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Capitalism terms

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The German word for "stocks" is

a)

Stöcke

b)

Aktien

c)

verstockte Typen

d)

keine Ahnung

2.

Consequently, a "stockholder" is sombeody who...

a)

can carry lots of sticks at the same time

b)

sells stocks

c)

owns stocks from a company

d)

no idea

3.

How can you say "Unternehmen/ Firma" in English?

a)

enterprise

b)

company

c)

firm

d)

business

4.

Big companies often (a)   from capitalism.

5.

Choose the right word pair.

What is Angestellte/r - Arbeitgeber in English?

a)

employer - employee

b)

employ - emplay

c)

employe - employer

d)

employee - employer

6.

What does CEO stand for?

a)

certified expert of

b)

chief executive officer

c)

Catholic Education Office

d)

chief executive operator

7.

The official term for how much money somebody makes in a year is ...

a)

what I make in a year

b)

no idea

c)

annual income

d)

annual salary

8.

And how much money an employee makes in one hour is called the ...

(a)  

9.

If the state gives a company money to help run its business, this is officially called...

a)

corruption

b)

present

c)

nepotism

d)

a subsidy

10.

Heavily subsidized economic sectors in the EU include...

a)

the EU does not subsidize any economic sectors

b)

agriculture

c)

research and development

d)

energy sector

11.

If a US company offers no company benefits, this means...

a)

the company does not pay the employer

b)

the company does not pay for the employers' health care or retirement provisions

c)

there is no cafeteria in the company

d)

the company pays for the employers' health care or retirement provisions

12.

What is the English word for "Betriebskosten"?

a)

overhead

b)

production costs

c)

company costs

d)

expenses

13.

And how do you say "ein Unternehmen bleibt wettbewerbsfähig"?

An enterprise stays (a)  

14.

What is the best translation for "Kosten senken"?

a)

to sink costs

b)

to drop expenses

c)

to lower costs

d)

to cut expenses

15.

What does this definition stand for?

"the idea that e price of goods and services depends on how much of something is being sold and how many people want to buy it" (dictionary.cambridge.org)

a)

How should I know?

b)

benefit

c)

supply and demand

d)

health regulations

16.

How can a company (or Calvin) try to maximize their profit?

a)

increase/ raise prices

b)

cut overhead

c)

cut expenses

d)

ask for subsidies

17.

What is described here?

"the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage" (dictionary.cambridge.org)

a)

stock

b)

benefit

c)

profit

d)

investment

18.

And the last word for today is a word that is not on our list yet, but still important if we talk about capitalism - "Unternehmer/in". In English you say...

a)

entrepreneur

b)

businessman

c)

undertaker

d)

no clue