My child has never done EMS. Where do you start?

With needs against wants, and with scarcity. Once a child grasps that there is never enough for everything, the rest of the subject makes sense — prices, choices, budgets and profit all follow from it.

What is the difference between an asset and a liability?

An asset is something you own that has value (a bakkie, stock, cash). A liability is something you owe (a bank loan, an unpaid account). The paper often asks it as a sorting question.

What is the difference between a fixed and a variable cost?

A fixed cost stays the same however much you sell — rent, insurance. A variable cost rises with production — raw materials. That is why a business must know both before setting a price.

Are these the same questions as in our PDF papers?

No. These are separate, original questions covering the same CAPS content.

Grade 7 · 19 topics · 486 questions

Grade 7 Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) tests and exam questions

Grade 7 Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) exam practice tests

Free Grade 7 EMS tests for South African learners, written from real CAPS papers. Every test runs in the browser, needs no sign-up and shows an explanation with each answer, so a child can practise alone and still learn from a wrong choice. There are 19 topics and 486 questions, and the numbers change each time, which makes these useful for revision as well as a first run. Grade 7 EMS exam papers and memoranda in PDF are on the way.

EMS is a brand new subject in Grade 7 — nothing in Grades 4 to 6 prepares for it. Three strands run through the year: the economy, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

The idea that ties it all together is scarcity: resources are limited but needs are unlimited, so you must choose. And every choice has an opportunity cost — what you give up to get something else.

The economy and the entrepreneur

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Money, costs and financial records

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Mixed Grade 7 tests

Mixed Grade 7 EMS questions

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Grade 7 Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) tests and exam questions

Grade 7 Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) exam practice tests

The economy and the entrepreneur

Money, costs and financial records

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Mixed Grade 7 tests

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