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