Which term means a reserve of assets or materials used to achieve goals?

• A. Violence
• B. Resources
• C. Health
• D. Global

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is identifying a term that refers to a stock of assets or materials that can be used to reach goals. Resources are exactly that—things you can draw on to plan and complete tasks, solve problems, or respond to needs. They can be money, tools, supplies, time, skills, or natural materials, all of which enable you to achieve objectives. When you have resources, you have what you need ready to use to move toward a goal.

The other options don’t fit this sense of having a stock to draw from. Violence describes harmful action, not a reserve of assets. Health refers to well-being, not an inventory of usable assets. Global relates to the worldwide scale of something, not a stored set of assets. So the term that best matches the idea of a reserve of assets or materials used to achieve goals is resources.