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Personal Finance — Chapter 1 Key Terms & Definitions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term describes how a person manages their money, including earning, spending, saving, and giving?

a)

Net income

b)

Financial plan

c)

Personal finance

d)

Financial literacy

2.

Money that is owed to someone else is called what?

a)

Debt

b)

Expense

c)

Asset

d)

Credit

3.

Which term means borrowed money that must be paid back later?

a)

Credit

b)

Interest

c)

Liability

d)

Net worth

4.

What is the extra money paid for borrowing money?

a)

Expense

b)

Interest

c)

Net income

d)

Asset

5.

The percentage charged for borrowing money is known as what?

a)

Loan shark

b)

Interest rate

c)

Net worth

d)

Financial goal

6.

Which statement best defines a financial plan?

a)

A list of your assets and debts

b)

A schedule of paychecks

c)

A plan for how to manage money

d)

A record of monthly expenses

7.

Net worth is calculated as which of the following?

a)

Credit minus interest

b)

Savings minus expenses

c)

Assets minus liabilities

d)

Income minus taxes

8.

Which item is something you own that has value?

a)

Asset

b)

Debt

c)

Expense

d)

Liability

9.

Which term refers to money you owe or financial obligations?

a)

Debt

b)

Expense

c)

Liability

d)

Interest

10.

When what you own is worth more than what you owe, you have which type of net worth?

a)

Positive net worth

b)

Net income

c)

Negative net worth

d)

Credit score

11.

Living with little or no money left after paying bills is called what?

a)

Balanced budget

b)

Paycheck to paycheck

c)

Financial literacy

d)

Saver lifestyle

12.

Understanding how to manage money wisely is best described as what?

a)

Financial literacy

b)

Financial goal

c)

Net income

d)

Expense tracking

13.

A person who prefers to save money is called what?

a)

Lender

b)

Consumer

c)

Saver

d)

Spender

14.

A person who prefers to spend money is known as what?

a)

Borrower

b)

Spender

c)

Saver

d)

Consumer

15.

Which term describes the money you earn after taxes are taken out?

a)

Allowance

b)

Gross pay

c)

Net income

d)

Interest rate

16.

Money spent on goods or services is called what?

a)

Liability

b)

Expense

c)

Credit

d)

Asset

17.

Targets a person sets for their money, such as saving or paying off debt, are called what?

a)

Income plans

b)

Credit policies

c)

Budget rules

d)

Financial goals

18.

Which options are considered liabilities? Select all that apply.

a)

Savings account

b)

Credit card debt

c)

Car you own outright

d)

Student loan balance

19.

Which choices increase your net worth? Select all that apply.

a)

Owning valuable assets

b)

Taking on new debt

c)

Missing bill payments

d)

Adding money to savings

20.

Which situation most likely leads to negative net worth?

a)

Assets greater than debts

b)

Debts greater than assets

c)

Equal assets and debts

d)

No income or expenses