wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

stocks

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Stock

a)

Car

b)

Animals

c)

the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares,

d)

Used in cooking

2.

What is Mutual fund?

a)

An investment in which investors pool their money to buy stock.

b)

An investment that you put in your checking account

c)

Investment that you put in your swimming pool.

d)

Investment that you put in the ground.

3.

What is Mutual fund?

a)

An investment in which investors pool their money to buy stock.

b)

An investment that you put in your checking account

c)

Investment that you put in your swimming pool.

d)

Investment that you put in the ground.

4.

How do you invest in stocks.

a)

Buy it online.

b)

You have to have a stock broker.

c)

Buy it from someone.

d)

You have to buy more then 12 shares.

5.

How do you invest in stocks.

a)

Buy it online.

b)

You have to have a stock broker.

c)

Buy it from someone.

d)

You have to buy more then 12 shares.

6.

What is a Bear market?

a)

When prices go up and everybody is buying.

b)

Selling a bear online.

c)

When prices go down and nobody is buying.

d)

Buying bears online.

7.

What is a Stock

a)

Car

b)

Animals

c)

the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares,

d)

Used in cooking

8.

This are amount of money received/paid to shareholders from corporations earnings

a)

Dividends

b)

common stocks

c)

Prepared stocks

d)

retained earnings

9.

Represents a type of stock that pays a variable dividend and gives the holder voting rights.

a)

Common stocks

b)

Preferred stocks

c)

Dividends

d)

Capital gains

10.
Stocks represent ownership in a corporation.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
A company owned by families or a small number of investors and do not issue stock to the public.
a)
public company
b)
industry
c)
private company
d)
portfolio
12.
The DOW Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 American companies.  Why is the DOW Jones Industrial Average important?
a)
It tells Americans how much debt the country is in.
b)
It helps economists predict when a stock market crash will happen.
c)
It tells Americans how many jobs are out there.
d)
It provides a snapshot of how the stock market and the US economy is doing.
13.
Explain what an IPO is. 
a)
It's when a company goes 'public' and offers its stock for sale for the first time. 
b)
It's when a company buys back a lot of its stock to gain control of the company. 
c)
It's when another company buys a lot of stock in another company to take it over. 
14.
What does IPO stand for?
a)
Initial Public Offering
b)
Improving Pay Offs
c)
Initial Pay Overages
d)
Improvised Public Offset