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Banking - Unit Test

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Which of the following is an effective strategy for personal saving?

Wait until the end of the month and save whatever is left in your checking account

Save a certain percentage of each paycheck and deposit it directly into a savings account

Cover all of your wants and needs and save whatever is left over

Take out a payday loan so you can save before you receive your paycheck

You are developing a savings plan and using short-, medium-, and long-term goals to motivate you. Which represents possible goals from short-term to long-term? Save for…

Retirement, a house down payment, college tuition

A new cell phone, college tuition, a house down payment

A new cell phone, dinner with friends this weekend, a new bike

Retirement, college tuition, a vacation

Fill in the blanks with the correct responses. If you follow the 50-30-20 rule of budgeting, you'll be putting 50% of your monthly income toward _______________, 30% of your monthly income toward _____________, and 20% of your monthly income toward ______________.

Needs, wants, savings

Savings, needs, wants

Needs, savings, wants

Wants, needs, savings

Which represents the BEST time to start saving for your retirement?

As soon as you have your first full-time job

Right after you pay off your student loans

Once you are debt-free, including paying off all credit cards, auto loans, and your mortgage

At age 45, so you have exactly 20 years until retirement

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The majority of Americans have an adequate emergency fund

The majority of Americans have sufficient amounts of money saved for retirement

The majority of Americans have an adequate emergency fund, but do NOT have sufficient amounts of money saved for retirement

The majority of Americans do NOT have an adequate emergency fund or sufficient amounts of money saved for retirement

Three of these statements best describe a checking account. Which statement best describes a savings account?

This account offers a convenient way to pay bills and access cash from an ATM

This account pays you interest on money you have put away for later to help your money grow

This account is automatically debited when you use a debit card

This account typically allows an unlimited number of transactions per month

You are at the checkout counter at the local supermarket and use your debit card to pay for your groceries. Where does the money for this purchase come from?

Your credit card company covers the cost

It is deducted directly from your checking account

Your credit card company provides you with a cash advance to cover the cost

It is deducted directly from your savings account

Jocelyn gets a text alert from the bank that her account balance has dropped below $100 after a series of $20 ATM withdrawals. She has not used her ATM in over a week and wonders what she should do. What would you recommend?

Wait until her monthly statement arrives so she can check to see if those withdrawals are still there

Wait a week as it is fairly common for the bank to catch mistakes like this

Check her wallet to be sure her debit card has not been stolen. If she still has it, then she should not worry.

Contact her bank immediately as it appears that her account may have been hacked

Which of the following transactions will REDUCE your checking account balance immediately?

Writing your monthly rent check which you will mail tomorrow

Using your debit card to pay for groceries at the supermarket

Using your credit card to pay for your school books

Depositing a check at a local bank branch

10.

FDIC Insurance is...

Optional coverage consumers can purchase so that their bank deposits remain safe

Insurance bank branches can buy to protect their business against fraud and scams

Required if you want to do online or mobile banking

Protection for bank customers’ deposits up to $250,000, guaranteeing their money is still available if the bank goes out of business

11.

All of the following are downsides of being unbanked EXCEPT:

Lack of access to credit

Lost time paying bills

Lack of fees associated with banks

Difficulty making cashless purchases

100 %

Banking - Unit Test

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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