Getting the Word Out

Life Skills · Entrepreneurship · ages 7-9

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which of these is NOT a way to tell people about something you're selling?
- Putting up a poster
- Hiding it in a closet
- Telling your friends
What is the main job of a poster for a bake sale?
- To tell people about the bake sale so they come
- To show how the cookies are baked
- To keep the cookies fresh
A catchy name can help more people remember your bake sale.
Circle one: True False
Which poster would grab people's attention best for a car wash?
- Bright colors, a big picture of a car, and large letters
- Plain paper with small gray writing
- A poster with no words or pictures
Mia is planning a lemonade stand. Which is the best way to tell many people fast?
- Only whispering to one friend
- Waiting for people to guess it's happening
- Making a bright poster and telling her neighbors
Jenna makes a poster, asks her mom to post online, and tells three of her friends about her bake sale. How many different ways is Jenna using to spread the word?
Answer: ______________
Alex only tells one friend about his car wash and makes no poster. Almost nobody shows up. What went wrong?
- His car wash prices were too high
- He didn't have enough soap
- He used too few ways to let people know about it
Ben's dog-walking poster just says 'Dog Walking' in tiny black letters with no picture. Mia's poster has a big colorful dog and says 'Wag & Walk' in bold letters. Whose poster will probably grab more customers?
- Ben's, because it has fewer words
- Mia's, because it's bright, has a picture, and a catchy name
- Both the same, since they say the same thing

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Hiding it in a closet · Hiding what you're selling means nobody finds out about it, so nobody comes.
To tell people about the bake sale so they come · A poster's job is to let people know about the sale so they show up.
True · A name that sticks in someone's head reminds them to come.
Bright colors, a big picture of a car, and large letters · Bright colors and big, clear pictures and words catch people's eyes fastest.
Making a bright poster and telling her neighbors · Using more than one way, like a poster and telling neighbors, reaches more people.
3 · Poster, online post, and telling friends are three different ways, even though she told three separate friends.
He used too few ways to let people know about it · One friend can't spread the word to a whole neighborhood. More ways, like a poster or flyers, reach more people.
Mia's, because it's bright, has a picture, and a catchy name · A bright, catchy poster with a picture stands out and is easier to remember than plain small text.