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Stock exchange

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which definition of a stock is correct?

a)

an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you lent them money that they will pay back to you at a particular interest rate

b)

part of ownership of a company that can be bought by members of the public

c)

a professionally managed investment scheme that brings together a group of people and invests their money in securities

2.

Property in the form of land and buildings is called....

a)

assets

b)

premises

c)

real estate

3.

Something that changes suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse, is....

a)

futile

b)

volatile

c)

liable

4.

Listed companies are....

a)

companies whose shares can be traded on a country's main stock exchange

b)

500 best-performing American companies

c)

companies with poor reputation

5.

Speculative ....... can occur when stock values of young businesses increase due to investors who see a lot of potential behind the idea.

a)

bursts

b)

balloons

c)

bubbles

6.

A company's ...... can consist of cash, investments, specialist knowledge or copyright material.

a)

stocks

b)

indices

c)

assets

7.

What is the singular form of the word indices?

a)

index

b)

indice

c)

indicis

8.

What are NYSE and Nasdaq?

a)

lists of the 100 largest companies in the USA

b)

two US stock exchanges

c)

US stock indices

9.

Return on investment (ROI) is...

a)

the amount of money that you get from an investment

b)

the profits on an investment in relation to the amount invested

c)

money received over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services

10.

Examples of financial instruments are.....

a)

currencies, futures and shares

b)

banknotes, coins, checks, and credit cards

c)

only shares

11.

A situation that is fair because everyone has the same chance of succeeding is called ....

a)

a trade-off

b)

the trading floor

c)

a level playing field

12.

Piers deals .... foreign currencies.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

-

13.

The total amount of profit or income produced from a business or investment is called a .......

a)

return

b)

yield

c)

dividend

14.

A ballpark figure is ....

a)

a number or amount that is approximately correct, though not exact

b)

the value or amount of the total sales of a product for a particular period

c)

an amount of profit produced by a company