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WorksheetsStock Market-Stock Market Game
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You purchased 100 shares of Nike at $47.75 per share. A year later you sell your 100 shares for $62 per share.
1. Did you make a profit or lose money?
2. How much money did you make or lose?
1. Did you make a profit or lose money?
2. How much money did you make or lose?
a)
Profit $1,425
b)
Loss $1,425
c)
Profit $10,975
d)
Loss $10,975
2.
You own a total of 450 shares in three companies. The number of shares and their current prices are: 175 shares of Gillette—$71.38 per share for shares;189 shares of General Electric—$34.25 per share; and 86 shares of Hershey Foods— $52.68 per share.1. What is the value of your portfolio?
a)
$23,495.23
b)
$158.31
c)
$450
d)
$71,239.50
3.
Which stock closed nearest to its low of the year?
a)
Msft
b)
Pep
c)
Toyota
4.
If you bought 100 shares of Pep at its low price for the year, and sold it at its closing price, what would be your capital gain or loss?
a)
$17.75 loss
b)
$64.15 gain
c)
$1,775 gain
5.
Which stock pays the highest dividend?
a)
Msft
b)
Pep
c)
Toyota
6.
Buying and selling stocks on the New York Stock Exchange can best be compared to
a)
an auction.
b)
a grocery store.
c)
a flea market.
7.
What is the value of The Cocoa-Cola Company (KO) stock.
a)
$47.30
b)
$247.30
c)
$9460
d)
$9640
8.
Which stock’s closing price showed the least change in price from the previous day?
a)
Msft
b)
Pep
c)
Toyota
9.
What is 2% commission on $10,869 Total Value of Stocks Purchased?
a)
$217.38
b)
$2173.80
c)
$217,380
10.
What is the Current Value of the following portfolio?
a)
$31,107.30
b)
$29,107.30
c)
$30,890
d)
$30,672.70
11.
__________ represents shares of ownership in a company
a)
Shareholders
b)
Stock
c)
Stock Market
d)
Dividend
12.
Only __________ traded companies are able to sell ownership in their companies through a large market place ____________?
a)
Publicly, Stockmarket
b)
Privately, Stockmarket
c)
Publicly, Stockholders
d)
Privately, Stockholders
13.
People who own shares of a company are called __________.
a)
Shareholders
b)
Stockholders
c)
Shareholders or Stockholders
14.
Some companies are owned by families or a small number of investors and do not issue stock to the public. These companies are known as __________ held companies.
a)
Publicly
b)
Privately
15.
Owning stock in a company is one way you can __________ your money. Other ways may be by owning mutual funds or real estate.
a)
Profit
b)
Invest
c)
Loss
16.
A __________ is part of the company’s __________ that the board of directors decides to distribute to the __________.
a)
Dividend, Profit, Stockholders
b)
Profit, Dividend, Stockholders
c)
Dividend, Stockholder, Profit
17.
If a stockholder sells his/her shares for less than he or she paid for them, the stockholder has experienced a __________.
a)
Profit
b)
Loss
18.
Hayden’s team purchased 100 shares of Tiffany and Co. stock for $52.50/share. Two weeks later, the team decided to sell their 100 shares of Tiffany and Co. stock at the current market price of $55.25/share. Excluding commissions, how much money was gained or lost on the sale?
a)
$275 gain
b)
$675 gain
c)
$275 loss
d)
$675 loss
19.
Investing means __________.
a)
Putting your money to work earning more money
b)
Saving your money
c)
Keeping your money safe.
20.
Owners of _______________ can vote for the board of directors and on issues that come up at annual meetings.
a)
Common Stock
b)
Preferred Stock
21.
Question P/E stands for the _______________ divided by the company’s earnings per share.
a)
Profit of a company
b)
Price of Stock
c)
Production capability of a company
22.
The Board of Directors of ABC Company voted to share some of the profits with its shareholders. They have decided to issue
a)
Dividends
b)
Bonds
c)
Bonuses
23.
The three major US stock exchanges are __________.
a)
New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ
b)
New York Stock Exchange, Washington Stock Exchange, NASDAQ
c)
United Nations Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and Washington Stock Exchange
24.
When Dee buys shares of PIZZA stock, she becomes __________.
a)
an entrepreneur.
b)
a partial owner of the company.
c)
a lender.
25.
How many shares of Pep stock were traded?
a)
355,000
b)
194,500
c)
35,500,000
26.
A company issues shares of stock in order to raise funds for expansion.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
A dividend is a portion of the company’s profits paid to its stockholders.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
An investor takes a risk when buying any stock.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Only the very rich can buy stock.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
People who invest in the stock market will always make money.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Someone who bought a company’s stock for $16.50 and sold it for $23.50, lost money on the investment.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Stock can be purchased by any investor.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Stockholders can only make money by collecting dividends.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The New York Stock Exchange is where all stocks are traded.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The government owns the stock market.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
There is only one place you can buy stock in the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
People can only buy stock in private companies.
a)
True
b)
False
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