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Checking Account/Writing a Check/Endsorsements

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Money added to a checking account is called a

a)

withdrawal

b)

deposit

c)

endorsement

d)

drawee

2.

What is wrong with this check?

a)

Name is incomplete

b)

Check amount is not written out

c)

Signature issues

d)

Date issues

3.
The bank issued card that deducts money directly from the checking account is
a)
debit card
b)
credit card
c)
savings account
d)
money market
4.
What should be written on line 6?
a)
the date
b)
the amount of the check
c)
who the check is going to
d)
your signature
5.
This is a written request to your bank to take money from your account & pay it to someone else.
a)
Check
b)
Telephone Call
c)
Text
d)
Email
6.
This transaction removes funds from your account.
a)
Debit
b)
Credit
c)
Loan
d)
Deposit
7.
Orrin had $541.06 in his checking account, and a check that he wrote to his landlord for $560.00 was just deposited.
This will result in which of the following fees?
a)
overdraft fees
b)
service fees
c)
atm fees
d)
over spending fee
8.

When writing a check, you should use ___ ink.

a)

red

b)

black or blue

c)

any color is fine

9.

The two sets of numbers found at the very bottom of checks are... (Pick 2!!!)

a)

product numbers from the company that prints the checks.

b)

bank routing number (transit number)

c)

your account number

d)

a code showing the date and the bank branch where you opened your account.

10.

When you are writing out a check, on the DATE line, you should put...

a)

the date the payment is due.

b)

the date the bill was issued.

c)

the date that you are writing the check.

d)

the date that you are planning to mail the check.

11.

Which of these is an example of writing this number amount properly in words on a check: $57.82

a)

Fifty seven dollars and eighty two cents

b)

Fifty seven and 82/100

c)

Fifty seven and 82/100---------------------

d)

You don't have to write out the amount in words.

12.

Once you have written the check it must be recorded where?

a)

can mail it out.

b)

give it to the person / company.

c)

must sign it.

d)

check register

13.

In your CHECK REGISTER, if you have your paycheck electronically put into your account by the company that you work for, you should record this in the _____ column.

a)

Deposit

b)

Withdrawal

14.

In your CHECK REGISTER, your BALANCE is...

a)

how much money you are using to pay a bill.

b)

how much money you are having deposited into your account.

c)

how much money you have in your checking account.

d)

how much money you have in the bank in checking and savings.

15.

When you RECONCILE your checking account, you...

a)

record deposits and withdrawals in your check register.

b)

compare the balance in the check register to the balance the bank says you have in your checking account.

c)

fill out a DEPOSIT SLIP.

16.

If you "BOUNCE" a check, it means...

a)

you didn't have enough money in the account to cover the check.

b)

you put a date on the check that is in the future so it can't be cashed until then.

c)

you forgot to sign the check, so your payment was late.

d)

None of these.

17.

If you write a check that you don't have enough money to cover, the bank...

a)

will cover it for you, up to $100.00

b)

will call you to fix the problem.

c)

will charge you a fee for the "bounced" check.

18.

Which number in the diagram represents the routing number?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

19.

Which number in the diagram represents the account number?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

20.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Written record of all transactions in your checking account

a)

Cancelled Check

b)

Bounced Check

c)

Check

d)

Checkbook Register

23.

The bank the check is written on

a)

Debit Card

b)

Drawee

c)

Drawer

d)

Payee

24.

Person who writes the check and has the bank account

a)

Debit Card

b)

Drawee

c)

Drawer

d)

Payor

25.

Signature on the back of the check designating who to pay

a)

Debit Card

b)

Drawer

c)

Drawee

d)

Endorsement

26.

Person or business the check is written to

a)

Payee

b)

Drawer

c)

Drawee

d)

Endorsement

27.

Tells the bank to not process a check that has been written

a)

Stop Payment Order

b)

Voided Check

c)

Stale Check

d)

Outstanding Check

28.

A check you mark through because you made a mistake writing it

a)

Outstanding Check

b)

Postdated Check

c)

Stale Check

d)

Voided Check

29.
Sherwood Bennett, who has a checking account at Big Bucks Bank, is writing a check to Cassie Porter, who has a checking account at Lots a Loot Bank.
What should be written on the "Pay to the order of" line of the check?
a)
Big Bucks Bank
b)
Cassie Porter
c)
Lots a Loot Bank
d)
Sherwood Bennett
30.
At the beginning of this month, the balance of Vance's checking account was $697.96. So far this month, he has received a paycheck via direct deposit of $962.88, been charged a monthly service fee from his bank of $25.00, used a debit card linked to his account to make a purchase of $83.12, written a check for $138.83 that has already been deposited, and deposited a check written to him for $71.17. What is the current balance of Vance's checking account?
a)
$1620.38
b)
$1510.06
c)
$1485.06
d)
$787.10
31.

Hailey's bank is FDIC Insured. What is the benefit to Hailey?

a)

She can use her bank card at any bank, nationwide, without incurring a fee

b)

If Wanda’s bank goes out of business, she will receive all of her money back from her accounts up to $250,000

c)

She will receive a debit card and a checkbook she can use to make purchases

d)

If she makes a purchase with her debit card and the item breaks, she’ll get a full refund

32.
What is a typical overdraft fee?
a)
$5
b)
$15
c)
$25
d)
$35
33.

A check requires an endorsement. Who endorses the check?

a)

the bank

b)

the payee

34.

Another name for an overdraft fee is non-sufficient funds.

a)

true

b)

false

35.
The signature of the payee written on the back of the check exactly as the name appears on the front of the check.
a)
restrictive endorsement
b)
blank endorsement
c)
special endorsement
d)
reconciliation
36.

An endorsement that transfers the right to cash the check to someone else. Also known as a two party check.

a)
special endorsement
b)
blank endorsement
c)
restrictive endorsement
37.

An endorsement that restricts for deposit to an account number.

a)
special endorsement
b)
blank endorsement
c)
restrictive endorsement
38.

Two types of check that are guarantees by the bank. (Pick two)

a)
check
b)
canceled check
c)
certified check
d)
cashier's check
39.

What is A on the check?

a)

check number

b)

date check was written

c)

Name and address of the checking account holder

d)

Routing Number

40.

Where would you write out the amount of the check in words?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

41.

Where would you put the reason you are writing the check?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

42.

To avoid ATM fees, you should . . .

a)

only use ATMs from your bank or in your bank's network

b)

only get cash back when you make a purchase at a store

c)

never use an ATM

d)

use ATMs near your home

43.

What is a payee?

a)

Person you are paying

b)

The amount of money you are paying

c)

Your signature

44.

What is wrong with this check?

a)

They didn't write who they are paying.

b)

The money amount in dollars is wrong.

c)

The money amount written in words is wrong.

45.

What wrong with this check? (pick two)

a)

They did not draw the line at the end of the money amount.

b)

The dollar amount is wrong.

c)

The check was not signed.

d)

The memo is wrong.

46.

Known as the central bank of the United States

a)

Federal Board

b)

Federal Reserve

c)

Federal Bank

d)

Federal Insitution