Remember: Barter swaps goods for goods, and it only works when each person wants what the other has. A coin is worth the same to everyone, so everyone takes it.
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Ana, Ben and CyIn a small village, Ana grew grain and Ben caught fish. Ana was tired of grain soup, and Ben was tired of fish. Ana carried a sack of grain to Ben's door and said, "I will swap my grain for your fish." Ben said yes. Swapping goods like this is called barter. A week later, Ben's shoes had holes. He took a fish to Cy the shoemaker. "No, thank you," said Cy. "I want eggs." But Ben had no eggs, only fish. That night, the village met around a fire. A child said, "A coin is worth the same to everyone, so let us all take it." The next morning, Ben sold his fish for a coin and paid Cy for new shoes.
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What did Ana swap with Ben?
🌾Her grain for his fish🐟Her fish for his grain🪙Her grain for a coin
2
Swapping goods for goods is called .
barterwagessaving
3
Why would Cy not take Ben's fish for new shoes?
🐟The fish was too big🥚Cy wanted eggs, and Ben had none👟Cy did not make shoes
4
Barter works when each person wants what the other has.
TrueFalse
5
Circle every swap that is barter.
🌾Ana's grain for Ben's fish🪙Paying for shoes with a coin🃏A card for a card🎁A gift with nothing coming back🍪A snack for a snack
6
Join each person to what they have or want.
1Ana
2Ben
3Cy
Awants eggs for shoes
Bcatches fish
Cgrows grain
Order, fix and think
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Number what happened in the story.
Cy will not take fish for shoes
Ana swaps grain for fish
Ben pays Cy with a coin
The village agrees to use a coin
8
What fixed Ben's problem?
🐟Ben caught more fish😋Cy learned to like fish🪙Everyone agreed to take a coin
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A coin is worth the to everyone.
samemostleast
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Ben says: a coin still needs Cy to want my fish. What is the mistake?
Everyone takes a coin, so nobody has to want fishCy has to want fishCoins cannot buy shoes
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Friends still barter today when they swap cards and snacks.
TrueFalse
12
Write one thing you could swap with a friend, and what you would get.
13
Draw Ben, his fish and a coin. Show how the coin helps him get shoes.
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Answer key · Set A
Barter: swapping goods
1Her grain for his fish Ana carried a sack of grain to Ben's door and swapped it for his fish.
2barter When people swap one thing for another thing, that is barter.
3Cy wanted eggs, and Ben had none Cy the shoemaker wanted eggs. Ben had only fish.
4True Swapping only works when each person wants what the other has.
5Ana's grain for Ben's fish, A card for a card, A snack for a snack Barter is a swap of goods for goods. A coin is money, and a gift has nothing coming back.
61-C, 2-B, 3-A Ana had grain, Ben had fish, and Cy the shoemaker wanted eggs.
72, 1, 4, 3 Barter first, then the shoe problem, then the village's idea, and last Ben pays with a coin.
8Everyone agreed to take a coin A coin is worth the same to everyone, so everyone takes it.
9same Because a coin is worth the same to everyone, nobody has to want your fish.
10Everyone takes a coin, so nobody has to want fish Cy took the coin because it could buy eggs from anyone. Nobody has to want your fish.
11True Barter still happens today, when friends swap cards and snacks.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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