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Smart Savings Vocabulary Pre-Test

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for: Payday loans, non-bank check cashing, pawn shops, etc.?

a)

AFS (Alternative Financial Services)

b)

Traditional Banking Services

c)

Credit Unions

d)

Investment Firms

2.

What is the term for: Represents the rate of interest you are being paid on your savings over a year's time?

a)

APR (Annual Percentage Rate)

b)

Principal Balance

c)

Minimum Payment

d)

Credit Limit

3.

What is the term for: Can be the same as APR unless the interest on your savings is applied more frequently than annually, such as every month?

a)

APY (Annual Percentage Yield)

b)

CD (Certificate of Deposit)

c)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

d)

IRA (Individual Retirement Account)

4.

What is the term for: Automated teller machine?

a)

ATM

b)

PIN

c)

CPU

d)

RAM

5.

What is the term for: The amount of money you have in a bank account?

a)

Balance

b)

Deposit

c)

Interest

d)

Withdrawal

6.

What is the term for: A physical customer service location, or 'branch', of a bank?

a)

Brick-And-Mortar

b)

Online Portal

c)

ATM Kiosk

d)

Mobile Banking

7.

What is the term for: A method of savings offered by banks that comes with a fixed term (6 months to five years) and a fixed interest rate. The money cannot be withdrawn during the term unless penalties are paid to the bank?

a)

Certificate of Deposit (CDs)

b)

Savings Account

c)

Money Market Account

d)

Checking Account

8.

What is the term for: Interest paid on your original deposit and on the interest it has earned. Can be applied once a year, quarterly, monthly, or even daily. The more frequently the higher your APY will be?

a)

Compound Interest

b)

Simple Interest

c)

Fixed Deposit

d)

Annual Percentage Rate

9.

What is the term for: A financial institution owned by its customers, who are considered 'members' of the institution and operate much like banks, but for the benefit of their members as not-for-profit institutions?

a)

Credit Union

b)

Commercial Bank

c)

Investment Bank

d)

Payday Lender

10.

What is the term for: A purchase card that pays for a transaction by deducting the cost directly from your bank account and can be used as an alternative to writing a check but should not be confused with a credit card?

a)

Debit Card

b)

Credit Card

c)

Gift Card

d)

Prepaid Card

11.

What is the term for: A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest?

a)

Deposit

b)

Withdrawal

c)

Loan

d)

Cheque

12.

What is the term for: When your paycheck, transfer payment or refund are automatically deposited into your account?

a)

Direct Deposit

b)

Wire Transfer

c)

Overdraft

d)

Check Endorsement

13.

What is the term for: The government agency that insures your bank accounts up to $250,000?

a)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

b)

IRS (Internal Revenue Service)

c)

SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

d)

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

14.

What is the term for: The central banking system of the United States, also called 'The Fed'?

a)

Federal Reserve Bank

b)

World Bank

c)

International Monetary Fund

d)

Bank of America

15.

What is the term for: A charge to the customer by the bank for a service such as overdrafting an account or using an ATM?

a)

Fee

b)

Deposit

c)

Loan

d)

Interest

16.

What is the term for: Not having enough money in a checking account to pay the check or debit card or other transaction?

a)

Insufficient Funds

b)

Overdraft Protection

c)

Direct Deposit

d)

Credit Limit

17.

What is the term for: A bank that does not have physical branches; all transactions with customers are done online?

a)

Internet Bank

b)

Central Bank

c)

Retail Bank

d)

Investment Bank

18.

What is the term for: The amount of money paid to a customer by the bank for keeping the customer’s (savings) money, or the amount of money paid to the bank by the customer when the customer borrows (funds) money from the bank?

a)

Interest

b)

Deposit

c)

Dividend

d)

Premium

19.

__________: A bank account shared by two or more people who are official signatures on the account.

a)

Joint Account

b)

Savings Account

c)

Fixed Deposit

d)

Current Account

20.

__________: The amount of money required to be held in an account to receive a higher interest rate or avoid paying a service charge.

a)

Minimum Balance

b)

Overdraft Fee

c)

Annual Percentage Rate

d)

Withdrawal Limit

21.

The ability to engage in bank transactions through your internet connected device, regardless of whether the bank has physical branches or not.

a)

Mobile/Online Banking

b)

ATM Banking

c)

Cheque Deposit

d)

Passbook Update

22.

__________: The government agency that insures deposits at federal credit unions for up to $250,000.

a)

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

d)

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

23.

__________: The amount of money required as a deposit when opening a new account.

a)

Opening Deposit

b)

Minimum Balance

c)

Withdrawal Limit

d)

Interest Rate

24.

__________: Writing a check for more money than you have. Also known as bouncing a check. Also, can occur if a debit card is used to pay for an item without having sufficient funds in your account.

a)

Overdraft

b)

Deposit

c)

Reconciliation

d)

Endorsement

25.

__________: The type or title of the account you have at a financial institution. You can have more than one account at a single bank depending on how it's titled, under your name, a joint account, an account with different beneficiaries, an account in the name of a trust, etc.

a)

Ownership Category

b)

Account Balance

c)

Interest Rate

d)

Deposit Limit

26.

__________: The idea of dividing a year into "quarters" or once every 3 months. Usually indicates the last day of March, June, September, and December.

a)

Quarterly

b)

Annually

c)

Biannually

d)

Monthly

27.

__________: Personal identification number (for use with ATM and debit cards)

a)

PIN

b)

PAN

c)

TIN

d)

SIN

28.

__________: 72 divided by the interest rate will tell you how many years it will take your investment to double. 72 divided by the time you want your money to double will tell you what interest rate it will take to double your investment within that time.

a)

Rule of 72

b)

Law of 70

c)

Power of 2

d)

Interest Principle

29.

__________: Using a financial institution's voicemail system to manage your account.

a)

Telephone Banking

b)

Online Banking

c)

Mobile Deposit

d)

ATM Withdrawal

30.

__________: A mutual savings bank or a savings and loan institution; specializing in savings accounts and mortgages (loans to purchase a house). Thrifts often pay higher interest rates than banks.

a)

Thrift

b)

Credit Union

c)

Commercial Bank

d)

Investment Bank

31.

__________: The act of taking money out of a bank account, or the amount of money taken out.

a)

Withdrawal

b)

Deposit

c)

Transfer

d)

Balance