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 |
