Vocabulary 12

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Questions 1-15.
1. The Financial Times Stock Exchange Index is called the ...
a. Finti b. Pink Index c. Eftimdex d. Footsie
2. "The market was bouyed by the results." "Bouyed" means ..
a. lifted up b. depressed c. surprised d. bored
3. Different parts of the economy are called ...
a. dissections b. sectors c. sales areas d. economic bits.
4. If confidence is described as "fragile" this means ....
a. very confident b. easy to break c. newly confident d. destroyed
5. When shares go up and down a lot, they are said to be on a/n ..
a. roller-coaster b. elevator c. upswing/downswing d. switchback
6. Something very scaring and exciting is called ...
a. dribbling b. white-knuckle c. pale-face d. sweaty-feet
7. When your investment has done well, and you then sell it, this is called ...
a. trading up b. trading out c. profit - making d. profit -taking
8. People who buy because they think share prices won't go any lower are called ..
a. groundhogs b. base men c. rock bottomers d. bottom-feeders
9. The expression for consumer shops and businesses is ...
a. town center shops b. the high street c. the big sellers d. customer traders
10. If you "shore something up" you stop it from ..
a. falling down b. going up c. moving forward d. being sold
11. Periods when the economy is doing badly are called ....
a. booms b. recessions c. exuberances d. falldowns
12. When things are not going to get worse, they are said to have ..
a. bounced up b. dug in c. slipped up d. bottomed out
13. Making an investment you will hold for some time is called ...
a. playing patience b. going long c. holding up d. selling short
14. Making a small bet is called "having a ...".
a. plunge b. dive c. flutter d. finger
15. Something you are unsure about can be described as -
a. a bit iffy b. a dead cert c. rock-ribbed d. wet-nosed
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