WorksheetsStock Market - Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The number of shares that have been traded in the current or most recent trading session is called
a)
Dividend
b)
Last
Last
Last
c)
Previous Close
d)
Volume
2.
The difference between yesterday's closing price and the current price is
a)
Bid
b)
Change
c)
Last
d)
Open
3.
The total earnings divided by total outstanding shares of a stock is called
a)
Debt to Asset Ratio
b)
Earnings/Share
c)
P/E
d)
Return on Average Assets
4.
Cash payment (per share) made by the company to its shareholders is called
a)
Beta
b)
Bid
c)
Dividend
d)
Market Cap
5.
The highest price a stock has traded during the current session
a)
Day High
b)
Day Low
c)
Last
d)
Open
6.
Ownership shares held by the public are known as
a)
Dividend Yield
b)
Earnings/Share
c)
Market Cap
d)
# of Shares Outstanding
7.
The current price of one share of stock is called
a)
Ask
b)
Bid
c)
Last
d)
Open
8.
When the market turns upward and prices are increasing
a)
Bear
b)
Bull
c)
No such term
d)
Bronco
9.
When the market takes a downhill turn and prices are decreasing
a)
Bull
b)
Bear
c)
No such term
d)
Bronco
10.
The financial benefit when the revenue of a company exceeds expenses, costs, and taxes.
a)
loss
b)
profit
c)
volume
d)
portfolio
11.
Represents shares of ownership in a company.
a)
stock
b)
portfolio
c)
volume
d)
industry
12.
A sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of its earnings.
a)
index
b)
dividend
c)
profit
d)
invest
13.
A company's profit or earnings divided equally among all the shares investors own.
a)
market capitalization
b)
volume
c)
earnings per share
d)
industry
14.
A particular market where stocks and bonds are traded.
a)
market capitalization
b)
portfolio
c)
stock market
d)
shareholder
15.
The total number of shares traded in a given day.
a)
beta
b)
profit
c)
loss
d)
volume
16.
The possibility of losing some or all of a particiular investment.
a)
risk
b)
index
c)
industry
d)
profit
17.
A company that sells stock on the stock market.
a)
private company
b)
market capitalization
c)
public company
d)
stock market
18.
Stock prices are set by the Securities and Exchange Commission, a regulatory agency of the U.S. government.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Buying stocks is a sure way to make money.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
How many companies are part of the Dow Jones?
a)
30
b)
100
c)
500
d)
50
21.
What is the price at which stock is bought and sold?
a)
Par Value
b)
Stated value
c)
Authorized value
d)
Market value
22.
If a business wants to raise capital but not create debt, it can
a)
float a bond issue
b)
issue common stock
c)
borrow money from a commercial bank
d)
borrow money from the government
23.
What does a stock represent?
a)
a loan you make to a company
b)
a percentage of ownership of a company
c)
a contract for a company's goods and services
d)
stocks are just tools used to make money
24.
The two major stock exchanges are
a)
NASDAQ & NYSE
b)
Dow Jones Industrial Average & S&P 500
c)
NYSE & American
d)
NASDAQ & DJIA
25.
One way stockholders make money is by selling their stock for more money than they paid for it.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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