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WorksheetsFinancial Literacy Final
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
A plan for managing your money during a given period of time is the definition of a:
Retirement plan
Budget
Receipt
Invoice
A _______________ expense is one that remains the same each month.
Fixed
Variable
Periodic
None of the above
A _______________ expense is one that changes each month depending on usage.
Fixed
Variable
Periodic
None of the above
The FDIC insures customer deposits up to _____________________ per account at participating banks.
$100,000
$250,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
____________________ are considered non-profit organizations that are owned by and operated for the benefit of their members. Since they are non-profit, they don’t pay federal taxes, so they cost less to run and pass those savings along to their members.
Credit Union
Federal Reserve Bank
Community Bank
Savings & Loan
______________________ is known as our “nations central bank” or “the bank for banks”
Bank of America
J.P. Morgan Chase
The Federal Reserve
The Credit Union of the U.S.
A _____________________ is a written order for a bank to pay a specific amount to a person or business.
Check
Bank statement
Checkbook register
Deposit slip
The ___________________ is the person who is depositing a check/who the check was written to.
Drawer
Drawee
Payee
Checker
If you make an error on a check, you should write the word “____________” across the check.
Cancel
VOID
Safety
Restrict
A(n) __________________ is when you write a check for more than what was in your account.
Check deposit
Cancelled check
Overdraft
VOID
You should record all checks written, ATM transactions and debit card transactions in a:
Google Wallet
Checkbook register
Bank statement
Bank note account
When going to deposit a check at your bank, what phrase should you write on the back of your check underneath where you signed your name to ensure that no one else (besides you) may cash your check?:
"For Deposit Only"
“Only for My Account”
“Cancel”
“Void”
You receive your first paycheck from Tropical Smoothie Café. It says at the top of your paystub that your wages for the pay period were $9/hour and that you worked 10 hours making a total of $90. This amount (before any deductions are taken out) is known as your:
Gross pay
Net pay
Commission pay
Social security contribution
Which statement is the best suggestion for building and maintaining a good credit score?
Keep debt low and pay bills on time
Make safe investments and set clear financial goals
Have money in savings and protect against identity theft
Comparison shop and follow a budget
One difference between a debit card and a credit is that:
Debit cards can only be used when a person makes a large transaction
Debit cards provide better consumer protection than credit cards
Debit card payments are immediately deducted from the persons bank account
Debit cards generate unsecured debt
A person choosing a mortgage usually selects a fixed-rate loan because he/she knows that:
The interest rate remains the same for the life of the mortgage
The income will increase within the next three years
The interest rates are going down
The homeowner’s insurance premiums will be lower
Getting a job, opening a savings or checking account, and having a parent add you as an authorized user to their credit card are all examples of ways to:
Decrease your credit score
Establish a credit history
Qualify for a VA loan
Get into a good college
If you go to Annualcreditreport.com to get your free credit report, it will allow you to get a free credit report from one of the 3 credit reporting agencies. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 credit reporting agencies from which you can get your free credit report once a year?
Experian
Transunion
Equifax
US Credit Reporting Agency
Which of the following weighs most heavily when determining your credit score?
Types of Credit
Hard Inquiries (New Credit)
Payment History (Do you pay on time, how late?)
Credit History (How long do you have a credit history)
How can your credit score impact your financial situation?
Consumers with high scores can borrow and those with low scores cannot
Consumers with low scores get lower interest rates on loans than those with higher scores
Your credit score can determine whether you are approved for a loan and what interest
It generally has no impact on your financial situation
A ____________________ fits over an ATM card reader and reads the magnetic strip to steal customer information.
Skimmer
Scammer
Jammer
Panderer
The time when no interest is charged on a purchase is known as:
The freedom period
The grace period
The minimum payment era
The cash advance period
According to The Credit Card Act of 2009, you must be ____ years old in order to obtain a credit card without a parent or guardian to co-sign with you.
18
19
20
21
A unit of ownership in a corporation is known as:
Stock
Bond
Mutual Fund
Savings Bond
Which of the following is NOT a reason stock prices go up (appreciate) in value?
Company is profitable
Company announces a loss
Company is subject to takeover rumors
Company has an exciting new product
When a company chooses to share their profits with the stockholders, they choose to issue:
Retained earnings
Corporate charters
Investment reports
Dividends
NASDAQ:
Is a stockbroker’s firm
Is an electronic stock exchange
Is an exchange that is located in Los Angeles, CA
Is the government agency that regulates the stock market
These stocks are listed for $5/share or less and are considered a very risky investment.
Growth
Penny
Blue chip
Defensive
An investment created by pooling the money from many people to invest in a collection of securities is called:
Bond
Mutual Fund
Dividend
Stock
An investment where money is loaned to a corporation (or government) and the investor is paid back the principal plus interest over time is known as a:
Bond
Mutual fund
Dividend
Stock
How quickly something can be sold and converted into cash is known as:
Net asset value
Liquidity
Liability
Lendability
When banks issue credit cards, they are offering you a certain amount of always available credit. This is an example of:
Revolving Credit
Opening credit
Closing credit
Operational credit
To spread your risk among many investments is known as:
Mutually exclusiveness
Fund managing
Deviating
Diversification
One advantage of a mutual fund is:
Paying management fees
Paying sales commission
Lack of control over what investments are selected
Professional management
The higher the down payment that you make on a car, the:
Longer it will take to pay off the car
The lower your monthly payment will be
The more you will owe on your taxes at the end of the year
The higher your monthly payment will be
Many companies offer a service to electronically deposit an employee’s net pay into his/her designated bank account. This service is known as:
Barter
Amortization
Automatic savings
Direct deposit
The _________________ is the largest stock exchange in the world, it has a physical trading floor and lists stocks of large cap companies.
NYSE
NASDAQ
AMEX
FTSE
A(n) ___________________ is a 1-4 letter symbol that identifies a company on a stock exchange.
P/E ratio
Stock record
Exchange rating
Ticker symbol
IPO stands for:
International Private Organization
Initial Public Offering
Investment Portfolio Objective
Investing Portal Operative
Which of the following can affect your investment returns?
Interest rate fluctuations
Stock market fluctuations
Government actions
All of the above can affect your investment returns
