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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why would a company need to issue stock?
a)
To increase its' customer base.
b)
To raise money.
c)
To stop the government from regulating it.
d)
To show customers that it's successful.
2.
You can buy stock in any company in the world.
a)
True, all companies are required to offer stock.
b)
False, a company is only listed on the stock exchange if it wants to be.
3.
As long as you are 18 years old and have some money, you can invest it in the stock market.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Apple is releasing a new iPhone that is predicted to change the cell phone world. Millions of people have pre-ordered it. What do you think will happen to their stock?
a)
It is likely to go up.
b)
It is likely to go down.
5.
You decide that you want to invest a little bit of money in Apple stock. But in order to do that you need to figure out their stock symbol. What is the symbol that Apple uses on the stock market? Use the image to help you figure it out.
a)
AAPL
b)
APPLE
c)
IPHONE
d)
STEVEJOBS
6.
You have $250 that you are willing to invest in Apple's stock. If Apple's stock is selling for $113.05 a share, how many shares could you buy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Over the course of the day, the head of Apple's company is imprisoned for not paying his taxes. What do you think will happen to Apple's stock?
a)
It will go up.
b)
It will go down.
8.
The possibility of losing some or all of a particiular investment.
a)
risk
b)
index
c)
industry
d)
profit
9.
A company that sells stock on the stock market.
a)
private company
b)
market capitalization
c)
public company
d)
stock market
10.
Stocks represent ownership in a corporation.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
People who own stocks are guaranteed a return on the money they have invested in stocks.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
One way stockholders make money is by selling their stock for more money than they paid for it.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
Why does a company issue stock?
a)
to brag about their profits
b)
to attract money
c)
to gain publicity
d)
because it is required by law
14.
A private company issues stock.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The highest price the stock has traded over the past year is called
a)
Day High
b)
Market Cap
Market Cap
Market Cap
c)
52 Week High
d)
Beta
16.
A share of this means that you have ownership in the corporation.
a)
Bond
b)
Stock
c)
Pizza
d)
I.O.U.
17.
If you want you purchase a stock, you have to go through a stock broker
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The last price Walmart's stock sold for yesterday was...
a)
75.19
b)
66.86
c)
65.56
d)
66.73
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