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Advanced Finance Semester Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is compound interest more beneficial than simple interest? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Your money grows faster when it is compounded

b)

You earn interest on your interest

c)

Fees for compound interest are greater than simple interest

d)

Compound interest is hard to calculate, so fewer use it

2.

The relationship between risk and return can be stated as

a)

Higher risk indicates higher return

b)

Higher risk indicates lower return

c)

Lower risk indicates higher return

d)

No relationship exists between risk and return

3.

Your money remains tax-deferred in this account until you withdraw (taxed as income)

a)

Roth IRA

b)

Traditional IRA

4.

Select the 3 largest industries in the S&P 500.

a)

Technology

b)

Financial

c)

Communication Services

d)

Healthcare

e)

Consumer Cyclical

5.

Which type of account fits this description?


An account that allows you to buy different investments such as stocks and bonds.

a)

Checking Account

b)

Savings Account

c)

Stock Account

d)

Brokerage Account

6.

Which is NOT a difference between a brokerage account and a retirement account?

a)

Brokerage accounts do not usually offer tax advantages while retirement accounts usually have tax advantages.

b)

Brokerage accounts have fewer restrictions on them while retirement accounts will have more restrictions

c)

Brokerage accounts are only for short term while retirement accounts are only long term

7.

Which of the following is NOT a type of retirement account?

a)

Brokerage Account

b)

Pension

c)

Traditional 401(k)

d)

Traditional IRA

e)

Roth IRA

8.

What is the main different between a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA?

a)

The way you get a tax break

b)

The maximum amount of money you can contribute each year

c)

The way it is affected by your job

d)

The amount of choice you have in how your contributions are invested

9.

What is a robo-advisor?

a)

An app on your phone that alerts you each time the market is up.

b)

Artificial intelligence that accurately predicts investments that will yield positive return.

c)

A weekly report that summarizes your investment strategies and results.

d)

Software platforms that manage your investments for you based on your investing goals.

10.

Why are more younger people using robo-advisors instead of human advisors?

a)

Human financial advisors are not advertising their services enough on social media.

b)

Young people lost trust in human financial advisors after the Great Recession and younger people are more comfortable with solutions involving technology.

c)

Human advisors prefer to work with older people since they might have more wealth and can generate more money in fees.

d)

Robo-advisors have outperformed human financial advisors every year since 2010.

11.

What may NOT impact the interest rate on your loans?

a)

Your relationship with the financial institution

b)

Your credit score

c)

The loan amount

d)

Your level of education

12.

Why does the amount of INTEREST you owe on a loan decrease over time?

a)

The institution trusts you more, so they lower the interest

b)

With each payment, principal increases; so interest lowers

c)

Banks are legally required to lower interest rates over time

d)

With each payment, principal decreases, so interest lowers

13.

Which is TRUE about Payday loans?

a)

You can pay them back in installments

b)

You are charged a 1-time fee for the loan

c)

Most people successfully pay these loans back

d)

You need a credit card account to get one

14.

A shorter auto loan term means ____ monthly payments & ____ total interest you'll pay.

a)

higher, less

b)

lower, more

c)

higher, more

d)

lower, less

15.

Which of the following is TRUE about an auto LOAN and a LEASE? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

You must give the car back when a lease has expired

b)

Only a loan requires some kind of upfront payment

c)

You make monthly payments on both

d)

Monthly payments tend to be lower with a lease

16.

How do federal student loans differ from private student loans?

a)

Fed loans have fewer and less flexible repayment options

b)

Fed loans generally have higher interest rates

c)

Private loan repayment may start while you're in school

d)

Private loans don't require a cosigner, fed loans do

17.

When loan payments are amortized, the total amount you owe every month _____.

a)

is the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

18.

What is a benefit of taking a longer time to pay back your loan?

a)

You will have to pay less interest

b)

Smaller monthly payments

c)

Lower interest rate

d)

You can borrow more money (principal)

19.

Select the loans types that are amortized. (Select 3)

a)

Mortgage

b)

Student loan

c)

Auto loan

d)

Credit card

20.

What would happen to the monthly payment of an auto loan if the term is extended?

a)

Nothing, it will stay the same

b)

It will increase

c)

It will decrease

d)

You get to choose what you want your payment to be

21.

How does increasing the size of your down payment impact your auto loan? (choose 2)

a)

Your principal will be lower, so you will pay less total interest

b)

You will get a lower interest rate

c)

Your monthly payment will be lower

d)

The term of your loan will increase

22.

Which Federal Student Loan repayment plan will allow you to pay off your loans in 10 years? (select 2)

a)

Standard Repayment Plan

b)

Graduated Repayment Plan

c)

Income Based Repayment Plan

d)

Extended Repayment Plan

23.

The W-4 form lets...

a)

the government know how much you paid in taxes last year

b)

your employer know how much to withhold from your paycheck

c)

the 3 major credit bureaus know how many dependents you have

d)

you know how much you paid in taxes last year

24.

By claiming "exempt" on the W-4 form...

a)

You are paying all income taxes upfront at the START of the year.

b)

You are requesting an extension to file your taxes

c)

You will NOT have income taxes withheld from your paycheck.

d)

You are paying all income taxes at the END of the calendar year.

25.

Which of the following is FALSE about the W-2 form? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

The W-2 is sent out in April of every year

b)

It lets you know how much you earned last year

c)

It lets you know how much was withheld from your paychecks

d)

You get 1 W-2 form every year, even if you had multiple jobs

26.

Jason is 15 and earned $1450 at his job last summer. Should he file a tax return?

a)

No, because he didn't earn enough.

b)

No, because you have to be 16 and older to file taxes.

c)

Yes, because he may get a refund.

d)

Yes. You must file taxes even if you didn't earn enough.

