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Grade 7 EMS Term 1 Test 2 + Memo

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About this resource

Help your Grade 7 learner prepare for Term 1 Economic & Management Sciences (EMS) with this comprehensive 50-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 1 hour and includes a balanced combination of lower-, middle- and higher-order questions.

The test covers:

  • Resources and scarcity
  • Limited resources
  • Primary and secondary needs
  • Needs and wants
  • Managing resources responsibly
  • Budgeting and allocating income
  • Community and government resources
  • Infrastructure, education and healthcare
  • The history of money
  • Barter trade
  • Goods and services
  • Consumers
  • Businesses and profit
  • Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship
  • Financial risk in business
  • Economic concepts and terminology
  • Profit
  • Demand
  • Needs versus wants
  • Prioritising spending
  • Saving money
  • Making responsible financial choices
  • Formal and informal businesses
  • Classifying different types of businesses

The test includes multiple-choice questions, true or false, column matching, fill-in-the-blanks, a detailed case study and a business-classification activity. Learners work with a realistic case study about Sarah and her spending habits, requiring them to distinguish between needs and wants, explain responsible spending choices and suggest practical ways to manage money.

Total: 50 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.

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