIC: RURAL AND URBAN CHALLENGES
1. List FIVE disadvantages of living in a rural area.
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