Pre- and Post Test
Elementary School / Grades 3-5
1. A company is a business that sells products or provides services to make a(n) a. loss
b. profit c. investment
2. Corporations can be private or publicly-owned. a.True
b. False
3. Pepsico is a ____________ company that sells __________ like chips, soft drinks, and juices.
a. parent, products b. brand, subsidiaries c. small, stock
4. When you buy a share of stock in a public company, you become a _________________ of the company.
a. borrower b. customer c. part-owner
5. Patrick bought 10 shares of stock in Mattel Corporation for $12.00 per share. Two years later he sold the 10 shares for $15.00 per share. Patrick made a ________.
a. profit b. loss c. debt
6. The letters that identify a stock for investors is called the a. nickname.
b. ticker symbol. c. abbreviation.
7. A_____________investor is one who doesn’t like to take risks. a. conservative
c. speculative
8. All stocks must pay dividends. a. True
b. False
9. The chance of losing all or part of your investment is called: a. risk
b. margin c. option
10. Not all companies publicly trade stock. a. True
b. False
11. A partnership, corporation and proprietorship are forms of: a. stock ownership
b. companies c. exchanges
12. In a stock quote, volume means: a. number of dividends paid b. total number of shares traded
c. how many shareholders own the stock
13. If you bought 200 shares of YUMMY at $45 per share and sold YUMMY for $48 per share, how much money did you make?
a. $460 b. $300 c. $600
14. Doritos, M&Ms and Mountain Dew are examples of: a. companies
b. brands c. stocks
15. The NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ are: a. technology stocks
b. stock exchanges c. mutual funds
16. Only rich people invest in the stock market. a. True
b. False
17. Profit equals _________ minus __________. a. revenue, expenses
b. expenses, revenues c. revenue, investments.
18. Publicly held companies may issue stock to raise money to expand their business. a. True
b. False
19. If a company has a good year, it may decide to pay_________ to its shareholders. a. bonuses
b. dividends c. investments
20. _____________ are part-owners in a public corporation. a. Customers
b. Government officials c. Shareholders
21. If Mary invests $1,000 in stocks, she is at risk of a. losing the $1,000 she invests.
b. losing more than the $1,000 she invests. c. losing nothing because she is secured.
For Questions 22-25, use the table below. 52 week
High
52 week low
stock ticker Vol 100s
Hi Low Close Chang
e 44.00 21.50 Hasbro HAS 101500 41.64 40.00 40.20 2.50 36.50 14.00 Kellogg K 25000 26.30 24.40 26.20 .35 60.00 32.10 Ford F 130000 54.70 51.50 51.55 2.65
22. The ____________ for Kellogg is K. a. company abbreviation
b. ticker symbol c. mutual fund symbol
23. When the stock market closed, Kellogg’s closing price was ________ a. $14.00
b. $.35 c. $26.20
24. Hasbro’s highest price for the last 52 weeks was ______ a share. a. $41.64
b. $44.00 c. $40.20
25. The total number of shares of Ford stock traded was a. 130,000.
b. 1,300,000. c. 13,000,000.
ANSWER KEY
Pre- and Post Test
Elementary School / Grades 3-5
Spring 2013
1. A company is a business that sells products or provides services to make a(n) a. loss
b. profit
c. investment.
2. Corporations can be private or publicly-owned.
a.True
b. False
3. Pepsico is a ____________ company that sells __________ like chips, soft drinks, and juices.
a. parent, products
b. brand, subsidiaries c. small, stock
4. When you buy a share of stock in a public company, you become a _________________ of the company.
a. borrower b. customer
c. part-owner
5. Patrick bought 10 shares of stock in Mattel Corporation for $12.00 per share. Two years later he sold the 10 shares for $15.00 per share. Patrick made a ________.
a. profit
b. loss c. debt
6. The letters that identify a stock for investors is called the a. nickname.
b. ticker symbol.
c. abbreviation.
7. A_____________investor is one who doesn’t like to take risks.
a. conservative
b. moderate c. speculative
8. All stocks must pay dividends. a. True
b. False
a. risk b. margin c. option
10. Not all companies publicly trade stock. a. True
b. False
11. A partnership, corporation and proprietorship are forms of: a. stock ownership
b. companies c. exchanges
12. In a stock quote, volume means: a. number of dividends paid b. total number of shares traded c. how many shareholders own the stock
13. If you bought 200 shares of YUMMY at $45 per share and sold YUMMY for $48 per share, how much money did you make?
a. $460 b. $300 c. $600
14. Doritos, M&Ms and Mountain Dew are examples of: a. companies
b. brands c. stocks
15. The NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ are: a. technology stocks
b. stock exchanges c. mutual funds
16. Only rich people invest in the stock market. a. True
b. False
17. Profit equals _________ minus __________.
a. revenue, expenses
b. expenses, revenues c. revenue, investments.
18. Publicly held companies may issue stock to raise money to expand their business.
a. True
b. False
19. If a company has a good year, it may decide to pay_________ to its shareholders. a. bonuses
b. dividends
20. _____________ are part-owners in a public corporation. a. Customers
b. Government officials
c. Shareholders
21. If Mary invests $1,000 in stocks, she is at risk of
a. losing the $1,000 she invests.
b. losing more than the $1,000 she invests. c. losing nothing because she is secured. For Questions 22-25, use the table below
52 week High
52 week low
stock ticker Vol 100s
Hi Low Close Chang
e 44.00 21.50 Hasbro HAS 101500 41.64 40.00 40.20 2.50 36.50 14.00 Kellogg K 25000 26.30 24.40 26.20 .35 60.00 32.10 Ford F 130000 54.70 51.50 51.55 2.65
22. The ____________ for Kellogg is K. a. company abbreviation
b. ticker symbol
c. mutual fund symbol
23. When the stock market closed, Kellogg’s closing price was ________ a. $14.00
b. $.35
c. $26.20
24. Hasbro’s highest price for the last 52 weeks was ______ a share. a. $41.64
b. $44.00
c. $40.20
25. The total number of shares of Ford stock traded was a. 130,000.
b. 1,300,000.
