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Financial Literacy Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would be considered a source of income?

a)

Buying a car

b)

Receiving wages from a job

c)

Paying a loan

d)

Grocery shopping

2.

Which of the following is an example of an expense?

a)

Receiving a gift

b)

Buying groceries

c)

Earning interest

d)

Saving money in a bank

3.

What is the main purpose of having savings?

a)

To spend money regularly

b)

To prepare for future expenses or emergencies

c)

To avoid paying taxes

d)

To pay off debt

4.

Which of the following is considered a long-term financial goal?

a)

Buying lunch

b)

Investing for retirement

c)

Paying this month's phone bill

d)

Grocery shopping

5.

The strategy of spreading your investments across different asset types to reduce risk is called ______.

a)

Diversification

b)

Concentration

c)

Speculation

d)

Hedging

6.

When you borrow money and agree to pay it back later, this is called a ______.

a)

Loan

b)

Gift

c)

Donation

d)

Grant

7.

A person's ______ is a record of how they have managed their borrowing and repayment over time.

a)

Credit History

b)

Employment Record

c)

Medical History

d)

Travel Itinerary

8.

Investing is always risk-free, and you are guaranteed to make money.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Income is the amount of money you spend on goods and services each month.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A diversified investment portfolio has a mix of stocks, bonds, and other assets to reduce risk.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why is it important to track your expenses?

a)

To manage your budget effectively

b)

To increase your expenses

c)

To ignore financial planning

d)

To spend more than you earn

12.

What is the benefit of earning compound interest on a savings account?

a)

It provides a fixed interest rate.

b)

It allows interest to be earned on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest.

c)

It offers higher interest rates than other accounts.

d)

It requires no minimum balance.

13.

How can someone improve their credit score?

a)

By paying bills on time

b)

By increasing credit card usage

c)

By closing old credit accounts

d)

By applying for new loans frequently

14.

What is one reason why a person might choose to invest in bonds instead of stocks?

a)

Bonds generally offer more stability and less risk compared to stocks.

b)

Bonds have higher potential returns than stocks.

c)

Bonds are more liquid than stocks.

d)

Bonds are not affected by interest rate changes.

15.

What can you do to avoid debt?

a)

Spend more money than you earn

b)

Use all your savings to buy expensive things

c)

Only use money that you have, instead of borrowing

d)

Borrow money from many different people

16.

Why is it important to track your expenses?

a)

To make sure you don't spend more than you have

b)

It's not important

c)

So you can brag to friends

d)

To make your parents happy

17.

What is the difference between income and expenses?

a)

There is no difference

b)

Income is money you earn, and expenses are money you spend

c)

Expenses are money you earn, and income is money you spend

d)

Income is for adults, and expenses are for kids

18.

Which of the following is an example of earned income?

a)

Interest from a savings account

b)

Wages from a job

c)

Dividends from stocks

d)

Capital gains from selling assets

19.

Which account is classified as an Income?

a)

Auto Loan

b)

college Fund

c)

Bank Account

d)

Allowance

20.

What is a budget?

a)

A list of your friends

b)

A plan for how to spend money

c)

A type of savings account

d)

A game about money

21.

What is the primary benefit of creating a budget?

a)

To track your friends' spending habits

b)

To plan and control your financial resources

c)

To avoid paying taxes

d)

To increase your expenses

22.

Which of the following is a strategy to increase savings?

a)

Save a portion of your income regularly

b)

Spend all your income

c)

Invest in high-risk stocks only

d)

Borrow money frequently