WorksheetsIntro to Finance Test #1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a stock?
you get money from the bank
a security that takes away any ownership you have of a company
a security that lets you have a small part of ownership in a company
you lose your job in a company
What does it mean to "thwart"?
accountants are trying to help you understand.
your bank account is frozen and you cannot unlock it.
accountants are confusing people by telling lies.
accountants are confusing people by giving the same word different names.
What is another word for bond?
(a)
Which of the following is an example of "thwarting"?
sales; bonds payable
stock; equity
accounts receivable; revenues
sales; leverage
What is a broker/brokerage?
a place that fixes broken items like computers and phones
people and companies that put together businesses
a place people go to get free food and shelter
people and companies that help manage trades
Which three terms/words mean the same thing?
net income
net worth
net earnings
net profit/loss
What word describes "the collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities you own"?
(a)
Which website should we use to look up investing and financial terms?
Investing for Dummies
Wikipedia
Investopedia
WebMD
What is "a percentage of ownership of our assets; stock"?
equity
equality
eggs
equivalence
For which of the following can investing be used?
housing
college
retirement
all of the above
Which one is not a security?
baseball card
a share of stock
a bond
an option
According to accountants, which group of terms/words can be interchangeably used? (HINT: Which words mean the same thing?)
broker; trader; investment banker
stock; bond; option
stock; equity; shares
NYSE; Dow Jones; AMEX
Which is not an exchange?
The Chicago Board of Trade
the college bookstore
The TSE
The NYSE
What is an investment vehicle?
a word you use to describe cars that carry stocks.
a vehicle made as a company car for an investment firm.
a van they use to transfer shares to super rich people when they make a major trade.
a general term for any type of security you use as a tool for investment.
What is an index?
a measure of how a group of securities are doing
a document with your spending records
a book filled with Pokemon and their moves
a list of names and places
Securities is another word for (a)