27.

Which of the following is NOT a way you can file your taxes?

a)

Through a tax professional

b)

Mailing in a paper tax return to the Federal government

c)

Using tax software like TurboTax

d)

Through your employer's HR department

28.

If a teen files a tax return, can the parent still claim him/her as a dependent?

a)

Yes. All teens are dependents until they are 18 years old

b)

No. If a teen files a tax return, he/she cannot be claimed

c)

Yes, as long as the teen meets the dependency requirements

d)

Yes, but the parent has to add the teen's income to theirs

29.

What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?

a)

Gross pay is before taxes and deductions are subtracted; Net pay is your take-home pay.

b)

Net pay is before taxes and deductions are subtracted; Gross pay is your take-home pay.

c)

There is no difference between gross and net pay.

30.

The amount of money you take home after taxes and other expenses are taken out.

a)

Rate

b)

Net Pay

c)

Deduction

d)

Gross pay

31.

Which is NOT important information on a pay stub?

a)

Deductions

b)

Net and Gross Pay

c)

Pay Period

d)

Hourly rate and hours worked

e)

Your credit score

32.

What is the tax filing requirements if you are a dependent, under the age of 65, and single? (select 3)

a)

Your earned income was more than $14,600

b)

Your unearned income was more than $1,300

c)

Your gross income (total of your earned and unearned income) was more than the larger of:

-$1,300 or

-Your earned income (up to $14,600) plus $450

d)

You don't have to file taxes if you are dependent

33.

What should teens do on their W-4 if they do not want any taxes taken out of their paycheck?

a)

They need to complete section 1 (personal information) and section 5 (sign and date)

b)

They need to complete section 1 (personal information), and write exempt under line 4c in section 4, and section 5 (sign and date)

c)

They don't have to fill out the W-4 at all since they are dependents

d)

They ask their employer to fill out the form for them

34.

Complete the following sentence: How much you pay in taxes depends on ____.

a)

your income

b)

your age

c)

if you are a dependent

d)

where you live

e)

where you work

35.

I am received whenever you start a job

You list information about yourself and your family on me

I determine how much money gets taken out of each paycheck

a)

W-2

b)

1099

c)

1040

d)

W-4

e)

I-9

36.

I am received in January

There is one of me for every job I work

You can tell how much you earned and how much you paid in taxes by reading me

a)

W-2

b)

1099

c)

1040

d)

W-4

e)

I-9

37.

Which of the following does NOT contribute to your credit score?

a)

Your payment history

b)

Which banks issued your credit cards

c)

Your debt-to-credit ratio

d)

Length of credit history

38.

All of the following are benefits of having a good credit score EXCEPT...(hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

You can get a higher return on your Retirement fund

b)

Higher interest rate on credit cards and loans

c)

Easier approval for rental apartments and houses

d)

Better car insurance rates Better car insurance rates

39.

Aisha wants to improve her credit utilization rate. Which of the following can she do? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Make several payments in the month instead of a large one

b)

Spread her spending among her 3 credit cards

c)

Keep her credit utilization rate to 55%

d)

Keep her spending all to 1 card; don't use the other 2

40.

How are a credit score and credit report related?

a)

A credit report is determined by the factors in your score

b)

A credit score is determined by the factors in your report

c)

Credit reports are less important than your credit score

d)

They're not related at all

41.

Using the debt snowball method, you make...

a)

minimum payments on all of your loans

b)

one large payment on one loan

c)

minimum payments on small loans; pay extra on large loans

d)

minimum payments on large loans; pay extra on small loans

42.

Using the High Rate Method, you...

a)

pay off all your loans in the least amount of time

b)

put extra money towards loans with the lowest interest rate

c)

put extra money towards loans with the highest interest rate

d)

make one large payment on the loan with the highest rate

43.

What information can you find on a credit report?

a)

Your medical insurance information

b)

Your parents' and siblings' contact information

c)

Your education level

d)

Inquiries you've made on new lines of credit

44.
What is a credit score?
a)
A credit score is a three-digit numerical rating that reflects how likely you are to fail at paying your debts
b)
A five-digit numerical rating that reflects how likely you are to repay your debt. 
c)
A three-digit numerical rating that reflects how likely you are to repay your debt. 
d)
A credit score is a five-digit numerical rating that reflects how likely you are to fail at paying your debts
45.

To take out a payday loan you have to pay a small ___?

a)

loan

b)

fee

c)

interest rate

d)

tax rate

46.

The out of pocket cost to the insured when a loss occurs is called...

a)

Premium

b)

Deductible

47.

Your health insurance copay is

a)

Amount paid out of pocket before your insurance coverage

b)

Paid by the insurer

c)

Applied on an annual basis

d)

A fixed amount of money you pay each time you use your plan

48.

Why is it important for insurance companies to have a large pool of people paying premiums?

a)

If a large pool of people pay premiums, insurance company employees will get more bonuses included in their next paycheck.

b)

The premium payments of all the insured clients will cover the costs for the emergencies of the few who need it.

c)

The more people that pay premiums, the less likely each insured client will experience an emergency.

d)

A large pool of people paying premiums yields insurance companies to have a larger social media following.

49.

If your car was damaged in an accident, I’ve got your back. It doesn’t matter who was at fault while driving. However, if the damage came from something besides a crash, I won’t be around to help you.

I am...

a)

COLLISION COVERAGE

b)

UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED COVERAGE

c)

PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION

d)

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE

e)

LIABILITY COVERAGE

50.

A government program that takes in taxpayer dollars and pays out benefits to older Americans, the disabled, and in some cases survivors and dependents.

a)

Long Term Diability

b)

Medicare

c)

Medicade

d)

Social Security