A financial column - 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. An expert who gives advice on something is sometimes called a -
geek |
guru |
recommender |
recommendation |
right |
wrong |
2. Something which has gone down and up a lot is said to have been on a -
roller-coaster |
ski-run |
boat-ride |
upside-downer |
right |
wrong |
3. The Financial Times Stock Exchange Index is also called the -
Findex |
Stexin |
Pink Index |
Footsie |
right |
wrong |
4. If people strongly disagree about something, opinion can be said to be -
clear-cut |
sharply divided |
disagreeable |
noncommital |
right |
wrong |
5. If a project is certain to fail, it can be described as -
non-projected |
dubious |
doomed |
dejected |
right |
wrong |
6. Something which is morally wrong, and not respectable can be called -
irrelevant |
unsavoury |
dispairing |
disrespectful |
right |
wrong |
7. If people can see easily how a company does business, the comany has good -
repute |
transparency |
revelation |
clearness |
right |
wrong |
8. When something is not clear, or even a bit suspicious, it is called -
dirty |
profound |
spotty |
murky |
right |
wrong |
9. When you "lose your shirt" you -
get angry |
get lost |
lose your money |
fall in love |
right |
wrong |
10. A business which is made up of many differerent companies is called a/an -
conglomerate |
trans-national |
multi-national |
anti-trust |
right |
wrong |
11. Standard & Poor (S&P) specalise in international -
accounting |
mergers |
investment |
credit rating |
right |
wrong |
12. A company which "bucks the trend" performs ..... compared to other companies.
better |
worse |
differently |
2nd and 3rd |
right |
wrong |
13. A ..... happens when the economy, or a part of it, is doing extremely well.
peak |
bang |
boom |
bust |
right |
wrong |
14. If a company's shares go right down, they are said to have -
dipped |
sagged |
ducked |
tanked |
right |
wrong |
15. One word for "changing and uncertain" is -
resolute |
impassive |
unsettled |
unknown |
right |
wrong |
